i'm helping out with construction of an O-Scale railroad, and one of the structures that I would like to build is a Freight House like the one's for the Big Four (NYC RR), like the one American Model Builder's makes in HO Scale.  Unfortunately, my HO Kits are in storage an unaccessible, and I need to build a mock up before I start working on the scenery around it (the scratchbuilt structure will come much later).  I have the basic footprint of the building from information provided from the manufacturer's website, but I don't recall the overhang on the roof.

Hello-

I am curious how structures are placed on layouts.  I'm assuming most stand alone structures are simply placed

down.  However I have a large roundhouse in which I need to stay put for proper alignment to turntable.

Could I put down say a dab of white glue at each corner to keep roundhouse from shifting?

James

I have 5-6 coffee cans full of limestone that is sized for HO ballast but it’s a lot lighter that I want it to be.  I was thinking about getting some of the Bragdon Weathering powders and tumbling the limestone with the powder to get the color I need.  Do you think this would work or is there something better to use? 

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