Yes. Omscaler is in pane. Making panes that is. Actually, windowpanes may all be complete as of this post. More specifically, panes were applied to all frames including front and back door windows. Naturally what follows is installing frames and doors to house walls. This will be done before attaching walls to each other. Looking forward to seeing the completed dwelling, omscaler
Omscaler is continuing to work on the William Hull House. Many components are ready for assembly. We have been able to use a new method to make bay window sections. This approach gives a cleaner appearance and is easier to assembly correctly. Actual window glazing will use the puddled glue method for the same reasons. Regarding the above caption, it was pointed out to omscaler that this is a free standing dwelling and not an attached townhouse. Omscaler needs to be correct on as many points as possible. Building on, omscaler
As a point of fact, the depot had a “soft opening” last Thursday. The Omega Scale Railway is very proud to have this addition to the railroad. The old depot building still stands and is now used as the Obion County Chamber of Commerce. The original station featured Spanish tile porch roofs. Curved porch roof supports, wainscoting and two sets of double doors. Also, the building has an asymmetrical four sided bay window. Since the depot is located on a sixty-degree rail crossing, the building has an irregular shape. If readers live in or visit west Tennessee, perhaps a visit could be made. On to the next set of projects, omscaler
It is expected that as of this post, the Union City, Tennessee, Union Station is complete. Omscaler is very proud to have this historic landmark represented on The Omega Scale Railway. This station will provide for passenger service to have a destination and departures between this town and Murphysboro, Illinois. Now, all that is needed to lay track on the Union City module. Also, to make a circuit, curved track sections are needed. The Very Small Railroad always has plenty to do. As a side note, omscaler enjoyed visiting the Gadsden Train Show this past Saturday. Looking forward to the next one. Still working and planning, omscaler
As this post is written, all passenger depot walls are installed, and the main roof is now placed. The walls extend above the roof and omscaler is deciding what to call this extended feature. Research indicates that this is called a plain parapet. The reference photo shows some type of tiling running the length of the parapet. This is the current feature being made. After this and chimney installation, the next step should be the Spanish tile porch roof. Omscaler is not sure if this will be done by the time this post is posted. So, omscaler will keep readers posted. Working near the top, omscaler
All main walls are installed on the new passenger depot. Two measuring errors were discovered. Fortunately, they only required small extension sections. Omscaler felt like he dodged a bullet though. The main roof is prepped and ready to install as well. Further details readers will note is that final vertical attachment of walls still remain to be done. The Spanish tile porch roof is waiting as well. Downspouts will be done after that. We will need a chimney too. It is all about the details. Working and fine tuning, omscaler
Yes. Last week saw three methods used to make Spanish roof tiles for the passenger depot. Omscaler is not one hundred percent satisfied with the final decision but we think it is the best for appearance sake. First effort was making tile sections that were one sixteenth inch wide by two and a quarter inches long. This turned out to be very tedious and looked realistic. It was decided that if one eighth wide sections were used and overlapped even more, time could be saved. This result looked realistic as well. However, something seemed amiss. After careful study, the problem was identified. In both cases the appearance seemed too large. A third idea was tried and that is the method that will be used. It involves careful linear cutting at an angle. So now omscaler can move forward with actual usable roof components. This method is also faster and less tedious. Just the break we need. Hanging out on the roof, omscaler
