First 29n2 structure! 

I wanted to make a model of a small structure to go on my display module.
the small "flagstop station" at sheepscot is perfect!

There were 2 stations at this site, just north of Wiscasset.
I am making a model of the original station.
this one:

Photo © WW&F Railway Museum, used by permission.

 That is a historic photo of the station in use on the W&Q.

The first station was built by the W&Q, the Wiscasset & Quebec.
The W&Q's color scheme was "mustard with dark red trim"
that is the scheme I am going to model.
The later WW&F color scheme was the more well-known 2-tone green.
(seen in the first photo at the top of this page.)

The original station no longer exists,
but the WW&F Railway museum has built a replica of this station!
seen here:

Photo © James Patten, WW&F Railway Museum, used by permission.

They originally painted it in the W&Q scheme, but it has since been repainted
in the WW&F two-tone green scheme.
 
 
 

Construction underway!

the outer walls are constructed from Midwest basswood, which already had the "siding"
pattern cut into it! makes things very easy! 
 

I always used to use traditional Elmers wood glue for wood projects.
but lately I have been trying something else! I like it MUCH better!!
I always thought "superglue" (Cyanoacrylate) could only be used on non-porous, smooth surfaces,
and would never work on wood.
but now they have these thick "gap filling" superglues that actually work great on wood!
bonds almost instantly, and no clamping necessary!
just holding the pieces together with your fingers for 10 seconds or so is all it takes!
but you also still have a few seconds of "wiggle room" to make sure the piece is properly
positioned, then hold tight for a few seconds, and its set!
and it doesnt warp thin wood like the old "white glue" or wood glue does!
im sold!
all wood-to-wood joints were constructed with superglue.
("plastic weld" was used for the styrene window frames.)
 

of course, this particular model is intended to be "indoors only"..
If I were building for outdoors,  for a gardern railroad, I wouldnt build with wood and superglue.
I was considering trying to make molds of the walls and casting them in plastic,
to make a second station out of plastic for outdoor use..
too late now since I have glued the walls together!
but I do plan to eventually try this casting technique for outdoor 29n2 structures.
 

The roof shingles are a Plastruct product:
91631
O scale / 1:48
Asphalt Shingle
2 pcs.
Cat No. PS-115

good size! not quite exact, but close enough for me!
(they are actually slightly large! which seems odd since they
are "O-scale" and my model is 1/29 scale! they should be far too small!)
but they "look right"..which is all that matters.
I need to work on the painting of the shingles..
They came in a molded grey plastic.
I painted them a dark brown, which didnt look very good.
so I scraped off some of the paint with a razor saw..better!
but it still needs some work..I will try an india-ink wash and some brown chalk.

originally i was planning to apply individual wood shingles one at a time,
but I couldnt find wood strips thin enough.
the thinnest I could find was 1/32"..which sounds thin, but for shingles it
was actually quite thick. im glad I found this plastic shingle product!
very handy..

I have found that many modelers like to totally finish a model before a single drop
of paint is applied...not me! ;)
I like to "paint as I go"..
in this case, that is going to be very helpfull though, because I am painting all the red
trim pieces (for around the door and windows, and the corners of the building)
*before* they are applied to the station.
then, all I have to do is cut and glue on the strips, and the painting is already done!
then I dont have to worry about carefully painting the red trim without red paint
getting on the yellow walls.

I chose Floquil "UP Armour yellow" and Floquil "oxide red" for my colors.
not sure how exact they are, but they look like "mustard and dark red" to me!
 
 
 
 

Making the windows.
I drew out the dimensions for the "mullions" on a scrap of basswood,
then laid thin stryene strips on the lines, (.020" X .030")
then carefully glued them together with plastruct "plastic weld".
 
 
 

Cut off the overhanging ends, then cut it in half..
 
 

Glued the two resulting "sashes" to a thin strip of stryene,
to represent 2 seperate windows.
on the prototype, the bottom sash opens inside of the outer one.
(in this photo, the window frame is actually upside down..opps,
and we are looking at the *inside* of the window, not the outside)

painted them black, glued on clear styrene "glass", and they are good to go!
 
 

Finished!
July 18, 2005.

I might still build a station platform, if there is room for it on the diorama.
but the station itself is complete!
dimensions, if you are curious, are:
5.2" long
4.25" wide
5.7" tall

One more chapter to go this year!
Page 9.
the display module...coming soon to a website near you.
before the snow flies.
-Scot
 
 
 
 

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