light through the cracks.
Here at the Clarksville model RR club , we had two of the ancient and honorable AHM old time coal mines, that had been built (poorly) and donated to us @ one time or another. These kits are pretty cool, although the wood grain textures are way over scale, and so are the gaps between the boards. This is one of those I kitbased, since it had been re-kitted, and I couldn't find all of the pieces.
That mine is Cumberland #1 John Patterson laid out the siding before he passed away, and I kit-bashed the structure to fit. I'm wanting to add another sidding on the other side of the main, as I have some bins I can fit over there. It would be fun to add in some HON3 tracks on a bridge over the main to tie the two structures together.
Some of these old European kits are a lot of fun to work with. in may cases the texture is grossly over scale, but that can make it fun and easy to get lots of interesting effects with paint and weathering.
the other kit, which is pretty much stock, I painted with spray paint, and it is the Cumberland #2 mine, which will be reached off of the stub end of the sawmill trackage @ Patterson, once I get around to hand laying it. I'm getting close, and am studying the needed benchwork alterations
Bill Nelson
Here at the Clarksville model RR club , we had two of the ancient and honorable AHM old time coal mines, that had been built (poorly) and donated to us @ one time or another. These kits are pretty cool, although the wood grain textures are way over scale, and so are the gaps between the boards. This is one of those I kitbased, since it had been re-kitted, and I couldn't find all of the pieces.
That mine is Cumberland #1 John Patterson laid out the siding before he passed away, and I kit-bashed the structure to fit. I'm wanting to add another sidding on the other side of the main, as I have some bins I can fit over there. It would be fun to add in some HON3 tracks on a bridge over the main to tie the two structures together.
Some of these old European kits are a lot of fun to work with. in may cases the texture is grossly over scale, but that can make it fun and easy to get lots of interesting effects with paint and weathering.
the other kit, which is pretty much stock, I painted with spray paint, and it is the Cumberland #2 mine, which will be reached off of the stub end of the sawmill trackage @ Patterson, once I get around to hand laying it. I'm getting close, and am studying the needed benchwork alterations
Bill Nelson