After a couple year hiatus, the relocation of Bootjack AZ is underway
on my upper level. I keep expanding with scratch built structures that resemble
my extensive line of the Campbell Scale Models buildings. In the view below
are six structures with Campbell shingles on the roofs. This water tank
and tool shed was inspired from ads in the model press and old articles
from the magazines. My model closely follows the Fine Scale Miniatures kit
#125 that was released in 1974 and sold for $35.95 with a production of
3,000 units. The cost for me is only a few dollars as I buy strip wood and
scribed siding from Coronado Scale Models in Phoenix AZ. They are one of
the few hobby shops left that still stock the scratch supplies I need.
The water tank needs the band lugs, rafter tails, longer ladder, and
two working lights. Brangdon Enterprises make the rubber mold for the plaster
casting I cut up for the base walls of the water tank
One of my personal custom carved stone castings encloses the open
air storage area.
The double track is 1/4" Homabed with Mico Engineering stained
ties and their weathered code 70 rail. Ballasting was done with #1092 Cumbres
& Toltec before the rail was spiked.
The near track now has extra #1092 ballast added along the slope to
fill in the bare spots as you see in the far track.
The foreground cardboard is now covered with #1070 High Desert Powder
and #2 Dead & Alive foliage for now.
A couple of Ramex track gauges are in the code 70 slots for spiking
the rail. That Ramex track gauge was cut into individual sections as that
long spine that connected them together was very awkward to work with. The
spikes are Mico Engineering "small spikes" that work best in HO.
Mortar was applied to all the stone work with thinned water based
aged white paint. All the roof rafter tail are in place and the cat walk
and fire barrels on the shed roof. The project is on hold until the right
light bulbs come in from the hobby shop. |