19thCentury locomotive sandhouse - 4
5: This is anoverview of all of the pieces needed
for the car sides. On the top row is the standard
freight car door. It is 7' tall and a littlewider than
the filler piece. Second row is the standard door
side, left side segment, door filler, and right side
segment. Bottom row is the personnel door side,
left wall segment, sheddoor, door filler, and right
side segment. I choose to add two small windows
to the stove endof the building. They areGrandt
5241 shedwindows. The opening is 6mmwide and
10mmdeep. The fascia stripwill cover the space
above thewindow.
STEP2:Assembling the sides
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7: Youdon't need touse thesamecolor of roofing
stock throughout the roof area.Here I havemixed in
anoddcolor pieces tocreate theappearanceof a
roof that iswellworn, andhasbeenpatched.
I usewhiteglue to fasten thestrips to thesub roof.
Awordof caution: theglued
tudent gluesticks. Theyare
quickandneat.
STEP3:Paintinganddecaling
6: Since this is an obsolete boxcar, it will need to
beweath red appropriately. I l ke useDoct r
Ben'sweathering solutions
Instant Age andWeatheredRust aremy primary
stains. These stains are very concentrated, and
need tobe diluted before use. I use denatured
alcohol as a solvent. The exact ratio of stain-to-
alcohol will depend upon the appearance desired; I
prefer several coats of a lighter stain.
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MRH-Apr2014
