hi just wondering if any one know where to find so nice looking passenger station with platforms ive been on the walthers site and didnt really find any that i like and i am building in ho
Hi Aceman. What era in time are you modeling? Are you looking for a modern or an mature aged structure? What about the size, large or small? [%-)]
Floyd
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-2943
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-2831
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-2904
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-2807
If you didn’t find anything on the Walthers site, you’ve got a LOT of looking to do!! Start looking at the laser cut and craftsman sites, or consider scratchbuilding or kitbashing. At the Walthers site, look at all the suppliers, not just the Walthers brand. My [2c]
Walthers search engine can be a little finicky sometimes. If you put in “station” a model called a “depot” might not be found for example. Sometimes getting the paper catalogue and going thru it is easier in the long run.
Hi Aceman. I did a little poking around on Ebay and found these. Maybe there is something on there to your liking. Personally I like the Cornerstone #2904 City Station Building. Have a look.
Floyd
http://cgi.ebay.ca/HO-STATION-SANTA-FE-BRICK-PASSENGER-DEPOT-BUILT-UP_W0QQitemZ230320224952QQcmdZVi
Im sorry im looking for something in the steam era and something from small to med size as my table will only be about 7x11
I’m scratch building a model of the Lisbon NH railroad station. Lisbon is a very small town, yielding a small clapboard and shingle station. Pictures here.
my skills arent good enought yet to build anything yet i can hardly make any kits yet
Aceman:
They’re not easy to find, now, I understand, but IHC has from time to time put out a small station that they call the “Arlee” and a larger model called the “Rico” station. Both are Colorado prototypes (at least the Rico station is) and they’re easy to build plastic kits. I’ve got two of the “Arlee’s” on my MR and one of the Rico’s, and I like them a lot.
Here’s a photo of one of the “Arlee’s” on the layout at Sierra City on my layout.
Tom
Wow! The Lisbon NH depot is almost an exact match for the Atlas depot, Modify the dormers some and you’d be done. That and some paint would give you a nice steam era depot.
Aside from the post-Stalinist AmShacks, just about any depot would be appropriate for the steam era.
Maybe the thing to do would be to research some prototype stations to see what you’d like to have, then start hunting down a model that fits.
Or since you say your skills are lacking, get something that’s close, and challenge yourself to develop some of those skills.
Lee
Well, I just had to take a look at the Atlas Station after that. And, you are right, or at least right enough. The Atlas kit does look quite a bit like the Lisbon station.
However, there are enough differences that I can feel justified in scratch building just for the coolness of the thing. For any sane model rail, the Atlas kit is a good way to go, yielding a good looking small town station appropriate to any era.
The 6 dormers add a lot of character. I ripped a triangular section of soft pine on the RAS to serve as “core” for the dormers. Cardboard from sample Christmas cards and some clapboard sheathing from North East has done the rest, dormer wise. The Lisbon station roof has nicely curved rafters, rather than straight ones. I cut curved “rafter” pieces out of 1/4" foamboard and managed to get 1/16th inch basswood to follow the curves, with a little help from some spring clothespins. I found out that foamboard doesn’t like cellulose cement, so the whole roof went together with latex caulk. I am about 1/2 way done.
I have a Walthers Clarksville depot - works for me.
Hi Aceman. I spotted another on Ebay tonight that might fit your bill. It’s a Canadian National clapboard style station. Should fit quite nicely into the steam era. [:D]
Floyd
thanks for everybodys help in my search but im looking for something a lil bigger and something with some passenger platforms for maybe 3 trains
Aceman,
The Atlas Passenger Station kit makes a small attractive station for very little money. I built one when I was a teenager and got pretty good results. Using all of the modelling skills I’ve acquired over the last 30 years, I recently built another Atlas Passenger Station kit. This time I painted the structure in a completely different color scheme (Green trim on Cream siding) and added a lot more detail and weathering tricks. The result is a very attractive little building that would fit perfectly into any small layout. If you desire additional platform space, Atlas offers the add-on platform as a separate kit. Just add as many platform kits as you desire.