Monday, July 18, 2022

Sunroof [alternate]

Military Modelling, September 1976

Sunroof: A clear roof above a layout or diorama that lets the sun shine in. 

Useage: Linda's new building for her layout is to include a sunroof over the prairie section.

Source: The photo-gallery section of the September 1976 issue of Military Modelling notes that:

Modeller Buettner [Mr. W. G. Buettner, ed] with part of his impressive diorama depicting German infantry and armour in a Russian village; the model is situated in a 12' x 9' clear plastic roofed shed which this modeller has constructed in his garden in Ndola, Zambia.

Special precautions need to be taken for rain, snow, and wind dependent upon geographic location.

from The Dictionary of Non-Existent Model Railroad Terms, 2nd ed., 1999.

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