This picture shows the conveyor tower from the kit. The windows at the top of the tower had to be built from scale lumber that was provided. Looking back on this process I think that the tower would look a little better if I would have replaced these windows with Grandt Line windows. But if you, like myself, want to build the windows, I suggest copying the window templates from the instructions and then gluing the lumber directly to the plans. This gives the windows some added strength and also helps to keep things square.

This is the loading shelter. All of the lumber in the kit that is unpainted was weathered with Prismacolor cool gray 40 markers. I don't think I'll ever go back to soaking lumber in alcohol and Indian ink for aging unless I'm doing a large lot. The roof is covered with Builders In Scale corrugated siding treated with Rust All. The roof of the shelter was to be covered with the tar paper material that came with the kit, just like the building behind it. Unfortunately I ran out of the tar paper even though the kit said that there was more than enough for the whole structure. Quite frankly, I like the siding better. It breaks things up a bit.

This is the waste tipple side of the smelter. One of the things that caused a bit of grief with the tipple is the fact that you build the bin portion of the tipple before you build the outside bracing. Unfortunately the bin is larger than the bracing. This means that when you glue the bracing to the bin, the corners of the bracing won't meet properly. I would suggest that when you build your tipple that you construct the bracing first and then match the bin to the bracing. The problem seems to be in the templates. I've had this kit for awhile, so this may have been corrected by this time. The roof is covered with Cambell corrugated siding treated with Rust All.

This is the dock end of the main building. This particular end presented me with a bit of a problem as far as the windows are concerned. After cutting the end from the provided templates, I discovered that the openings were too big for the windows that were provided. The windows that were to be used were Grandt Line 8-pane windows like the ones that are used in the upper side portions of this building. I fixed this problem by enlarging the openings and using two 16-pane Grandt Line windows glued together for each opening. I think it looks better with these windows.

These are the smokestacks for the kit. The brick material that came with the kit was a little on the delicate side. Be sure to treat it with a delicate touch. You also use the brick material for the foundation of the main building. The mortar lines were created by treating the brick with a very diluted wash of Doc Obriens white weathering powder and then dry brushing with some AccuFlex dark Tuscan Oxide Red. I think it came out pretty good. As for the coloring of the rest of the building, everything was stained with a wash of diluted D&RG Building Brown and then a wash of alcohol and Indian ink.