The Building at Weigh Scales is finally in place

Well, the block station and scale house at Weigh Scales has finally been completed by my good friend and excellent modeler, Greg Cassidy. It features the scale house on the left and the block station, passenger shelter and offices on the right. It is built to resemble how the building looked in the mid 1950's. I am thrilled to have it and will now have to detail the whole area. 

There is a road that ran behind it and some buildings along the highway. I will need to make some facades to represent those. It is loaded with features like custom windows and chimney, two operator bays and additions to the base structure. 

It is going to add a great deal of flavor to Weigh Scales. Thank you, Greg! 

Back to the Plaster and imagining what it will look like.

Well, we are working to complete the area around the tunnel portal and the hard shell plaster cloth has been installed from the face of the portal to the bases of the tower and a lineside shed. 

Stepping back, you can see that we have more webbing down in the foreground. I am approaching the corner of the backdrop where it turns to the right to go along the track.

Moving along, we now have covered the additional webbing and, in fact, extended it to the location of the control panel

We are coming around the curve to the aisle 

The area to the right is where i have to make the transition from the 3D hill side to the photographs. I am looking at materials that might allow me to make that easier than just by using plaster. 

There will be a big dairy company alongside the track on the level ground next to the track. I need to add a retaining wall between it and the track. 

This gives the best perspective on the whole corner. I am looking at that 2 inch thick green foam as a way to put a low ridge along the backdrop and then add the photograph above it. The plaster that is on the webbing on the right would then terminate on the foam ridge line with the photo emerging from behind it.