01-29-2014, 04:06 PM
Hi jwb,
Thanks for your interest and contribution. For me, that photo you've attached is so typical of the area and really inspirational
It seems there's so much subject matter to choose from.
What I'm intending to do, is make the model an amalgam of scenes from the environs of Industrial Street, Mateo Street and Palmetto Street, using those wonderfully atmospheric shots from Mr. Greg Loskorn's collection which I've attached as a link <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=146523255371491&set=a.146523108704839.22038.133337953356688&type=3&permPage=1">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... permPage=1</a><!-- m --> The rest (about a dozen pages or so) are listed under the title ' LA Industry Tracks - 1980 ' which are well worth a look (I'm also setting the period towards the end of the 70s). Incidentally, that first picture known as the 'brick canyon' , is what I have in mind for the curve to the left handside of the layout as you look at it, and will act as a nice view blocker for trains entering/exiting stage left. I've something similar for the right hand side curve, but have yet to make a final decision as to what the scene will be composed of (the more derelict, the better!!).
The main scene, as you look at it, will be of an alleyway with only one wall modelled otherwise it might just get a little claustrophobic bearing in mind its diminutive size.
This what I have in mind <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emd111/3692550760/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/emd111/3692550760/</a><!-- m --> Those buildings still exist apart from the corrugated iron building in the foreground which has been replaced by a modern industrial structure. I traced it to the rear of Palmetto Street at its junction with South Santa Fe Avenue, and the large brick building in the left hand background is the rear of the landmark Nates paint and varnish supplier building on Mateo Street.
I hope as a resident of Los Angeles, jwb, that you find the results acceptable.
Regards,
Jonte
Thanks for your interest and contribution. For me, that photo you've attached is so typical of the area and really inspirational
It seems there's so much subject matter to choose from.
What I'm intending to do, is make the model an amalgam of scenes from the environs of Industrial Street, Mateo Street and Palmetto Street, using those wonderfully atmospheric shots from Mr. Greg Loskorn's collection which I've attached as a link <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=146523255371491&set=a.146523108704839.22038.133337953356688&type=3&permPage=1">https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid ... permPage=1</a><!-- m --> The rest (about a dozen pages or so) are listed under the title ' LA Industry Tracks - 1980 ' which are well worth a look (I'm also setting the period towards the end of the 70s). Incidentally, that first picture known as the 'brick canyon' , is what I have in mind for the curve to the left handside of the layout as you look at it, and will act as a nice view blocker for trains entering/exiting stage left. I've something similar for the right hand side curve, but have yet to make a final decision as to what the scene will be composed of (the more derelict, the better!!).
The main scene, as you look at it, will be of an alleyway with only one wall modelled otherwise it might just get a little claustrophobic bearing in mind its diminutive size.
This what I have in mind <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/emd111/3692550760/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/emd111/3692550760/</a><!-- m --> Those buildings still exist apart from the corrugated iron building in the foreground which has been replaced by a modern industrial structure. I traced it to the rear of Palmetto Street at its junction with South Santa Fe Avenue, and the large brick building in the left hand background is the rear of the landmark Nates paint and varnish supplier building on Mateo Street.
I hope as a resident of Los Angeles, jwb, that you find the results acceptable.
Regards,
Jonte