Category: Construction

Photo Wallpaper

Post author By Lmind1
Post date March 27, 2016
Categories In Construction, News

I added a section of photo wallpaper sample images for people to download in the How To section.

Illustration Board Cores

Post author By Lmind1
Post date March 15, 2016
Categories In Construction, Los Angeles Junction Railway

The core for Modern Pattern and Foundry was made from illustration board. Having depleted my supply of large styrene sheet material, I decided to try something different for my structure cores, illustration board. An email to a friend that has been using the board for years confirmed that it is viable and doesn’t warp […]

Chain Link Fencing

Post author By Lmind1
Post date March 13, 2016
Categories In Construction

It’s a common modeling problem. We’re trying to model something we see on the prototype and the only part available is grossly out of scale. The problem compounds if the part in question is something we see every day. Do we omit the part? Do we include the crude “soap carving” so we can say […]

Pavement

Post author By Lmind1
Post date March 5, 2016
Categories In Construction, Los Angeles Junction Railway

Added pavement for the area surrounding Modern Pattern and Foundry. Much of this will be covered by the structure but a few alleys and parking areas will be visible. Here’s the base image for anybody that wants to use it.

Simulating Metal Surfaces

Post author By Lmind1
Post date February 21, 2016
Categories In Construction, Los Angeles Junction Railway

My attention of late has been on the Sweetener Products structure. One of the signature features of corn syrup facilities is the preponderance of metallic vents and piping. The question then becomes, how do you make plastic look like metal? Simply using silver paint, even traditional paints labeled as metallics, won’t work. They’re far too grainy and […]