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

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Philip

Nice work Tom! A definite improvement! What material are the muntins made from?

Philip

friscomike


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Yannis

Haven't checked in for a while (benchwork consumed me)... great progress!!!! I really like the sign, stucco and skylights. Thanks for sharing Tom!!!

GPdemayo

Grand progress Tom, this will be another great focal point when it gets on  the layout, well done..... 8)
Gregory P. DeMayo
General Construction Superintendent Emeritus
St. Louis & Denver Railroad
Longwood, FL

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Quote from: Mark Dalrymple on July 19, 2026, 12:25:59 AMI must know you well, Tom.

I read you're earlier entry over breakfast and thought "I won't comment yet.  Tom will have to fix this first".  Nice fix as always.  Great to see this thread moving along and you making hay while the sun shines.  I'm looking forward to see the sign lit up, as well.

Cheers, Mark.
Mark, Cheers,

Thank you and yes, you do know how I work. They had to be fixed, and fixed correctly.

This thread will slow for the next two months until I recover enough to see and get back to the bench.

Cheers, Tom
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Quote from: Rick on July 19, 2026, 06:16:22 AMTom, I knew you wouldn't leave them the way they were.
Great fix and they do look better.
Rick,

Yepper, you know I couldn't let it stay that wau.

I appreciate the comment.

Tom
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Quote from: elwoodblues on July 19, 2026, 08:19:55 AMTom,

All that extra effort was well worth it as the skylights look fantastic.
Ron,

Thank you very much.

Tom
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Quote from: Ensign on July 19, 2026, 09:30:09 AMHi Tom, your sidewall adjusted skylights now look the way they should.
I must have done the same thing with mine, I just can't remember that.
By the way, I do indeed play the lottery weekly.
However my numbers still haven't paid off. :(

Greg
Greg,

Thank you for Greg for the support and comments along with this build.

I hope you win and win big. Like they say, "You don't win, if you don't play."

The most I've ever won was $500.00. Hit four of the six numbers but so did thousands of others.

Tom
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

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Quote from: Philip on July 19, 2026, 12:39:49 PMNice work Tom! A definite improvement! What material are the muntins made from?

Philip
Philip,

Thank you,  much appreciated. I think it is some kind of MDF board or thin stiff cardboard.

Tom
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Quote from: friscomike on July 20, 2026, 07:21:24 AMHowdy Tom, the skylight looks amazing.  ~mike
Mike, Howdy,

Thanks very much for the comment. 

Tom
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Quote from: KentuckySouthern on July 21, 2026, 11:16:02 AMNice work continues,Tom, good fix on the skylight.
Karl,

Thank you for the compliment and for stopping by.

Tom
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Thomas Jefferson

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Quote from: Yannis on July 22, 2026, 03:31:20 AMHaven't checked in for a while (benchwork consumed me)... great progress!!!! I really like the sign, stucco and skylights. Thanks for sharing Tom!!!
Yannis,

Thank you for stopping by. I understand how benchwork can consume us once we get going. I often have the same going on here as well.  ;D

I appreciate the compliment on the build, thanks again.

Tom
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

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Quote from: GPdemayo on July 22, 2026, 07:26:16 AMGrand progress Tom, this will be another great focal point when it gets on  the layout, well done..... 8)
Butty Greg,

Thank you also for the nice compliment on the build. It has been fun.

I think it will be a great addition to the Summit Level.

Enjoyed your visit yesterday.

Tom 
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Thomas Jefferson

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I finally found some free time away from doctors and their constant need for me to be tested over and over.

I finished the four skylights. After finishing them, I held them up to find small gaps that may leak light once the building are lit.

Not shown, but I used a sharpened toothpick and used it to carefully fill in some gaps with white glue. Once the glue dried, I carefully touched up the silver paint.







I'll probably get a little more done prior to eye surgery, but won't post the update until after recovery. It may take 6-8 weeks.  I'll see ya'll then and thanks for following along.

Done for now.

Tom
"If we are to guard against ignorance and remain free, it is the responsibility of every American to be informed."
Thomas Jefferson

Tom Langford
telsr1@aol.com

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