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Some of the photos Rob has provided show various buildings in Sherman’s Crossing. I have put some of these together to show how things are developing. Rob asks that you pardon the mess as it is a work in progress.
Kathryn’s Feed & Seed building is in place with signage. The little folks are beginning to purchase supplies there. It is named for one of our sisters.
Kathryn's Feed & Seed
Rob isn’t sure yet what Barbara will name the hospital. For the time being it has been dubbed “Hell’s Pass Hospital”. This photo shows the layout.
Hell's Pass Hospital
Rob attempted to repair some of the pavement done previously. He doesn’t like the results and may just remove it and “repave.
Attempt at road patching
The town’s gas station got paved under and Rob is ordering a light for the service bay which will simulate a welder being used.
Paving under gas station
Below are a few overview pics, to give a general idea of where some things are located in relation to each other.
Anyone involved with real estate knows residential areas next to industrial buildings tend to house the low end of society. Notice the lumber mill adjacent to the trailer park.
On the “wrong side of the tracks”, the trailer park couldn’t be situated in a less desirable location.
Trailer Park between tracks and Mill
“Bubble’s shed” as this small building has been dubbed, is filled with cats, shopping carts, and what didn’t fit was placed nearby. Definitely a trashy scene in keeping with the theme.
Bubble's shed near tracks
Barbara talked Rob into painting the characters henceforth called “the trailer park boys.” He almost lost it when she insisted that Julian be holding a glass in one hand. At HO scale, these people are TINY!
To honor the TV show, the Sons of Anarchy have moved to town and are already taking over their new home. Watch for trouble as these bikers mean business.
New home for The Sons
New additions have been made to the trailer Park in Sherman’s Crossing. The driveways have been paved and it has been wired for the lighting of the trailers.
Work being done on the trailer park.
Julian and Ricky are being arrested on trumped up charges by the local cops. On close inspection, bubbles can be found in his shed with his kitties.
Rob has added a field to be plowed by a draft horse, parts of Sherman’s Crossing being in a more primitive rural area. Rocks were added around portions of the field for interest.
A road from the field has been added to go past the plot for the future chicken coop. After that it will either go to the farm house or the main drive, as yet to be determined.
Note: Materials were still drying when these photos were taken.
Plowed field progress.
Location of plowed field
Rob has also added a pond. The water was created using Woodland Scenics realistic water. The bottom of the pond was painted black in the middle with lighter green and ocher tones along the sides.
Not seen in this photo is the “foliage” which looks like underwater growth, added under the surface. Reeds around the edge were made from pieces snipped from a cinnamon broom.
The contrast between the bank and the water is not as pronounced when viewed in person. The flash gave it this appearance in the photo.
Rob notes that the train room “smells really nice now.”
Having been a railroad enthusiast most of my life, this website will follow the progress of my brothers model train layouts. He recently built a model train room onto his art studio and is currently building an N scale layout for himself and an HO scale layout for his wife. Eventually I anticipate adding my own Z scale layout when I build it. I will also be adding train related stories I have heard over the years.
