The Welcome Center.

Here are a few shots of the Welcome Center. There are a few more things that need doing yet before I can truly call it finished. It is BalsaFoam with cast resin parts of my own manufacture except for the St. Christopher figure. That is a commercial dollhouse part. It sits atop a cliff made from torn foam rubber. The stones are hand carved and the finish is stucco ( Spackling Paste). The doors are styrene built-up with cast bolt details applied. The roofing sheets are my own Spanish Tile resin castings. The window bars are cut from dollhouse gate sections and all else is pretty much carved from foam to be really light-weight. The patio tiles are styrene chips painted to look like tiles and grouted with Spackle. The steps are chips of foam coated in Spackle to represent stone and the palms are hand made.

Forum or Againstum?

It has been a little while now since I stared this blog. I was hoping it might turn into a discussion forum of sorts about Gn15 and associated issues. I have long not been able to post on the Gn15info site for some undetermined, strange reason and I started this site in hopes of airing my ideas and creations and looked forward to some discussions. I know times are lousy for a lot of us, but that is all the more reason to get lost in our hobby. There's a lot of things we cannot do or change right now, but we can create, build and discuss our models. Most of us have a stash of unbuilt kits and parts already on hand. We don't necessarily need to spend much or practically any money on projects unless there is a need for a special part or something. Let's get away from in front of the news on TV, forget about it and build something and have a little fun. Let's share our results too. 

Welcome Center

Finally finished the first building on the tiny island of The Last Resort. Really a tiny structure that is only about 9' x 17' and that includes a walled patio! Everything must be small on the island. This structure sits right next to a cliff 24' above the ocean. There is a wooden dock below where the tiny launch drops off and picks up resort guests with a winding stone stairway up to the gate.

I will post some photos in a few days if I can. After it is "planted" in its location, it will need to be blended into the terrain. Next door will be the owner/operator's cabin. This will be a rather rough affair built from found materials and jutting out over the sea, as land is at a premium. On the other side of the Welcome Center will be the engine shed, such as it is, and the tiny fuel facility. A tiny storage track occupies the area immediately adjacent to the cabin on which can be stored the probably three pieces of rolling stock. As a guest steps out of the Welcome Center, she boards the little train immediately outside for the ride up the hill.