Last year Mik started a series of challenges on one of the other forums. It is ment to get people to build there own stuff for the railroad. There are no prizes, just for fun. Some of the rules are:
- 1 month to build
- cant spend more then $10 (try to use what you have already on hand)
- Each time it is a different theme. This one was to build a structure with a size limit.
- after the dead line we vote for a different catagory.
Last year i built a workcaboose and a fire car.
My project this time was to build a train station. The only research that went into it was going through a bunch of photos with train stations until I found something I liked. I came up with the current design from Garden RR plans but like all my stuff I tweaked it some to fit into my logging theme. Total cost for the project $0. I had everything on hand. Most of the station was built using wood - main beams are poplar while the siding and floor is cedar. Most of the details I either built or from ozarks that I had on hand. The roof is real metal rusted that I got off of an old local barn that was collapsed. I put the station on the layout for pictures but it is not where it will end up. Too much snow in the spot it will eventualy go.
- 1 month to build
- cant spend more then $10 (try to use what you have already on hand)
- Each time it is a different theme. This one was to build a structure with a size limit.
- after the dead line we vote for a different catagory.
Last year i built a workcaboose and a fire car.
My project this time was to build a train station. The only research that went into it was going through a bunch of photos with train stations until I found something I liked. I came up with the current design from Garden RR plans but like all my stuff I tweaked it some to fit into my logging theme. Total cost for the project $0. I had everything on hand. Most of the station was built using wood - main beams are poplar while the siding and floor is cedar. Most of the details I either built or from ozarks that I had on hand. The roof is real metal rusted that I got off of an old local barn that was collapsed. I put the station on the layout for pictures but it is not where it will end up. Too much snow in the spot it will eventualy go.
