Scratchbuilding a freight transfer house

[peteski]

You re-made the building with what somoene pointed out to be some oddities? Ok.  One thing that bugs me now is why the "penthouse" window is so low when referencing the door next to it?  Is there a conference room for midgets in there? 

The new window looks much better, but the glass panes are still too large IMO.  Needs more muntins.

[Mark W]

Now that you point it out, I see I goofed on the cad file.  The windows are about 1.5mm too low, and the roof access door is about 2mm too tall.

I took the design from some pictures I found online.  Turns out it's the Walthers HO Cornerstone Grocery Distributor.


Hoping to test some more window methods after cut the silos on the Roca, NE Elevator and Storage tonight.

[sirenwerks]

I don't get what the 'penthouse' is for in that model.  In a multi-story building it would house the elevator mechanics but a one story warehouse doesn't have any.  Does it make sense to have a second floor office?

[Mark W]

Don't ask me, I'm just the foreman.    No one else seems to like it, but practical or not, I think it adds a nice aesthetic, which is why I kept it in.   

[MVW]

I don't get what the 'penthouse' is for in that model.  In a multi-story building it would house the elevator mechanics but a one story warehouse doesn't have any.  Does it make sense to have a second floor office?

I wonder if the implication is supposed to be that there was originally a two-story building which was later enclosed by a one-story expansion.

Jim

[sirenwerks]

You're right Mark, the building has nice lines, though I think it needs to be at least twice as long.

[jimmo]

Regarding the roof wall thickness, I had been debating whether to dress it or leave it.  Now, I don't think I have any excuse, so will have to dress it up.

I'm not sure I follow you on the "dress it up" comment. Are you viewing the making of the wall look more to scale thickness as dressing it up?

[Mark W]

Yep.

[Miles]

The second story might be for the old refrigeration units that probably were installed in a building like that when it was built before or around WW2. So the weather didn't get to them. Or if it's a Butchery originally, for the meat processing machines.