The Dominion Trust Building

I built the Dominion Building because I needed a structure that will eventually go on an odd shaped piece of property on my layout.  I discovered the prototype and knew it would be a perfect fit but was hesitant to build it because it was way beyond what I was capable of building, my wife looked at it and said “I think you can do it”.  So without knowing what I was getting into I began work on the building in November of 2007, it had a hiatus of about six months, it this gap I completed many smaller structures.  Taking this break was the smartest thing I could wave done, In that short gap my scratch building skills grew dramatically,   so I redid a all of the windows I had previously framed in, touched up many spots that I had done poorly and added more detail that I would have previously not attempted.  

The building turned out different than I had originally envisioned, but I will say that it is better than what I was planning.  A few major changes that took place were the color and I finished off the back because I decided to enter it into a model competition at a local show and it was awarded Best of Show.  The original color choice wasn’t going to be quite as striking as the current version because I wanted it to be a subtle background building.  Also because of it being a background building there was no reason to detail the back of the building.  

Over all I am very proud of my Dominion Building, the amount if skill it taught me and the many wonderful people I have met because of it have been wonderful.  To learn more on how it was built please go to my former blog to read my weekly posts that I wrote during construction.

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About the Author

Chris Brimley — Co-founder of N scale Limited, Chris was bitten by the model railroading bug when he was 14, originally working with HO scale he soon discovered the limitless possibilities of N scale. It was only a few years ago when Chris decided that it was time to break free of the kit bubble and begin scratch building structures. The few structures Chris has built have gone on to acquire multiple Best of Show awards in NMRA and non-NMRA judged shows. He is also a member of the budding Junction City N-scalers modular club based out of Ogden, UT that will strive for the best of what N-scale modelers have to offer.