Roundhouse continued

Nice work Bruce. The two buildings compliment each other.

Did you light the interior/exterior or maybe figure out how to add a smoke unit to the chimney.

Really a neat find and good looking.

they look very nice, thanks for sharing.

Andre.

Beautiful structure. Would look good on any layout.

Great job, Bruce.  I particularly like the smoke stack that you added for the power plant building and the look of the tar strips on the roof of the roundhouse - very realistic.

Great work, it's coming together nicely.

Thank you all very much.

Bill:  Each stall has a light of unknown voltage that was installed by the previous owner.  Before I button everything up I'll take advantage of the unfinished structures to more fully outfit it with lighting.  I might just experiment with adding smoke if I can isolate the stack from the heat sufficiently.

For now I'm continuing to complete the outsides of the entire assembly.  While the brick and wood structures are not yet permanently glued together, I'm debating whether to do that or not once the interiors are finished.  I do like that idea of removable roofs or sections so that changing out bulbs is easier down the road.

Thank you all again for the compliments and encouragement.  If you spot anything I may have forgotten to include that's commonly found around this type of shop, let me know.

Bruce

I've decidedly begun too many projects at once.  When I get tired of slugging it out in the attic I retire to some finer motor skills. 

Here is the boiler room side of the power plant, completed to the point that can move on to the engine/generator section at the opposite end of the building.  Whether I distress these rooms or leave them as new looking has yet to be decided....but I'm leaning towards a well kept appearance.

After lining the room with brick I built a boiler platform of cut stone.  There's one of those model builders supply stores near home...that's where I get the molded styrene sheets.  BTW, most everything is stuck together with crazy glue, including a few of my fingers.

The boiler started life as an HO tank car.  Thin brass sheet was stretched over the tank and then I sorta just went crazy with the piping, all of it brass, aluminum or copper.  In general it does include a steam pipe in to the engine room and an exhaust pipe returning to the smoke stack.  I formed a set of stairs from the exterior door down to floor level.  I also added a ladder up to boiler height at the rear of the platform.  A little varnished wood surrounding the steam dome area adds a bit of color and interest.  The wood flooring over in the engine room helps align the brick structure on the base.  I could really go bananas with details but that can happen later, once the major assemblies are finished.

For now, I've stuck things back together temporarily.  After a bit of research it's decided that the steam engine will be a rough interpretation of a Corliss design.   With the engine, generator, control panels and pulleys there will be loads of opportunity for bright colors and shiny brass in that room.

Bruce

Fear not...the main stall structure remains intact.  I added a set of engine house exhaust stacks to the front sections so the shop boys can fire up an engine no matter which direction she's pointed.

When the brick receives some mortar it should start to look more realistic.  Otherwise, the faded wood and red brick colors will generally remain as you see them now.

Please don't hate me for the rotten pictures.  I'm well aware of the limited flexibility of a simple point and shoot Sony.  I plan to invest in a better camera very soon

Bruce

I'm so easily sidelined.  Here's one of the other simple structures that came along with the roundhouse.  I should have taken before pics but just imagine it started off as basic.

I started here by adding a stone foundation, painting window and door frames and piping in electricity.  The decision was then made to make this a small bakery....so I added a chimney for the bake oven.  Named after the wife, I assembled and painted the "June's Bakery" sign.

Some flashing where needed and then added security screening on the side and basement windows.  It's just time to quit when details become finicky.  For now it's good enough to temporarily place on the existing layout until the new one is ready.

Bruce