A friend of mine just gave me catalog sheets from this small supplier of structure kits. He built the church and was and is very enthused. There are several structures on their website that look exactly what I am looking for. This is a good reminder that the world of model railroad products and suppliers does not begin and end at the LHS or even with the Walthers catalog.
Take a look: http://www.mainstreet-heritage.com/
Dave Nelson
Thanks for the heads up on Main Street Heritage, Dave. They look like fine kits and the pricing is very reasonable.
I see that their website is designed by Mark Evans. For those who don’t know Mark, here is one of his personal projects. Enjoy!
http://www.narrowgauge.org/
Mark also served on the committee that put together the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Utah in 2001.
Some of those HO models are exactly what I have been looking for, and was planning to try scratch building for a western town on my layout. These kits will save me a lot of time hunting for the materials, since no known hobby shops in Arizona carry what I would have needed.
Cacole,
Do you know about Coronado Scale Models?
Coronado Scale Models
1544 E. Cypress St.
Phoenix, AZ 85006
602-254-9656
coronadoscalemod@aol.com
The people who own this shop specialize in narrowgauge. They carry most craftsman kit lines, as well as scratchbuilding supplies, etc.
I’ve only dealt with them once or twice, but they have an enormous reputation in the narrowgauge world. A number of top modelers do business with them, as their name often comes up on email lists when someone asks, “Where can I get X?”
Yep, some LHSs DO stock, or at least used to stock, Mainstreet Heritage.
He does make real nice structures, and I need to get some more of them in here sometime.
Unfortunately it is a little inconvenient to have to buy direct instead of through a distributor, and that’s why some shops won’t have his product in their store.
mlehman,
I’ve heard of Coronado Scale Models, but have never been to his shop because he advertises as narrow guage only, and I’m modeling in HO standard gauge. And Phoenix is over 250 miles from me, about the same, I think, as you driving to Chicago from Urbana, only to find out that the item(s) you’re looking for are not in stock.
But since I can order directly from Main Street Heritage, I don’t have to drive all day in horrendous traffic, but can let the Post Office do the driving. Phoenix and its suburbs has become a 24-hour a day rush hour of bumper to bumper traffic that moves at either 85 MPH or at a dead stop.