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UPDATED 28 APRIL 2023.

Here are a couple of photos of the module before I started the current construction.  The track was in place but it was not "paved", nor was there any overhead.  I primarily used the tracks for static display of models
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I am now in the process of building the floor of the carbarn.   The tracks will be simulated girder rail in a concrete floor.  I am not putting "pits" in this carbarn.  I simulate girder rail by putting a 1/8" brass angle next to the inside of a Code 125 rail.  I then fill the space between the rail and the brass angle with solder.  I then clear out the solder to simulate the inside of the girder rail.  I then "pave" the street or the floor in this case using plaster of paris.  After leveling the plaster, I paint the floor of the carbarn using Decoart matte craft paint.  I use a color "Sand Grey" which is a light grey with a slight light brown or sand tone.
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This is the simulated girder rail with the brass angle soldered to the code 125 rail and the flangeway made using solder.  I drill holes in the brass angle to spike it down prior to soldering

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This is an end view of the simulated girder rail

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Here plaster has been poured and smoothed to "pave" the surface.  For concrete I will simply paint the surface.  For street track I will carve simulated cobblestones or bricks.

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Here the first three tracks of the carbarn have been painted while the back two tracks are still bare plaster

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Using the same technique for street track, I carve simulated cobblestones or bricks and then stain them to highlight the carving and then seal and paint.  It's time consuming.  But I really like the finished product.

CONTINUE TO CARBARN CONSTRUCTION 2
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