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44 • O Scale Trains - July/Aug ’06
and supports under the basins. Drains (a washer soldered to a length of brass tubing) were added in the center of the basins that run down into a hole in the floor. A Berkshire Valley hand water pump was added at each end of the basin. These were extended with brass tubing so that they would mount into the floor. The entire assembly was painted with Polly S Green, with the work surface stained with Pecan MinWax. The stove was set on a metal pan (0.005” styrene painted with Floquil Platinum Mist), then a length of brass tubing (painted with Polly S Steam Black) that fit snugly over the stovepipe was added. This stovepipe extends up through the second floor and up to the roof where a smokejack casting was installed. The elevator was made from scrap wood with 3/64” brass angle (from Structural Shapes) cut, bent and soldered into a framework which has a chain linkage for hoisting and lowering. The winch is planned for installation on the second floor with a ceiling beam mounted pulley. The winch and pulley arrangement, for hoisting the lift, was made from scrap wood and a collection of odds and ends of castings from the scrap box. All of the “ladies” working on the cucumbers were Langley castings that were handpainted with a variety of Polly S colors, while the remaining figures were from Arttista. Cucumbers were created from short grain rice that was briefly soaked in water for about 15 minutes and drained. Then, green food coloring was added until I got to a shade of green that looked cucumberish. These “cucumbers” were then laid out to dry on a paper towel, after which they given an overspray of both Dullcoat and Glosscoat. Loose cucumbers were secured with Goo, as were most of the other detail parts and castings. Barrels from Berkshire Valley were filled with cucumbers, secured in place with dilute carpenter’s glue. All of these parts had to be prepared, cleaned, painted / stained, and placed appropriately into the first floor space. The floor and all exposed wood surfaces were stained with Pecan Minwax. Well, this now seems like an opportune spot to take a break, having described how the entire first floor of the structure was built, including the interior. I’ll pick up from here in the next installment, to describe how the second floor, the roof structure, the second floor interior, and the exterior finishing were done. to be continued... July/Aug ’06 - O Scale Trains • 45
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