The Franklin & South Manchester Railroad - it's all about the details!

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DeDebonis Meats & Groceries.

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Palace Billards.

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Kaplan Cold Storage and Warehouse.





The other side of the building.

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At this point it's time to revise the South Manchester Bus Station.

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Well a week has pasted so it's time for another structure.  Last week George mentioned that the Franklin & South Manchester RR Train & Bus Station was one of his favorites so it becomes this weeks structure of the week.

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Here are a few pictures from different angles.

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A couple more:

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And finally a couple pictures that I ran through Photoshop to reveal the details George has hidden in the shadows. I hope someone can post a better picture of the interior detail.

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Here is a photograph of the South Manchester Bus Station from John Sullivan.

[rpdylan]

What material is the stone station made of?

Bob C

[Mark Dalrymple]

If I remember correctly, Bob - it is plaster.  George poured an area the same thickness as the height of the block and cut into strips the same width as the block.  He then snapped these lengths into smaller pieces.  These 'snap' lines become the front surface of the block/ stone.  Of course, with so many scratch-built stone structures George made masters of this stone work and cast wall sections - so not sure if this particular structure is castings or stone by stone.  Pretty sure its castings - but you have to look really close to see the repetitive pattern of the joins.

Cheers, Mark.

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Bob and Mark


Most of the stone structures on the FSM are made with the metal castings from George's kits. Sometimes, if you look close, you can see which kit they came from. I currently building Chippy Hollow and I can see those castings in a number of buildings on the F&SM.  I will ask George about the Bus Station - it may be plaster.  This is one of the first structures on the layout and may be one of the prototypes for his kit castings.

[rpdylan]

Plaster or metal, that structure must be heavy! Thanks for the info. I've been thinking of trying to cast some walls, but use resin

Bob C

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Plaster or metal, that structure must be heavy! Thanks for the info. I've been thinking of trying to cast some walls, but use resin

Bob C

Bob


If you take a look at the Brambell's build on my S&S RR layout build thread, I used plaster, metal and resin walls all in the same build. Once you prime and weather them they look the same - it just depends on which material you like to work with.  I like plaster because it is easy to modify. Unless you are going to carry them around weight doesn't really matter. If you are building for a show or contest metal and resin are much more durable.

[Mark Dalrymple]

John - I was really talking about how George made his stonework - the first time.  While visiting him last year I asked him.  It was a question I asked here several times, but it always seemed to get lost in translation - so to speak.  So when I had the opportunity...  As I said - it was the 'snap' of the plaster which gave that wonderful very realistic randomness of the surface of the face of the individual stones.

Cheers, Mark.