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N Scale Details For Modeling The Citrus Industry - thecitrusbelt - 05-29-2013
I had a talk today with Joe Warren, owner of Showcase Miniatures.
Showcase has some new details in N scale for modeling the citrus industry, the driving force for all of your N scale produce reefers heading east from California
Showcase now sells a set of ten smudge pots and one flood irrigation valve bunker as Item #512. Here is a link:
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Item #512 is towards the bottom of the page.
Showcase also will consider producing the shallow relief citrus packing house they now produce in HO scale. Here is a link:
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This model is based on an actual packing house which is shown on the bottom of the link. More information on this packing house appears on Jim Lancaster’s packing house website:
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Several of my friends (including Jim Lancaster) who model the citrus industry in HO scale have built these and are quite satisfied with the results. I am about to build one for my layout.
Bob Chaparro
Moderator
Citrus Industry Modeling Group
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Re: N Scale Details For Modeling The Citrus Industry - ezdays - 05-30-2013
Thanks for the link, although I don't model he citrus industry, there were several things they do have in N scale that I'm interested in getting.
Re: N Scale Details For Modeling The Citrus Industry - Tyson Rayles - 05-30-2013
Always nice to see more things being made available in the N ormal scale !
Re: N Scale Details For Modeling The Citrus Industry - MountainMan - 06-17-2013
Any idea what the diagonal metal channels were for on the end of the cooling house?
Re: N Scale Details For Modeling The Citrus Industry - cid - 06-17-2013
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The former sawtoothed roof packing house has been modified with new walls with exterior bracing outlining the former roof line"