Sunday Scenic Showcase March 12, 2023

Nice work Alan. The large windows look great and you can almost smell the hops.

This week I worked away on my coal industry project. I used a washes to dye the trestle and painted the track rail to take off some sheen.

The real fun started with kitbashing a coal truck. I located a cool Tin Toys stake truck, but had to do some work to remove the wind back assembly.

Don’t tell the DMV about my new wooden frame - not sure that will pass inspection.

I then did up a Berkshire Valley dump truck casting. Added a load, some extra wood along the sides, a shovel and some lettering.

And here’s the final result! Next on the list will be a coal conveyer, some fencing and a small office for the new coal co.

I agree with Alex I believe I have the hops wrapped around my head at 8:10 or is it 9:10😆???

The DPM is a versatile kit for any structure your imagination can offer.  And I think your imagination is a wonderful tool Alan.  I used DPM for the high school building I constructed last year at this time.

I just wonder how many model clients that you have made happy? Or happier

Thanks Seth.

Alex,

The truck bed is great. I love it.

I have some work to do this week. This building was well-packed (so I thought). It was immobile, braced and in climate-controlled storage at all times......

The adhesive just failed......however, all the parts are here. I should be able to get it back together.

This is a River Leaf Model kit by Andre Garcia.....He made great stuff. Unfortunately, he closed the business in October 2022.

Have a great Sunday, folks!

Peter

Nice photos everyone, thanks for sharing with us all.
I made some progress with the scenery behind where my oil terminal will be located. Not finished yet, but moving forward.
Before :

Current:

Two photographs show four scratch-built structures on my 10’-by-5’ model railroad.

The first photo, centered on “The Chromium Process Company,” a business once located along the New Haven Railroad in Shelton, Connecticut, was taken from beneath the truss bridge.

The second photo is an overview of the river-valley that runs through the center of the layout. “The Chromium Process Company” is at left. The green building (right) is “Bridgeport Tool & Die,” a model of a structure alongside the tracks of the New Haven Railroad in Milford, Connecticut, and the former laboratory of Simon Lake, an early developer of submarines for the U.S. Navy. At left-rear is background building “Bridgeport Scrap Metals.” Four structures built from basswood.

The layout was completed in 2019 – article in OGR Magazine Run 304 (February/March 2019). I apologize for not having any recent work to show but I haven’t built anything lately because there is no space for new models on either of my layouts.

MELGAR

@Putnam Division

Disturbing to find the River Leaf building in pieces when you first looked inside the packaging.  I personally dislike doing anything over the second time.  
Last Tuesday I was inside a newly refurbished building in downtown Ashland Ky which held the Woolworths dime store where my parents took me in early 1950’s….

The new owners have done a wonderful thing with the interior of the building. A new book store is now located on the left and a new bar named the Mill on the right hand where the original sandwich bar stood.
I’ll enjoy watching your refresh of your Woolworths.  
@Melgar I love seeing your layout and all your wonderful work.  I like the colors you pick out to decorate the city.

And Alex you will remain in compliance when the bridge is inspected….😉

Alan, great looking brewery.  What did you use for fence fabric?

Alex nice work on the tipple.  Were you able to extract the axle from the pull back mechanism and reuse it?

Peter as if you didn't have enough work ahead of you.  Do you remember what adhesive you originally used?  I've run into into that situation a number of times on some of my original builds before I knew about the general adhesive guidelines posted in this forum.  I missed the announcement when Andre officially closed up River Leaf Models.  I knew other business had taken him away from our hobby but always hoped he'd come back.

Mel, did you take any photos during your builds?  You could always post those here.

@coach joe posted:

Mel, did you take any photos during your builds?  You could always post those here.

Joe,

Yes I did...

MELGAR

@coach joe posted:

Alex nice work on the tipple.  Were you able to extract the axle from the pull back mechanism and reuse it?

Thanks Joe. After messing around for a bit I was only able to remove the wheels. The axel seemed really locked into the pull back mechanism. Decided to just glue the released wheels to the side and call it a day.

@coach joe posted:

Peter as if you didn't have enough work ahead of you.  Do you remember what adhesive you originally used?  I've run into into that situation a number of times on some of my original builds before I knew about the general adhesive guidelines posted in this forum.  I missed the announcement when Andre officially closed up River Leaf Models.  I knew other business had taken him away from our hobby but always hoped he'd come back.

Can't remember what I used when I built it,  but it's wood so I'm using Tite Bond II wood glue.

I'm sad the Andre closed up shop.......I'm hoping some day, someone will purchase the remains of the business......he had great products......I love to model urban buildings with that 1890-1940s feel....

Peter

Alex, that’s going to be a great looking scene. If you are looking for a coal conveyor in kit form. Check out the one from Crow River Products. I picked one up recently but haven’t got around to building it yet.

Coach,

I use fiberglass screen. That is all I have ever used.

Peter,

When I have things that can’t be glued with solvent glues, I will use CA and also a glue gun. If one of them disbands, usually the other will hold. This is the way I glue urethane Korber kits.

Thanks for all the great contributions this week fellas.

Awesome scenes Mel.

I picked this up today. A used engine house. Need to adjust the tracks before placement in the correct spot.