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This blog presents my thoughts, information and activities in my model railroading world.

Tuesday, February 6, 2024

Industry model

 I built this based on a picture in one of my books but it did not say what it was and I am not sure what it should be.


Most of this model is scratch built.  The large door in the high building is a commercial plastic door and the windows on the small building are commercial parts.  The tar paper on the roofs is plain white paper sprayed gray.  



When I decide what this structure is I will apply signs.


Thursday, December 28, 2023

Old water wheel grist mill

 This model took a long time to build and I also had many other time consuming activities.  I had a photo on a calendar which was my inspiration for this model.  It is a flour mill with the grain ground by stones inside the mill activated by water flowing onto the mill wheel which then turns the grinding stones. 


The mill sides are made from commercial scribed wood with plastic windows mostly from Tichy.  The wheel and the water conduit over it are scratch built.  There are two figures  and a small goat.  The stone walls under at the base of the water equipment are plaster type material castings.  


This side view shows the entrance and a pile of flour bags on the walk platform.  The roofing is strips of painted paper to simulate tar paper. 


Above is a view of the other side of the mill.  

When I install this mill there will be raised surroundings.  






Friday, October 27, 2023

Wooden coal tower

 This is a relatively small coal tower,  all scratch built.  


This is a front view of the coal tower.  There are two figures on the top deck.  The ladder on the side is a plastic part.  The coal chute is made from wood and cardboard.  The cable hoist on the upper deck moves the chute up and down. 


Above is a view of the left side and you can see the coal dumping grate behind the tower where coal is dumped the be lifted to the tower bin by a chain of buckets inside the shaft at the back of the tower.  


Above is a view of the right side.  There are some small bushes at  the base of the shaft.


Above is a rear view of the tower.  At the bottom of the shaft is a hatch to access the interior of the shaft.  


Monday, September 18, 2023

Industrial Supply shop model

This shop supplies parts, tools and equipment to various small  industries. 


This is a front view. There will be no photo of the back of the building as there is nothing of interest to see there.  The loading dock has a variety of details and two figures.


Left side view.  

Above is the right side  showing the stairs and the second story porch.


Above is a view of the porch details including a figure sitting on a chair with a table near him with a bottle and a wrench on the table.  There is a small tool box to the left of the door.  

Next I will be constructing a small coal tower for my steam locos. 

 

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Small old water tower

 This old style wooden water tower is for being located next to a structure.  The figure was included to give an idea of the size.  There is a small roof hatch at the top of the ladder.



The figure is holding a lantern.


The tower tank was built by glueing vertical boards to a section of thick dowel.  


Thursday, August 17, 2023

Old shack model

I like building small models and especially those well weathered.  This model has a board by board exterior with a lot of exterior details.


Above is a rear view showing the shack at the back.  The main roof is tar paper style and the shed roof is corrugated metal.  This side details include short ladder, some shelves with various detail parts, and a pile of wood with an axe on top.
  

Above is a front view with the same side.   There are two figures in the front one lying down on the porch.
  

Above is a view of the other side.  The details on this side include some barrels, a hand cart, a wheel barrow with some tools on it and an old tire.  The cart and wheel barrow are scratch built.  Now I need to decide what to build next.   



 

Friday, July 21, 2023

Old brewery model

It has been a while since I posted anything.  This brewery model was complex due to the internal details and I had other issues that took my time.  The interior details are just things I built that seemed to me to look like what an old brewery would have.


 The photo above shows 3 buildings.  The one on the left is where the beer is brewed.  The one in the middle has large barrels where the beer is stored.   The one on the right is the office.     
  

Above is view of the brew house with the roof removed.  


Above is a view from above showing the interior of the brew house with the roof removed.  


Above is a view of the beer storage building before the roof was installed.  

The construction of this model was interesting.