Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical & The Philadelphia Belt Line

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Unless you want two versions of it, yes. 

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Would it be premature to ask for a drawing of a footprint? I'd like to make sure I account for it properly while designing everything else.

[VonRyan]

Would it be premature to ask for a drawing of a footprint? I'd like to make sure I account for it properly while designing everything else.

Approximately 5” x 3” going from memory. But I’ll give you a more definitive size when I’m back in the woods again.

[VonRyan]

Ok, so 3x5 was an overestimate.

Overall size of the building including the turret is 3-7/8 x 1-53/64”

Actual footprint of the building is 3-5/16 x 1-11/16”

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[DKS]

Approximately 5” x 3” going from memory.

Hmmm... you remember it as being much bigger than it actually is...

[wazzou]

Hmmm... you remember it as being much bigger than it actually is...

TWSS.

[VonRyan]

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[Lemosteam]

Ok, so 3x5 was an overestimate.

Overall size of the building including the turret is 3-7/8 x 1-53/64”

Actual footprint of the building is 3-5/16 x 1-11/16”

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@VonRyan , CWF- Simply the kindest, rightest thing to do.  Good Man.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Amazing. Simply amazing.

Thank you for the details! I can now move Bridesburg a bit further along now.

In other Vintage Chemical news: having it out reminded me how unhappy I was with the hopper dump/boiler house setup I was, so I'm moving that all around. I also found a solution I like for cleaning up the dump pit: reused sidewalk from York! I moved another building over here too and will be using the original "boiler house" over on the other side of the facility as a process building.

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[VonRyan]

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Still to come are the big plate-glass front windows, the modern entryway, foundation, sign-boxes (sorry, actual signage isn’t something I can do), various exterior bits, glazing for all the other windows, paint, and weathering.

[DKS]

Did @VonRyan happen to mention this is his first ever DPM kitbash?

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Did @VonRyan happen to mention this is his first ever DPM kitbash?

No! And you'd never know it. Looks amazing so far.

I snapped a few more photos of the rearranged buildings.

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[wm3798]

I like the new boiler house.  If you need a smoke stack, I have a couple rolling around, including the gigantic one from old Heljan kit, although for the size of the building, a couple of tall steel stacks would probably look good.

Then only issue I see with @VonRyan 's kitbash is the second floor windows don't line up on the side.  If it's not too late, raise that wall section up and build a foundation at the bottom so the windows are at the same level.
It might be "close enough" for most, but being a building designer, I can't unsee that...

Lee

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Ahahaha, I personally like the idea that it'll drive you crazy now

Thanks for the stack offer, I might take you up on it. I've gotta see what I've got around here that I can fabricobble together.

[Ed Kapuscinski]

Trying out a new backdrop photo candidate. I'm thinking I'm going to have to assemble the backdrop for this from a number of sources. Obviously this is too big.





But I like the general direction of it. Now just to find more suitable images.

Here you can see the new production area arrangement.





I built a new roof for the rather ubiquitous building from some styrene I had hanging around. Thank goodness I had that board and batten stuff!