O'Neils Mercantile & Repair

[Philip]

  Devine!

[Larry C]

Jerry thanks so much. We'll see if what's in my head translates to the foam.

Mike thank you; the stairs should be interesting.

Curt thank you so much.

Philip thanks!

[Mark Dalrymple]

The corner trim boards are made from 1x10's, grained then colored with raw umber 408.5 and clear alcohol so they matched the porch. They were a bit fiddly to add but I did end up with a nice tight fit on the corners. I did add a raw strip of 1x6's on the front and back corners to get the 1x10's to lay properly.

Looking terrific, Larry.

I'm pleased I waited to comment, as I was intending to write pretty much what I quoted above.  This has come out perfectly.  Most kits tend to provide 6x6's or 8x8's for the corner trim, but my Master Creation kits all provide 8x1's and butt joint the walls.  I'm not sure that most modellers really understand what those 6x6's and 8x8's actually represent.  I'm guessing in the larger scales you could even do scribers.

Cheers, Mark.

[Rick]

Larry, I was going to comment on the corner trim as well and also glad I didn't.
This looks much nicer and it's a good complimentary color.
Tar paper roof is nicely weathered.

[Larry C]

Mark and Rick thank you both so much. I had debated on using 1x10's for the corner trim but I needed a size that would cover the 6x6 framing which I use for strength purposes when I scratch build; I wanted it to overlap onto the siding.

[kyle creel]

Another absolutely beautiful job Larry C*.....      

KYLE CREEL
G&D Ry. Co.

[Larry C]

Kyle thank you for your kind words.

[Larry C]

A small update:



Wanted to get the signs done for the front of the Mercantile before gluing it down to the foam. Theses were made on my computer then printed on regular printer paper. I purposely made the O'Neils sign with a little fancier lettering. The framing was made from 1x4's colored my usual way. After drying they were glued to the paper using a drafting triangle to get everything nice and square. Then they were cut off the sheet of paper. Laying the building on its back I was able to glue the signs the way I wanted them. When finished the building was glued to the foam.

Next I'll be working on 2 landings from the second story door. The idea is to have a short set of stairs going from the first landing to the second then another set from there to the ground. I did order a couple sets of 6 step stringers from Wiseman and I'll make the treads myself. On a previous build I used stringers from another source but they were plastic and were hard to work with; the ordered ones are white metal.

That's where I'm at presently and thanks for stopping by.

[Jerry]

Nice signs Larry.

Jerry

[Larry C]

Thank you Jerry.

[PRR Modeler]

Nice signage Larry.

[Rick]

The signs are a good addition.

[Larry C]

Curt and Rick thank you both so much.