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[ianacole]

Nice! That GL kit is really well-detailed for out of box. I can see an Appalachian truck dump from it very easily. The steps need another support right where the stairway begins to head down.

Thank you! Not sure I follow what you mean with the additional support. Cany you elaborate?

 

[West Virginia Midland Man]

Thank you! Not sure I follow what you mean with the additional support. Cany you elaborate?

The stairs leading down to the ground. Structurally, there should be two identical supports.

 

[ianacole]

AH, I see, at the end of the platform, where the stairs start descending. Should a "Y" come back up to the platform, or would a single brace be sufficient?

Thanks!

 

[West Virginia Midland Man]

Actually, I think there should be X-bracing. The platform should have 4 supports (treat it as though the platform were a table, with 4 legs) and X-bracing rather than the small 45-degree brace included with the kit. Of course, in the day, there was no OSHA, so you don't have to include the extra bracing, but I think it would look more realistic.

 

[ianacole]

Thanks! I'll see what pieces remain to accomplish something a little more true to life. Thanks for the help!!

 

[Steamfreak]

Thanks for the comments, guys. I'm gonna russle up a few pics of my layout so's you can see how it all fits together....

 

[railroad-guy]

Walthers O Scale Tower Kit.

 

[RexHea]

Charles S./Charles H.
Excellent detailing with your town shops. Maybe someday, I will get beyond having only the bare building walls placed in the towns . Ah! So much to do. .

 

[CharlesH.]

Thanks for the comments fellas.

Charles H.

I really like your signs and the awning looks great. I bought the same kit long ago in resin. I think it's plastic now.

The radio shop was patterned after a real place with a similar name in Oakland, CA in the 50s.

It was on College Ave. which explains why the Drugstore is "College Drugs". Visitors think it's a peculiar name for a drug store.

Chas.

Yours looks swell! I especially like the radio shop sign and the interiors.

They look fantastic! you should do a tutorial on how you make them.

It's really not that hard. Just take a good look at the real thing and keep an eye on the fonts you use, especially if it's a period job. Fonts...I could pontificate on that one for hours, but I don't want to bore ya!

Railroad-guy- nice woody texture on that tower.

 

[Charles Smiley]

Before I made the signs I drove around old Pasadena,CA (about 1987) and took photos of many of those big ol' signs hanging in front of older shops. They gave me all the ideas I needed. Now with Photoshop and vintage adverts on the web it's even easier.

Also check Morning Sun books on streetcar topics for lots of great city signs and store front pictures - and all in color! The LA Ry one is especially good. When I started the hobby everything was cheaply printed, fuzzy, black and white photos. It's much better now.