My Steam Servicing Facility/roundhouse is now complete/adding details

Norm,

I noticed the light towers, are those commercial products or scratch built?  Are they operational?

Dave

Chris, I tried the fine grit.

Scraps, I haven't looked at LEDs too much until the R20 floods went on sale. I like what I've tried so far. I still think halogens look the best to the naked eye, and digital cameras don't seem to mind them too much. I have seen some nice high end LED lighting here and there but the price is still too high yet.

Kevin, this is an AMW kit, 4 stalls with brick front extensions. I bought his lighting kit and the brass hinges. I should order the brass ladders and the heating coils for the interior walls come to think of it. I am going to paint the interior white with a black base, just like it shows on his website. Doors, windows, and exterior wood will be red.

Dave, those light towers are Rail Kings, spray bombed black, then lightly weathered with Grimy Black. They will be wired up eventually. I have one or two more that may get installed somewhere in this scene.

Norm,

Great looking layout.

Good luck, John  

Roundhouse walls going up today...

Nice Steelers cup!

Bob sure makes a nice kit.

Dave

Good eye !!  I just looked at the roundhouse building !!

Looking good! 

Im liking the painted walls and interior structure...great !!      john

very nice! Happy Easter, Norm......and remember.......We are all saving our BROWN jellybeans left by the Easter Bunny for Kurt Kissner! He loves 'em!

Thanks you guys and Happy Easter! Got some nice weather here today but I want to keep going on this. Here's a couple quick progress shots.

Some more workshop progress shots and a quick test fit on the layout before installing the doors and doing the final weathering:

Norm I feel like I am standing right in the scene, very well done.

Thanks Jim. I am pretty stoked to see this almost complete.

Hi Norm,,,,

What are you using for the black ground cover around the roundhouse ?

 were did you get the interior lights 

Norm...looking good ..im a big fan of the interior with the stressed colors...alright !!..john p

Here is what I use for ballast:

Norm,

You models are works of art. They are just fantastic.

Alan Graziano

You are killin' me !!   Beautiful !  Love it !! More photos the better.  Thanks for sharing with us.

Drew, the lights are an option that AMW offers. 

Here's how I handled the wiring using brass rod as busbars:

AMW ,do you have a link and part #

Drew, here's the link:

AMW Roundhouse page

Not sure if he sells the light kits separately. I think they are good deal since they come pre built. They come with a nice little power supply and dimmer too. I have it in my car shop too.

Guy's Everything looks beautiful.

This one of mine new type. NYC Subway Home Signal with Relay Cabinet below it.  

Subway spam.

Norm, the roundhouse is looking super!

Norm,

These are great pictures. I get my RH from AMW at York in a few weeks. I am looking forward to getting it and these pictures make my day. I purchased all the accessories, lighting, steam pipes, see through roof on 2 stalls to you can see inside. I also got the smoke stacks.

Mind if I ask how much time you have into building and assembly? 

Kevin

Norm,

Can you tell me the manufacturer of the coaling tower and sanding area? Did they come from AMW or someone else?

That was a terrific shot looking out of the roundhouse. 

Thanks Patrick! Kevin, I got the kit about a month ago but I haven't kept track of the time into it. I worked on it each night about 1-3 hours at least, and threw at least three full weekends into it. I have a ton of boring progress shots I never posted. As for the rest of the yard structures, I gave a run-down on their origins in the first post.

Here's  what it looks like as of last night with the doors installed:

I am on the road for a few days but will do the final weathering this weekend and then it can permanently installed on the layout.

That's a beautiful roundhouse. I'm always worried about making inspections pits with our 3-rail track, but it doesn't look bad at all and gives me hope that I will do the same thing. It's the same problem when you want to make an ash pit with 3-rail track. Some folks use thinner copper wire to jump those open sections.

Norm,

Looks out standing - I may have to contact you off line to pick your brain on the do's and don't. Well done.

Well it is finally installed into the layout. I set things up so I could transport it out of the shop and then slide it up to the TT connecting tracks once it was up on the layout. I got to run a few engines in and out of it before doing the final ground covering. Next thing is to wire the lighting controls. The fun part will happen after that when I get to do the detailing. I will then unbox a bunch of my engines that haven't seen a layout since the fall of 2012.

Looks great Norm!

That looks awesome. Great job. 

Awesome job Norm.

Norm,

That is really nice work!    You sure that is not a picture of a real one?    I look forward to seeing your engines  in the stalls or entering the section.

Super, Norm!

Norm,

Looks fantastic

Very nice !!

WOWOHWOW!. Well done, it looks like its a "real" one!