J&K Boatworks on the Manasquan River Railroad Garden Railroad

The construction of my scratch built Boatworks for my garden railroad.  This is a 1/24th scale structure for my garden railroad.  it is only put out during operating sessions.  Featured in the Dec 2021 Bay Area Garden Railroad Society (BAGRS) newsletter.

Features:Solar panel in skylight to charge battery and provide interior and exterior lighting for evening sessions.Sits on poured concrete baseOutside raw material silos Loading mechanism for silo loading
Materials:Redwood and basswood strip woodNorthwestern clapboardResin cast windows & doorsStyrene for concrete and misc. detail partsScale wood roofing shinglesCorrugated aluminum awning
Construction paper roofing
Brass and stainless for dock detail parts
Solar panel for lighting charging
Battey and LEDs for lightingWaterproof glue, stain, misc. paint, etc. 

Foundation

Wall sill plates

Sub walls

Sub walls

Roof bracing

Sub roof

On the bench

Ready for next step

Site test

Site test

Site test

Concrete foundation

Door frames

Window master

Window mold

Cast window

Molds and windows

Siding test fit

Siding installation

Siding installation

Board & Batten siding

Board & Batten siding

Siding transition

Rear dock

Concrete dock

Rear door frame

Rear view

Rear view

On the bench

On the bench

Ready for windows

Window installation

Door master

Door mold

Casting door

Finished door

Door test fit

Door test fit

Painted doors

Doors installed

Doors installed

Front awning

Awning Installation

Awning posts

Front awning complete

Front awning complete

Front dock view

Front awning complete

Roof trim

Side roofing paper 

Rear dock awning

Rear dock corrugated roof

Rear dock corrugated roof

Rear dock roof etching

Rear view

Back stairs

Solar panel skylight

Test fit

Test fit

Test fit

Roof shakes

Roof shakes

Roof shakes

Sign prep

Sign

Sign installed

Installing sign lights

Sign lights installed

Dock weathering

Dock weathering

Batteries & test lights

Batteries & test lights

Roof stack

Dock wheel cart

Dock detail

Dock Detail

Dock detail

Dock detail

Dock detail

Doc detail

Rear dock 

Rear stairs

Light fixture

Dock details

Chemical storage area

Chemical storage

Final view

Final view

Final view

Final view

Final view

Final view

Final view

Final view

Final view

Final view

Final view

Final view

Foundation form

On foundation

On foundation

Ready for operation

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