Sitting off to the side of the roundhouse is the blacksmith shop (above). This model was built from scratch using photos as a guide. Like the other structures on the dio- rama, it has been weathered to reflect years of service in the harsh mountain cli- mate and a bit of neglect on the part of the financially troubled railroad. The turntable and blacksmith shop stand out in this view of the completed scene installed on Grant Knowles HOn3 C&S layout (left). Sitting off to the side of the blacksmith shop are a pair of boxcars used for storage (below).
The crane
In prototype operation of a round- house facility, a crane of some sort was needed to assist in loading and unload- ing of heavy materials. No exterior crane shows in the period Como photos but the “stiff-leg” derrick-kit from SS- Ltd. was quite nice so it was added adja- cent to the open roundhouse track with an 18″ tram track leading into the blacksmith shop. In this location it could be used for the unloading of parts and supplies for locomotive and car re-
wooden barrels and boxes. The cars sides were lettered with CDS dry transfers, faded with a fiberglass brush and overlaid with chalks to simulate the many decades of weathering. (The prototype shed has since been stabi- lized and repainted and so no longer shows the early car lettering.) When the prototype was constructed, the interior wall between the two cars was removed to make one big room, and the roof was supported by two trans- verse beams resting on the outside walls. The wooden prototype boxcar side framing had the main compression post over each truck. To support the shed roof, the exterior transverse roof beams rest on this side post. A metal gutter ran between the two roof sections to car- ry away the snow melt water.
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