New CityScape Structure- Corrigan Station, Kansas City

Nice detail Doug!  

So this model will have 4 different elevations available in the shadowbox version?

Angelo- 

Yes, the building has four different elevations. Market Street is a little more ornate than the pictured prototype and will have a stair box element on the right side. The side and rear are a bit more plain, but have there own distinct elements.

Gee, Doug... that looks familiar!!!

Definitly interested (5 story version)... really interested in seeing the other elevations. Interestingly, the alternating windows stand out more in the photo than in person. They do give the elevation a lot of visual interest.

Paul-

We had done a bit of experimentation with the opening window detail before you got here. We have a similar window on the first floor of the Manufacturing Warehouse 1, Warehouse Version but there are only two of them. The opening window is actually a separate piece and can be glued in the “open” position if it is glazed separately from the rest of the window.

In the case of the Corrigan Building, there are way too many of the hinged window elements to cut all of them as separate pieces. What we wound up with in the plain (closed) version is a double offset score line to create the look of the hinged frame. For the kit version we will likely include a number of the windows with the separate hinged frame for those whose really want to trick out the building. Time consuming- yes, realastic- absolutely!

Here is an update to the development of the 19th Street elevation. Additional/revised details have been added to the basic elevation. We have decided to adjust the doors that are in the middle of the building. Even though it is prototypical, the door frames are being taken out of the column. This will allow the builder the flexibility of including the door element on the left, middle or right, or go without the door and have just the window component. Again, this shadowbox will be developed in this originally-designed 5-story version or the as-built 10-story version.

Also note: what is white in the prototype is brick and what is brown is cast stone or marble.

Very nice additions to the model, especially the "frame" elements on the top floor.

Doug,

I have a question regarding your windows. Why are the opening ones staggered in the windows? From ones I've seen they would all open in the same area of the windows,

like the photo I've posted.

CSX Al posted:

Doug,

I have a question regarding your windows. Why are the opening ones staggered in the windows? From ones I've seen they would all open in the same area of the windows,

like the photo I've posted.

 

Al;

When I picked up some flats from Doug on Friday, he showed me the earlier version of the building and he said it was based on plans for the actual building which had the staggered configuration to the windows - not sure why they decided to do that, but here is a pic of the actual building...

Thanks Paul. I myself like the same position , not staggered.

Al-

Those are gorgeous models- something that we aspire to reach! Yes, the real building has those offset windows- both in the original design and the recent repurposing. Using our window system, we can also make windows that have the opening elements all in the same place.

Here’s the prototype for the 5-story rendition of the Walnut Street elevation done in shadowbox format. Notice the subtle differences in the window lite configuration, the sign panels between the 1st and 2nd floors, and the added column detail on the right bay. The right bay contained the elevator and stair cores.

The last photograph shows the 19th Street elevation on the left and the Walnut Street elevation on the right. We will be creating a upper level enclosed cross bridge per Paul’s suggestion last week when he visited the shop. Although not prototypical, it will add flexibility to the visual when you combine the two elevations as a backdrop.

Nice I would be interested when complete

Doug;

Sweet. Really looking forward to seeing the bridge!!!

Question... if I choose the configuration shown in the last photo, would the 19th Street elevation have the darker band between the 1st and 2nd floors (with or without the building name) like the Walnut Street elevation. When side by side in the last picture, it jumps out at me that the buildings which are extremely similar lack the unifying dark band between the floors. Of course, I guess I could just get two 19th Streets to flank one Walnut Street, and have two bridges!!!

10-story, 3-bay by 3-bay version prototype in the works....with chairs, benches and circular tables kits made out of the cutouts for York shake 'n howdy handouts.

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It’s beginning to look like a 10-story, 24” tall, 15” x 12” Corrigan Building prototype! Holes in the floors are for the prototypical columns. The 5-story shadowbox protoytpe is to the right. Tomorrow we give a go at adding an elevation or two. 

Added the Walnut Street elevation and three floors of windows, plus the interior columns. The interiors will look really good tricked out to like the Donnelly Garment Company!