Miami River Layout

[Gary S]

With modern layouts, the fences are a big part of it.

Russ, I don't have Mindheim's book yet, but will get it soon. Many of the industries on my layout will have fences and gates. I was going to simply model them in the open position, but now you have me thinking.

Shortliner, EZ Line my be just what I need for the barbed wire.

Fastcar, the big sliding gates are nice and very much a part of the modern scene. You're doing a great job!

[fast car]

Gary, Tyson, Jugbutt

Thank you all for the nice replies.

Larry

[Tyson Rayles]

Gold Metal Models makes excellent chainlink topped with barbwire in etched stainless steel.

[gregamer]

I like it. Nice work.

[Steve Williams]

Gold Metal Models makes excellent chainlink topped with barbwire in etched stainless steel.

I can find that on their 'N' Gauge page, but no sign of it for 'HO'.

[Tyson Rayles]

I can find that on their 'N' Gauge page, but no sign of it for 'HO'.

Hmmmmmm, maybe they are trying to tell you that you are in the wrong scale?

[Steve Williams]

I can find that on their 'N' Gauge page, but no sign of it for 'HO'.

Hmmmmmm, maybe they are trying to tell you that you are in the wrong scale?

Not with my eye-sight

[fast car]

I have been working with curved wall structures that seem to blanket the Miami area and have started with a fairly small building that will be an Import/Export business. It will receive no rail traffic. The prototype is pink, but have decided to use some other color.

For this construction I used a .060 sheet plastic as the base material The curved area was done on the base using a a one gallon paint can to curve the front. Once the base section was cut and rounded, I glued the side wall sections to the base after the window areas were cut out.

The best way to obtain a curved sidewall is warm the sidewall sheet plastic in a kettle of boiling water. Once the sidewall becomes pliable, it can be removed from the water and easily curved to fit the rounded base section. The remaining straight sidewall sections are then added.

The recessed entrance will have double doors on the inside with security gates on the outside. Above the front entrance will be a curved overhang that will extend around the curved sidewall. The individual windows with have metal shades.

[faraway]

That building and especial the round corner looks very good. I like the idea to soften the styrene in hot water do get a gentle curve. Thanks for letting us know

[mountaingoatgreg]

That is a neat building, the curve adds a lot of flavor!!!

I have a large warehouse I need to build and I have picked up so many great tips from all you guys on building these neat strutures. I really should just bite the bullet an build it, as you have all shown it really is not that hard!!
Keep up the great work!!

[fast car]

That building and especial the round corner looks very good. I like the idea to soften the styrene in hot water do get a gentle curve. Thanks for letting us know

Reinhard,

Thank you for the nice comments. I knew that these extra shot bags for my B/C would come in handy sometime.

Larry

[fast car]

That is a neat building, the curve adds a lot of flavor!!!

I have a large warehouse I need to build and I have picked up so many great tips from all you guys on building these neat strutures. I really should just bite the bullet an build it, as you have all shown it really is not that hard!!
Keep up the great work!!

Thanks Greg.

[Southern Tuxedo]

Larry,

That building is very nicely done.

Is the exterior going to be stucco?



Mark

[fast car]

Mark,

I used a Rustoleum Textured white paint as a base coat over the smooth plastic to obtain that look. It is hard to see without getting very close to the structure. If you get on the Bing link below and hit the 360 degree option near the top of the screen, you can see the prototype that the structure is patterned after.


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[alcanman]

Superb modelling!

Great to see that structure with the curved wall, very 'Art Deco' and typical of Miami.

There's a couple of pics of the building in Lance Mindheim's book 'Stucco and Pastels'. He call's it the 'Pink Warehouse'.

There are also several more examples of curved wall warehouses in the book, with interesting paint colors.


regards,

Mal