N Gauger's Scratchbuild '09 Summer Challenge

[ngauger]

I was originally thinking of building the entire complex for all 3 "Fan houses" but after seeing the complete floor plan:
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Measuring over 120 ft on the long side, I thought a 7 foot long model would not be a good thing!

I decided then, to build only the Hillman Fan House, that served for ventilation of the Hillman Vein of the coal mines in Wilks-Barre, PA. Shown here:
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Note that it will still end up being a 3 foot X 3 foot X 20 inches tall... This may just take 3 months to complete
It's times like this that I wonder if I should switch (again) to O27 tooges: