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New Shipper on the NOGNRR
This structure just came off of my workbench about a month ago. All of the surface detail is not yet in, but I thought I'd post another shot of the building. Glockner's is entirely scratch built. The Crescent Lines ice reefer spotted at the building is a custom car produced by the Crescent City Model Railroad Club in New Orleans a number of years ago.
Concrete Building Piers - Foundation Parts
Has anyone seen a source for cast concrete foundation piers in HO scale? I'm speaking about the precast concrete structures - typically about 18" square at the base, tapering to about 12" square at the top, designed to carry the structure of a raised wooden floor system? Any suggestions appreciated before I go try to cast them myself in Hydrocal.
Thanks
Another New Structure on the New Orleans Great Northern
I just completed construction of a Sierra West Tractor and Logging Repair Shed. The original is set "Out West" in the late 1880 -1890 era. I model the late 1920's in SE Louisiana. The wooden roof of the original would not work in this environment, so I replaced it with a heavily weathered/rusted metal roof. I also added interior lighting. The detailed interior was such that I could not leave it in the dark - and by the 1920's electric lighting was the norm anyway. Thought you might enjoy seeing the pictures.
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