Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - Printable Version

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-14-2021

I decided to step away from the engine terminal for a time and work on the passenger station. In order to finish the layout of the engine terminal I need to know where the passenger station is going.

First step in putting together the passenger station is the assembling the platforms.

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I painted the platforms and the top of the roofs using a rattle can. The bottom of the roof, lights, support posts, benches, and signs were painted using a airbrush. Once the paint was dry I built the stair assembly.

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Next installed the support posts and light fixtures. I painted the bottom of the fixtures white.

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Attached the roof sections and placed them on the layout to see how they looked.

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I assembled the benches and signs.

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Coming up. Add the benches and signs to the platforms. Build the second set. Weather them.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-19-2021

Time to change things up. I cannot make any further useful progress on the Engine Terminal until I get the passenger station place. The station will determine the limits of the urban area.

First step is to build the station platforms. For this I am going to assemble Walthers Cornerstone Butterfly Platform Shelter

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Here is what the open box looks like.

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I used a rattle can to paint the concrete parts and top of the shelter roofs. I airbrushed the supports and underside of the shelter roofs.

Assemble the stairs.

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Add the supports and lights to the underside of the shelters. Paint the bottom of the lights.

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Platforms' assembled and place in approximate location.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-19-2021

Benches and signs.

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Weathered and ready.

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Next is the passenger station itself.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - ezdays - 09-20-2021

Nice, that looks like it will fit well with what you're doing.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - doctorwayne - 09-20-2021

(09-20-2021, 06:25 AM)ezdays Wrote: Nice, that looks like it will fit well with what you're doing.

I agree with Don, and the fact that your layout is topped with styrofoam should make installation of those platforms (and their staircases) easy.

I scratchbuilt my butterfly platforms, but faked the stairwells, as the tracks are atop 3/4" plywood and in a pretty-well inaccessible area to attempt using a jigsaw...

   

   

The "stairs" are simply the plywood painted black, good enough, I think, as it's not near the front of the layout.

Wayne

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-20-2021

Thanks Don and Wayne

(09-20-2021, 10:00 AM)doctorwayne Wrote: I agree with Don, and the fact that your layout is topped with styrofoam should make installation of those platforms (and their staircases) easy.

For once I actually look like I know what I am doing using the foam. It took me about a 20 minutes to cut the foam out for the stairs. Biggest problem was I only have a dull knife to use for cutting the foam. I will get a couple of photos of the platforms in place soon.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-20-2021

Next structure on the list is Walthers Union Station kit.

The Box

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The untouched parts

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Coloring the mortar lines. I know it is hard to see in the photos. I did two coats. Frist was a darker gray and then an off white.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-20-2021

The walls of the center section being assembled.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-20-2021

Next up is the left section.

Windows and "glass" installed

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Walls assembled

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Installed entrance awning

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Right section walls assembled

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Entrance awning added

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-20-2021

All sections in place

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Decals added

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Rear with all sections

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-20-2021

Front weathered

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Rear weathered

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To me the weathering came out too dark. I will need to correct it.

In place with platforms. Notice stairs have been cut into the foam.

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 09-22-2021

I went back and used a lighter color chalk on the station.

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Here is the station in place with the platforms

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RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - ezdays - 09-23-2021

Progressing nicely, BTW, love those buses.... Thumbsup

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - Tyson Rayles - 09-25-2021

Nice work.

RE: Remaking of the Ridley Keystone & Mountain - tompm - 10-25-2021

This is not much of an update but here it is.

Began painting the foam a brown color. This area is where Union Station is going to go and will be the first area where scenery will be added.

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Track was placed down and tested. It has been outlined. Not sure how well you can see the marker lines.

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Next step will be removing the track. Using the outline I will place the roadbed. Once the roadbed is in place the track will be again placed down for testing.