Freelance 2012

[FCIN]

Reinhard;

That is one of several interesting industrial spurs that I found in Commerce, CA. The whole area is filled with similar low height structures. Here are Bing links to their locations:

First one has a very interesting track arrangement (note the long spur with the 'S' curve to reach one structure): http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pnzwwx5...orm=LMLTCC

Next we have this one with a mixture of the white structures and brick ones: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pny58s5...orm=LMLTCC

Then this one, which has several very short spurs, at least two of which only spot one car along with American Vegetable Oils (an industry I've adopted and another one that actually spots only a single car): http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pny32k5...orm=LMLTCC

And finally this one - not quite as interesting as the others, but does have some short spurs and odd shaped structures: http://www.bing.com/maps/?v=2&cp=pnxy0j5...orm=LMLTCC

Finding these spurs really caused me to change some of the ideas that I had for my under construction ISL. As I mentioned in the other post, all the structures are low height - about 25-30 feet high or roughly 3 1/2 to 4 inches high in HO scale. I've made mockups for two structures on the front edge of my layout of that height and found that it works just fine. Easy to look over the top and uncouple cars. Of course you can't see the cars on spot, but then that's just a display issue and doesn't bother me in the least. Sure looks more like a prototype industrial spur when you have spurs and structures on both sides of the switching lead.

All of the structures are "shoeboxes" with a "family" resemblance, but yet just enough variance to be interesting. Most of all, easy to scratch build!