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Re: Freelance 2012 - faraway - 05-12-2012
jwb Wrote:Thanks very much -- I see Herpa has both a chemical and food (76180) trailer similar to that one.
Yes, the chemical and food are very similar. I have one of the new food on order. I will post photos of the food tank trailers and ask for things to be changed to make them real Americans. I am not familiar with any kind of trucks or trailers but assume there are some mandatory regulations trailers must follow in the US possibly not done correct on a German model but very well visible.
Re: Freelance 2012 - jwb - 05-12-2012
Yes, it sounds like we're interested in similar things here. This is a trailer I spotted alongside the Los Angeles Junction's A Yard:
Re: Freelance 2012 - faraway - 05-12-2012
This http://www.feldbinder.de/index.php?itid=225&st_id=225& is about my model. The prototype manufacturer Feldbinder has sales all over the world but not in the US. So I may need some help when I get the others to look after some US specific requirements.
Re: Freelance 2012 - faraway - 05-13-2012
Raw boxes have been made yesterday.
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Re: Freelance 2012 - shortliner - 05-13-2012
The speed that you produce buildings always amazes me - Very good indeed! - those look perfect
Re: Freelance 2012 - train_guy - 05-13-2012
Reinhard,In the last pic,what manufacturer makes the manual switch stand?and is the switch stand actually manual?.Is that the Details west stand?I need some of those.
Re: Freelance 2012 - alcanman - 05-13-2012
Hi Reinhard,
I like the new Pikestuff structures, they look just right, blending well with the other structures on your layout. Although, the older brick structures were fine models I prefer
modern era low height warehouses, which don't dominate a layout. I also admire the speed at which you are able to build structures.
Freelance 2012 continues to be an inspirational layout.
regards,
Mal
Re: Freelance 2012 - faraway - 05-13-2012
train_guy Wrote:Reinhard,In the last pic,what manufacturer makes the manual switch stand?and is the switch stand actually manual?.Is that the Details west stand?I need some of those.Don, this is the "switch" stand used all over my layout http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/525-1917. It is derail stand from NJ International. The Blue/white signal got a red cap :o The model is very nice done. It has a little handle that can be moved vertical (not horizontal).
Re: Freelance 2012 - faraway - 05-13-2012
alcanman Wrote:... the older brick structures were fine models I prefer...Palmetto was (and is) one of the modern ISL that did make me rethink brick vs. shoe box. The brick building as a model itself is much more pleasing the eye and the required craftsmanship is more obvious. The problem is the domination of the layout and the feeling of much less space left for anything else (e.g. engines etc). That feeling contradicts with the felt endless length of a pair of Genset.
The challenge with the pikestaff stuff is to build something unique. I did the usual details as directed this afternoon. The building looks like a photo from the Pikestuff catalog now... nothing unique so far. And it is even worse. I love the blue color and did not change it therefor. Only the roof has been changed from pure white to light gray/brown.
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Re: Freelance 2012 - FCIN - 05-13-2012
Reinhard;
Sure like the look of the new structures. As impressive as the huge brick structure was/is, this just looks more like what you find in industrial areas from the 60's on. My own goal is to get this look for my industrial spur:
Like others on here, I'm fascinated with the speed at which you construct the great looking structures on your layout. You produce a finished structure in the time it takes me to do a so-so mock up! Very inspiring! Keep up the great work!
Re: Freelance 2012 - faraway - 05-14-2012
FCIN Wrote:....My own goal is to get this look for my industrial spur...Ed, where is it? That is a remarkable area because the buildings are exceptional small for still rail served industry.The short fronts of the buildings are perfect for layouts. Most rail served industries I know are at least double in length and depth.
Re: Freelance 2012 - FCIN - 05-14-2012
Reinhard;
That is one of several interesting industrial spurs that I found in Commerce, CA. The whole area is filled with similar low height structures. Here are Bing links to their locations:
First one has a very interesting track arrangement (note the long spur with the 'S' curve to reach one structure): http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pnzwwx54ndtc&lvl=18.46&dir=355.74&sty=o&form=LMLTCC
Next we have this one with a mixture of the white structures and brick ones: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pny58s54p347&lvl=19.43&dir=356.69&sty=o&form=LMLTCC
Then this one, which has several very short spurs, at least two of which only spot one car along with American Vegetable Oils (an industry I've adopted and another one that actually spots only a single car): http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pny32k54p7tm&lvl=18.97&dir=0.23&sty=o&form=LMLTCC
And finally this one - not quite as interesting as the others, but does have some short spurs and odd shaped structures: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pnxy0j54pchh&lvl=19.15&dir=359.08&sty=o&form=LMLTCC
Finding these spurs really caused me to change some of the ideas that I had for my under construction ISL. As I mentioned in the other post, all the structures are low height - about 25-30 feet high or roughly 3 1/2 to 4 inches high in HO scale. I've made mockups for two structures on the front edge of my layout of that height and found that it works just fine. Easy to look over the top and uncouple cars. Of course you can't see the cars on spot, but then that's just a display issue and doesn't bother me in the least. Sure looks more like a prototype industrial spur when you have spurs and structures on both sides of the switching lead.
All of the structures are "shoeboxes" with a "family" resemblance, but yet just enough variance to be interesting. Most of all, easy to scratch build!
Re: Freelance 2012 - faraway - 05-14-2012
Ed, I missed that string between Tanager and Supply (your third link). That string of tracks has unusual small industries very well made for ISLs. You can do cherry picking and model the smaller prototypes only ending up with a very prototypical layout
Re: Freelance 2012 - modelsof1900 - 05-14-2012
Ed, really a large idustrial area! I was "track riding" for a hour or more and at all positions I found new connections and spurs.
I think that I should continue this exploration.
Re: Freelance 2012 - shortliner - 05-14-2012
I may have posted this one before, but it is unusual in using 3-way turnouts to feed the warehouses/industrial buildings spurs. I understand that this is very rare for industrial trackage in USA - It is in an industrial park in Olympia, SC. There is also a BIG plant building to the west side of the lead that is fed from the "Yard"
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It is worth going to streetview and positioning the little man on the roads where they cross the tracks between the buildings - also worth looking at in Birdseye
It would make a real fun exhibition ISL, with two sets of parallel tracks and roads, and the "sorting yard" to the north running parallel to the sidings