Street to backdrop transitions are always a problem. My idea for a forced perspective structure backdrop flat at the end of 13th Avenue didn’t really work visually. The high rise apartment building was too much of a landmark to omit. I re-traced my steps and went to a more traditional photo backdrop. The edge of […]
Category: CSX Downtown Spur
The Spur, December 17
Urban scenery is much more time consuming to construct than its counterpart in mother nature. Streets, sidewalks, lots, and utility poles generally are more time consuming to construct than the actual structures. Shown above is the intersection of 13th Avenue and 23rd Street. The recently completed Cuba Tropical Produce structure has been “planted” on the […]
Cuba Tropical Produce 12/8/17
It took me more years than I would have liked but I’ve finally brought to a close a model of one of my favorite structures on the Spur. Cuba Tropical Produce is now planted on 13th Avenue on the layout. Construction techniques were a combination of photo laminates and traditional styrene. The siding, shingles […]
Throwback Tuesday
When I first started researching the Downtown Spur, I made a point of capturing as many of the Bing Birdseye images as I could. I’m glad I did because, as far as I know, Bing doesn’t archive their photos and they are now gone forever. I thought it would be fun to go back and […]
Cuba Tropical Produce 11/26/17
Decent progress on the CTP structure this week. Only in Miami would somebody go up on the roof and paint the shingles light blue!