The Founndry, one of the first structures I scratchbuilt, must derive from an E. L. Moore how-to-do-it photo-article in Model Railroader, since the only commercial part I can spot in this photograph of it is the Campbell barrel. The chimney, I recall, was a wide soda straw, the roofs covered with grimy-black-painted sandpaper glued to cardboard, and the windows homemade. I'm not sure about the ventilators on the roof: they could be scratch built or a commercial part.
In this picture, I was trying to emulate some of the better railroad model photographers who took pictures of their models in real 1:1 landscape settings — here the Providence, RI, waterfront as seen from India Point Park: the clouds, sky, distant landscape, and oil tank at left are all full-size componmnts of the scene.Another view: A photograph of the foundry at Lone Pine on the AP&G. [GPL].
Scenes Locomotives Freight Cars Passenger Cars Non-revenue Railroad Structures Commercial and Residential Buildings