If you were going to scratch build the LV&T Rhyolite depot what techniques would you use? Would you cast it in plaster or carve it from wood? Are there any kits that would be good kitbashing sources? This website shows some pictures. Fortunately it is still standing in Rhyolite. Thanks in advance for the advice.
http://www.rhyolitesite.com/tidewater1.html
Were you thinking that the answers would be a lot different from the last couple of times you asked?
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I thought both those times that this Walthers kit might offer a starting point for some heavy kitbashing. Good luck.
Were you thinking that the answers would be a lot different from the last couple of times you asked?
Yes, actually. I have the Walthers kit and it isn’t going to be close enough. It is currently a stand-in. I think the big issues are building a model without any plans, just pictures (& a visit to Rhyolite) and modeling the brick. Most of the Santa Fe depot models that one could consider for a kit bash are adobe. This isn’t, it is some sort of stone brick. Maybe brick paper applied to the Walther’s might work. - Nevin
Nevin:
I don’t know how much help this would be, but you might check the Walther’s catalogue–Noch makes some brick and stone papers that might work. I’ve got one photo of the station in RAILROADS OF NEVADA, VOL II by David Myrick, and the station appears to be constructed of stone blocks, rather than a ‘random’ stone. I could see kitbashing the Walthers Santa Fe station to approximate the one at Rhyolite, but you might need more than one kit, especially for that second story in the middle.
Have you checked with the Nevada State Railroad Museum in Carson City to see if there might be some old plans for the station? Just a thought. I know that the last I heard the station was now a private residence, but perhaps the owners might be talked into giving you a tour, or at least let you take detailed photos, especially because of the structure’s historical importance.
Tom
Tom: I belong to the Nevada State Railroad museum so I will contact them to see if there are any plans around. I will probably take another trip to Beatty before Christmas and take more pictures. I’m thinking that I may build the main structure from Foamcore and then add some kind of stone paper to it. The Walthers kit might be useful as a source of windows, doors roof material and various wood details that could be used. I have seen some recent pictures of the inside, it is pretty beat up. - Nevin