Grandtline article

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In the last couple of years, Model Railroader ran an article on constructing Grandtline’s raised platform warehouse, I think they also call it a corrugated iron warehouse. I can’t find it again, naturally… and a search of the magazines database doesn’t help. Does anyone remember the article and what issue it was in?

Thanks,

Jarrell

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Jarrell–

I don’t remember a MR article on the warehouse, but if you’ve got the kit, it goes together pretty easily. I’ve got one in my yard that I use as a yardmaster’s office–it’s the building near the top right hand of the photo. It’s based on a building in Placerville, CA, just about 50 miles up the road from where I live.

Was there anything special about the article? Weathering, or adjusting the parts? Those Grandt Line kits are really terrific, I’ve got quite a few of them on my layout. They’re not difficult to build, they lend themselves very well to ‘kit-bashing’ and they’re extremely well detailed.

Tom [:D]

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Yes, that’s the kit! I can’t remember what all the article went into that had me intrigued but it was probably the weathering part. I wanted to see about construction also, whether any extra bracing was needed etc.

Thanks for the answer, Tom!

Jarrell

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Jarrell–

You’re welcome. The kit does represent corrugated metal, and is cast in a kind of basic ‘gray’ color. What I did with mine was VERY lightly use Floquil’s ‘Old Silver’, dry-brushed on to represent the original corrugated metal, then over-brushed it with a gray primer–again very lightly. BTW, I did this with a standard 1" paint brush wiped almost clean of the colors. I did this while the castings were still on the sprues, then assembled the model. It’s really pretty easy. I dry-brushed the roof with Floquil’s ‘Weathered Black’ then wiped it off immediately with a piece of scrap cloth before it set. It seemed to work for me. I really like those Grandt Line kits–I’ve got a couple of other Grandt Line’s I haven’t built yet, but what I REALLY like about them is that if you build them as per the instructions, you get a nice, unusual structure, but they also lend themselves to ‘kit-bashing’ without having to go Bananas acquiring more parts for them. They’re a little ‘pricey’, but they’re worth every penny, IMO.

Have fun [:D]

Tom

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THis might be the article.

http://index.mrmag.com/tm.exe?opt=I&MAG=MRRN&MO=2&YR=1999&output=3&sort=A

Rich

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Thanks Tom and Rich for the replies. Rich, that’s the kit ok, but I’ve never taken Model Railroad News. Evidently the same kit was written up in that mag back in '99 and in Model Railroader last year I believe.

Again I thank you fellas for the help. Like Tom says, the kit should go together easily enough so I just need to get at it!

Jarrell

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I agree with Tom completely. The companion tank kit is a little more challenging. I’d send you a picture of my completed petroleum distributer scene using these Grandt Line kits, but my girlfriend took my one memory chip for my camera and I will be out of town the next couple of days.

Mark

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Come to think of it, I’ve built every Grandt Line HO-scale structure over the last ten years or so except for Second Class Saloon. That will soon be remedied because I purchased the kit last week and it is presently my next structure project after finishing the Kingmill Enterprises’s Boone Depot.

Mark

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Here are some photos of the Grandt Line petroleum distributer I built. (The “cutout” section is where the edge of the proposed layout is.)

I know, I know, one of the vertical tanks needs straightening. Also, some weathering, clutter, and weeds along the fences need to be added.

Mark

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Mark–

I LIKE that! I’m really impressed with what you did with those two Grandt Line kits!

I bought the petroleum distributor kit, which is still in my ‘to do’ box, along with the Grandt Line “Row Houses”. Actually, I’m planning on using only part of the kit to represent an emergency oil depot to re-fuel any Espee ‘trackage-right’ steam that might be getting a little low on fuel by the time it hits Deer Creek, LOL! But that’s a really nice job.

Still trying to figure out where I can put the Row Houses, though. Sorry to say I didn’t plan for a lot of structures on the Yuba River Sub–just lots of trees [:I]. But I sure like those Grandt Line kits. The Kentucky Mine in Sierraville is one–and the kit is authentic, BTW–also a kit-bashed Runamuk Mine as the original shaft on my Champion Mine complex out of Deer Creek. If I could figure out where to put them, I’d probably buy their entire line of kits!

Tom [:)]