The M-K & Eastern RR

[Graffen]

Thomas Yorke's kit of the "Pool Hall and Bordello" in HO scale.

Finished!


Front


Primed the castings with grey and started the stone color.


I paint the stones with a light ochre.









The floor:

I used the Vallejo wood paint set.


Looks nice when dry.

[Graffen]

The fronts are very time consuming to build, as they need to be built to fit.





Interior wall for the stair well.

Most of the building assembled.


The rooms are lit up with SMD LEDs






Rear:








Side:

[Graffen]

Roof details:






Fuel tank;


Interior:




Details:


I'm very happy with the result.

[doctorwayne]

......I'm very happy with the result.

And well you should be!  Great-looking structure, with lots of neat details!

Wayne

[Graffen]

Today I stained some ties.
The HOn3 crossties and turnout ties, and the HO/HOn3 dual gauge ties.
I bought an extra bag of turnout ties as it's easy to cut them to regular crosstie length if needed.
I used water based stain mixed with alcohol and some ink.
It dried really quick.

[Tyson Rayles]

AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Graffen]

The track Laying has begun.
I made the first stretch today.



The HO/HOn3 double gauge trackage is a bit tricky to do. But now that I've spiked the first pieces, it feels as I'm on the right track. ?
Now I have to drill the holes for the turnout motors so I can install them as well. It's really fun!

[Graffen]

https://youtu.be/anihUWdcwiw
First run on my HO/HOn3 track!!!
It's a great feeling after waiting for it.

[FiatFan]

Always a great feeling the first time the wheels turn.

Tom

[Graffen]

Control panel under construction.
45 x 16 cm made of 10 mm MDF.

This is the panel for the town of "Holy cross" on my layout.

I recessed the holes on the back for the switches and LEDs.



All the turnouts are switched with servos and are controlled by MGP's electronics (Möllehems GårdsProduktion, a swedish company that a friend has)


I use one panel decoder with 3 LED-12 cards and 4 servo-5 decoders. (And a Bluetooth module and Loconet power termination).


There will also be an outlet for a tethered hand control on it as well.
The panel will be painted black with white track lines and texts.
Then I'll add hinges at the bottom ,so the panel tilts out for easy service.