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Waterville & Washington Railroad

Modeling of the Missouri Pacific Railroad Concordia Subdivision between Blue Rapids and Greenleaf, KS, to include the branch to Washington, KS.

Depot roof work

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January 24, 2010

Roof frame

Test fit on depot

Roof complete - ready for shingles and chimney

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Lance Mindheim's layouts

December 12, 2016

Visited Lance Mindh eim house and viewed his outstanding layouts this past Sunday. Very inspirational.

Merry Chirstmas! Work continues on the Mopac's Blue Rapid, KS, depot. I've assembled the depot exterior walls and completed the asbestos siding on the ends. All windows are glued in. The bay window piece isn't glued in yet as I want to finish the interior to include the floor and walls. I received another order of styrene from Evergreen so I can work on the exterior corner trim pieces. I still need to install the interior trim around the windows/door and the wainscoting. I'm waiting for temperatures to warm up to allow me to airbrush. South side of the depot Interior view looking west - awaiting floor, interior walls, and finishing North side of the depot - minus the bay window

Work continues on the Blue Rapids depot build

November 28, 2022

Continuation of the Blue Rapids, KS, Missouri Pacific build in O scale (Proto:48). I went back and examined the south side of the prototype depot and it appears that there were a series of windows above the freight room door. Using the entry door as a guide, I scratch built the windows and sill. I've noticed that there are three different style of doors used on the freight room. I'm not sure what was used on the south side and made an educated guess to have it look similar to the north side door. The bay window build proved to be challenging especially trying to laminate three sheets of .020 styrene. I made an educated guess at the size and angle of the bay. I still need to laminate one more sheet for the interior of the depot to the bay. Test fitting the bay to the depot. I still need to paint the north wall and then I'll attach the bay window. I haven't decided on when to install the asbestos siding. I think I may do it prior to installing the bay. There is a wood t...