{"id":534,"date":"2006-03-26T10:59:20","date_gmt":"2006-03-26T15:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/?p=534"},"modified":"2009-11-26T11:45:46","modified_gmt":"2009-11-26T15:45:46","slug":"from-pixels-to-sticks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/?p=534","title":{"rendered":"From pixels to sticks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Car ferry slip weight house.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on the picture for a larger version&#8230;<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/buildinglarge.jpg\" title=\"Click For A Larger View\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2006\/03\/building.jpg\" align=\"top\" alt=\"Apron\" \/><\/a><br \/><font size=\"1\">Image Copyright (c) 2006 Tim Warris<\/font><\/p>\n<p>I guess these were called a counterweight building, since this is where the pulleys for the counterweights were supported.  This is the HO model from the 3D renderings I have posted the last couple of days.<\/p>\n<p>It is completely laser cut, even the large supports, which were cut from .140 thick basswood.  The cross bracing is all cut from .040&#8243; plywood as a single piece, and wood grain added with the edge of a saw.  The nail holes were drawn in and done on the laser as it was cut out.<\/p>\n<p>The walls are also .040&#8243; plywood, with the scribing done on the laser.  I have not completed the roof, as I still need access to the inside of the building to add the counterweights, and that can&#8217;t be done until it is installed in place on the layout.  A railing along the front, with a ladder is to be added as well.<\/p>\n<p>The windows and door are cut on the laser from .015&#8243; plywood.<\/p>\n<p>The wood structure at the bottom is all stained with a mix of leather dye and alcohol, to simulate a creosoted wood.<\/p>\n<p>-Tim<\/p>\n<p style=\"display:none\"><a href=\"http:\/\/chessasia.net\/?i_can_t_think_straight\">I Can&#8217;t Think Straight movie<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Car ferry slip weight house. Click on the picture for a larger version&#8230;Image Copyright (c) 2006 Tim Warris I guess these were called a counterweight building, since this is where the pulleys for the counterweights were supported. This is the HO model from the 3D renderings I have posted the last couple of days. It [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=534"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1512,"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/534\/revisions\/1512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.port-kelsey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}