Hi Josh - Click on the link below my name to go to my Railimages albums. I've got some other threads on some of my other scratchbuild projects. (I've done individual threads for each project vs. one big thread). My layout is based on Modesto in 1995, with the primary scenes being 9th Street, the Tuolumne River trestles, and the Sierra RR. The other side of the layout is Tehachapi - Caliente horseshoe and the loop. Unfortunately I didn't have the room to fit the MET on this version of the layout...but if/when I get more real estate, watch out !
Some more progress. I'm having to do a bit of compression, the low building is not exactly to scale, and I'm going to put the feed mill building across the street since my 'lot' is narrower than the prototype. I figure on my next layout I can give myself more room and just widen the low building, but still use everything else as it will be sized right. Nothing is fastened down yet, and I need to square up some of the supports still. Looking at the pictures, the 2 round silos may be a bit tall - what do you think?
Dave, Excellent job! I think the silos are perfect and not too tall. From looking the proto photo, it looks like there as tall or almost as tall as the structure behind it with the triangular roof, and your model is the same, at least it looks like it
Awesome work. One suggestion, make the siding just a bit longer to give you more clearance room on the siding, maybe an inch or so. Just to safe. Joe
WOW, awesome project. Looks like a nice industry that you chose to model. I think that you have done an outstanding job in all aspects.
Here's some progress shots of the truck loading hoppers jpf94 - Yes, I would have liked a longer siding, but I don't have the room. There's enough room for one hopper car, barely. I'm working on the first (of three) elevator tower now - starting with the one on the truck loading hoppers....
Dave - your Modesto scene is going to be outstanding with all the signature structures you are producing. The concept and execution are both first class.
Dave, beautiful work! I also think the silos are a bit tall - given the photo's angle, it would tend to make them look taller than they are. Well done!
Thanks for the kind words folks! Progress continues on the truck load hoppers. I'm waiting on some Gold Medal industrial ladders, so I'm holding off installing the railings until I get the ladders in place: The tip-top walkway is just sitting in place - looks like I need to level it out a bit before gluing it down
Beautiful work.:thumbs_up: I've learned quite a few scratch building basics from watching this project. I like the way you've extended the small stuff past a corner and snip it off. I have to try this. What type of styrene glue are you using?
When I snip the small part at a corner (either w/ small scissors or a razor), I leave a little bit extra, then do the final bit with a small file to make sure it's straight & square. It's hard to cut exactly straight at a 90 degree angle, but easy to file it smooth into the other part. I'm using Ambroid (the bottle that you can kind of see in the pictures). I like it because it drys very quickly, and melts the plastic together to make one solid piece. The one watchout I've found is that if you use too much, especially on small/thin parts, it can warp/deform the part.
