ITLA Modular Industry

[Zephyrus52246]

Hi, Jerry.  It wasn't too difficult to build, except the darn steps.  I think if I needed to do the stairway again, I'd use a small clamp to hold the sides and slide the steps in like the instructions say.  I forgot I have a set of clamps just for this type of situation.  Doh!

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Put the back wall on and used a small piece of stripwood for a bit of additional bracing.  I didn't want it visible thru the door, so I cut it short.  

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

This led to an issue, the wall is a bit too short.  I think I misjudged something somewhere.  I thought I had added the width of the gatorfoam to this.  The side wall isn't yet attached.

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

I then cut a roof out of 0.080 styrene.  This probably won't need bracing (I might add some anyway).  I made this before attaching the side wall as it would make sure the structure (hopefully) is square and make it easier to line up the side wall. 

[Zephyrus52246]

Added the side wall and then a piece of stripwood which was pretty close to the required size on the corner.  I also added filler on the left side where the gaps for the interlocking wall piece would go so the gatorfoam would have more gluing area. 

Jeff

[Zephyrus52246]

Of course, I then had to place it back on the layout in it's appropriate place to see how it fit.  The hole is still a bit visible, but you really have to get close to the layout to see it.  The back nor side walls are not visible at all.  I'd call that a success.  You'll note the inset pieces aren't yet glued in, either.  I need to brace the other 3 corners and make a view block so you can't see thru the building, as you'd notice there are no back side windows.  I may leave the door off, or just use a piece of it on the top of the opening, as long as it doesn't interfere with a boxcar fitting inside.  No Hi Cubes here, it's 1950.

Jeff

[deemery]

The building looks good, and not too compressed.

You could add something to fill that triangle space behind the building where the track goes through.  A smokestack?  Maybe even a water tank?  

dave

[Zephyrus52246]

Dave, I'll probably add a small hill with some brush and a tree to cover it.  

Jeff

[deemery]

Before you do that, put something like a smokestack in that corner to try that out.  A 1" dowel would work.  There's a neat article in this month's MRH about a guy who took a round turned chair leg and turned it into a smokestack.

dave

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking good, Jeff.

I'd be investigating putting a pedestrian bridge across the track against the wall, and a bit of a woodland track/ path back to the rest of town.  Also, a smoke stack as Dave suggests.

Cheers, Mark.

[ACL1504]

Jeff,

Great looking structure, well done.

Tom