I recently purchased the RJ Frost Cold Storage building at a local train show. The roofs for the train unloading and the truck unloading areas are awkward to mount. The roof has a distictive curve at each end. My first inclination would be to mount it on top of the preformed lines placed on the walls. These appears to be awkward. I noticed on Youtube that an individual made the error and placed it below the line - in his words this made it difficult for reefers to approach the structure. It looks though to be the easier to mount area. The instructions for the kit are no help at all - it just shows the roofs attached to the building in one of the steps.
Any advice? Have others encountered this problem?
I would greatly appreacite any advice.
David
I'm not familiar with that structure, but the photos that I've seen of the building appear to have plenty of overhead clearance for both trucks and for refrigerator cars, too.
If the plastic support rods for the roofs of the loading and/or unloading docks are not strong enough, you could substitute them by using Tichy's phosphor-bronze wire, which comes in a wide range of diameters. One of it's benefits is that it's not only strong and easy to bend, but it's also less likely to fatigue when making (or re-making) bends for supporting the roofs.
Wayne
Are there no holes predrilled into the awning on one side that correspond to the holes in the side of the building for the support rods??????
It looks like there are on the instructions for the kit and from the pic of the awning attached to the building goes just below the indentation molding of the wall. It doesn't appear to be that hard to figure out.
Take Care!
Frank
onrman3My first inclination would be to mount it on top of the preformed lines placed on the walls. These appears to be awkward.
Here is the structure, I'm unsure what you are calling awkward.
The roof looks flat in the pics, but not in the directions, which show it slopping downward from the front corners to the rear. The lines on the walls do not cross the vertical risers (not the correct architectural term)
In any event, the roof is parallel to the ground and it looks like you should have 3/4" clearance to the top of the reefer roof.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Hi Frank, I assumed that one was supposed to place the awning under the marked line but a posting on YouTube stated that this was wrong. The holes which are clearly evident on the model allow the awning to be placed either above or below the line. The issue if the awning is placed on top is at the contact point with the wall at each end. The directions are terrible as they only show the awning being placed in the wall. I was simply asking for clarification- the old adage measure twice and cut once. Lol
Can you post a link to that youtube thing?
Might be helpful to the rest of us.
Thanks
To post a youtube video:
The roof has a distictive curve at each end. My first inclination would be to mount it on top of the preformed lines placed on the walls. These appears to be awkward.
Rereading your intial post, I guess you meant the lines are awkward. I am still wearing the dunce cap as I did not, nor do not, understand awkward lines. I was asking for clarification not being cruel. I am sorry if that emoji caused you to melt.
Famous model railroader Allen Greenspan understood this disagreement.
“I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.”
Since we may not otherwise get a response, I did some looking around on youtube and found the following: