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A Plan for Scratch Building BB&T

by cshutchinson on Jun.02, 2009, under Scratch Building

For my second scratch building project, I have selected the BB&T building in Florence, SC, my hometown. This building in N scale will be about 9″ x 7″ from the initial work on the elevation drawings. Quite a large building, but I have plenty of room on the layout to accommodate a building of this size. The first step, I have learned, is to create a set of elevation drawings for the building in AutoCad. I have completed the right side elevation drawings at this point. Please excuse the fact that they are labeled incorrectly in the drawing below.

The best way to scale the photos was to count the actual bricks in the building. Knowing the size of standard bricks and their mortar joints, it is pretty simple to derive the dimensions of the building and windows. The soldier course of bricks above and below the windows really adds a touch of flair to this building. While I still have more work to do on the elvevation drawings, here is where I am currently with the progress.

Below you will find a few of the photos I took of the building to produce the elevation drawings, and the right side elevation drawings of the building. The brick detail is left out for clarity, except what is found between the first floor windows. I am completing the drawings in full scale and will then scale them to .00625 of actual for N scale. We will see how this works out in the coming days.

Have a good afternoon.