New Project Passenger Station. FINISHED PICTURES

The first pieces are promising! certainly one more master piece! 

jpv in France

Alan:

How thick is the material you are using? Also it looks like the three big arches are separate panels??

Joe

Joe

i am using .060" styrene. The three arched section is one piece 14 inches wide and 13 inches high.

alan graziano

Here are some pictures of the completed back of the station. I added a roof to the top of this section that will match the roof on the building. Since I am only working with a 14 inch building width, I layed out the front and side doors, windows and pillars as shown in the pictures. I went to AC Moore last night and found the pillars. They are used for weeding cakes and come in various heights. They were also pretty cheap. The windows I am using are a mix of Grandt Line and some Korber roundhouse windows.

It is very difficult for me to not try to construct something exactly how it looks. I spend many hours coming up with a plan and usually still not happy with it. Rather than drive myself too crazy, I just settle for what I think is best and hope the person I am building it for is happy.

Alan Graziano

I'm sure that he will love it, Alan. 

I'm enjoying the progress and it looks great. Can't wait to see the next update and your customer will be very happy! Terry

I am sneaking on a single progress picture of the front of the station.

Alan Graziano

The back of your terminal is nicer than the front of mine!  Always excellent craftsmanship.

Al, getting those wedding cake pillars is pure genius. Can't wait to see how this one shapes up. You definitely are the Yoda of styrene fabrication.

Myles,

"the yoda of styrene fabrication" You had me laughing my --- off with that comment.

thank you

alan graziano

"They are used for weeding cakes and come in various heights."

genius!! I really like your resourcefulness. Thanks for sharing your progress and tricks!

I always like checking out your projects! I have been admiring your pegboard organization for quite some time too. Haha, Home Depot handy panel aisle here I come!

Here are some updated pictures. I put the sides together on the building in order to get the roadway placed before I finish the side walls. It now actually looks like a building. The last picture shows the temporary supports for the roadway. A wall will be erected at the face of the roadway on three sides with storefronts.

Alan Graziano

Wow. Really starting to come together! Looks great. Terry

Impressive modeling work Alan.

Here are some of the pictures of the lower trim on the front and sides of the building. The trim was made from two 1/2" x 1/4" rectangular strips off set by half of the thickness. A 3/16" channel was added along with a .030 x .060 flat strip.

Alan Graziano

Alan, 

If I have a stop on the train from Munoz to Kansas City stopping in Washington, DC, I will need the Lincoln Memorial.

Mr. Scher,

That would require more wedding cake columns than ACMoore has in stock.

Alan Graziano

Great work. Neat bldg.

Here are a few more pictures. I have pretty much completed the main structure except for the roof and the first floor under the road. I found some stick on scroll work that I will add to the corners. I am pretty sure you will still see the detail after I paint over them. I used three cast ceramic benches I found at Hobby Lobby in the flower department for the roof scrolling. I got two pieces out of each bench.

Alan Graziano

A few more pictures.

Color makes a world of difference.

Alan Graziano

That is one breathtaking building, Alan. 

Is that roofing Plastruct PS-16?  It's nearly A$70.00 for a pack of two 12" x 7" sheets here. 

Max,

That is Evergreen metal roofing. It comes in an individual pack with one 6" x 12" sheet that has grooves on about 1/2-inch centers. Evergreen provides strips that you glue into each groove. I had it laying around so I used it. Check out Evergreens website or send for a catalog. They have a lot of great shapes made from styrene.

Alan Graziano

Alan, I am in awe of the precision you apply in fitting your projects up. Very inspiring. I use the Evergreen "standing seam roofing" all the time. I use a Touch-n-Flow applicator to get the liquid cement precisely onto the strips. Alan didn't explain it, but those strips are very thin and can be frustrating, but the end results are worth it.

Wow, how will you include Hercules,Minerva and Mercury?

Thanks, Alan.

Tom,

they are absolutely out of the question

myles,

my wife asked if she could help so I had her put all the strips on the four roof sections. I was so happy that I did not have to do those strips.

alan graziano

Wow! The station is really looking grand now. Amazing how you just whipped this together with some creative use of items from all kinds of sources. Impressive!

The man is a wizard ! An absolute wizard. Alan, I hope you build something for me one day. I know it will be a show stopper !!!

I am pounding away on this model. I can see the daylight to completion. I have to complete the storefronts and awnings and add some lights. Here are some pictures of the roadway and lower sidewall construction. The building was painted with Krylon Chalk Board Paint. I got it while walking through Hobby Lobby. I think it was a great choice for a stone structure like this.

Alan Graziano

Alan, I usually don't bother commenting on every one of  your structures since they are all so great but, this one in particular deserves high praise. The detail is truly amazing and overall it's a work of art. 

Jerrman posted:

Alan, I usually don't bother commenting on every one of  your structures since they are all so great but, this one in particular deserves high praise. The detail is truly amazing and overall it's a work of art. 

I'll second that!! 

Alan:

Outstanding work.

Joe

 I just finished the model. Here are some pictures.

Thank you everyone with your nice comments

Alan Graziano

Beautifully done

Alan, 

Looks great!  What color and type of paint did you use for the building and the pillars? 

Dude,

I painted the building with three  different shades of grey krylon chalk board paint. It was a perfect paint to capture stone colors.

alan graziano

Not only does it look fantastic, I can't believe how fast you completed it! Great job Alan. Terry

Stunning!