Hello everyone,
I am attempting to rebuild this kit (Carol’s Corner Cafe by DPM) on my shelf layout (I have had this kit for 20 years). I have all of the parts except for the door. How can I get this door? If I can’t get this part by itself, what door would work as a substitute in its place?
Thanks a bunch
Andy
I wouldn’t have the patience to search for, order, and than wait, for a door and transom window that may be available commercially, of that time period, if one is even made, so, put your model building skills to work and build one, from pieces of styrene, or what ever material you choose, using the picture as a guide. For the glass, if you don’t have any pieces of clear styrene, use the clear plastic packaging bubble, that may things are packaged in.
Mike.
Or look through your box of spare doors and see if you can find one that fits.
If it almost fits but is too tight, trim it down. Slightly too small? Add a shim, or model it open. If all else fails, cut a piece of plain styrene the size of the door and have a solid door.
Unless you are modeling a very specific prototype, such as a particular car on a particular railroad, or a well-known landmark building like the White House, does the door on your building need to look like the particular door that came with the kit?
Every modeler has a box full of spare doors of various styles in his selected scale, doesn’t he? And a box of spare windows? Not big boxes, little ones like the sets of plastic drawers that hold various screws etc. A drawer of spare chimneys and rooftop things and a drawer of ladders and stairs. I have them because I would rather “parts-build” the custom structures I want, rather than having to build up all my doors and windows. Just the ones that need something special.
Most of the DPM kits come with doors and windows molded in place, so your request puzzled me until I remembered you saying “The Corner Store” The corner buildings had a different sort of a door, usually it was a small wall with window panels and a door at a 45 degree angle. And some had the door recessed inside a little niche of some sort.
LION would just fashion something out of cardboard and call it a day… ah er… a door.
ROAR
I’d fabricate something too.
That piece is much thicker than any door would be, unless you’re in, like, NORAD or something. And the detail was rather crude.
If you have a source handy, like a hobby shop or perhaps a craft shop, get some strip styrene. Using a piece of clear plastic window glazing material that came with the kit as a base, cut styrene strips and position them on the “glass” to build the frame. When you’ve got them all cut to size and shape, paint them and glue them to the glazing material. Be careful with the glue. You don’t want to spill excess as it will “craze” the window material. A little dab’ll do ya.
I forgot to mention in my first reply to you, Grandt Line has a selection of doors, windows, etc., that you may be able to make work, if your not into building something on your own.
Mike.
Mike, way to go! You’re right on target. [Y][8D]
Here is Carol’s Cafe with the door clearly visible.
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/243-11300
Here is the Grandt Line page with several really nice examples that reasonably match what came on the kit:
http://www.grandtline.com/products/arch/ho/ho_scale_architectural_doors.html
Really neat in this case that one has a choice of styling.
Every modeler has a box full of spare doors of various styles in his selected scale, doesn’t he? And a box of spare windows? Not big boxes, little ones like the sets of plastic drawers that hold various screws etc. A drawer of spare chimneys and rooftop things and a drawer of ladders and stairs. I have them because I would rather “parts-build” the custom structures I want, rather than having to build up all my doors and windows. Just the ones that need something special.
I guess I must not be a modeler as I don’t have a box full of spare parts. All mine go into the buildings I build from kits. Guess I need to do more kit bashing and order a bunch of extras from Grandt Line or the like. Isn’t it funny how a part will just get up and jump out of a box when it sits around for 10 or 20 years.
I didn’t want to use the door that came with the office as it is the same as what you see on the grain bin. On many photo’s I have seen the doors are banged together out of the same lumber as the rest of the structure and absolutely everything seems to be painted white, if it is painted at all. I think the door on the grain bin does not look good and may change it.
I made my own door for this little office. You can’t see it but it also has a window in it. I think having it open with a guy standing in it looks better than just another plastic insert would look.
Neither building was finished in the pics, but you get the idea.
I wholeheartedly agree about using open doors to enhance the eye-appeal of buildings. The double doors of this City Classics grocery store just begged to be opened up.
As I recall, the angled wall section with the doors was all one piece. It was pretty simple to cut it apart, paint the individual sections and add window glazing, and then put it back together with the doors open.
I have two of the DPM Carol’s Corner Cafe on my layout. The door is indeed one piece and it would be easy to fabricate.
On some DPM structures, the door is recessed and there are two side panels, one on each side of the door.
But on Carol’s Corner Cafe, the door is flush with the brick wall.
Rich
Would it be easy to cut the door in half lengthwise and install the halves separately?