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Contruction Journal ( 2021 )
01/17/2021 Top

Started working on a Railroad Rooming House. Initial painting.



Then created a simple interior insert to control light leaks so I could light individual rooms



Started adding the porch



Next up, the railings and the roof

01/24/2021 Top

Finished the Railroad Rooming House. Added the roofing material, plus a few patch spots.



Then weathered it all up



And here it is all lit up

02/06/2021 Top

Part 1 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
The first floor is stucco. Just getting started on initial paint colors.

02/28/2021 Top

Part 2 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
Painted the wood walls.



Started putting the walls together.



This gives an overall idea of the size of the kit.

03/07/2021 Top

Part 3 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
More framework, walls and overlays. It's really starting to take shape now

03/14/2021 Top

Part 4 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
Installed lighting and roof panels





Added the loading dock and working on the freight doors and overhead beam.

03/20/2021 Top

Part 5 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
Painted and installed the dock boom and doors. Then scratchbuilt a crane/hook for it. Added the office walls and roof. Painted the interior.









And built a base for it so that I can have the main doors open and push cars in for repairs.

03/28/2021 Top

Part 6 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
Installed the front doors and overhead light. Did a lot of touch up painting on the stucco/brick (not visibile in photo below but noticable in all the previous photos) then started installing windows

04/04/2021 Top

Part 7 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
Installed the remaining windows and doors on the main building then painted and installed the clerestory windows. Next up is the trim work, signage and roofs.

04/10/2021 Top

Part 8 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
Spent 3 hours installing trim and gables! All that work and you can barely tell they are even there. Set it on its base to see how everything will look when done

04/11/2021 Top

Part 9 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
Did some cleanup work after looking at yesterday's photos. Then installed the roofing and weathering. Again, just sitting on the base for effect. Still have some cleanup work to do I noticed in these photos. Then I can solder up the connection for the lights and add a little bit of interior detail.

04/18/2021 Top

Part 10 - Showcase Miniatures: R. Perez & Sons Car & Carriage Works.
Connected up the lights and attached the base. Aside from a little interior & exterior detailing (when its spot on the layout is ready) this one is done.

04/25/2021 Top

Part 1 - Bar Mills: TJ Reilly's Kit.
Starting a new kit. Here is the initial staining and painting of the walls.