I finally addressed a long-standing concern with my Bluffs yard scene, redesigning the fascia. This was done partly to eliminate my earlier unsuccessful attempt to incorporate the support column into the scene, but my primary reason was to reduce the depth of the scene to improve operator access to the yard.
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"Before" image from 2008 showing the first fascia design for Bluffs yard. From the left it went through a large sweeping curve at the corner before wrapping around the support column so I could attempt to hide a portion of the column inside a model of the Bluffs fuel storage tank. By: Joe Atkinson
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View of the semi-complete support pole and fuel storage tank before the changes. By: Joe Atkinson
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Finally, the revised design. I re-routed the fascia around the back of the column and cut away the curved portion to the left of the turntable, reducing the scene's depth as much as possible and greatly improving yard access. By: Joe Atkinson
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Planned changes in blue.
"Before" image from 2008 showing the first fascia design for Bluffs yard. From the left it went through a large sweeping curve at the corner before wrapping around the support column so I could attempt to hide a portion of the column inside a model of the Bluffs fuel storage tank.
View of the semi-complete support pole and fuel storage tank before the changes.
Finally, the revised design. I re-routed the fascia around the back of the column and cut away the curved portion to the left of the turntable, reducing the scene's depth as much as possible and greatly improving yard access.
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