Boulevards. They put a character stamp on a place. Bandini, District, Leonis, all boulevards in LAJ country. The names hint at heavy lifting, industry, and yet not in an ugly, rust belt, smog choked sort of way. Commerce is housed in structures designed almost a hundred years ago by architects with the natural gift for creating buildings personifying understated grace, elegance, and timeless beauty.
I have an article in the April 2018 issue of RMC on modeling a LAJ Alco S-2.
This week I added the fascia to the Brooklyn Terminal layout. The curved corners are made from bendable 1/4″ MDF from Rockler, the rest being standard 1/4″ MDF. The trim strips are screen molding. To form the curves on the molding, I soaked the pieces in the tub and then carefully (very carefully) worked them around the curve clamping every several inches as I worked. Color is Behr paints “Wild Rice”. It’s hard to be patient during the bench work phase when you are chomping at the bit to get to the track and structures but I’m glad I took my time. With the bench work, pedestals, and fascia complete I can now move on to the “fun” part.