Locomotive water crane

While deciding what to model next I built an HO locomotive water crane from a Durango Press kit I acquired many years ago.  Not sure where I will install this but it was a simple kit with poor instructions.  I made a few modifications.  Under the platform is a series of metal pipes which are not visible - kind of a waste though I made the platform section on the near side liftable if you actually  want to see the pipes.

To the left of the water column is a control wheel, and on this end of the base is the end of the pipe that presumably connects to a water source.

Above is a picture of a reefer icing platform located in Salisbury Maryland vintage 1922,  Just something else to round out this post.

My next model will be a small 2 story wood structure with an attached garage.  Not sure yet what it will be but I will figure that out as I progress.  It will be some sort of an industry or business.

Delivery truck model

I created this truck model starting with a plastic fire engine ladder truck that was fully assembled.  I stripped off all of the details and modified the frame to fit the truck I was modeling.  There was no cab so that needed to be created.

Above is the completed truck with a photo in the background that was the inspiration for what I built.    I built an internal frame for the truck superstructure using wood strips and covered it with a card stock body.

Above is a rear view showing the rear door.

And above is a side view.

My next project will be a small wood structure.  Since I am running out of room on my layout I need to keep things small.

Music store complete

My music store is now complete.  It was fairly simple although detailing the interior took extra time.  You can barely see the interior as usual but I enjoy doing it.  There is a man with a music box and a monkey on his shoulder on the front walk and a family enjoying his music.

I put some music related signs on both sides.

There is a sign projecting out by the front door that says "records".

Above is a rear view.

Now to come up with another project - gets harder as I have done so many different things.

Music store progress

My music store model is progressing slowly.  When I include interior details it takes more time.  As usual, the interior details will likely be difficult to see but I like doing it anyway.  The interior details include shelves of records, a shelf at the large window with a record player with a large sound tube on top and a record in its sleeve on display, and a juke box model near the window. There are two musical instruments on a shelf.

Above is the model without the roof so you can see the juke box in the center.

Above is the store with the roof sitting on top,  but not attached.

Above is the juke box model, - a little crude but it will be inside the store so hard to see distinctly.  It is 3' wide and 5' high.

There is a lot more work to do but I wanted to get something posted.