Thursday, December 31, 2020

Fireplace & furnace maintenance & cleaning shop model

I have completed the first of three structures of my next model -  a fireplace & furnace maintenance and cleaning shop.  This structure is the office and living quarters of the owner,  The other two structures will be a dock and shed, and the last will be a maintenance shop and storage area.  



This structure view has a chimney and a corner entrance. 


This rear view shows the basement entrance and a coal Shute cover.  The next structure will be attached to the blank wall. 

Next we will move into 2021 after a difficult year.  Fortunately my modeling hobby has kept me from too much frustration from all the craziness of 2020.


Wednesday, December 16, 2020

1920 Ford model T

While thinking about what to build next I assembled an old Jordan Products 1920 Ford model T center door sedan kit.  Jordan gas been out of business many years but I still have a few of their kits I have not built.  This kit was interesting as the main body was one piece with a plastic insert already in place for the windows. 


Other than painting, I made no changes to the kit.  It was somewhat tedious to build, partly due to my shaky hands.  



This vehicle fits well in my 1939 era layout.  

Now I need to get serious about what to construct next.


Friday, December 11, 2020

Platform truck shop complete

 I have completed the final details for the platform truck shop.  That includes a ramp onto the dock, a storage shed and a platform truck.


The storage shed is for platform trucks.  


Above is the platform truck model.

Now again I need to come up with another model.  It gets harder and harder.  I also have almost no more room on my layout for these models. 


Saturday, December 5, 2020

Platform Truck Shop

 My next model is a platform truck shop.  They repair platform trucks and other carrier devices including dollies.  The model is not yet complete as I need to build some platform trucks and a storage shed.  


The front view above shows the office and the repair shed with a loading dock.  I installed some interior details but as usual they are hard to see.  I photographed the details before they were installed.


Above are the interior details, from left to right are a cast metal workbench top (not used), a scratch built workbench made from wood with some detail parts and drawers, a set of shelves made from card stock with details, a scratch built dollie, a trash can made from a small section of a plastic straw, and a wood saw horse.  The boxes on the shelves are merely sections of thick wood strips.  


The view above shows the two types of roofs.  The main building has shingles and the shop has a corrugated metal roof. 


Above is a rear view.

Above are examples of the types of devices this shop repairs.