Wilson Street T-Trak module

[keeper]

For the residential houses I wanted to use other buidings as the usual suspects and found these two 3D printed cottages on Etsy and I'm very pleased with them.







What do you think?

[Dave V]

For the residential houses I wanted to use other buidings as the usual suspects and found these two 3D printed cottages on Etsy and I'm very pleased with them.

What do you think?

The houses look great! I'm just a little off-put by the roofs. Not sure how common corrugated metal would be found on residential roofs outside of a mining community in the late 19th century.

[keeper]

The houses look great! I'm just a little off-put by the roofs. Not sure how common corrugated metal would be found on residential roofs outside of a mining community in the late 19th century.

Good point. I looked at the roofs in Wilson street and couldn't find a metal roof. Maybe I can change this somehow to shingles.

[peteski]

The porches have columns but no roofs.  What happened to the porch roofs?

[nkalanaga]

By the 1960s metal roofs were becoming common in much of the West.  I don't know about Wisconsin.

By the 1980s they were very common in forest fire prone areas of the Northwest, for protection from burning embers and debris.

[keeper]

The porches have columns but no roofs.  What happened to the porch roofs?

The porch roofs came as seperate parts. Also some furniture for the house with the open deck at the back.

[Lemosteam]

Good point. I looked at the roofs in Wilson street and couldn't find a metal roof. Maybe I can change this somehow to shingles.

@keeper , please share the photo links you have been using for East Wilson Street.  I am quite interested as my daughter lives on W. Wilson street.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/W+Wilson+St,+Madison,+WI+53703/@43.0684214,-89.3876844,196m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8806533ba5887cb1:0xaff161c6e0e33f56!8m2!3d43.0692175!4d-89.3860612!16s%2Fg%2F1trxf8fz?entry=ttu

As for the roofs, just fill them in and use new roofing material over the top.  Will this be modern day or historical?

This is nearby as well.  https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0676796,-89.3943311,3a,43y,333.86h,88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1szwYBr3mrKqsJh74r13-siQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu

If you eventually expand your modules you can make this:

https://www.google.com/maps/search/bike+shops,+Madison,+WI+53703/@43.062435,-89.3930679,1316m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu

[Philip H]

Is that E unit still in Madison?  Does it run?

[Lemosteam]

Is that E unit still in Madison?  Does it run?

@Philip H , Yes it is still there.  I have no idea of its running status.  There is no museum that we found (long walk one day) associated to the locomotive or cars, but I believe the cars are used as a restaurant currently.  We did not eat there, but I am still curious if the eatery was historically themed with MILW memorabilia.

[keeper]

@keeper , please share the photo links you have been using for East Wilson Street.  I am quite interested as my daughter lives on W. Wilson street.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/W+Wilson+St,+Madison,+WI+53703/@43.0684214,-89.3876844,196m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8806533ba5887cb1:0xaff161c6e0e33f56!8m2!3d43.0692175!4d-89.3860612!16s%2Fg%2F1trxf8fz?entry=ttu

As for the roofs, just fill them in and use new roofing material over the top.  Will this be modern day or historical?

This is nearby as well.  https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0676796,-89.3943311,3a,43y,333.86h,88t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1szwYBr3mrKqsJh74r13-siQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?entry=ttu

If you eventually expand your modules you can make this:

https://www.google.com/maps/search/bike+shops,+Madison,+WI+53703/@43.062435,-89.3930679,1316m/data=!3m1!1e3?entry=ttu

Well, this module doesn't represent the real E Wilson Street, but this street is my inspiration. Especially this, E Wilson - S Dickinson

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Madison,+Wisconsin,+USA/@43.0862446,-89.3619791,102m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8806536d3a2019ff:0x4e0cfcb5ba484198!8m2!3d43.0721661!4d-89.4007501!16zL20vMGZ3Mnk?entry=ttu

The photo with the Milw passenger train in my first post got me started.
I tried to measure the width of the streets and sidewalk with google maps, so that is quite real I hope.

Modern or historical? I can't say for sure when because I still haven't found out when the tracks were ripped out.

That crossing in the water is really tempting. Maybe later.... 

[Lemosteam]

If you look at the upper right and lower left of this map, you will see that E. WILSON street was diverted, removed and turned into a trail. The trackage is still there. Opposite the tracks from the trail is a nice skate park where the homes once were.

I literally drove this route on Saturday, and the trackage you see is all active.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/W+Wilson+St,+Madison,+WI+53703/@43.0805868,-89.3694102,16z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8806533ba5887cb1:0xaff161c6e0e33f56!8m2!3d43.0692175!4d-89.3860612!16s%2Fg%2F1trxf8fz

[wm3798]

For the residential houses I wanted to use other buidings as the usual suspects and found these two 3D printed cottages on Etsy and I'm very pleased with them.







What do you think?

If the roof comes as a separate part, it'll be easy enough to replace with something that looks more like slate or shingles.  I've found that Plastruct's brick sheet (1:200 or 220 I think) has enough texture to do the job without looking ridiculous.
Lee

[keeper]

If the roof comes as a separate part, it'll be easy enough to replace with something that looks more like slate or shingles.  I've found that Plastruct's brick sheet (1:200 or 220 I think) has enough texture to do the job without looking ridiculous.
Lee

Unfortunately no, only the porch roof is a separate piece. The rest is one piece.

[keeper]

If you look at the upper right and lower left of this map, you will see that E. WILSON street was diverted, removed and turned into a trail. The trackage is still there. Opposite the tracks from the trail is a nice skate park where the homes once were.

I literally drove this route on Saturday, and the trackage you see is all active.

https://www.google.com/maps/place/W+Wilson+St,+Madison,+WI+53703/@43.0805868,-89.3694102,16z/data=!3m1!1e3!4m6!3m5!1s0x8806533ba5887cb1:0xaff161c6e0e33f56!8m2!3d43.0692175!4d-89.3860612!16s%2Fg%2F1trxf8fz

So if I get this right, then the tracks are still there but all houses are gone?
I always thought that the Capitol City Trail is what was once the Milw trackage on both ends of E Wilson.
That means there was never a train on E Wilson / S Dickinson...

[wm3798]

Unfortunately no, only the porch roof is a separate piece. The rest is one piece.

A few swipes with some 220 grit sandpaper and you can smooth it out to where you can overlay some "shingles".  Maybe just a good color printout on paper laminated on with some spraymount...

I did this one with an old Faller builder sheet... printed slate on card stock.



Lee