Durango Stock Pens Completed

I have finally completed the Stock Pens at Durango, and have installed them in their final location on the spur leaving Durango.  I purchased this Banta Modelworks Stock Pens kit several years ago, and started construction prior to my move.  Along with many modeling projects, this kit had to wait patiently until the time was right to complete it.  In addition to the kit instructions, I made use of the tips that Tom Troughton published on his website, Troughton Modelworks, entitled "Building the Stockpens".

An overall view of the Durango Stock Pens.  Additional "dirting in" of the stock pens is forthcoming.

The wood was stained with Hunterline Driftwood.

Another overall view of the Stock Pens.

 

Close-up view of the chutes.  Note that this is a double chute to allow loading cattle into single-deck stock cars, or sheep into double-deck ones.  The gates swing on hinges, and the extensions are functional.

Rio Grande Southern K27 461 is switching the Durango Stock Pens.

Rio Grande Southern 461 is picking up loaded stock cars to insert into the stock train waiting on the mainline in the foreground.  The RGS stock cars in the foreground were built from Grandt Line kits.