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I've given up looking for a modern hospital that will fit the space I laid out (6" by 8.5") and was thinking of kit bashing an Ameri-Town building and adding a tower with a helicopter pad. My very amateur O Scale is more based on what I can put on my my 4x8 layout.

I know I can shape Evergreen styrene panels in very hot water for the tower, but can I shape, say, the front of the Ameri-Town 1st National Bank front,20210125_09421020210125_10024720210125_10051120210125_100647 or is it two thick to shape without melting or destroying it?

My layout and proposed hospital footprint are attached.

This whole hobby is for my 13-year old autistic grandson. His attention span has now gone from 1-minute running trains to 10-minutes without disengaging.

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Hi, Lee.  When you get the shape you want, keep it clamped to the new shape until it has cooled.  Keep an eye on the heating process.  You do NOT want to leave it in too long each time.  I know!  I was able to modify my warping from too much heat by cutting & adding parts.  You can see my results below.
Dennis.

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I've experimented with a left-over piece of Ameri-Town styrene and found that in a 200deg.F oven for 10 minutes it forms perfectly around a cylinder. The attached was formed over a room temperature beer bottle (also left-over). I lifted it off bake sheet/parchment paper using a wide drywall knife. By pressing down with just an old rag the piece formed and harden immediately. 20210202_112725

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