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The reason was so in any climate, snow, rain, and other things would drain off the roof and prevent rot. Also there weren't many flat roofed buildings in the period that building was built, as the materials weren't good enough to completely seal the roofs.

The False front building is a staple of the american town. By having the square front it enabled the owner to place a large sign advertising their business, and it also significantly distinguished it from a family home in appearance. It also acted as a sort of architectural embelishment, "beautifying" an otherwise very plain building.
 
AAAH!! ok :) I knew the sloping roof purpose, but the squarish front I always wondered about, Thanks for your time and info :)
 
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John your train shed is coming along fine !Old trail nice looking buildnig and I like the dirty windows ! Jeffrey that looks like a nice shed also !!!
 
John, that's a very professional way that you did the transition for the gradient. It should save you a lot of operation headaches. Looking at your shed, I'm confused about you get in and out if the the large viaduct covers the front door. Can you remove it or is there another door?

Jeff, that paper building came out good. I downloaded that file to and I'll have to give it a whirl. I like the way the gutters slope down at the ends.

Maxi, like Miles explained, the false front building was (and is) very common in small towns. although part of the reason was the difficulty of building a flat roof one and half story building, the main reason was cost. It's much cheaper to build a peaked roof building, especially when you had lots of forest lands to provide wood shake shingles. The false front was to give the illusion that it was a normally constructed flat roofed structure, which was common in the east, and bespoke of the business being prosperous. It did give a space to advertise the business and many of the false fronts had elaborate cornices built on the top to make the building look more beautiful, which was important in the days before glass and steel structures. Some business owners even extended to the false fronts down the first 10 feet or so of the sides so, when the building was in between two other building, it really looked like a standard flat roof business building.
 
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UP2CSX said:
John, that's a very professional way that you did the transition for the gradient. It should save you a lot of operation headaches. Looking at your shed, I'm confused about you get in and out if the the large viaduct covers the front door. Can you remove it or is there another door?
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The viaduct lifts out

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John,
I get it now. I can see why you had to build it on such a beefy frame. That viaduct coloring does bother me though. You just don't see concrete weather in that pattern. It's your layout but I'd start by painting the whole thing in a very light buff color and then weathering it the way we talked about earlier. Protected parts of the viaduct, like the underside of the arches, will remain looking almost new for a long time while the vertical sides will start to show weathering with the first year. The picture you posted with all the lime leakage is how it would look after many decades after exposure. Do you have an idea of how old the viaduct is supposed to be on your layout?
 
Here is Train City Station that I have been working on it seems like forever. I wanted to get it off my bench so I could start building turnouts.

It started it's life as a Muir Durango Station and has evolved quite a bit. The evolution started when I decided to replace the wall design and to do so, I had to cut styrene to the size of the wood walls so that the wood would lie flat. Then I decided to add a ticket window and cupola. Of course it is painted in SP colors rather than green and tan.

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That looks pretty good Chip.

After I figured out how to put the first building together I built another one. Compared to the first one, it was simple.

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Jeffery,

I looked at that site, but I did not see the wood structure. only block and brick.

You're getting better at that those paper thingies. Nice.
 


Just click 'DOWNLOAD' and the PDF file with the structure and instructions will download to your computer. The 'Brick or Block' is where it's asking which foundation piers you want.
 
Nice buildings Jeffrey and Chip!( specialy the roof!)
btw overhere theuy use "paper" a lot to built/model HO/N buildings..( all our buildings on our N module layout are made off paper/cardboard..
Also want to thank everybody for their contributions each weekend overhere!!
here are the results of mine..
The first of 4 modules in N scale.
The firts picture shows before the "Great Pimping"and the next: the far most left "curve" module..only landscape for this one...

Jos
 
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Nice work, Chip, especially in the SP colors. It kind of reminds me of the SP station at Mojave if it was a little longer.

Jeff, I can just see your whole layout with sheds for every structure now. :)

Jos, looks like the scenery is coming along nicely. I envy you N scalers for being able to get so much landscaping around the tracks - it looks like the train is running though the countryside instead of tracks with a few bushes around them like we have to do in HO so frequently. I'd be interested in more information about that steam tank engine. It seems like tank engines were used a lot in mainline service in Europe compared to North America, where they were primarily switchers. Did they do this for wheel loading restrictions, because coaling and water stations were closer, or what?

Here's a picture of folks returning to town after a long weekend, heading down the grade for the railroad overpass into Hillside:
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John, nice work on the viaduct. I agree with some of the other comments about the paint. I'd start with a tan or light gray solid base coat and then add darker grays and blacks in horizontal and vertical streaks to get the weathered look.

Josh, Nice F117 pic. I've always liked that jet, but never seen one in person. Got an F22 pics?

Ray, nice work on that caboose! That interior has more detail than most exteriors!

Jim, I love the detail you've got along the city streets. The signs and store fronts look great. That night shot is very nice too.

Jeffery, nice work on the paper building. I'll have to try one of those.

Jos, those modules look great! I like the way the tracks run through that valley.

I've been keeping busy working on my club's new layout. You can see pictures of our progress on that at www.windsor-modular.com/newLayout.php

I'm also working on one of the first buildings to go on the new layout. It is the Walthers Northern Light Powerhouse. The walls are almost done, just a little more weathering and I'll glue them together.

And lastly, the newest addition to my collection, a CPR snow plow. I just got this from E-Bay and am very excited to get it finished. It is a resin kit, so quite a bit of work is still needed.
 
Nope no F22. they had a mock up of the F35, but I have not gone into the airshow displays. I skipped work today due to a severe cold.
 
Josh I need some help....

I have a pair of EMD Demos that do not have the accurate light config or gumball light and the A/C equip on the roof...

notice all the LIGHTS on this thing!

can you help me identify properly and find these items? thx!

Here is the pic I am going by for my units...EMD 5 & 7



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They musta been overseas cause they on the wrong side of the road!!

Ken.
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No, only if they were in New Zealand. :) You're looking down the embankment with the right hand lane as indicated by the striped reflector post signs. All the vehicles are on the right (or left side) of the road. It must be an artifact of the picture that makes anything look like it's going down the US wrong side of the road. I need some more vehicles with lights to prevent this kind of confusion. :D
 
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Alco, that setup is the classic SP nose light arrangement except for the headlight on top being horizontal instead of vertical. You can get the SP Mars and big hole red light from Details West. They also have the correct type of amber beacon for the engine as well. The sit conditioners I don't know about but I'm sure someone here does. It will take some nose surgery to get all the lights correct but it's doable, I've done many an SP engine. That horizontal headlight might actually be the toughest part of the project.
 


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Alco, that setup is the classic SP nose light arrangement except for the headlight on top being horizontal instead of vertical. You can get the SP Mars and big hole red light from Details West. They also have the correct type of amber beacon for the engine as well. The sit conditioners I don't know about but I'm sure someone here does. It will take some nose surgery to get all the lights correct but it's doable, I've done many an SP engine. That horizontal headlight might actually be the toughest part of the project.
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I also have a pic of the rear hood...showing the light horizantal too...

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so Details West for the lights and beacon...I thought it looked like a SP setup but then those other light threw me off... what about the ones in the nose hood? On the outer most side of the horizantals? see this pic below...
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