Copyright 2020 Nicholas Kalis
Project
The interior of my Fn3 scratchbuilt Waipahu engine house is a work in progress. Here is an example of a photograph capturing our errors and motivating us to move forward.
Fn3 (1:20.3) peaked roof engine house with no doors
and missing boards. Both the model and the prototype have a clerestory roof
with no windows. No doors for employees is visible in any prototype photo so
none were provided in the model. No electric meter was visible in the published
photos so no meter was modeled.
Location
Captions of many
published photos I have found, locates this engine house near the Waipahu sugar
mill owned by the Oahu Sugar Company on the island of Oahu, Hawaii.
When Built
The prototype was
built some time after 1897 when the Oahu Sugar Company was incorporated and
before 19xx – the date of (Cochrane Collection). I have been unable to locate
any plans for this engine house.
Exterior Walls
I used a
MicroLux® miniature table saw to cut my strip bass wood to size. The missing
boards on my model follow those missing in photos of the prototype. Boards were
glued to a wooden frame. All boards were stained and knot holes were created
with a Dremel tool
Light Fixtures
My model has no
exterior light fixtures as none have been identified in any of the photos of
this structure. It is thought that the lighting for outdoor work was provided
by light fixtures affixed to adjacent utility poles.
Window Openings
Multiple window openings
were modeled just as in the prototype. Window openings follow the prototype and
are intentionally not glazed just as in the prototype.
Roof
The clerestory roof was constructed of plywood
sold for hobbyists which I cut to size and then covered with Northeastern Scale Lumber Co. GCORRMRFB Corrugated metal. The
corrugated metal was painted.
Identification of the
Scratchbuilt Features
I scratch built
this Fn3 (1:20.3) peaked roof engine house following photos I found in various
books. Inside the engine house are miniature shop benches and items bought from
Larry G Scale. I
then assembled my boards using a Manufacturer
Unknown WT-260 hot glue gun and Surebonder Glue Sticks.
To
an interior wall near the opening, I glued a calendar made of paper that I
downloaded from the internet. The calendar is from 1944.
List of All Commercial
Components Appearing on Model
1.
Preiser pigeon 47084 1:25 scale
2.
Northeastern Scale Lumber Co. GCORRMRFB
Corrugated metal roof G scale
3.
Larry G Scale casting of work bench
4.
Larry G Scale
BE1016048 Shop Fan Miniature Diecast
Upright 1/24 Scale
5. Larry G
Scale LG2005009 Desk
Miniature Office or Shop 1/24
6.
Larry G Scale
LG2035002 Trash Can Miniatures 1/24
7.
Larry G Scale
GF1044011 Desk Phone Miniature Black 1/24
Scale
8. Ozark Miniatures Fire Extinguisher Item No. 0165 G scale
9. Ozark Miniatures Water Bucket Item No. 0151 G scale
Materials Used in Building
the Model
X-Acto® knife
2.
Manufacturer
Unknown Various strip bass wood
3.
Manufacturer Unknown Plywood, hobbyist grade
4.
Manufacturer Unknown Paint
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