Room Construction - Part 2

Construction of the layout room itself pretty much grinded to a halt over the summer, but over the past 2 weeks a lot has been accomplished, mainly thanks to my uncle, father, and father-in-law. The first two pictures show the room just as we started hanging drywall. The bottom two pictures show the room after drywall is complete and the window cover installed.

The ceiling of the room was sprayed with flat black paint. This turned out very nice. Once track lighting is installed the ceiling should almost completely disappear from view. Insulation and framing were completed, and all electrical has been installed. The outlets are 36" above the floor and will be on a GFI circuit. The door to the room as been installed, and greenboard drywall is complete. My father-in-law made a covering for the basement window which is held into place using velcro strips. Once the wall is painted it should blend into the rest of the wall. As of right now the next step is primer and paint. Hopefully I will begin this process within the next week. After that is finished and carpeting is installed, the real fun can begin.

Finally here is a shot of the Union Station project. I have not completed much since the last update, but I did temporarily assemble the walls so I could take some measurements. Overall the station will take up approximately a 4 foot square section of the layout.

Union Station Project - Part 4

I have made some decent progress on the station this past week. Finally I have completed most of the intricate work on the street level walls. This area has taken a lot of time, and I am happy that it is over. Below are two quick shots I took showing this area. All that is left to do before paint is work on the decorative keystone pieces that go above the arch top windows and door, and then attach some trim pieces. After paint is complete I can begin installing window details.

I have also begun adding some details to the platform area single story walls. One tricky task was installing the pieces around the window. Making these fit perfectly was almost impossible, so I have some patch work to do. These pieces needed to be installed separately because they are actually in relief from the main walls, and frame the windows. The trim pieces on the bottom of these walls also need some patch work, but turned out quite well. Once I add the decorative trim pieces on top it will be ready for paint.

I expect to make some significant progress on this project as well as the train room itself in the next month. Stay tuned!