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With the core of the Stutsman Elevator building skinned and complete, I turned to exterior work. First step was to fill and sand any gaps or imperfections with modelers putty. I then painted the entire structure with Rust-oleum flat gray primer spray paint. The color is neutral enough to help blend in all the individual … Continue reading The Stutsman Elevator, Part 2
For some reason, this rather unassuming elevator building at the south end of the Stutsman, Inc. complex has taken an inordinate amount of time to get to this point. I would like to say that since it's part of the front door to The Hills Line, I've intentionally taken a significant amount of time on … Continue reading The Stutsman Elevator, Part 1
I've previously written on this site how I use the Ikea IVAR shelving system as the base of the benchwork on The Hills Line. The shelves have given me flexible and consistent storage under the layout that I can easily update as my needs change. Along with that Ikea offers a number of add-ons to … Continue reading Fiddle Shelves
I recently returned to the Stutsman Tank Farm scene and made a few changes to better reflect the prototype. Since it is a part of the front door for The Hills Line, it's important to me that I get this portion of the layout correct. First and foremost, I removed some of the flora that … Continue reading Loading and Unloading
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