In my earlier postings I described the construction of the building and the interior detailing
of the four stores in the row. Started in February 2013 and completed on 1/25/2014 the
majority of my time has been spent creating the interior details.
The major exterior detail was the array of gas meters and the piping associated with them.
I have attached a photo of the prototype to give you an idea of the complexity of this
single detail.
Signage has been added to each store. Note the extensive aray of gas meters and piping on the
rear corner of the side.
The following photo shows the prototype array of gas meters. The building was recently
painted and the piping was sprayed the building color.
Detailing the gas meters also involved showing the gas piping to the various users within the building.
I chose to paint all the piping the grey color used in this area for gas piping. Note that it extends
on to the roof top.
The following is a view of the rear of the building. Notice that each of the four upstairs
units has a large skylight associated with them. Each unit also has a seperate plumbing vent .A Roof access hatch is provided above the stairway leading to the second floor. Leaders are provided to remove rain
from the roof. A chimney on the far right provides heat to the entire building. Tennents
have provided individual vents for their requirements.
A complete description of this project is available on my web site 'westportmodelworks'
for those interested.
I hope this series have be inspirational to some of you and triggered some thoughts as to
how you could further customize your buildings.
Please contact me a wsptmdlwks@gmail with any questions or thought as to what you may
like to see available.
Les Lewis
