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Honestly Not my best thing to document something like this but here goes. about 2 months ago I was browsing a forum topic and saw a neat building that Andre had made for another forum member figured I would call him and see about one of the buildings I have wanted for a long time and to see about having it made up in a kit for me to build for the layout. I have never build a building out of wood had done a few Ameritown buildings but that was it, so this was uncharted territory for me but hey how hard could it be. so after about a month of waiting for it to be cut up the kit finally showed up. Andre did a great job on the kit and it came in in the timeframe he had stated so I was off to a good start. in looking at all the pieces I was thinking to myself did I bite off more than I can do ? took me a few days of looking at the parts to finally say just build it.

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this is what the kit looked like so then I spoke with Andre and he stated build some bracing behind the walls to support the clapboard and add strength so I ran out to home depot knowing the interior wasn't going to be decorated I figured just some simple 1/4 dowels would do the trick. so I set off to support the main long wall with the sq dowels. and followed up the rest of the walls in the same fashion. so at the point I am at right now all the walls are supported and glued together I have been working on making the supports for the roof ends one is done the other is not as you can see in the photos's I have to add some clapboard to the center end sections but haven't done so yet my plan is to add led lights to the underside of the overhangs and a few inside the structure.

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Originally Posted by Moonman:

Nice building, J!

Grandt Line should have windows and doors for that station.

already have a whole box of windows doors. Andre Supplied them all. going for the white and green look of the original building but not going for the exact building look since I don't like the green pinstripe around the buildings. so the main building will be white with green trim and green windows. so far I know of 2 things I will have to make the soffits for the roofs and the decoration end pieces. my plan is in the soffits to put the led lights and one light in each of the 3 sections of the building.  

Although not as common as the CNoR 3rd Class design, there were roughly thirty 2nd Class Stations scattered across Canada and down into Minnesota. Like the 3rd Class version, these were combination depot/section houses, often accommodating the Stationmaster and his family.
This example is modeled after the station in Radville Saskatchewan, where the original is being restored by a dedicated group of volunteers.
Yes I do I plan on using the just plug system from woodland scenic the center roof is removable and I plan on putting a floor between the first and second story and hiding the box in the second story. my only issue with this plan so far is the overhang area needs a few lights and the just plug box handles 4 lights total unless I add another box I was thinking a total of 12 lights around the over hang area but that would be to many of the just plug boxes. so I am wondering if I can daisy chain the overhang lights. one plug many lights type of thing. then I can dial them down in brightness and still have the other 3 plugs for the interior of the building.
 
 
Originally Posted by L.I.TRAIN:

NIce Work on the kit and the build.

 

JH will you install lighting?

 

 

it's been awhile since I did anything with trains. with kids back in school. wife yea that story and a labor day trip to Michigan and back. life has seemed to get in the way lately. so found some time yesterday to work on my station a little this is as of last night I ran out of shingles and after dropping it and fixing everything.

 

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