I am missing all the excitement with you guys.... You are killing me with all the things you are making....Will post what I am up to soon and catchup next week. Kim
Quonset hut under construction. N scale. I am deciding whether the ridges for the curved part should be longitudinal or transverse. I have prototype pictures of both types; I presume that is because of the prefab nature of the building. It sure seems it would be easier to make them longitudinal.
Kim, we try little to inspire. It is all in one's mind to make what they have already thought about. So, if you dreamed about it, make it a reality. But the reality is time So many ideas, so little time .
Reference the quonset hut corrugation direction. I believe the "correct" answer is that the ridges should be transverse, for drainage. Otherwise at the top of the structure you get puddling, and that's a sure fire recipe for leaks. Clearly you need curved panels to do it this way, so as you say there's prototype for each. Eric
Most common is front to back on a building like yours. 1st it's hard to get the sheets to bend the other way, 2nd they're overlapped so they don't leak. Usually theres a ridge cap with vents, so puddles aren't an issue. Mostly #1, trust me, it's hard to do it the other way and get it to look right (on the prototype:tb-biggrin.
Quonset Huts!!! That is all these are!!! Old Style, Quick Build, Post WWII Military buildings turned Commercial. I've seen lots of these in my life, most notibly the one's I slept in while serving my time in South Korea. Seen videos on how to assemble them and such. These things were made one way. No ridge cap needed as the corrugation does not run across the hut but from the ground on one side to the ground on the other. I don't know how proto-typical you want to get, but to do it right will be the more difficult of choices. So far it is a great looking building!!!! Hobo Tim
Quonset Hut Sheets of corrugation are pre-bent and drilled at the factory. They come ready to assemble in the field. The sheets are alot thicker than regular corrugated sheeting used on roofs. Hobo Tim
http://www.americansteelspan.com/index.html Googled this mfr of steel buildings. Now then what size structure were you looking for?? They have some excellent pictures & prices both inside & out! A classic military building has the arch design. Newer versions can have a straight side panel. The corrugations go sideways, not lengthwise. The main advantage appears to be the lack of any interior posts, so the whole space can be used for whatever. The disadvantage is the lack of any side windows. Not sure if they could be "insulated". Walthers did a Nscale version with sidewalls. Have fun with your project!.
For us Z scalers, Luetke does offer a commercial kit. You can find it at: Ztrack Center: Luetke Commercial Buildings, Page 1 Rob
I'll tell you what's on my workbench..... Currently I have several projects that I am collectively working on. That means I am working on all of them at the same time, for you people who live in Rio Linda(Rush is my Hero). I have been soldering Thrall's for Ztrack, casting shells of the SD70ACe's, and soldering components onto a PCB for automated signals using Armand's schematics. Very soon I will also etch SD70ACe handrails for the shells. So far I have 7 excellent cabs and main body shells. I still need to cast the walkways to complete the cast sets. I hope to be able to cast at least 7 more complete shells. I would like to get 20 complete shells. Crossing my fingers and taking very good care of the molds!!!!! That is currently what's on my workbench, that I can talk about! Hobo Tim
Quonset Hut I'm just getting back to read this thread after a few weeks. Thanks for all the responses and ideas on the corrugations. I think I will make the corrugarions run across the building. The picture I have like that appears to be a "standard" building as it is very large and roomy. The smaller building seems to have an odd shape. The smaller building has curved "windows" cut right in the side. I don't know how they braced it or kept the rain out. OTOH, it doesn't rain much in San Antonio, so... I thought there was another thread on this? With pictures. [edit] Heck I'll add the pictures: "Standard" hut, very large, probably 30 feet at the top. Smaller structure. Very long compared to most quonset huts.
On the lower picture it looks like the upper most section- "roof" has the corregations going thwartships where the lower "walls" has them horzontal. Depends what type Quanset hut you want to build. I'm most familiar with the military types that are thwartships. Fred
Nicely done on rev.1 I guess I would be on rev.10 by this stage. We are not so blessed with cabooses so one more type wouldn't matter.
My First Video! Here is a video I took this morning!!! Finally got my Signal System working correctly!! [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ClRgH7XPvM"]YouTube - Z scale Signals[/ame] Electronic PCB is Armand Marx's design. The detection system is independant of the track so it can be used for either DC or DCC systems without any modifications. Sorry about the poor quality video. My camera is old. It has two video options. This one is the 15 sec poor quality. I have a 7 sec little better quality mode. Let me see what that one will do. Hobo Tim
