This mine kit although based on a U.S example is very similar to many of the Queensland coalmine photos I have been able to find online and is easy to construct due to its well thought out design and detailed instructions. This will not be a "how to" post just an overview on how I put it together and put it on the layout. If you want a comprehensive build post follow this link.
How To Mine Build
Some magnetic clamps make it easy to keep the walls square.
Once I had the walls up I used them to plan the mine yard and tracks as well as the scenery.
Gave them a coat of paint and started adding the windows and doors as well as adding the tin roof in the photo below.
Planning out the tailings run and checking the wagon clearance.
Now the spacing has been sorted out I had to grind off some scenery, while the buildings are not fixed to the module the tailing run is and I have also glued the foundations to the layout.
Tailings run finished.
needs a gantry crane so I freestyled one, these photos show we working out placement and clearances.
The crane being glued into place.
I also added strip wool the the tailings run to represent a walk way for the miners to push out the carts.
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