O'Neils Mercantile & Repair

[Larry C]

Philip, Rick, and Jerry thanks guys for the nice compliments.

[kyle creel]

Hey man  ..that's some mighty fine work, Larry C*., I'm trying to get caught up .....ya'll have been busy     ...WOW......

KYLE CREEL
DORRE & GAPHETID Ry Co.

[Larry C]

Thanks Kyle; working at it a little bit at a time.

[Larry C]

Probably one of the things that's the most difficult for me is making stairs going from a second story to ground level. I've only made simple stairs one other time but this time I decided to go for broke.

Started with stringers from Wiseman since they are white metal; last time I used plastic ones and didn't like the look and they were a bear to work with. After making the porch for the second story I then made a landing so the direction of the stairs could be changed. The fun part was figuring out where the landing had to go in relation to the top set of stairs and still having the second set go from the landing to ground level.

Both the porch and landing are made from 2x10s. The support legs from 4x4's, the bracing from 1x4's, and the stair treads from 1x6's. All the wood was given my usual treatment of graining and coloring. To my delight the set of stairs didn't turn out too bad. After I have this side area detailed then I will go ahead and add railings so nothing gets broken.



To start with the detailing I made a bench top from 4x10's for a beefy look and a length of 1x6 for the drawer front adding a shortened track nail for the pull. This was set on 2 50 gal. drums then individual details added to the bench. To hide the open landing side I found a small cabinet with items on the shelves with a few boxes of junk on the end. Most everything was colored with various colored chalks and clear alcohol. This won't be glued in place until the railings are installed.

Next I think I'm going to continue on with building 2 or 3 more small structures for the diorama. I want everything in place before I even consider adding scenery material. I do however need to start working on the knoll that will go behind the Repair Shed more for spacing than anything else.  I'm trying to think two or three steps ahead on this build so I don't end up tripping myself up.Thanks for stopping by and for all your great comments and/or suggestions they are appreciated so stay tuned.

[Jerry]

Larry great job!  Are you doing a railing?
Just a little dirt on the treads were the LP walk and your perfect.

Jerry