{"id":582,"date":"2021-05-01T23:02:34","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T04:02:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/?page_id=582"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T16:23:09","slug":"weingarten-depot","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/weingarten-depot\/","title":{"rendered":"Weingarten Depot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The depot located at Weingarten was salvaged from a previous M-I layout.  The model  inspiration was the depot located at Herculaneum, MO, on the north end of the M-I&#8217;s Bonne Terre sub.  I scratch built this based on a picture in the <em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/mopac.org\/eagle-magazine\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>MPHS Eagle<\/strong><\/a><\/em> and from my recollections as a kid growing up in Herculaneum.  Unfortunately, I never got around to measuring or photographing the original building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is clear this depot follows the typical MoPac pattern of depots, rather austere and quite  practical.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a9cfab60ed6e&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a9cfab60ed6e\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"697\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" 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alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-619\" srcset=\"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HerculaneumDepot1955.jpg 500w, http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HerculaneumDepot1955-300x204.jpg 300w, http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/HerculaneumDepot1955-441x300.jpg 441w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Herculaneum M-I depot in 1955.  The large structure in the background is the St Joseph Lead Company smelter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Materials list&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Evergreen Styrene<\/strong><ul><li>Walls&nbsp; &nbsp; .030&#8243;<\/li><\/ul>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Roof&nbsp; &nbsp; .080&#8243;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Eave strips .030&#8243; x .125&#8243; strip<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Angle #292 .080&#8243; for freight door surround<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strip #135 .030&#8243; x .100&#8243; for lower brown trim<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Rusty Stumps<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>L5501&nbsp; &nbsp; Precision ruled plank sheet 10\u201d,&nbsp;RC board, .022\u201d thick, adhesive back (x1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>L5504&nbsp; &nbsp; Precision ruled plank sheet 4\u201d,&nbsp;RC board, .022\u201d thick, adhesive back (x1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D4537&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Tall cross buck&nbsp;freight door, plywood (lights removed) (used 1 of the 3 doors)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D5501&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 3-tab&nbsp;roof&nbsp;shingles slate grey, 4\u201dx12\u201d sheets, adhesive back&nbsp;(x4)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D5516&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Ridge cap and start strip slate grey (x1)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>D4515&nbsp; &nbsp; Engine house windows for freight room window<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Grandt Line<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>#3608&nbsp; &nbsp; Waiting room door with frame<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>#3768&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;Windows 38\u201d x 78\u201d double-hung, 2\/2 (x3)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NBW casting for door handle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>TruColor Paint<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>TCP-123 MP Eagle Yellow<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TCP-806 Flat Brown<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>TCP-821 Brick Red<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>MicroScale Decals<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>#87-183 HO MoPac Cabooses buzzsaws<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Station signs (PowerPoint)<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>36 point MOPAC font (free from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.railsimstuff.com\/files\/pdf\/mopac.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Rail Sim Stuff<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The depot located at Weingarten was salvaged from a previous M-I layout. The model inspiration was the depot located at Herculaneum, MO, on the north end of the M-I&#8217;s Bonne Terre sub. I scratch built this based on a picture &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/weingarten-depot\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-582","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=582"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1867,"href":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/582\/revisions\/1867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/laiben.com\/wordpress1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=582"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}