05-18-2024, 02:21 PM
Game on! Looks like there's going to be a contest coming up - "Pick your poison". You pick your project and see what everyone thinks. I like the idea so much that this new corner of my layout is going to be my entry under the "scenery or layout edition" category. Start time is likely on June 1st, so I'm getting some stuff together for the project.
The plan is for this corner to be heavy on industry and structures to front the backdrop, and I still plan to run the terrain from high on the front to the lowest point at the backdrop. The structures will start with a coal focus closest to the breaker and devolve into other things getting closer to town. I'll have to accommodate some roadways and parking areas. Because I don't have a whole lot of depth, I have to do a lot of compression from front to back, so I may have a lot of structures that get chopped and mounted against the backdrop, and some built-in disguising techniques. I don't typically do a lot of "paper planning" for my layout, preferring to build or place structures and then fiddle about with the possible, but with a start time of June, maybe I should force myself to put a rough draft on paper.
As usual, I'll be working back to front, but I'll be doing a lot of playing around before anchoring anything down in a permanent location. And as usual, a lot of the structures will be paper models from Clever Models, Inc. Two that have already caught my eye are the "Coal/Grain elevators" Clever Models Paper Models for the 21st Century - Catalog Pg 17X (squarespace.com) and the "Coal Dealer" Clever Models Paper Models for the 21st Century - Catalog Pg 08X (squarespace.com). The Coal Dealer kit has some nice accessories that include a coal loader and some coal bins that I'd like to incorporate. I'm also looking forward to adding a sandwich shop for the employees to visit, and I think Lucky's Lunch Counter is going to make an appearance near the breaker Clever Models Paper Models for the 21st Century - Catalog Pg 14X (squarespace.com). There are a couple of other options that include a Hamburger stand and a Hot Dog shop.
Starting to get psyched about this!
The plan is for this corner to be heavy on industry and structures to front the backdrop, and I still plan to run the terrain from high on the front to the lowest point at the backdrop. The structures will start with a coal focus closest to the breaker and devolve into other things getting closer to town. I'll have to accommodate some roadways and parking areas. Because I don't have a whole lot of depth, I have to do a lot of compression from front to back, so I may have a lot of structures that get chopped and mounted against the backdrop, and some built-in disguising techniques. I don't typically do a lot of "paper planning" for my layout, preferring to build or place structures and then fiddle about with the possible, but with a start time of June, maybe I should force myself to put a rough draft on paper.
As usual, I'll be working back to front, but I'll be doing a lot of playing around before anchoring anything down in a permanent location. And as usual, a lot of the structures will be paper models from Clever Models, Inc. Two that have already caught my eye are the "Coal/Grain elevators" Clever Models Paper Models for the 21st Century - Catalog Pg 17X (squarespace.com) and the "Coal Dealer" Clever Models Paper Models for the 21st Century - Catalog Pg 08X (squarespace.com). The Coal Dealer kit has some nice accessories that include a coal loader and some coal bins that I'd like to incorporate. I'm also looking forward to adding a sandwich shop for the employees to visit, and I think Lucky's Lunch Counter is going to make an appearance near the breaker Clever Models Paper Models for the 21st Century - Catalog Pg 14X (squarespace.com). There are a couple of other options that include a Hamburger stand and a Hot Dog shop.
Starting to get psyched about this!
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