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Model This overall view of the temporary rendition of the warehouse structure was cost-effective to build and will probably serve in the location for some time to come. The mock-up will allow Joseph to study the size and possibly alter the final design.
shop windows or the loading dock doors would be. These parts of the structure would be covered similarly with printed window or door materials. I wrapped the re- served foamcore cutouts from the hangar doors with pieces of print- ed siding and window material. I glued them into the open position using a section of stripwood on top to represent the rolling door guides. I debated about leaving the doors loose and positionable so that I could open and close them as need be. My final decision was to glue them open so the entire building could be easily moved in one piece. I have lots of layout building to do in the area of the model. To add a sense of era and place,
I decorated each end of the build- ing with a red, white, and blue star roundel insignia and typed “U.S. NAVY” in block letters. This was typical with many World War II hangars I saw in photos. I also
added the layout’s fictional town of Blackwater, Louisiana, to set the location of this Navy anti-sub- marine seaplane bayou outpost. I added these details to the hangar last as the signage rested over the already-placed corrugated siding. The large hangar mock-up
project took me about a full week- end of work to complete, not in- cluding the research and printing beforehand. I couldn’t be more pleased with the results. I was re- ally surprised how realistic the mock-up became once decorated with the printed materials and placed on the layout. The cost of the materials needed to build this mock-up was minimal, mostly for printer ink, compared with what it will eventually cost when I get to the actual scratchbuilding ef- forts. But as good as this mock- up turned out, I might never get around to scratchbuilding the ac- tual hangar!
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