05-29-2009, 11:32 AM
If you've read the Coming Soon - Hamilton-Paice Industries thread, you know what is being planned. 
Inspired by Josh (Trucklover) and a sale on Walthers Modulars components, I am building a structure based on the 3-story building plans found here -> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/page/modulars/3story">http://www.walthers.com/exec/page/modulars/3story</a><!-- m --> .
It will feature:
The building is late Victorian in origin, although I am aiming to set it in 1920s and 30s southern Ontario.
Here's a preliminary sketch I did to modify the Walthers' plan. My modifications include enlarging the building, giving it a bigger indoor unloading space for rail (although that is not shown in the sketch), and turned the "back" of the building into the front by moving the main entrance doors.
[album]1109[/album]
These pictures show the sides as laid out with the Modulars components. Note that where the walls are spaced apart from each other, they will not directly connect - e.g. set back from each other by another perpendicular connecting wall.
"Front" or north side:
[album]1106[/album]
East side:
[album]1105[/album]
West side with rail and truck doors:
[album]1108[/album]
South side with unloading docks planned (right end of building):
[album]1107[/album]
More to come!
Andrew
Inspired by Josh (Trucklover) and a sale on Walthers Modulars components, I am building a structure based on the 3-story building plans found here -> <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/page/modulars/3story">http://www.walthers.com/exec/page/modulars/3story</a><!-- m --> .
It will feature:
- indoor loading/unloading for rail and trucks
- outdoor loading unloading for rail and trucks (no specific unloading dock for rail though)
- freight elevator from outside ground level
- outside winch from dock level
- chimneys
- roof vents
- skylights on some of the flat roof
- a water tower
- no other outbuildings planned (not yet anyway)
The building is late Victorian in origin, although I am aiming to set it in 1920s and 30s southern Ontario.
Here's a preliminary sketch I did to modify the Walthers' plan. My modifications include enlarging the building, giving it a bigger indoor unloading space for rail (although that is not shown in the sketch), and turned the "back" of the building into the front by moving the main entrance doors.
[album]1109[/album]
These pictures show the sides as laid out with the Modulars components. Note that where the walls are spaced apart from each other, they will not directly connect - e.g. set back from each other by another perpendicular connecting wall.
"Front" or north side:
[album]1106[/album]
East side:
[album]1105[/album]
West side with rail and truck doors:
[album]1108[/album]
South side with unloading docks planned (right end of building):
[album]1107[/album]
More to come!
Andrew