Garbage barrel

Posted byTrevorPosted inNS&T Car Barn, Scenery, Structures, The Little Details
Adding some interest to the NS&T car barn.

I’m finished with the major construction of the Welland Avenue car barn – the maintenance shop for the Niagara St. Catharines & Toronto Railway – and I’m starting to add details. I’m trying to build scenes to draw the eye and reward the viewer. This area, near the sand house, is one of them.

I’ve added some pallets, built from a really nice laser cut wood kit from Inter-Action Hobbies. I’ve also added a Tichy oil drum for use as a garbage barrel when the shop crews are taking a break. I painted this white then made my own decal, which includes the British/American Oil logo and a matching green stripe to wrap around the bottom half of the drum. I added some dead grass and weeds using basing materials for wargaming figures.

I have more details planned for this scene but it’s already looking much more interesting.

Published by Trevor

Lifelong model railway enthusiast and retired amateur shepherd who trained a border collie to work sheep. Professional writer and editor, with some podcasting and Internet TV presenting work thrown in for good measure.