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Machine Shop/Service Garage. The windows included in the kit
seemed to have the same general shape and with a little bit of
trimming I was able to create the correct mullion arrangement
[11-12].
After completing the door and windows, I made vents located
on the main structure walls from some Cannon & Company
Radiator Screens (part 141-1401). The vents were modified by
sanding them down to an approximate thickness of .030” and
gluing two of them to the east side wall and one to the north
side wall. Completing the main structure included personnel
railings along the roof and ladders with platforms on the out-
side of the building, but due to their fragile nature and added
8. Assembled main structure including office addition,
viewed from the south.
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handling required, I held off adding the Tichy railings and lad-
ders until the elevator and silos were completed. Once the
walls were built and window openings cut, I assembled each
wall with Evergreen .250” x .250” styrene at each corner for
bracing.
Feed bin
The Feed Bin was the most difficult part of the structure con-
struction, my delaying tactics before construction involved
thoroughly researching photographs for suitable scratchbuild-
ing supplies to achieve the desired look. As the prototype pho-
tos illustrate Bernardston Mill [4], the bin is constructed of
9. Assembled main structure including office addition,
viewed from the north.
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MRH-Sep 2014
