I’m back in the shop after a week at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival and we’re getting to address customers’ requests and orders for new buildings. Our Manufacturing Warehouse elevation is currently undergoing conversions from the original 3-story version. First, we have developed it at 5-stories and will be doing a small run, several of which are already spoken for. Now it is being altered into a five-unit brownstone. We’ll have it available in 3-, 4- and 5-story versions. Here’s the part I am excited about. The order that has initiated this is for a 10” deep building. With the way that we have developed to assemble these buildings, we can make them at just about any depth and with offset ends (side elevations) up to 1” every 12” in length. Moving forward, all buildings will be fully lit by floor and, in the case of brownstones, by vertical stack. All shadowboxes will be offered unlit with the option of us adding either adding random or full lighting.
So here’s the first glimpse at the brownstone. The 24” long building will have five total units, three that are all block, and two with block on the first floor and brick on the second and third floors. The model will have floors and interior walls to isolate each floor in each unit. Let’s talk lighting animation! The model will come complete with stairs. The sample is laser scored on a piece of Formica and is next to the original MWH-1 prototype. It looks as though the door panels need to be 3” wider. Updates to follow- give me a call in the shop tomorrow if you are interested.
