Or more precisely, styrene cores for 3 structures for Clovis.
First up, Clovis Lumber Co.
I don't recall how I found this image, but I was super pumped when I did.
I built the core out of 0.060" styrene and will overlay scribed siding once it's delivered. The plan is to affix the wood using industrial transfer tape, which is a high end double sided tape.
The concrete bases is simply 1/2" MDF cut to size, the edges sealed with sanding sealer and painted "Old concrete".
Short of finding oblique aerial photos of Clovis, this is as best a guess as I'm going to make on this.
I've had no luck yet finding online oblique views of the area from the '50s. Feel free to let me know if you know where to find this resource.
I'm now ready as I'll ever be for Saturday and the first full ops session with a few friends. 2 trains out and back switching most of the entire layout.
It's gonna be fun!
1 comment:
I would do corrugated metal roofing. Standing seam is not as common in my experience. On older buildings I've only seen it in the eastern part of the country. Corrugated metal roofing was more common out west, ie in California.
For a source of aerial photos check farm real estate photographers. In Iowa the entire state was photographed in the 30s, 50s, 60s, etc. Area photographers and newspapers would rent a plane and photograph businesses for special occasions, ie the town's centenial, or a business 50th year.
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