November 18, 2006

Carbon Controls improvements, Marcus II

Just some quick shots of my ongoing City Curve improvement projects. I had to take Carbon Controls off the layout to move the right side of the building back away from the tracks so I took the opportunity to give it a minor facelift. Walls made from my silicone mold dress up the bottom, and the original rocks made from mostly Woodland Scenics molds were replaced by some hand-carved plaster rocks. Some Walthers and Sodders Enterprises detail parts were added to the face of the building along with some Model Tech parts on the roof. Next thing to add is some trees and possibly some other details as the mood strikes. Just to the right of it is my newest building just completed today, one of two new structures designed and built to replace the original Marcus Furniture. Stepping back, here's the replacement for the original Marcus Furniture building, which has been in place for about a week or so now. Both of these new buildings are 3/4" thick, made up from foam core and basswood, with Plastruct brick sheet, and sporting windows by Tichy, Korber, and Berskshire Valley. Some minor adjustments still need to be made to fit them up, then it's on to re-scenicking the surrounding area. A bit of work is needed to shore up some of trackwork through here and I plan on replacing the cement retaining walls with stone ones to match the background. Notice the Atlas SA signal, which will be installed pretty soon.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...

Norm
Your name came up on my post on OGR Forum. I was asking about Roofing. One response said that you use Christmas Card stock for the roofing. The question is do you have problems with the roof paint fadding after a period of time?
Bill Laughland
billgaillaugh@aol.com

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