Lithography shop model

 This model is a lithograph shop.  Lithography in recent times is a printing method using plastic or metal plate.  It was originally a means of printing using a stone surface. This shop model will have a garage added for a truck.  

There is an interior detail inside by the front window and as usual cannot be seen.  

The oil tank on the side of the building was made from a wood dowel that was sanded to get smooth sides.

The stack was made from a plastic sprue.  

Many years ago I had a newspaper customer who had recently changed from printing with metal type to a more modern system but still had the metal type devices sitting in their hallway.  It was interesting.  They are no longer in business. 

I am struggling doing this blog update since the blogger company just changed their process and i really do not like their changes. It is much more difficult and I find no advantages.  

Bark hopper car for extraction plant

I have built a bark hopper car for my extraction plant.  I modeled it after an old prototype photo.  It is 20 feet long and has board sides and ends. I added some chopped up bark from one of the trees in my yard.  It is HOn3 scale.

This is actually the second car I built.  The first one of which this car is mostly built from I stupidly filled with the bark then sprayed with alcohol in order to spread the matte medium to solidify he load.  Well the alcohol loosened all of the glue and warped the floor beyond use. Bad idea but that is the way I fasten down scenery and ballast.

The prototype car photo is below.

It is not a great photo but you get the idea.  My model is similar but not exact.