Bill of materials
Alexander Scale Models No. 414 Large gear
Campbells Models No. 200-805 6′ Corrugated siding
Evergreen Scale Models No. 269-153 .060″×.060″ Styrene strip No. 269-186 .125″×.125″ Styrene strip No. 269-189 .125″×.250″ Styrene strip No. 269-199 .250″×.250″ Styrene strip No. 269-9060 .060″ Styrene sheet No. 269-9080 .080″ Styrene sheet
Evergreen Hill Designs EH604 Shovel EH612 Tool set
Funaro & Camerlengo No. 609 Cinder blocks
Grandt Line Products No. 5100 N.B.W. castings No. 8003 N Scale cable sheave No. 5041 55 gallon drums
and mine waste to clutter the floor of the foundation. Adding the joists will make it difficult to add these details later. I started with the weeds, first and figured that the most likely places for weeds to grow would be along the edges of the foundation walls and con- crete sills. This is the most likely place where cracks will occur and plant seeds will collect. For the weeds, I used a material that
can be found at Michaels called “Re- versible Pot Topper.” This material is similar to Silfor, but is much cheaper. It requires some work before installing it, however. The material has two sides, simulated dirt and grass. I removed the dirt backing and as much of the fiber fill as I could. Then, I broke off a small piece of grass and continued to remove as much of the dirt and fiber material as I could without the piece disintegrating. When I finished. I sanded the base to re- move even more material and to create a flat surface. Finally, I glued it into place on the foundation using matte medium and hid the base of the weeds by gluing cinder ballast around the weeds. I also added the cinders along edges that do not have any weeds. Now I was ready to finish the floor by adding joists. Using lengths of 2″× 8″ stripwood, I added joists on 16″ cen- ters. For affect, I left some of the joists off and also broke a few to add to the deteriorating feel of the model. I also added a few pieces of 2″×8″ stripwood as the floor in random locations. The supports for the walls also re- quired a sill. I used lengths of 4″×4″ stripwood for these. The overall length of each side should be 24½ feet for these sills when centered on the con-
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crete pad. I drilled holes for n.b.w.’s along this sill every four feet, and then I painted the n.b.w.’s with Pollyscale Roof Brown and weathered them with Bragdon’s Soot Black weathering pow- der before installing them in the sills. The sills were glued to the concrete pad on top of the wall. I left a seven foot gap in the sill along one wall to simulate where a large door would be.
Finish and details
The centerpiece to the model is the hoist machinery. I built my model ac- cording to the instructions, and air- brushed the finished model with Pollyscale Roof Brown. Roof Brown does a good job of simulating old rust. To finish it, however, I applied Brag- don’s Rust and Soot Black weathering powders to the model.
The rest of the details came from my spare parts and details drawer. The idea was to add details that supported the scene. For example, I added 55 gal- lon drums since their contents were probably used to lubricate the hoist. I also added a pair of sheaves that was used in the mining operation, some- place. These sheaves can be found where cables are used, and this is a hoist house, after all. I found corrugat- ed siding which may have been used for the walls or roof on the original structure before it was torn down. Hoist machinery, especially steam powered versions, requires a lot of pip- ing in their operation. I painted and weathered various sizes and lengths of brass tubing. There are also a variety of rods used for the hoist operations. I had some extra parts, such as linkages and valves, from the Western Scale
Master Creations No. 20351 Crushed 55 gal. drum
Michaels Stores No. 412811 6″ Reversible pot topper
Northeastern Scale Lumber No. 2811 2″×8″ Stripwood No. 4411 4″×4″ Stripwood
Plastruct No. 91563 Field stone
Pollyscale Paints No. 414116 Reefer Gray No. 414137 Grimy Black No. 414182 SP Lark Dark Gray No. 414275 Roof Brown No. 414320 Aged Concrete
Rio Grande Models No. 3016 Hoist
River Dam Model Works Garbage can
Woodland Scenics B83 Medium ballast-cinders
Models kit that I used for my other hoist house. To round out the details, I also added a large gear, shovel, gas can, crate and cinder blocks. A project like this allows you to mod- el the inside of a structure, outside. Of- ten times, a detailed model interior is rarely seen or is difficult to see. The modeler has to remove the roof for viewers to see it. With the quality work being done in this hobby, it needs to be seen. This is one way to make that hap- pen. And, yes, of course, I planned for this to happen.
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