Having installed my new mountain valley backdrop from Affordable Model railroads, it was time to think about building the background flats for the long wall behind the depot yard. I'm really pushed for space here so only flats will do. I started with another defunct mine, this one named the Victor Mine after my wife's father whom sadly I never met. I like to think he would approve.
I went through my usual design phase, 5 minutes thinking about it and then making a rough drawing. Then I transferred the outline to a piece of old shop display card which I cut out and then clad with thin mahogany veneer strips intended for model ship building. I bought these years ago when we still had model shops. The grain is very pronounced and the finish is quite rough. Ideal for derelict wooden structures. I used PVA white glue to fix the boards and made a few gaps for distressing etc. A few windows from an old plastic kit and that was pretty well it. This is to be the first flat on the left and I have to extend the rockwork across to meet it.
The wood was weathered using a light silvery grey watercolour pencil with a light Alcohol/Aniline dye wash.
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| The Victor Mine, this will be sited about an inch and a half higher on a rock outcrop |
It occurred to me to extend this mine with a processing building so off I went again with my extensive planning process (Ahem). |
| Showcard walls and ceilings with a cut down slice from a roll of tape for a rooftop settling tank to add interest |
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| A chute to link the buidings |
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| Card skin, weld seams pencilled in |
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| Rear of "tank" |
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| Tank sprayed base coat of steel from a rattlecan. Rough welded seams made by scribing with my Xacto blade then running in a thin line of gel super glue and setting with a kicker. |
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| Windows cut, cladding glued on and a change to the roofline. |
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| New roof line spliced on and gaps for lost boarding |
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| How the two structures will fit together. |
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