using a single-edge razor blade, cutting each cross brace at an
angle to represent the slope [14-15].
While tedious, I found the exercise of cutting the pieces slightly
more entertaining than my wife’s latest TV vampire series
which gave me the benefit of quality family time and modeling
time. After about two weeks spending about an hour a night in
front of the TV, I finished all four sides of the bin construction.
For those wishing to simplify the bin construction, the horizon-
tal bracing could be installed without the angled surface. This
wouldn’t affect the look of the building too much, but it was
important to me to capture this feature.
The final detail was the rivets extending the height of the ver-
tical braces. Recreating this was critical since I intended to
duplicate the prototype’s rust weathering on the completed
model, which would surely highlight this detail. The strips were
14. Photo showing how to cut the strip styrene for the
horizontal bracing on the feed bin.
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Agway Feed Mill - 7
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