So I've started building an Altoona Modelworks engine house kit and I wanted to document the construction and progress of the build. This is the very first kit I've ever built and would appreciate any feedback or pointers.
The AM kit is a very nice one. Laser cut wood and detailed instructions.
I started with the base, It's laser etched MDF with grooves cut for Atlas track.
Now, the instructions call for painting the mdf but I didn't like how it looked so I decided to modify the floor.
So I cut up a bunch of stripwood, grained each of the planks with the Micromark wood grain tool and stained them with Hunterline wood stain.
Then I painted the whole base with aged concrete and after it dried, I started gluing each of the planks individually to the base.
After completing gluing all the boards to the base, I installed three Ross single rail pieces into the slots cut for the Atlas track. I had to slide them back and forth in the grooves a few times to get them to fit and then glued them into place. Then I used some weathering powder to simulate some soot and grease on the floor.
Then I test fit it into the layout and powered it up. Everything worked fine.
And so far that's all I have done. Next up are the side walls and front and rear. So what do people think? Also any advice would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Adam
Really nice job, really!
