Need a building at least 8" square to hide a column

Hi Paul,

I do have an idea how to do this by using one of our kits.  Do you want full windows on each side, or are some sides more solid (many tall building had sides with no windows)

Paul,

If you have access to a table saw, a few MTH buildings meet your requirement and you can "stack" them. Just cut on the sides (or the rear) and place them back together.

How about this one?

You could always take two of our Ameri-Towne kits (6" x 6" footprint) and combine them for a 12" x 12" building. Just a little kit-bashing is all it takes.

Depenmding on what's around that area, another idea would be to make an oil tank or silo{yeah, it's be a big one} around said post and paint the rest of it sky blue...maybe a nuclear reactor......

"I do have an idea how to do this by using one of our kits. Do you want full windows on each side, or are some sides more solid (many tall building had sides with no windows)"

Rich, ideally, I'd like to have windows on at least two sides, or three sides would be great. Which of your kits are you thinking would work?

Regarding the RK buildings...I actually have some Railking 6-story components left over from some kit-bashing. Conceiveably, I could use a band saw and cut out one wall per level and gut the interior beams to fit around the column. The challenge is putting the wall back on so it doesn't look awful.

I don't think Ameri-town or Pioneer kits will work due to doors on levels where I need windows, plus I am limited to 10" footprint, and I need a height of at least 24" max 28" for this to look halfway decent.

Paul,

I will work up some drawings for you and send via email.

It would be a take off on the 702 Tall city building flat.

Okay, thanks.

The doubled up Ameri-Towne kits make into some fantastic structures Rich, but he mentioned looking at them plus others and not wanting to do a lot of assembly type work.

"Regarding the RK buildings...I actually have some Railking 6-story components left over from some kit-bashing. Conceiveably, I could use a band saw andcut out one wall per level and gut the interior beams to fit around the column. The challenge is putting the wall back on so it doesn't look awful."

Paul, I'm no expert on RK buildings or their construction but from the looks of the 6 story bldg. posted above it looks like if the windows are easily removed you could remove one entire row (top to bottom) and then cut the section at the center line of the window opening (top to bottom). After you fit the section around the column regluing the windows in their openings should cement the section back together w/o any visual cut line. The very top and bottom sections present their own challenges but there probably is an area you can make one cut and fit the section around the column w/o too much visual error. a corner cut may be the best option.

Mark

I had a similar problem, needing a tall squarish building to go around a 7" sq. boxed post in the center of my 'city peninsula'.  At York, April 2012, the late (and sorely missed!) Bill Parisi attending the OGR booth showed my wife and I how we could take their new Midtown Hotel (appropriately named, I must say!) and a Bill's Place (also aptly named!!) and cut/combine them into a 6-story hotel that has at least 7" of clearance inside. 

It's done!  It's great!  I need to add a picture to this response....which I'll try to do today.  My only regret?...I had hoped to share this success with Bill at the October York.  His passing was a real downer for me...as I'm sure for hundreds of others.  On the other hand, my wife and I feel blessed to have been given this very special meeting/project with Bill in solving this problem...and getting our 'city' back on track, so to speak.

As Rich Melvin suggested, there probably is a way to use Ameritowne products, as did I.  But, it sounds like 'the other' Rich, Korber, has a nice plan on the way for you.

Come to think of it, you are truly blessed...with all sorts of 'Riches' at your disposal!!

Good Luck!

Merry Christmas!

KD

Paul,

Sent an email with drawings , wanted to be sure you got it.

Rich, I did not receive it. I'll send an e-mail to you for you to reply to.

Thanks.

There was a thread a few months back when one of the forum members showed how he built a factory around the pole.  Anyone remember this?

Actually, I believe there was a fairly recent OGR magazine article re the same.  It's in the December issue, Run 267, Page 50...The John Galt Research Center, by Alexander Muller.

FWIW, always...

KD

Alan GrAZIANO made a building to hide a basement support pole for me. Below are some pictures.

This pole was in the middle of an Oil Refinery so me made it liik like it could be a part of the refinery.

We made up a light weight cardboard mock up of the building(light tan color in the pictures) to check for clearence around the base of the building. We DID NOT MAKE the mock up full height.

The "POLE BUILDING" is made like it has a step in the building so that one section is taller than the other. The piece that hides the pole just slides into guides Alan made in the styreen. Good Luck.

Rich, if it's not to much trouble, could you post those drawings??? Some of us might find those to be useful.

Thank you.

Bill