This is turning out to be a sweet project.

Thanks 88. Well, I went downstairs this morning and trimmed back that sill, and put the windows in that wall while I was at it. I also built a platform. A little tweaking is still needed to get the tops of the walls to match in height, but that is no problem. Things are looking a lot better already!
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In case anyone may be interested, here is how I am attaching the walls together, behind the scenes. Once I am satisfied with all the walls, I will cement them in place, using clips like the one in the photo to hold them together. I'm thinking of using epoxy, which as Doc Wayne pointed out earlier in this thread, doesn't stick to styrene real well. In this case, that will be good. It gives me adaquate set up time to get things alined and will allow me to break it apart if needed. BTW, this is the side facing where I have to work from, to see the outside of the walls as in the photos, I have to walk around to the aisle on the other side of the peninsula, and view from several feet away.
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This view just shows one angle of how the scene is shaping up
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Here is a pic with the next piece of the puzzle sitting in place. I need to run some errands (and look for a job!) so it will be later before I can get to it.
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In the previous photo, you see a large window which I have not blacked out like I have the others. This because I want to be able to take pics as though they were looking out of the Presidents office. Well, the clear styrene in teh window really "softens" the image so I'm not sure how viable this option will be. But here is how it looks.
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Just one more, a "scenery" shot giving an idea of the whole area. The tracks beneath the building will appear much darker once a roof is in place on the bldg.
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actually, that "through the window" photo looks kinda real (minus the fluorescent fixtures). Taking photos through 1:1 windows usually doesn't work out well, either.

Lookin' good, Gary. I like the "through the window" shot, too - have you tried using real glass for that window? If it doesn't give you too much reflection (of the giant lense ), it might give a clearer view. Another way to get shots of inaccessible areas is to place your camera on the layout, aim in the general direction you want, and hope for the best. With a digital camera, at least you're not wasting film.

This area, as seen from the aisle:
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and as seen from the layout:
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or this scene, from the aisle:
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or looking out, towards the aisle:
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and the same area, as viewed from on the layout:
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Wayne

Looks good, I wonder if you could use the glass from a microscope slide for the window glass. I would think that it would be clearer because they stay clear under the magnification of the microscope. I hope the same stays true for the camera lense, but now as I think of it the haze is kind of realistic. I've seen that effect in a few real photos.

You could also make the "glass" in that window removable for picture taking.

Good point Kevin. Wayne, I'm not sure where I would get a piece of thin real glass, microscope glass as Steve suggested would not be large enough, (I think) the window being not quite square, but just over 1" in both dimensions. But what I've been thinking is along the lines of what Russ suggested, I may use some channel on the inside of the wall, so I can slide the window out if wanted. The roof will be removable, and a shelf will be in place inside to sit the camera on. If I ever attempt to learn Photoshop or an equivalent program, I could get rid of the lights (even a slight downward tilt to the camera body and some editing would help) and add smoke, etc. I bet the softening effect could be used to good effect on headlights.

I've done some work today on the remaining first floor walls, am now building a canopy of sorts to keep Eddie (the President) dry during rain when he needs to board his private car. Once that is painted and mounted over the door, I can fasten the two walls you've seen so far and get to worl aligning the concrete sills for the next sections. I'm getting there!

Here are a few more pics of progress. Essentially I am ready to glue the walls shown together and to the base. I can then design and make the roof and the one story rear wall. However, I will be waiting over the weekend, so I can still bring any wall section to my workbench for finishing touches as I deem required. For instance, that canopy is weathered, but I can't tell from normal viewing distance. I may weather it more, can't reach it in place! Maybe add some electrical conduit, etc.

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That large building is looking really cool!! And the scene is taking shape quite nicely too, great work

Thanks Josh. I've added some weathering, mostly exhaust over the tracks beneath the bldg. Please let me know what you think, have I gone too heavy? I placed the yard switcher in the pics, it would spend some time here, the turnout in front of it is for the caboose track, and the next one gives acces to the receiving and departure tracks. You can't really tell from this shot, but I weathered the canopy more and now I'm happy with it. I'm providing several pics of the smoke wethering from different angles/distances, it looks somewhat better in some pics than others. Thanks for any input!

First from the coaling tower
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A close up
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Two more views
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Looks good!

Great work . In some cases I could'nt tell if it was model or the real Mcoy.

About the glass about 4 years ago I was doing a building for a friend of mine
and he wanted to try real glass so we found Homedepot sold differant thicknesses of
glass and could be cut to size ether by them or like I did I bought a glass cutter and did
them myself.I think we did fifty windows in all HO scale.
If no Homedepot Lowes may have it and even a paint store carries glass.

Well there you got my 2 cents and again man I really ejoyed the pictures and the feed back
from the KINGS

Fantastic Gary!!!! It's really coming along nicely.

Val