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Home   Forums   Events Calendar   Sponsors   Support the RRLine   Guestbook   FAQ     Register Active Topics | Active Polls | Resources | Members | Online Users | Live Chat | Avatar Legend | Search | Statistics Photo Album | File Lister | File Library [ Active Members: 1 | Anonymous Members: 0 | Guests: 129 ]  [ Total: 130 ]  [ Newest Member: PRRJim ]  All Forums  Model Railroad Forums  Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner  Guardhouse for the Gear Plant  New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Author Topic   jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 10/31/2010 :  11:26:09 PM       During WWII, the Navy built a marine gear plant to the east of the B&M Eastern Route, opposite the main GE River Works complex. Into the 1960s it had a high chain-link fence with guard towers. I'll get to that eventually, but I noticed a cast metal kit from Stewart that would serve as a guardhouse where the road crossed the B&M from the main plant: It's a pretty simple kit, except that the kit roof wasn't going to fit without a lot of filing, and I didn't like it much anyway. Country: USA | Posts: 6792 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 10/31/2010 :  11:37:48 PM       Assembly is dirt simple, but before I applied the CA I spent a while with various files making sure the parts fit well. The windows had some flash, the edges of the castings had some too. I rubbed flat surfaces across a large file to level them off. The side walls interlock with the front and back. But the front and back stood a bit proud of the sides, so I had to file the edges down to where the cast-in block joints disappeared. I re-cut them with a razor saw. The supplied roof (I think) has a large protrusion in the middle which kept it from fitting as either a roof or a floor. Rather than file it off, I decided to build a styrene roof with both pitch and overhang, as appropriate for the New England climate. Its late, so I'll work out the details another evening. Country: USA | Posts: 6792 northern6400 Fireman Posted - 11/01/2010 :  08:09:00 AM     Looks like you are having some fun. Chuck Faist Burlington, Ontario Enjoy yourself it is later than you think! Country: Canada | Posts: 3489 jbvb Fireman Premium Member Posted - 11/28/2010 :  5:00:04 PM       This afternoon I made a new shed roof from Evergreen styrene. The pitch is about 1 in 8. I used.020 V-Groove for the roof deck and side walls, scale 2x4 for the rafters and blocking at the back and .060 x .188 with the roof's angle filed on the top for the front. I scribed some grooves into the front to simulate individual boards. Country: USA | Posts: 6792 wvrr Fireman Posted - 11/28/2010 :  6:11:36 PM       I often wondered about these kits, James. I see them in my hobby shop, but I've never seen a completed kit. You're doing a good job with this one. Chuck Country: | Posts: 6654   Topic    New Topic |    New Poll |   Reply to Topic |  Jump To: Select Forum Railroad Line Administrative Forums       Forum News       Administrative Posts General Forums       WorkShops, Garage, Machines and Tools       The Tour Bus       The Arrival Track       RR-L Member Personal Websites       The Crew Lounge       The Classroom       Interchange Tracks       Rail Events       Reference & Research Model Railroad Forums       The Sn3 Branch       Mike Chambers' Craftsman's Corner       HOn30 and HOn3 Forum       Early Rail Forum       Dead Rail Forum       The On30 Line       Railroad Photography Forum       Small Scale Model Railroad Forum       Mid Scale Model Railroad Forum       Large Scale Model Railroad Forum       Logging, Mining, & Narrow minded       Model Railroad Construction       Micro & Mini Layouts       Layout Design / Operation Sig Forum       Startin' from Scratch       DCC, Computers and Electronics for Model Railroads Shop Talk       Vehicle and Non-Rail Transportation Modeling       The Steam Shop       The Roundhouse       Rolling Stock: the Car Shops       The Diesel Shop Company Store       Railroad-Line Swap Meet       New Product Announcements Fallen Flag Railroad Forums       Erie / Lackawanna Railroad Forum       Raritan River Railroad Forum Railroad Software Forums       Atlas Right Track Software       Railroad Line Software Library Model Railroad Club Forums       The Model Railroad Club Forum Sponsor Forums       Rusty Stumps Scale Models       KingMill Enterprises Railroad Line Weblinks       Badger Creek Lumber Co.       Central Missouri & Southern RR       Raritan River Railroad       Thor's All Gauge Page  -------------------- Home Active Topics Frequently Asked Questions Member Information Search Page Railroad Line Forums © 2000-2020 Railroad Line Co.
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