Doing Some Pad Work

The other night I took some time to add a concrete pad to the unloading area to the bakery. What started as just a little project, turned into a bigger operation.

At first I just added the concrete. That was just a gray in color project foam piece. You can pick these up at AC Moore or other craft store. These make great little areas in spot where it would be cumbersome to do with sculptamold or hydrocal. Once cut, I glued it into place with some white glue.

 I then took the unloading area of the bakery and decided to weather it. After two weathering layers it was where I wanted it to be. I sealed up my work with some dullcoat and called it a day. I then moved on to the other unloading area. I wanted this to be a little more weathered for the look of it being the original area. A few layers and I think it is done. I went a little overboard in the one area, which is fine because I plan to put the sign for the bakery in that area. I still need to add some roof details to the one part and some other odds and end detail-wise but in the end this will turn out good!

Finished product...well for now anyways!

Operations

Tonight I had a chance to run a few loads and pick up some empties. Short session, but felt great to run some trains as its been some time since I did that.

I have some ballast on order and hope to get that put in when it arrives. I am also looking a purchasing a static grass applicator so I can add some grass and work on some more scenery. That purchase will serve two fold as I need something to add static grass to the bases of my German armor I have been building (other hobby).

Conductor prepares to board after dropping of a center-beam flat of lumber and an empty gondola at Coast Freight Systems Trans-load facility.

5534 finishes dropping of a center-beam and empty RailGon Gondola for scrap metal at Coast Freight Systems Trans-Load Facility

Picking up empties at the Hoquiam Bakeries.

Headed out to the interchange