Building a Walthers Coaling Tower for My Model Railroad Part 3

I finish up the Walthers coaling tower in this episode. I demonstrate various weathering techniques and tackle some of the fine details in this kit.
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[@Rhinexing]

I really enjoyed this video. You did an outstanding job giving a plastic kit a realistic wood finish.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thanks. The work was a little tedious, but the results were worth it.

[@zacharyw4628]

Building this in N scale offers a challenge. Your video helped me with the wood colors. Thanks!

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Yeah, I'm not sure I could handle N scale. Glad I could help with the colors!

[@johnbanicki7232]

Looking great! Like the step by step approach on the build.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Awesome, thank you!

[@EvansRailroading1955]

Fantastic job on the Coal Tower Drew

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thank you very much!

[@thomaswilt4194]

The coal tower is a work of art. Hard to believe it’s plastic. Your videos are always a pleasure.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thanks, I’m pretty pleased with the result myself.

[@carlsonrobb]

Very impressive!! I admire your skills and your patience!!!

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thanks, Rob. Glad you enjoyed it.

[@TheTrainFreak]

Lots of tedious work Drew but tedious is what makes a model such as this one look outstanding! - Jason

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thanks, Jason. There is something about paying attention to the detail that makes this kind of work so satisfying to me.

[@centeroftheearthmining4095]

Awesome awesome awesome!!!!

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Three awesomes! Thanks so much.

[@jhoodfysh]

Very well done, gratz on the modelling. I liked your technique and will try to apply them to my N-scale modelling.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Go for it!

[@789train]

good job drew! i think the extra hours with the brush were worth it. when you work with thread, do what the ship modellers do and run the thread thru beeswax ! it wont sag later and hangs straight. also stagger your rail joints handlaying track . thank you for enjoyable videos.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thanks for the suggestions! How far apart would you stagger the joints?

[@789train]

@@WhiteRiverLine when handlaying track i start out with one full rail and one half length roughly. this ' joint ' will move under circumstances, but i guess any stagger would do, but especially on curves.

[@TheRichardEmsley]

excellent job...😎👍

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thanks!

[@peterhenry4571]

Gréât modeling!

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thanks, Peter!

[@thecnwmondovilinepaulscota7304]

Looks quite good. Nice modeling...

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thank you.

[@rjordans]

Looks great! If you're still looking for a wet palette, there are some quite simple diy versions that work quite well. Mine is a simple box from a takeaway dinner with some wet kitchen towel and a layer of parchment (? Not sure what the official name is here) paper. Keeps your paint going for about a day or so.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thanks for the tip!

[@ModelTrainOutsider]

That's just brilliant. Very precise work and so well done!

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thank you very much!

[@AirwolfCrazy]

I just recently found your channel and have enjoyed watching your videos. I too have this model and really like how you made it your own. While I have done some basic weathering to mine, it will need more at some point. I like some of the techniques you used and I will try a few myself.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Thanks for watching. This was a fun build. I’ve still got a little more weathering I want to do on it.

[@jackheninger5471]

Came out looking pretty good Drew. Have yo ever made any comments about what locos you are using and where you got them?

[@WhiteRiverLine]

I haven't discussed that. I only have one locomotive at the moment. It's a Baldwin 2-8-0 Consolidation made by Bachmann. It's DC, but I have plans to upgrade it to DCC.

[@HumancityJunction]

Very impressive build. I thought it was a craftsman kit from how good the weathering on the wood looked, but you kept saying it was a Walthers kit, so I assume it was all plastic.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

It is indeed all plastic. I've never done a craftsman kit, maybe I should try one out.

[@AnonOmis1000]

You could probably prime the wood pieces in a brown so you don't have to do as much hand painting of individual boards.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

The individual painting is really tedious, but I think it supports a more realistic finish. However, I suspect you are right, I don't need to do as much as I did here.

[@leisureshoot]

wouldn't those long stair stringers have to be steel? that would be an awfully long piece for wood to support.

[@WhiteRiverLine]

Maybe so. It was hard to tell from most of the black and white prototype photos I found. In most of the photos I found of this completed kit they appeared to be wood.