excellent for kitbashing since it does not have cutouts for any windows or doors. These are left to the modeler to install where they see fit.
A basic transfer building will have overhead doors for equipment access. Begin construction of the transfer structure by adding an overhead door at each end using the score lines em- bedded on the rear of the Pikestuff walls. Once the overhead doors are in place, personnel access doors can be added to both end walls, and several fire doors can be added to the long walls, all using the score lines on the rear of the kit walls as guides. Almost all large transfer stations
The Pikestuff kits (above) are ideal for kitbashing, as the door and window placement is left to the modeler. Adding doors and windows (below) to the kit is as simple as using the score lines on the rear of the walls or marking a grid in pencil, then cutting the styrene.
have an operations office, generally re- moved from the transfer area itself. Copying the Bridgewater BRI proto- type, a second floor office can be easily added by marking a grid on the rear of the side and end walls with a ruler and pencil, then cutting through them us- ing a combination of Nos. 11 and 18 knife blades. With the doors and windows cut into
the walls, assembling the structure can begin. To achieve the impression of a large facility, two enginehouse kits combined together will form a single structure measuring 22″ long, still not too big for most layouts. Two issues en- countered with long structures such as this are keeping the building square throughout its length and the potential for the roof to sag. To combat these problems, add a series of braces throughout the structure beginning where the two long wall sections butt together.
Rather than attempt to simply ce- ment the two long wall sections togeth- er, cut a rectangle of .060″ styrene sheet and cement it to the rear of the first wall section using Plastruct Plas- tic Weld. Once dry, apply Plastic Weld to the rear of the second wall, then join them together using the styrene sheet to support the joint. This will remove any potential for flexing at the joint and make it virtually bulletproof. This also will remove any worry that the joint may separate over time. Since the overall length of the struc-
When kitbashing long walls, using an interior splice plate at the joint will ensure that the wall pieces are lined up correctly and that the wall will be strong and stay straight.
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ture was extended, the roof will need to be extended accordingly, requiring join- ing the four pieces of the roofing mate- rial included with the kits. The roof will be assembled in two sections; the first step is to combine the individual parts to form two long rectangular pieces of roof. Cement the sections to- gether, overlapping the seam with a piece of thick styrene sheet to reinforce the joint; that will prevent any poten- tial separation at the seam between the sections. Once the two long sections have been completed they can be joined
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