St. Catherine's Castle in West Chester, OH
Many thanks to Larry Kraft, who passed along photographs of his first JigStones project. This certainly outdoes the original design in scope. The model sets the stage as visitors along the walkway to his 50x50' garden railroad layout. The setting includes a moat and drawbridge..
Combine Stone Faces
Don't be afraid to combine stone faces on your structures. Pay attention to buildings in your travels while walking or driving to notice the variety of ways stone has been used. Especially notice the older buildings where pre-cinder block foundations were made of squared, random or fieldstone.
Somewhere during the early part of the 20th century, it became fashionable to face the stone with a smooth layer of mortar to hide or dress up the stone.
You may want to age your "faced" foundations by purposely letting part of the stone to peek out giving the impression that the mortar has chipped off.
Another way to give your JigStones structure a fresh look is to "stucco" your finished model with mortar.
New Product Line for JigStones
Gritted asphalt shingles are available in 5 architectural colors: Colonial brown, gray blend, black, canyon red and desert tan. Rolls of gray slate are also available.
Each box covers 1 square foot and contains enough roofing material for a medium size building. Price: $9.50 per box/roll.
Sticks & Stones will be introducing a pneumatically-operated semaphore that will provide signaling for 2 blocks of indefinite length. The only limitation is the size of your railroad and the length of tubing you install.
The prototype has been built and will be displayed at the Chicago convention. Plans include low voltage battery lighting of red, amber and green. More details to follow.
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