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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #75 on: April 09, 2020, 03:40:42 PM »
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Unless you want two versions of it, yes.  ;)

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #76 on: April 10, 2020, 02:27:38 PM »
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Would it be premature to ask for a drawing of a footprint? I'd like to make sure I account for it properly while designing everything else.

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #77 on: April 10, 2020, 06:42:59 PM »
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Would it be premature to ask for a drawing of a footprint? I'd like to make sure I account for it properly while designing everything else.

Approximately 5” x 3” going from memory. But I’ll give you a more definitive size when I’m back in the woods again.
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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #78 on: April 14, 2020, 05:49:45 PM »
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Ok, so 3x5 was an overestimate.

Overall size of the building including the turret is 3-7/8 x 1-53/64”

Actual footprint of the building is 3-5/16 x 1-11/16”

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #79 on: April 14, 2020, 07:47:27 PM »
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Approximately 5” x 3” going from memory.

Hmmm... you remember it as being much bigger than it actually is...

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #80 on: April 14, 2020, 08:23:15 PM »
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Hmmm... you remember it as being much bigger than it actually is...



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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #81 on: April 14, 2020, 09:58:49 PM »
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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #82 on: April 15, 2020, 07:08:16 AM »
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Ok, so 3x5 was an overestimate.

Overall size of the building including the turret is 3-7/8 x 1-53/64”

Actual footprint of the building is 3-5/16 x 1-11/16”

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #83 on: April 15, 2020, 12:46:17 PM »
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Amazing. Simply amazing.

Thank you for the details! I can now move Bridesburg a bit further along now.

In other Vintage Chemical news: having it out reminded me how unhappy I was with the hopper dump/boiler house setup I was, so I'm moving that all around. I also found a solution I like for cleaning up the dump pit: reused sidewalk from York! I moved another building over here too and will be using the original "boiler house" over on the other side of the facility as a process building.

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #84 on: April 15, 2020, 02:16:28 PM »
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Still to come are the big plate-glass front windows, the modern entryway, foundation, sign-boxes (sorry, actual signage isn’t something I can do), various exterior bits, glazing for all the other windows, paint, and weathering.
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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #85 on: April 15, 2020, 03:07:53 PM »
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Did @VonRyan happen to mention this is his first ever DPM kitbash?

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #86 on: April 15, 2020, 05:19:56 PM »
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Did @VonRyan happen to mention this is his first ever DPM kitbash?

No! And you'd never know it. Looks amazing so far.

I snapped a few more photos of the rearranged buildings.

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #87 on: April 16, 2020, 10:56:53 AM »
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I like the new boiler house.  If you need a smoke stack, I have a couple rolling around, including the gigantic one from old Heljan kit, although for the size of the building, a couple of tall steel stacks would probably look good.

Then only issue I see with @VonRyan 's kitbash is the second floor windows don't line up on the side.  If it's not too late, raise that wall section up and build a foundation at the bottom so the windows are at the same level.
It might be "close enough" for most, but being a building designer, I can't unsee that...

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #88 on: April 16, 2020, 11:57:38 AM »
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Ahahaha, I personally like the idea that it'll drive you crazy now :)

Thanks for the stack offer, I might take you up on it. I've gotta see what I've got around here that I can fabricobble together.

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Re: Challenge #3 - Vintage Chemical
« Reply #89 on: April 16, 2020, 12:10:04 PM »
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Trying out a new backdrop photo candidate. I'm thinking I'm going to have to assemble the backdrop for this from a number of sources. Obviously this is too big.





But I like the general direction of it. Now just to find more suitable images.

Here you can see the new production area arrangement.





I built a new roof for the rather ubiquitous building from some styrene I had hanging around. Thank goodness I had that board and batten stuff!