With all of the detailed piping done on the base and with the chain link fence installed around the perimeter, the base was ready to be glued into place within the styrene strip borders. That area in front of the tanks will get some additional N Scale ballast gravel to blend it in with what is on the base.
As mentioned before, the office building that came with the kit was used in another area of the layout as it would not have fit in the area I had for this facility. Turns out that the prototype facility that this model is based on has this modular trailer as an office and I wanted to include something similar in the model scene.
This is my scratch built version of the office trailer. The prototype is estimated to be 50 feet long but I compressed my model to 40 feet. The structure itself was made from Evergreen styrene sheet and strips. The roof vent was a cast resin piece from California Freight and Details, the office door was from Tichy, and the steps were made from Plastruct stairs.
Here is the scene with some details added. The ladders were made from Plastruct ladder stock, the barriers and trash can are 3D printed models I purchased and painted.
The spare customer tanks came with the kit. They were in two halfs and required a bit of modelers putty, sanding, and painting to get them to look right but do add something to the scene.
Here is the entire lineside industry ready to go to work. Just need to add one or two propane delivery trucks.
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