In light of the recent thread concerning scratchbuilding, I thought it would be fun to show off some of our scratchbuilt models. So show 'em if you got 'em. They can be finished or in progress, because, well mine isn’t done.
So I’ll start off. I’m working on a model loosely based on the RGS’s Dolores Depot in O scale, built out of mostly Evergreen styrene.
Here it is so far, actually I’m a little farther than this, just don’t have any pics yet.
Just a few examples in a long line of scratchbuilds I’ve done over the years: (barge-mounted pile driver, based on photos of FSM’s kit) (Andrews & Philips Plumbing Supply, based on photos of FSM’s Emporium Sea Food) (truly 100% scratch [except for the chain] bucket coaling facility, based on a 1950’s MR article) CNJ831
Here’s another pictue of the brass Mikado I posted in the other thread.
This is my current scratchbuilding project. The first pic is how it sits as of now. The other two pics are at least six months old and have been posted here before. Comparing the present picture to the old ones shows how little I’ve been working on it lately.
This is more of a half scratchbuilt half kitbashed project, this time in plastic. The fluting and rear section of the roof is from a Kato buisness car. The engine compartment roof and parts of the nose are from a Proto 2000 E6A. Everything else is built from styrene.
My most recent scratchbuilt model, completed this month. An O scale handcar shed for On30. It’s 4-3/4" wide. Used stripwood for framing, coffee stir sticks for the floor and wall sheathing.
Rear wall is removable for interior photography:
Workbench is a cut down resin casting with some added details, stove came from a Bachmann On30 passenger car.
Think my most favorite scratch built model I’ve built was the Burbank Depot, low-relief structure. I had taken its measurements of the prototype about 35 years before building the model. It was made using Evergreen styrene.
Hello I am still new to the scratchbuilding. So what you will see looks nothing like the post before mine. Maybe one day they will. This is my junk yard office and a fence around the yard.
This a conover and pit for unloading sand.
and this is a fence I made from old screen and wire.
Thats all I have so far. I have a few more things I would like to try and build just need the time. Have a nice day Frank.
Nice efforts, ckape, but that looks more like a kitbashing project using parts from other models. Scratchbuilding is using basic building materials - styrene, wood, etc. to make a model.
If thats the model I’m thinking of, everything above the sill is scratchbuilt from styrene, including all the little door latches. Definitely belongs here.
I think either you have a very strict definition of scratchbuilding or you don’t quite understand how much effort I put in to that model. It has Athearn trucks and some detail parts, but all of the white pieces, other than the handrail stanchions, are scratchbuilt from strip and sheet styrene. The brass roof and brass wire are hand-formed, and the frame is built from square brass tubing.
My apologies! With no supplied info and the rather small photo, the diesel appeared to be made of pieces from other models, that was the basis of my comment. Not many people do such scrachbuilding, it is certainly a rarity and appears to be a fine job!
Well, I’ll share my first (and only) scratchbuild so far, and it’s a work in progress. I still need to paint the interior grey or black and install the roof. I know it doesn’t look the best, but I learned a lot of lessons building it so far and I’ve had fun. The body is Plastruct styrene witht he corrugated metal design and the door castings are from Micro Engineering.
Quite a bit of inspiring stuff shown in this thread. Especially the scratchbuilt “green goat” yard switcher, that takes dedication!
Here’s a few pix of a scaled-up scratchbuilt blast furnace that I stuck on top of the casthouse of a much smaller Walthers blast furnace. I used mostly PVC piping and couplings from Home Depot, plus some Evergreen and Plastruct shapes and detail parts (handrails etc.)
The first 3 photos were taken before I had a digital camera so the lighting isn’t too great…
Hi, some scratchbuild building and also kibashed ones for my Maclau River in Nscale.
Marc
Inspired from a FSM structure and pics, entierely scratch including the dust collectors
Car ferry Anabel, a full scratchbuid project including a real wood deck
A kitbashed project but whith more scratchbuild parts beside the existing ones.
A full scratchbuild project using grandt lines windows.
Scratchbuild working ladder for the interior of my roundhouse
My current kitbash/scratchbuild project; icing platfform from Walthers whith a scratchtbuild new platform element and all the details to connect the ice house to the platfform, including a small office shop.
(barge-mounted pile driver, based on photos of FSM’s kit) 
(Andrews & Philips Plumbing Supply, based on photos of FSM’s Emporium Sea Food) 
(truly 100% scratch [except for the chain] bucket coaling facility, based on a 1950’s MR article) CNJ831
