Erie Railroad Mahoning division HCD

[Lemosteam]

Sheepdip, Chris, that looks phenomenal!

[lashedup]

Looks good Chris.  Nice work!

Where did you crib the car loading hose from?

[Chris333]

Looks good Chris.  Nice work!

Where did you crib the car loading hose from?

I bought the co-op shed as a stand alone kit. It came with extra parts on the spure that look like they came from the grain elevator kit. That is where the hose came from.

[wm3798]

Really nice build.  I love the proportions and details.  What did you do for the brick foundation, though?  They look like big jelly beans.

Lee

[Chris333]

Was thinking about this Showcase Miniatures kit for the other side of the tracks:




Call it some sort of hardware supply place. With the team track dock across the street they could sell just about anything.

[glakedylan]

I am liking the idea
the mock up looks great
I think you will really make it happen in a way that nails it.
thanks for sharing
sincerely,

[Ed Kapuscinski]

I like it. Maybe move it back from the tracks a tiny bit more for safety (and ROW ownership issues).

[packers#1]

I'd follow Ed's suggestion but otherwise that kit fits in perfectly with the rest of the street; I really like how the mill came together as well, nicely done

[OldEastRR]

You already have the SC kit? Otherwise another candidate for that spot is Majestic Hardware by BarMills. I've always loved this kit since I saw it on my friend's layout. The possibilities of versions are limitless.

[Chris333]

Majestic Hardware is a nice kit, but it is basically a small feed mill:



I originally had this Branchline kit sitting there:

But didn't really like the color I painted it 

[wazzou]

Don't you just love the way those Branchline kits fit together seamlessly?   
They are like the early Walthers of laser cut kits.

[Chris333]

Oh yeah some of their kits really aren't that nice. I bought their Crosby Coal and the milled wood used for the siding looked like corrugated metal. I e-mailed them about it and the reply was that they knew exactly what I was talking about. And they will send out new walls. New walls came in the mail and they were the exact same thing. I ended up skinning the whole building in styrene sheet. 

[wazzou]

I like the valley in that roof.   

[davefoxx]

I like the valley in that roof.   

Slip a piece of copper flashing up in that gap.  A detail often overlooked on model buildings.

DFF

[Chris333]

Oh if I ever use that building it will get a whole new roof. They are just double stuck plastic sheets that come right off, but it is what came in the kit...