08-07-2012, 09:42 AM
Gus, the actual footprint is about 7-1/2 x 14 inches, a little larger than Campbell gives in its specs. Unfortunately, I cut the piece of plywood for the base from the specs, not the actual kit, so it's a little small. Here's a shot with the roof louvered vents mostly in place:
As I said above, the Campbell instructions say the prototype was on Slauson Avenue in LA. One of the signs included with the kit is for a Western Talc Co., and according to Google, there was in fact a Western Talc Co. at 1901 E. Slauson Ave in LA -- they had a mine in the Mojave Desert as well. Slauson would have put it on the Santa Fe Harbor Sub. Google Earth shows nothing like that there now.