As this is a bigger project, I am presenting it more than one post. This is part 2 of what will be 3 parts.
The larger building from the Walthers Cornerstone Central Gas & Supply kit had already been used as the Southern Pacific Operations office in Carlin. The two smaller buildings and the pair of storage tanks from the kit were assembled so it could be determined how they would fit in the area that I plan to place the industry. Once that was determined, a base was cut out from a sheet of .040 styrene.
Using the base as a guide, a border of .040 x .060 styrene strip was glued to the layout deck so that the .040 height will match the height of the base.
The base with most of the more delicate piping components was then assembled at the work bench. When finished, it can then be installed on the layout as a major sub-assembly. As my layout of the components was quite different than the stock kit, much of the piping was cut apart and re-assembled to fit. I also used some of the Plastruct plastic coated wire in some areas. Once the layout of the tanks and small structures was confirmed, styrene strip borders were added to lock in the locations. Then a layer of N scale ballast for gravel was applied. When the gravel base had dried, the tanks, small buildings, and pipes were installed.
The scenery was built up around the outside of the .040 x .060 styrene strip borders. This view shows where the base will go. There will also be another .040 styrene base to the right of it that will also be part of this industry but will be built in place as it will not have any delicate piping to deal with.
Gold Medal Models chain link fence was installed around the perimeter of the facility. Holes were drilled along the styrene border strips using the hole guide that is part of the fence kit. Canopy glue was used to secure the fence in the holes. The part along the front edge will be left open suggesting that the facility extends further out.
The tank car unloading and delivery truck loading area was scratch built using various bits of things I had laying around the work bench. On the fence near the spur track, I painted an .010 by .020 styrene strip silver and glued it about 3 feet from one of the fence posts suggesting a gate. As the spur track is outside the perimeter of the facility, workers would need a way to access a tank car and this gate would do that.
End of Part 2.
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