Note: This will probably be my last Visalia Electric post until mid-September. In the meantime, I will be working on the RGS 1st District layout.
Background Structures for Exeter
The current location of Exeter, shown below, is on the module over my desk in front of the window on the east wall of the room. Eventually, this module will get moved to the south wall (to the right) and get replaced with the Kaweah River bridge and rock spur. In the meantime, I thought some kind of backdrop and a couple of building flats would make the area more presentable.
Since what ever is done here is temporary, I thought it would be prudent to use what ever I had on hand to create the fronts. I decided on two warehouses; one made from the original mock-up made for Barr Packing Company in Redbanks and the other from the first attempt for Redbanks Fruit Company in East Redbanks.
The original mock-up for Barr.
The Barr mock-up got got a board & batten overlay on the left end and a metal siding overlay on the right end. It also got a roof made from .040" styrene. Here it is waiting for paint, roof and a few details.
The original attempt for Rebanks Fruit Company (Kit-bashed Pikestuff)
The old fruit company structure was cut up and some of the resulting panels were reassembled as shown below. Neither building has any doors at this point since the structures back up on yard tracks. At some point in the future, doors could be added to create a couple of more railroad served industries.
Here are both structures temporarily set into their future locations. Both are about 1.5" deep.
A Backdrop for Exeter
A backdrop for Exeter had to be removable so I decided to use a piece of foam core. The foam core has two advantages. It is both light weight and rigid. I purchased a 5'x4' piece at Office Depot for about $15.00. I cut two lengths 5'x12". 2' from the second piece was spliced to the first to make a single piece 7' long by 12" tall. Another 15" was cut from the second piece for the far end where the module butts up against a file cabinet. 6 pieces of 1" pink foam 2"x15" were cut and glued to the back of the module to support the foam core.
As usual, your comments, suggestions & questions are welcome
