Rainbows in the Lehigh Valley Gorge

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A bit more progress on the Coal Breaker's upper stories.

To stagger the floors upward, I'm building standoffs (just like the supports for the first two floors) out of cardstock.  I measure the difference in depth between the two floors, factor in the thickness of the foam board, cut them out, fold them, and build enough to go across the structure.  Then comes the next wall glued onto the standoffs.

           

At the same time, I'm working on the individual roof sections for each story (I temporarily laid in the roof over the 3rd story in the photo below to illustrate - I have to fit the back end to contour to the backdrop).  The combination of cardstock and foam board makes an extremely sturdy structure that I can easily slide right onto the platform I built for the understory.

   

I'm thinking about some additional outbuildings for the complex to include a steam plant with lines that'll enter into the side of the coal breaker.  I'll also have to build some conveyors from the breaker back down below earth and the structures to support them.  Coming along!