The Carolina Sandhills Lines in HO Scale

[davefoxx]

Exactly, which is why I applied the brick veneer after roughing in the window and door placement.  It’s easier to trim back the styrene “brick” veneer (which is probably only 0.020” thick) than the 0.060” thick styrene subwall.  I fit a couple of doors/windows this morning.



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[Ed Kapuscinski]

Paging, @Ed Kapuscinski.

Not originally mine, but here it is: https://conrail1285.com/quick-tip-for-cutting-windows-or-other-square-holes-into-sheets-of-styrene/

[davefoxx]

All window and door openings are cut through the brick veneer, after a lot of cutting and filing.  They’re not perfect, but it should meet the three-foot rule.  Having the N scale model as inspiration and to reverse engineer, I accomplished more over the past few days than I did over many months building the first station.  You may notice the black stripe around the base of the model.  That’s because I need some 0.020” (I think) styrene strip to represent the brick ledger at the foundation.  I do not have the correct size strip styrene.  I do have 0.020” styrene sheet, so I’ll probably just end up cutting my own styrene strips.



Since it is a former Seaboard Air Line station, why not tie down the SAL local power next to it?



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[davefoxx]

Step 1 of the roof.  These strips will form the flattest pitch of the roof.  This is all I can accomplish this weekend.  Hopefully soon, I’ll figure out the complex rafters to form the multi-pitched hip roof.



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[Philip H]

Draw them up and get someone to cut templates in thin styrene on a Cricut. Build to your template.

[davefoxx]

Draw them up and get someone to cut templates in thin styrene on a Cricut. Build to your template.

From my days in construction, I try to avoid measuring as much as possible and just mark and cut.  The real issue here is not the basic rafter, but those rafters that support the hip roof in the corners.  I imagine that Gary Hinshaw could do the math, but I can't.  Like I did on the N scale model.  I'll install the basic rafters and then use a straightedge to find and mark where the corner points in that change in roof pitch will go.  As for the basic rafters, I'll use Lee's blueprint that I refer back to from time to time.

The real question is do I want to go with that funky tiled-looking asphalt roof that you see on the N scale model or go with the metal roof that exists today.  We did the tiled roof with decals.  Interestingly, I found some standing seam metal roof (styrene) in my parts box that might work!  With the exception of the windows and doors (purchased with DPM wall sections), I've only used materials from the parts box so far, keeping the cost down.

Thanks,
DFF

[davefoxx]

I got the common rafters in and just have to do the four hip (corner) rafters.  You may notice that each side of the roof has three different planes that gets steeper towards the top, ramping up the level of difficulty.  Those hip rafters will have different angles to meet those those planes from the side and end roof sections, but I think I recall how I did this on the N scale model. 





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[davefoxx]

Two hip rafters down; two to go (not counting the small dormer roof on the front).




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[eja]

Impressive, Dave.

Is Ally helping you?

[Philip H]

You could almost juice oranges on those things.  Well done.

[amato1969]

Looking great @davefoxx !  You must have some hand cramps after cutting openings in that thick-a$$ .060 sheet :^0

  Frank

[Ed Kapuscinski]

It definitely seems like having have done a "practice" N scale one has really helped.

[Point353]

From my days in construction, I try to avoid measuring as much as possible and just mark and cut. 

You didn't measure window openings on the diagonal to confirm that they were "square"?

[davefoxx]

Impressive, Dave.

Is Ally helping you?

Thanks, @eja!  Aly's not helping much on this project, but we have begun a complete remodeling of her N scale layout.  I'll have to fire up that old thread when we've made some good progress (spoiler alert: we're changing from a winter theme to fall).

DFF

[davefoxx]

You could almost juice oranges on those things.  Well done.

Haha!  It's funny, 'cuz it's true.  Thanks!

DFF