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20171227_150924_001The O Scale Denver Union Station (DUS). A central part of Lower Downtown (LoDo) Denver and key to the Platte Valley area of Colorado's O Scale Joint Line. It's coming together well over the holiday break. Paint and texturing of the two lengthy arms of the station is the current effort. Prototype photo featured for reference and paint and layered construction photos follow.
Cheers!

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Simon Winter posted:

Looks like you have captured the major elements of the facade!

Simon

Simon, I usually make custom railcars.  This is my first venture into buildings.  I'm working with Custom Model Railroads (CMR) on this 1st proof of concept building.  The thought is, if I like it (and I do), that I will learn from this one and cut and engrave more of my own buildings this year.  I'm having fun!

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Erik C Lindgren posted:

Nice custom build Rick! Your work and talent is the best BEST

Erik Thank you!,  I am continually amazed by your friendship and craftsmanship in modeling. I must say,  I have had assistance here in the laser cutting,  I did research and plan modification to it back during our DUS days.  I am taking it slow and attempting to do this building justice.   I hope with all my heart that it comes out of this build worthy to carry the name Denver Union Station and that my 1/48 peeps will want to "Travel by Train"!

Working on windows and doors this week:  Did some prototype study on site at the station on Weds, color searching and testing Thurs (that black evergreen color is a bugger to mix!), painting: trim, frames, doors, sills, and facades Fri, and finally getting to more assembly today, Sat.  I am very happy with the clean assembly and painting lines...but, from this test wall, she still looks a bit too Barbie dream house (tm) to me.   I believe the wings of the station will need smaller brick, texture, mixed color and a light wash still.  Technique and to what level...TBD.  Back to more research. 

I'm very happy so far!

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Thanks for the incentive to learn more about Denver Union Station.  I've been to the station, twice; once in 1985, aboard the eastbound AMTK California Zephyr, and once in 2016, having ridden the "A (Airport) Line" into town.  The station certainly has changed, for better and for worse, during the intervening thirty years.  Would that I could have seen it both in first class condition AND functioning as a station rather than a terminal.  I can only guess at the "politics" involved in that "acquisition".

Its a fascinating station and a fantastic model!  Remarkable work!

diorama_012Jpv,

Great idea for a textured look.  I'm definitely going that way...but in my own fashion.  I believe O Scale and larger scales benefit from the materials you use in conveying what is modeled.  I will still strive for the look you've shown, but prefer to use a gypsm derivative and cast the bricks/stones.  The building will be attached to a base to avoid damage. Tedious work...but I've done it in 2004 with the war torn Iraqi Diorama (shown above) ..can't beat the look...downselecting and shaping bricks, then molding and placement of the bricks should occur over the following few weeks/months....will take a while till next update, but...I believe it will be "spot on".

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