Wargames and Railroads
The Town of Calamity, The D&RGW RR Warehouse Row and Historical Miniature Gaming
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Wednesday, November 20, 2024
Thursday, November 14, 2024
Warehouse Row - Building #1
I did get a small start on the benchwork for the two Warehouse Row modules, but the change in the weather has really kept me out of the shop. That combined with a serious case of food poisoning, which knocked me out for a couple of days, means little to no activity has taken place on the hobby front.
However, I did manage to finish off the working drawings for the Building #1. This one will occupy the far left position on the back of the Cherry Creek module. Since the view point is to the west now I needed something that was on the south side of Cherry Creek. There is not building at this specific location, in fact it should really be under the 14th Street Viaduct, but I'm willing to compromise with reality a bit here.
Within the immediate are are three candidates; Brecht Chocolate and Candies, Tritch Hardware/WM Volker & Co. and the Davis & Shaw Furniture Warehouse. All were rail served. Since the building is freelanced I just need to pick a name.
Front and south side elevations. |
The footprint |
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Benchwork for Warehouse Row
Time to take the next big step in getting Warehouse Row up and running...benchwork! I made a trip to two different big box DIY stores in search of 1/2" plywood. Could not find anything. First they are now measuring everything in 1/32 of an inch probably due to some obscure truth in advertising law. If I wanted something close to 3/4" I would need to find not 24/32 but 23/32 (of course on the website it says 3/4 but 23/32 in the fine print). That 1/2 should, in theory, be 15/32. Two stores and not a single sheet of 1/2 to be found and I deemed the 3/8' just a bit to flimsy for this (I might end up going back to this though). Not to mention that the prices are truly astronomical at this point.
At this juncture I figured it was time to dust of the rigid foam concept off and see if it would work. I bought two sheets of 1"x4'x8' blue foam and a sheet of 1/4"x4'x8' hardboard. I started with the hardboard and cut it down into rough sizes with a circular saw. Hardboard dust is the worst so I cut it outside rather than in the shop.
And here are the four rough cut pieces all ready for the next phase. |
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