Seaboard Central 2.0

[Rich_S]

Well... not to pick nits, but that style of building has been around for decades. I've worked in a steel shed very similar to that one which is around 25 years old, and the track arrangement has been changed twice since it was built...

As Roy Clark and Buck Owens use to say " I'm a Pickin' and I'm a Grinnin' " Actually David, the method behind the madness i.e. my train of thought  The Seaboard System was created around 1982 and since Dave models the Seaboard System and the layout is the Seaboard Central, my minds eye sees this building as a newly constructed engine house, for the Seaboard System. 

[davefoxx]

Actually, Rich, the enginehouse is supposed to be the Aberdeen & Rockfish's.  The prototype has such a structure in Aberdeen.  I, however, may or may not get around to scratchbuilding the enginehouse (brick and corrugated metal), so I'm using this metal building as a stand-in.

DKS is really close, because the prototype did have three tracks for decades but removed one of them in recent years.  In my era, though, there should be three sidings, but I don't really have the room on my layout, nor do I want to overcrowd this corner of the layout.  I don't think I'll add the rails in the building, because they weren't out of service in the 1980s.  I'll just have two tracks by selective compression or modeler's license.  I like your idea of the third bay for machinery, equipment, and deliveries.

DFF

[davefoxx]

This picture may put it into perspective:

http://www.railpictures.net/viewphoto.php?id=341974&nseq=9

The brick portion is the original enginehouse, and, as you can, see by the arched doorways, it was three tracks.  The metal addition, is only two tracks.  So, I'm distorting the facts to fit my needs: two tracks (like the addition) and a third bay for machinery and storage (like what you can see going on in the brick portion).

DFF

[Rich_S]

Dave,
    Is this the Aberdeen & Rockfish engine house?







That would be an interesting kitbash, but I understand your space issues and not wanting to overcrowd that corner of your layout. I must admit I've heard of the Aberdeen & Rockfish railroad, but knew very little of the line. After some research, I find it very interesting that the John Blue's family still owns the line, far too many of these types of short lines have fallen by the wayside. Neat stuff and keep up the great work on the layout.


P.S. Our old round house use to have pits like that, they were very uncomfortable to work in. Although I'm sad to see the roundhouse go, I don't miss working in those pits 
 

[davefoxx]

That's it, Rich.  Hopefully, I'll get around to building it someday.

[DKS]

I could envision just bashing the metal shed part; the brick part can simply be one flat wall at the edge of the layout, suggesting the rest of the structure is "offstage." That wall could simply be brick paper mounted on sheet styrene, and a grey paper door--there's so little visible that it doesn't need much detail.

As far as bashing the metal part, use the side walls from the existing kit; trim the end wall down to two doors, and cut the arc for the roof. Then make the roof from thin sheet styrene, covered with heavy aluminum foil textured to match the siding (place foil against a piece of the kit wall, rub firmly with a damp sponge, trim and glue).

[davefoxx]

I could envision just bashing the metal shed part; the brick part can simply be one flat wall at the edge of the layout, suggesting the rest of the structure is "offstage." That wall could simply be brick paper mounted on sheet styrene, and a grey paper door--there's so little visible that it doesn't need much detail.

As far as bashing the metal part, use the side walls from the existing kit; trim the end wall down to two doors, and cut the arc for the roof. Then make the roof from thin sheet styrene, covered with heavy aluminum foil textured to match the siding (place foil against a piece of the kit wall, rub firmly with a damp sponge, trim and glue).

Excellent ideas.  My initial thoughts were to build the brick portion in the footprint of the metal building and foundation that I built and then add the corrugated metal portion in front just covering enough of the two tracks to allow two Geeps to get under cover.  That should actually make for a reasonable facsimile of the original.  Whatcha think?

DFF

[DKS]

You might want to do a paper mock-up first; it sounds as though it might be kind of tight squeezing in that much structure.

[davefoxx]

You might want to do a paper mock-up first; it sounds as though it might be kind of tight squeezing in that much structure.

Roger that.

Oh, and if I wasn't clear, the capacity of two Geeps would be within the corrugated metal portion and the brick portion.  In other words, the corrugated portion would probably be slightly less than the length of one Geep.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

In that third pic, is the geep over by the brick part up on blocks or something? Doesn't look like there's track there in any of the other photos.

[davefoxx]

In that third pic, is the geep over by the brick part up on blocks or something? Doesn't look like there's track there in any of the other photos.

I think we're looking at an older picture.  There was a third track at one time.  It's since been removed.  There also used to be a stub switch that fed the three tracks!

DFF

[seusscaboose]

I could envision just bashing the metal shed part; the brick part can simply be one flat wall at the edge of the layout, suggesting the rest of the structure is "offstage."

run it off the side of the layout and mount a piece of Plexi there so you can see inside (then detail as appropriate) 

DO IT!!!

[GimpLizard]

Roger that.

Oh, and if I wasn't clear, the capacity of two Geeps would be within the corrugated metal portion and the brick portion.  In other words, the corrugated portion would probably be slightly less than the length of one Geep.

The metal shed, in pic #2, looks to be a bit longer than the Geep off to the left. Though I admit, that could be misleading. Given the angle they're both at.

[davefoxx]

The metal shed, in pic #2, looks to be a bit longer than the Geep off to the left. Though I admit, that could be misleading. Given the angle they're both at.

No, you're right.  It is longer, so I would have to use selective compression to make it fit on my layout.  All I'm looking for is to get a pair of Geeps under roof on each track.

DFF

[Rich_S]

DFF

Dave, I like David's idea. Although I'd be tempted to move the metal engine house forward about one inch. Then instead of using a piece of thick sheet styrene, I'd use a 1 x 4 cut to size. Cover the wood block with brick wall paper and roofing paper and attach it to the back of the metal engine house. The brick part of the engine house would be like the cabinet company on the MR Virginian project railroad.