Progress has been chugging along slowly but at least we are still moving forward.
The deck supports have been added and the chute for the lift is being test fitted.
Here the non opening door is being put together. I cut a piece of plexi and then used craft sticks held on by E6000. I’m not sure if this will be painted or stained since that decision has not been made yet. Come to think about it I still have to paint the chimney!
I decided to make this a working lift and that has slowed the overall build so I don’t think I will have the time to build the second structure. The orange guy with the flippy hair is not happy. I used plastic wheels to make the pulleys. The black cap in the foreground will be attached to the other end of the rope filled with rocks and be used for the counter weight.
This is the lifting sled. I used tacks for the small wheels but basically it gets dragged up the ramp.
The deck and supports will get a bath of diluted ink later today but I’m not sure if the shack will be painted the RR’s colonial red or if it will also get the ink bath to match the nearby coal facility with only the doors and trim being painted. The roof is another conundrum. I was thinking about trying to cut a shingle type using that sheet of PVC I bought and a dado blade but that is 60 miles away right now. I have also thought about bending a piece of metal from an old real estate sign and adding strips of black duct tape like I have used on other shacks but I’m leaning towards the old fall back of using a piece of hardibacker board and painting it brown. Time will tell.
