Horwood Brothers Gas, Oil and Service - Rail Scale Miniatures.

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Tom,

Great solution to the self inflicted wound.  I forgot how big that building was.

Ron,

Thanks, hopefully no more self inflicted wounds. And, no guarantees either.

Tom

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this pans out to be a really good looking structure!

Thanks Tom on the 5" distance from the mainline piece of info. It will come handy in my scene compositions.

Yannis,

I think it is one of Dario's best kits. You are welcome for the other information, always happy to help.

Tom

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I'm back on this one for a little bit of time.

I added the upper trim to the showroom. There is an odd angle to one set of walls and here is how I married the trim to look correct.

I cut a small piece of trim to length and cut one end at a 45 degree angle. The angle was glued to the rear wall. You can see this in the lower right corner of the building.

I turned the structure upside down and glued a trim piece to the wall as shown.



To get the correct angle for the trim board on the front, I used a single edged blade to cut the trim board.

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Looking at the building upright, you can see the angle cut on the trim board.



I next glued the remaining trim board to the upper portion of the wall.

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Using the same method as I mention above, I used the blade to remove the trim board.

The next photo shows I have a nice clean angle cut to the trim boards.



Back in a few, I need to turn off the AC as it is now cold in here. I also need to get a cold Diet Pepsi.

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Since the two structures were separated, I needed to fix the wall on the middle building, the one on the left.

A piece needs to be added so this side wall is the same height as the front and rear wall sections.



I found a piece of scrap wood the same thickness are the kit walls. I cut it to fit between the front and rear walls.

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I then marked the wall height and cut it to fit the correct height as the other two wall sections.



I cut it to fit, glued it in place and added the upper trim board.

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This kit was designed to be built on a diorama base. Or, the pilot model was built on a diorama base. I've only seen this kit build on two occasions and both were built on the diorama base.

Since mine is being build to sit on the layout, it drastically changes the way I have to wire it for all the lights.

The Ngineering LED Power Distribution Board (Sold separately) can be used either under the diorama or inside one the the buildings. I do plan on using the LED power board. Adding it to the kit and under the layout will be a wiring nightmare. That option is out!

Since I separated the buildings and plan on a detailed interior, adding the power board to the inside is not an option either.

Well, not an option as I have the kit laid out now.

The circuit/power board is 3 3/8" in length. I'll need to widen the alleyway. Actually, I'll need to scratch build a small addition to hide the power board.

All light wires will end up inside this addition and soldered to the LED Distribution Power Board.



The opening shown below is just over 3 3/4" side. Plenty of room for the board and wiring.



Done for today.

[PRR Modeler]

Nice job on the trim Tom.

[deemery]

I was thinking reading this that a line cut through the concrete between the two buildings, then covered by asphalt, would be prototypical.  That could be a plumbing repair, drains, etc.  But I see you have another solution in mind.

dave

[Rick]

Great tip on cutting those angles.
Hope I can remember it if I ever need to do the same.

[Vietnam Seabee]

Really a learning experience following along with your builds
terry

[jbvb]

Good progress, Tom. Parts of your narrative remind me of my working years: Fixing bugs in someone else's software...

[Jerry]

Tom great idea with cutting the trim.  And doing the lighting.

Jerry

[elwoodblues]

Tom, Nice work on the trim.

Seeing as you plan to put the light board between the 2 buildings, I'm assuming you have another solution besides the alley.