Category: Consctruction
Rock Out
Ballast My weekend modeling efforts went mostly toward ballasting the Industrial Lead, Sugar and Steam tracks. I used an assortment…
Ecology Blocks Found
In my recent post Barriers. I mentioned how I could not find a suitable stand in for the concrete ecology…
HVAC Colors
I’ve been experimenting with colors to paint rooftop details. While most of the pipes and vents will be painted a…
Dock for Cover
The Arctic Refrigeration Building on Hanford Street features a covered truck dock. Recreating the look, and its been a very…
Seaport Maintenance
I’ve been working on the Seaport Maintenance facility. I engraved and cut the exterior brick structures on my Cricut Maker.
Seattle Lighting
Seattle Lighting has a large warehouse and retail store that will be modeled on the layout. The warehouse is no…
Summer Spurt 2013
It’s been a real slow summer. No time for trains. Kids summer camp brought me a couple of hours of…
Roadbed Work
I used Homabed and Homasote for roadbed, but wanted to fill in the gaps at joints and kerf lines. I tried a few different…
The hole that ate my Dremel
UR92 Fascia Panel A few weeks ago I burned up my Dremel trying to cut a new hole for UR92…
More Roadbed
I’ve been slowly plugging away at laying the homasote roadbed and homabed. Not too hard. I tack down the bottom layer…