Wood Sided Grain Elevator
An HO scale offering from Hamilton Model Works
My good friend, John Mitchell, asked me if I would be interested in building this kit for his New York Central/Canada Southern model railroad.
"Heck yeah!" was my response!
Follow along as you show you the steps I took in creating this little gem of a structure.
I offered to build a kit for my friend, John Mitchell, that would reside on his double-decked New York Central layout.
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John was thrilled and he presented me with a box from Hamilton Model Works.
The kit is a wooden grain elevator that John remembered from long ago.
The single prototype photograph John had of the structure was a black and white image, but the elevator was obviously painted in a dark colour.
It must be November as I have a moustache I grew in support of men's cancer research. The fundraiser is called "Movember" with the "M" standing for moustache.
The foundation of the structure is a single resin piece.
I first washed the resin in detergent to remove any agents before painting and weathering.
I used acrylic paints and chalks to weather the rock work.
To get the dark chocolate brown appearance for the walls, I used a variety of washes of stains followed by an application of acrylic paint washes.
I really like the colour combination of the walls with the stone.
Good old rubber bands help keep the various wall sections in place as the glue cures.
Nothing like a great looking corrugated roof to touch things off nicely.
Painted and weathered with acrylics and rust coloured powders.
Followed by some blacks and greys for further roof weathering.
A couple of nice close-up shots.
The other side of the structure.
Ahh...finally complete!
I believe this manufacturer is no longer in business.
It was a joy building this kit for my friend, John.
Have a great day in the train yard!
I look forward to posting more of my craftsman structure builds in the near future!
All the best, Mike Hamer, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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