A couple of days ago another modeler, Andy Root, posted a picture of his 100-square-inch-challenge project, a small depot. He calls his "The Last Train to Clarksville," but the song that popped into my head was Guy Clark's "Desperados Waiting for a Train." Not to steal Andy's thunder, but I decided I needed to build my own depot scene, with an old man and a boy sitting on a bench. I may or may not take it to the Mini Festa, depending in part on how quickly I get it built; we're just two months out.
I ordered a Full Circle Models depot, including an interior kit. Here's a picture from their web site of Dan Wolschon's build:
A couple of figures from one of Cumberland Shops' passenger sets will portray young Guy and his surrogate grandfather, the two on the far right of this group, Passengers #4.
This is going to be a pricey little project compared to the other diorama, which was all stuff I had on hand. But the good news is, the station will end up as part of the L&SE layout.
4/11/26: I'm not going to get this one done in time for the Mini Festa, but I finally started work on the station this week. So far, I've clean up some parts, pre-assembled a couple of things, and sprayed a light gray rattle can primer on the walls and roof.
The primer will help reduce warping of the large, flat pieces, and the light grey will also provide a good base for the finish colors. Exterior walls will be depot buff, interior walls and ceiling off white or ivory. The doors, windows, and trim will be red-brown.
I had been using Badger Modelflex paint, but it seems to be formulated with airbrushing in mind -- not surprising, considering the source -- so it doesn't cover great when brushed on, especially lighter colors. And availability has been spotty recently. I ordered some Mini Mark paint and I'm going to try that out. Their color selection isn't as extensive, but they offer the same colors in two formulas, one for brushing and one for airbrushing. If I like it, I'll order more colors next week.
Nothing worth photographing yet, but maybe in a few days
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