Structures

As most people are aware, my Stevens Hotel is currently under reconstruction.  This has turned into an ugly job that is making more people than I thought cringe.  However it is something... [Read more]

Continuing where I left on in Part 2 of the Pennylvania Railroad Hunt Tower build, I’ll make this a relatively short update. I’ve been moving along slowly, but I am much... [Read more]

I have had the want to build a barbershop for sometime.  I came very close to adding one on a few of the past structures I have built and for one reason or another I decided against... [Read more]

It’s time to continue the Pennylvania Railroad Hunt Tower built from part 1, and start building some windows and assembling walls.  Photo by Flickr member, McIvory. Used with... [Read more]

And so begins my adventure in scratch-building a structure. Sure, I’ve scratch built things for my model railroad before — newsstands, kiosks, a pigeon coop and other small... [Read more]

In part one we raised the stations walls, added windows and did a little painting.  So lets move right into it and continue where we left off. Construction I gave a warning in the... [Read more]

It has been my quest to help tare down the walls and stereotypes of scratch building.  The level of satisfaction that you gain from creating a structure from scratch verses kit built... [Read more]

I needed a way to hide the exit tunnels for the yard lead and the mainline into the other room on my layout.  Not knowing what to put in the vacant corner, whether it be an urban area... [Read more]

After starting construction in May and multiple hiatuses, the Hudson Life Building is now done. Construction In the final update on construction I will show you few last details that... [Read more]

On the Hudson Life Building I needed a few store fronts on the main floor, one of them is a bookstore, and I will show you how it was done. Design To begin with I did plenty of research... [Read more]