Dr. Mark Morabito has been modeling the Reading's Gordon Engine Terminal in HO Scale in the steam era. Follow along as Dr. Mark details how he built the brick enginehouse, stores building, and coal dock!
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In this closer view, you get a better appreciation for Mark's scratchbuilt roof vents. The terra cotta caps for the walls were fabricated from half-round styrene and styrene strip. The roof (not shown here) is built from 60-grit black sandpaper affixed to 0.20" aluminum. Imagine this model when completed with a host of interior details, figurines, tools, and so on - you can almost smell the
smoke and the oil!
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The concrete coaling tower at Gordon fed the T-1, K-1 and N-1 steam locomotives that once frequented the Mahanoy and Shamokin branch. Mark has constructed this model with a wood shell to which all the required details will be added. Realistic dimensions were obtained using photos in published reference works, and carboard mockups were built. Once satisifed with the overall appearance, the cardboard mockups were transferred to plywood. The detail parts are from Tichy, and the structure will be covered in fine-grit sandpaper, painted aged concrete and weathered.
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Front view of the stores building. Window and door detail parts are from Tichy.
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Another view of the stores building. The stone walls shown in this photo are Gatorboard covered with 3-D photorealistic building paper from Micro-Mark, and the roof is constructed from Evergreen styrene. The platform and deck are plywood covered with Northeastern scale board and batten, and planked with Kappler dimensional lumber.
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