Modeling municipal waste trains, Part I: a transfer facility


Intensive exterior detailing at the transfer station gives viewers a sense of what hap- pens here and makes the plant look much larger than it is, and suitable details and vehicles are now available in HO and N. The buildings are meant for efficiency and containment, so the interiors are not very visible. The containers are loaded inside. Waste transfer facilities also use large construction equipment (opposite).


While adding just two enginehouse kits together will give a structure 22″ long, it can be still look small when placed against 89-foot flatcars with 12- foot high containers. An old modeler’s trick is to utilize detail to draw the eye to different points, creating an optical illusion that makes an object appear larger. One method has already been employed, adding multiple sizes of doors and windows at differing levels. Another way is to add detail to the roof, the area that is most visible on our models. Included with the Pikestuff kit is a series of roof ventilators, and plac- ing these close together will help cre- ate the illusion of a larger roof. In addi- tion to the ventilators, a myriad of roof


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detailing parts are available through Walthers. Adding several vent styles and a roof access hatch will make the roof busier and appear larger. Another method to make the struc-


ture appear larger is to paint it in mul- tiple colors. When painting the struc- ture consider painting the windows, gutters, personnel doors and down- spouts a color that contrasts with the


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