Volume Five
The building of Tunnel No. 1
Posted on December 31, 2011
One of my goals for 2012 is to complete and make operational the logging line. In order to do that I needed to complete the basic land forms for the logging area I need to complete the tunnel first by adding a tunnel liner. Why add a tunnel liner? Well after taking a video from… » Read More
Adams Stave and Box Co. – Part 2
Posted on December 31, 2011
The second building to be finished that I started earlier this year was the Adams Stave and Box Co. To finish off the building I needed to make the sign, below id my trials and tribulations on making the sign. A little painting touch-up and the sign looks great. To finish the building I decided… » Read More
Clearwater Revival Church – Part 2
Posted on December 31, 2011
I finally had time to finish a couple of building I started earlier this year and the first one was the Clearwater Revival Church. I basically built the church as per the instructions except for the roof. I also built ant installed the pews and alter that was available as an add-on kit for the… » Read More
Valenby gets a Station
Posted on December 27, 2011
After not working on the railway for an extended period of time due to working 7 days a week for about 6 months, the project was finally done and I finally had time to do some modeling again. In order to ease back into it I decided to start something simple and build a small… » Read More
Adams Stave and Box Co. – Part 1
Posted on February 28, 2011
Earlier this year I started building Adams Stave and Box Co, the last industry in Clearwater that needs a building. This is a kit bash of Full Steam Ahead’s Barrel Factory. This will be modified or “Kit bashed” by cutting and splicing the end walls to convert into a two story building. This required getting… » Read More
Building the Clearwater Revival Church – Part 1
Posted on February 28, 2011
A project that that I recently started is the building of the Clearwater Revival Church. This will be an unmodified limited kit that is put out by Outback Model Company in Australia. The walls were painted “wicker white (Folk Art #CA901) after the boards were applied to the walls. This caused some warping that required… » Read More
The present state of Clearwater
Posted on February 20, 2011
There is nothing like a deadline to spur one on to get things done. Seeing I agreed to open my layout for the CARM convention that will be held in the long weekend of May I now have added incentive to get things done. The goal is to finish the town of Clearwater. Here is… » Read More