Every farm needs a farm house. The farm that I’m building on my Polar Express Layout is home to a poor farmer. So I’ve chosen this humble Rustic Cabin as the farm house. The Rustic Cabin is a great accessory from Woodland Scenics. But in this video, I’ll make it even better before it goes on my layout. I’m doing an easy step by step tutorial on how to improve this Built and Ready structure. Then I’ll review the Rustic Cabin and demonstrate how it will look on my layout. Finally, it’s on to running the trains. Now, let’s get started.
Hi. I’m Owen. In these videos I review and demonstrate new trains and accessories for my Polar Express O-gauge Model Railroad Layout. I also do tutorials on building, expanding, and improving a model railroad. If you want to see more videos like this, please consider subscribing to my channel. Now, let’s take a close look at the Rustic Cabin.
The Rustic Cabin is a Built & Ready Landmark Structure from Woodland Scenics. It’s made to be connected with the Woodland Scenics Just Plug lighting system. This is an O-scale accessory. It’s built in the 1:48 O-scale standard. 1:48 means that 12-inches in the real world is equal to 48-feet for O-scale accessories. Another way to say it is that each real world quarter inch equals one foot in the O-scale world.
The wide front porch is an endearing feature of the Rustic Cabin. A milk can stands next to the front door. A pair of rustic rocking chairs provide a place for the farmer and his wife to rest their weary bones. An old barrel stands on its end between the rocking chairs. A firewood stack at one end of the porch is a handy source of fuel for heating the Cabin. On one end of the Cabin, stovepipe comes through the wall and extends up above the roof. 60, 75, or 100 years ago, this was an arrangement that was common in rural areas.
On the opposite end of the Cabin a television antenna reaches up well above the ridge line of the roof. No cable television for this family. On the back side of the house, an electric meter is mounted where the power supply enters the home. Indoor plumbing is evidenced by the stack pipe also coming up through the roof at the back of the Cabin. The roof is shingled with aging cedar shakes. It’s clearly seen better days.
The foundation is uneven field stones. It’s painted gray. The exterior construction is what is called board and batten. It’s an inexpensive and easy construction method.
An electric light outside above the door illuminates the porch - a rare luxury for those long, northern winter nights. I’ll be adding an additional light inside to send a warm, welcoming glow through the windows. I’m using the Woodland Scenics Light Diffuser Kit to cover the windows on the inside. Two layers of will go over each window. First, the tinted film blocks us from seeing inside the Cabin. This is necessary because the inside is empty. If we could see through the windows, it wouldn’t look very realistic. Second, the light diffusing film will make the interior light shine through in a warm, even glow.
Before I covered the windows, I tested it for light leaks in the joints, and for glowing walls. I can fix any problems with the blackout paint included in the light blocking kit before I cover the windows.
I cut pieces of film to the right size to cover the windows from the inside. The tinted film has a coating that would prevent these little glue dots from sticking. So I needed to wipe it off with isopropyl alcohol before I put the tinted film in place. These glue dots are available from most hobby stores.
The tinted film goes on first. Then the light diffuser film goes on. Here’s what it looks like with both films in place.
I’ll also used the Woodland Scenics Light Blocking Kit to prevent light leaks under the foundation. The Light Blocking Kit includes blackout paint to cover walls and joints that might leak light and spoil the effect. It also includes putty to block light leaks under the foundation or in wider joints in the walls. I’ll make judicious use of the Light Blocking Kit on the Old Weathered Barn, as well.
I’m waiting for a nice, warm day to mix the plaster and put it down to level the area where the barn and cabin will be permanently placed. As soon as I can get that done, my new barn and cabin are ready to be fastened in place.
I’ll be adding an O-scale barbed wire fence around the entire farm. In addition, I’m looking for a vintage O-scale tractor to complete the farm scene. Let me know what you think of my new farm scene by leaving a comment below.
Moving on to running the trains, first up is the Polar Express Freight Train, pulled by the LionChief Plus 2.0 Pere Marquette Berkshire Steam Locomotive. Next is the Polar Express Passenger Train pulled by the LionChief Plus 2.0 Polar Express Berkshire Steam Locomotive. Finally, the Polar Express Elf Work Train is demonstrated, pulled by a LionChief 0-6-0 Steam Locomotive.
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