Does anyone know of a kit that looks like this station?

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Hi group,

I know there are tons of HO scale station kits out there, but does anyone know of a kit that looks like the Huntsville, Ontario station. It doesn’t have to be exact, but it does have to have brick walls.

Thanks

Dave

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Looks like a neat scratch build Dave.

Mel

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Hi, Dave

The first one that came to mind when I saw your photo was the Walthers City Station:

Wausau_WI by Edmund, on Flickr

Based on the Wausau, Wisconsin, Milwaukee Road depot.

https://www.walthers.com/city-station-kit-17-5-8-x-5-7-8-x-4-3-8-quot-44-8-x-14-9-x-11-1cm

City Station has the open “Porte Cochere” area that is similar to your photo.

Another possibility is the Pella depot:

https://www.walthers.com/pella-depot-kit-12-x-5-x-3-1-2-quot-30-x-12-7-x-8-8cm

Slightly smaller but selective compression would be a given in our model world. I bought one when they were first available as a ready-made model. The brick work is outstanding on this model.

Hope that helps, Ed

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Hi guys:

Mel -

I’m seriously looking at doing that. I have to scratch build a model of the Allandale station too. The Huntsville station would be a lot easier to do than the Allandale station:

https://www.barrie.ca/Living/projects/Pages/AllandaleTrainStation.aspx

Ed - Thanks again! You have provided answers for almost all of my club layout related questions. We’ll have to make you an honourary member of the club!

The Walther’s station is a bit big for the space we have. The Pola kit is the right size. The advantage to using a kit is that somebody else can build it. I already have a ton of structures that I’m scratch building or have built for the club. I’ve also got several feet of bridge kits to assemble.

Dave

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…and an honour it would be [bow].

Yes, but it does seem to have most of the architectural elements of your Huntsville station. A Zona saw can make big depots fit a smaller space [:-^]

Huntsville_ON by Edmund, on Flickr

Regards, Ed

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I had thought about a kitbash. It would be a lot easier than scratchbuilding.

Thanks for the great picture of the station!

Dave

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Dave, if you want an exact replica of that station, you will have to scratch build it. But, take a second look at the Walthers City Station. It really has a lot of similarities to the Hunstville, Ontario station.

Here is a link to a website that shows some head on views of the station.

https://www.google.com/search?q=Huntsville,+Ontario+train+station&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS746US746&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJzam1s6HeAhVl2oMKHdQvC24Q_AUIECgD&biw=1396&bih=686#imgrc=tIH9zd9DdXbieM:

When you click on the link, give it a second for a series of photos to come up.

Rich

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I agree with Ed and Rich: the Walthers City Station is a good starting point, and I don’t think that it would be too diffficult to shorten the porte cochere and/or the baggage/express wing.

I used the same kit for my Mount Forest station (no resemblance at all to the real one), but closed-in the porte cochere and made it into a post office…

Since the town is the northern terminus of the Grand Valley, I wanted something fairly substantial looking, but not overwhelming.

Wayne

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Hi Rich,

Thanks for the great pictures of the Huntsville station!

Wayne,

Nice job on the station.

Your picture proves that the kit is way too big for the space we have. In fact we will have to reduce the scale footprint of the Huntsville station anyhow.

I have been contemplating a kitbash, but the walls that stick up through the roof appear to break the roof up so that getting the proper profile for Huntsville would require a lot of cutting and filling. There is also a slight pitch change in the Huntsville station roof about 1/3rd the way up. I think that is a subtle but important detail. Adding that to the Walthers roof would be a lot of additional work. Scratch build it will be! That’s OK, I haven’t done one for a while, and it will be a nice warm-up for the Allandale station.

Dave

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Dave, if you need something small, you could always do the Atlas station.

https://www.walthers.com/passenger-station-kit-4-1-8-x-9-quot-10-3-x-22-5cm

Rich

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Hi Rich,

Actually I already have one that is built and detailed, including an interior and lighting. I just have to finish painting and lighting the passenger shelters.

My problem with the Atlas station is that there are a gazillion of them out there! “Oh, there’s the Atlas station again…and again…and again…” I’m sure you get the picture. We (I) want something that is a bit different.

Dave

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If you are seeking kitbash fodder for a brick station, don’t forget the old ConCor kit for the NMRA headquarters, which was made to look like a faux station. Still seen at swap meets.

Dave Nelson

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Thanks Dave. I’ll see if I can find a picture of the kit.

Dave

Edit: Here is the kit:

https://picclick.ca/1-87-Ho-Scale-Heljan-Con-Cor-Nmra-Headquarters-Building-272445491665.html#&gid=1&pid=1

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Dave, how much space do ypu have for the station?

Rich

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I will have to go back and measure again. The track didn’t get placed exactly where my plan showed. My original plan was for a space about 8" x 22", but that included the parking lot, the platforms and the red freight house beside the station. We do have the option of relocating the track a bit.

I can’t get an exact measurement of the available space for a while because I won’t be going to the club for the next two or three weeks. My ankle surgery is scheduled for Oct. 29th and I won’t be able to put any weight on it at all for several weeks. That is going to be really difficult!

Dave

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I ask because the Walthers City Station is 17-5/8" wide and 5-7/8" deep.

Rich

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Yes, I was aware of the dimensions, but those numbers do not include any scenery or out buildings. If we were to use it I’m guessing that there would only be enough space for the platform in front of the station. The mainline would be going right past the back of the building. Even with a smaller structure the mainline will still be close. Sorry, I should have remeasured the available space before starting the thread.

Thanks for your help.

Dave

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Would that work? The City Station is a very close match to the Huntsville Station.

Rich

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It is pretty close, and you could easily shorten the porte cochere by as much as half, and the express wing by about 1 1/8" if you removed the windows (front and rear) nearest the main structure. All of those modifications are straight cuts on the inboard-edges of the annex wing roofs and inboard edges of the express section’s front and rear walls. The platform would need to be sectioned, but again, those are straight cuts.

Wayne

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Just to update everyone, Henk, who is leading the Huntsville project, thinks that the Walthers City Station will work fine as is. He said that there is more space there than I thought. I had envisaged a smaller structure but if he wants to use the Walther’s kit I’m not going to interfere. As Wayne says, we can shrink it lengthwise without too much difficulty. The back will be fairly close to the mainline but we can live with that.

Dave