Pennsy-fying the Walthers Pella Depot - lotsa pics!

[Dave V]

nice job!  Now, tell us about how you did the brickwork/mortar?

Thanks!  Per above I added D&H Gray full-strength over the raw plastic and then buffed it with a wet rag.

[pedro]

That's outstanding, Dave. How hard do you think it would be to lengthen the thing by grafting on parts from an additional kit? I like it a lot and am planning on using it on my layout, but I wish both the freight end and the waiting room were longer.

Pete

[Dave V]

Pete,

Shouldn't be hard at all...  Splicing the platform might be rough, though, because of the herringbone brick pattern; a seam might be visible.  But otherwise, this kit is a real easy build and probably a real easy kitbash.

[FrankCampagna]

Dave Vollmer, thanks for this thread. I was looking at this kit for the "hometown" station on my railroad. Not a big town, and only one train a day each way, but railroad pride demands a decent station in the railroad's HQ town. I thought this would fill the bill. Thanks for showing me I was right. I'll probably be extending the platform for mail/express service. And the Atlas hairpin fence to keep passengers off the freight track.

Frank

[wm3798]

Seam schmeme.  Call it an expansion joint!
Lee

[k greenhorn]

Good job Dave.It does resemble more of a PA station.
keng

[CVSNE]

Dave,

Agree with all - the station looks much more "Pennsy." How hard was it to carve the roof tiles where the bay had been? Did you have to go a lot of prep work on the area?

Marty

[Dave V]

Dave,

Agree with all - the station looks much more "Pennsy." How hard was it to carve the roof tiles where the bay had been? Did you have to go a lot of prep work on the area?

Marty

Actually it was very, very easy.  Forst I used an X-acto knife to shave off the tabs for the dormer.  Then it was easy to sand the area with fine-grit sandpaper.  This made sure the slates inside and outside the dormer area were the same height.  Then I just scored in the slate detail with an X-acto knife and a scale rule.  This was tedius (probably took about 1 to 1.5 hours) but very, very easy.

Someday if I change the bay window and add dormers, I may try one of those new photo-quality paper products for the roof, like Clever Models or Paper Creek Models...