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S - Scale Structures
Buildings and other Railroad Structures
Built-up, Kits, Kit-Bashing and Scratch Built
Some examples:
L.H. Converted to S- Scale: HO Street lights by "Aristo-Craft" on HO Bridge, "Model Power" kit with extra styrene, "Plasti-Struct" shapes and "Atlas" Truss bridge sides used as vertical supports. Wiring for lights is run through "drain pipes".
L.H. Kit Bashed Industrial Building with unloading/loading dock underneath. This S-Scale structure is made up of two HO "engine shed" kits, obtained at a train show a a very reasonable price, plus several other components from other HO kits. Cut apart and reassembled using a variety of splices, junk box parts, "Plasti-Struct" shapes and misc. HO pieces, plastic sprues and "coat hanger" piping. Remember: "never throw anything away, it will eventually find a use!" Weathered with various flat water based model paints and some artists colored pencils and markers.
S - Scale Structures
Built-up, Kits, Kit-Bashing and Scratch Built
Some examples:
L.H. Converted to S- Scale: HO Street lights by "Aristo-Craft" on HO Bridge, "Model Power" kit with extra styrene, "Plasti-Struct" shapes and "Atlas" Truss bridge sides used as vertical supports. Wiring for lights is run through "drain pipes".R.H. Scratch built Elevator, Made from plastic drain pipe, styrene, card stock and misc. plastic shapes and strip stock. Pipes are cut in half len
gth wise, top and bottom styrene sheet, elevator conveyor house is styrene sheet with hand made window frames using styrene strip stock. Silo assembly was hot glued together from back, other items assemble with plastic glue and supper glue. Finished with base coat of gray primer, scraped vertically and horizontally scribed for different concrete pours. Then misted with various shades of beiges and grays to simulate weathered concrete. Interior lighting, and red flashing warning lights on roof to be added. Note bottom RH where RR car can be moved into silo for unloading.
gth wise, top and bottom styrene sheet, elevator conveyor house is styrene sheet with hand made window frames using styrene strip stock. Silo assembly was hot glued together from back, other items assemble with plastic glue and supper glue. Finished with base coat of gray primer, scraped vertically and horizontally scribed for different concrete pours. Then misted with various shades of beiges and grays to simulate weathered concrete. Interior lighting, and red flashing warning lights on roof to be added. Note bottom RH where RR car can be moved into silo for unloading.
L.H. Kit Bashed Industrial Building with unloading/loading dock underneath. This S-Scale structure is made up of two HO "engine shed" kits, obtained at a train show a a very reasonable price, plus several other components from other HO kits. Cut apart and reassembled using a variety of splices, junk box parts, "Plasti-Struct" shapes and misc. HO pieces, plastic sprues and "coat hanger" piping. Remember: "never throw anything away, it will eventually find a use!" Weathered with various flat water based model paints and some artists colored pencils and markers.
R.H. This S-Scale industrial building is made up of mainly three different HO building kits, plus many parts, pieces and junk box finds from other kits including O and HO. Brick columns are made from HO chimney halves. The orange beam is an HO girder section. Pipes are sprues and misc. parts and pieces. Including valves made from dress snaps. Note: HO bricks often scale out to S-Scale as they are often oversized for HO. In addition there are many different style, sizes and color of brick, so anything you can find will probably have some "real" counter part.
An overall views of authors layout industrial area. On right is another
structure, partially scratch built using, 3/16" foam-c
ore board, Plasti-Struct shapes (concrete beams and columns), styrene strips, and HO brick engine house wall panels cut to fit. Notice unfinished warehouse loading dock an door openings. All the buildings will eventually have interior and exterior lighting, as well as some lighting animation to indicate industrial processes.
This scratch built Warehouse on
authors layout is made from mostly scrap acrylic and plexi-glass. See page 11 for more in-depth views, details and explanations.
An overall views of authors layout industrial area. On right is another
structure, partially scratch built using, 3/16" foam-c
ore board, Plasti-Struct shapes (concrete beams and columns), styrene strips, and HO brick engine house wall panels cut to fit. Notice unfinished warehouse loading dock an door openings. All the buildings will eventually have interior and exterior lighting, as well as some lighting animation to indicate industrial processes.
This scratch built Warehouse onauthors layout is made from mostly scrap acrylic and plexi-glass. See page 11 for more in-depth views, details and explanations.
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