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Title: Porky's corner stone.
Post by: Dennis Bourey on September 23, 2019, 08:55:47 AM
Hello, Does anyone know how theses stone corners are installed On Porky's Place? Are they actual blocks or maybe styrene strips bent around the corners over layed ? Thanks Dennis
Title: Re: Porky's corner stone.
Post by: rpdylan on September 23, 2019, 09:21:52 AM
it kind of looks like cardboard, painted a concrete color, and used to hide the seam of the brick walls?????
just a guess.... would be interested to know also!
Title: Re: Porky's corner stone.
Post by: fbernard65 on September 23, 2019, 10:13:00 AM
Bob is correct.  They are cardboard.  The brick walls are made from the Trains of Texas castings.

Frank
Title: Re: Porky's corner stone.
Post by: postalkarl on September 23, 2019, 10:41:53 AM
Yep I believe Frank is correct.

Karl
Title: Re: Porky's corner stone.
Post by: Dennis Bourey on September 23, 2019, 11:01:56 AM
Awesome gentlemen, Thank you very much. I don't have access to Texas brick wall castings but I do have one Monster wall. Thanks to a friend ;).........
Title: Re: Porky's corner stone.
Post by: richbeau on September 23, 2019, 12:10:39 PM
FYI... in architectural parlance those blocks are called quoins (rhymes with coins).
--Rich
Title: Re: Porky's corner stone.
Post by: Dennis Bourey on September 23, 2019, 12:17:47 PM
Thank you Rich. I never knew that..Dennis