So can a paper scratch build paper model look like a prototype sugar mill? Sean Glavin one of the crew members finished one part of the Longmont sugar mill.....the warehouse and loading dock this is made from paper not only paper but the out side brick and awning and concrete dock is made from printed paper. I have never work with this media till the 2016 NMRA convention the shed in front of the loading dock is also paper. Sean have done quite a few for his layout. Next time you look at a project you might give paper a try.

Thanks Sean great job.

Mike

Modeling a prototype line means most or all of the structures will be either kitbashed or customized. Particularly when you're modeling a smaller and more remote regional railway, so "Canadian Pacific Standard no. 3 Station" doesn't really fit the bill.

My road of choice is the Algoma Central Railway, a Canadian regional railway in northern Ontario. This thread documents structure builds for some of the railway specific structures I'm building for my future ACR layout.

Gary Leone recently described (an a magazine that will go unmentioned) how he found he could model the rough surface of stucco with a light spray of glue.  It leaves a surface of mini bumps.  I was searching for a way to model asphalt shingles and decided to try the same thing.  It really worked.  The surface of asphalt shingles is rough and has a sparkle to it (quartz of ground glass.?)  The glue gives the same effect.