When I built my layout I had added a mine with the intentions of adding a 16mm line to connect it. I got as far as building the mine entrance and putting a section of track coming out of the entrance. Now the name was my wife’s creation. I guess she was bored one day and had a lot of thinking. I come home from work to find a sign at the mine entrance. On it it said Yore Mine, fools only. With some fools gold next to the sign. Its kinda was meant to be a romantic sort of thing but I liked it and decided to keep it as the official name.
Their is an area by be that is know as the Florescent rock capital of the world. I happen to have a bag of the rocks from out trips there. When you hold a black light to the rocks they glow. My plan is to put the rocks in a mine cart and spread in the area around the mine. At some point I want to figure A way to get a black light hidden by the mine so the rocks give off the glow at night. That Im still figuring out.
My next step was to add a small shaft house to the top of the mine. It had to be something small and backwoods. Everything I have seen was too big so I put it off until I found something. Just the other day while look at freerails forums I can upon a neat shaft house that was exactly what I have been looking for.
Below is the image from freerails of the Shaft house and hoist that I plan on building.
I started with a sheet of coroplast (Thanks Jon). After seeing what Ken has done with the coroplast I decided to give it a try. After doing three buildings with it I was hooked. Its easier to cut out windows, doors and make the angles. So far I got te shaft house built and the wood platform.
Next step is to add siding, window and door.
