Always nice to talk a little trash.
I spent years, literally, collecting various commercially-made castings of scrap. They're all here. One thing I found was that most were kind of low, so I put them on pedestals of foam roadbed so they would be taller and seem more substantial.
The scrap autos are old cereal-box quality plastic models, cut up and drilled out and finished with Instant Rust. The wood plank fence is made from wood coffee stirrers. I scratch-built the light poles and the small office building.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
Good ideas. Very nice. Thanks, Rob
Prototype photo of scrap metal yard no longer in service, "beautified" with fake palm trees made of steel pipe and palm front outlines from scrap metal plate.
This is not intended as a model of a scrap yard as such, but an area beside a fabrication plant where surplus materials are stockpiled for possible reuse sometime in the future.
This is of course yet another instance where Google Maps/Satellite view, or the Bing maps equivalent, is your friend.
Try this as a search for a satellite view: 1200 Minnesota Avenue, South Milwaukee, WI
That scrap yard has been in business for probably 100 years and not so very long ago was rail served. In fact I think the rails are stil there buried in grass but the spur and the siding are both now removed. it is compact with a small office building.
By the way I have no photos but a friend of mind stocked his scrap yard with "stuff" by buying cheap clocks on Ebay and smashing the innards with a hammer, followed by a coating of replicated rust.
Dave Nelson
MisterBeasley,
Your "talking trash" comment gave me quite a chuckle. Thanks!
Here is my scrap yard called "Reggie's Junk Yard" . Reggie is working on his stock car in the lower left part of the photo.
It includes a scratch built shanty with dog house for "Dawg", the junk yard dog.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
I like the clock parts idea. Thanks