Small freight house drawings in N, HO, S, and O scales

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Small freight house drawings in N, HO, S, and O scales

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Looking forward to adding a version to my layout

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I clicked on the following link in the article expecting a .pdf file, but it downloaded to my computer as a .ashx file. What is a .ashx file and what program can open it?

http://mrr.trains.com/~/media/Files/PDF/Modeling%20projects/07/MRR-JC0411_freight%20house.ashx

Sincerly,
CDM

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I have just started scratch building and am enjoying it immensely!
Thank you for the plans! I will enjoy them!

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this plan is incredible. i intend to make it this winter in my new woodshop. Thank You for the plan.

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I have always bought my magazine at my local hobby shop since I have wanted to support my local retailer. Now, sadly, he’s closing up shop and so I have subscribed. The only thing I was always missing was the extra content and I am SO happy to have it. I do a lot of scratch building and the drawings are great. It’s an awfully long ways from the Mt Washington Valley to any decent sized RR specific store. Thanks People!

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Hi
About the drawings, how can you use those measurements in order to make the model freight house?

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THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WHAT I HVE NEEDED.
THANX!!!

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I like scratch building so this may be a project I will build

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Hi,
As great as these drawings are to scratch build this as a model for a layout you still need more dimensions to make it. It would be nice if the height of walls, windows, doors and roof had locating and size dimensions. I am new to this and don’t know how to come up with this information. I wish there was a article published on how to do this.

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This article is beyond belief !!
I happen to model a fictituous New Jersey PRR branchline in N scale, so these drawings are truly priceless as a modeling aid for kitbashing my inexpensive generic kit into a much more Pennsyble model. It’s only matter of changing door style and adding some different types of windows, a brick chimney and decorating it in the right colors.

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Since I model Pennsy, I am going to try and scratchbuild this.
Thanks and keep this up.

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This is a very useful plan. It can be also be used for an off-line structure or cut down the spine for a background warehouse. The modeler can easily substiture styrene for wood, clapboard or masonary. It can also easily be modeled abandoned with some peeled paint and cracked window glazing. Very versatile!

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Very pleased to see this plan. It reminds me of Model Railroader Mag. content when I was a young boy. This will be my 1st attempt at building a structure from a magazine. Are the sketches of this building HO scale as they appear on pages 42 & 43?
Thanks,
Roy, Raleigh NC

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This is a nice structure and I’m thinking about making this building in a kit form. Both HO and N scale.

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Anthony, all you need to do is print the PDF drawing and then measure everything with a scale ruler (available from Micromark). Some adjustments may be required in the window and door openings to match the windows and doors you purchase. If you are new to this, you might want to glue the drawing to cardstock and build a paper mock-up. (Frankly, if you use a high-quality printer, you might be satisfied with the cardstock version!)

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I like scratch building like others, and this will help with all the
plans.

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This will be my first attemt onscratch building.

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I’m just not sure whether I should build it in styrene or basswood.

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I agree with Leroy Simpkins when he says, "It reminds me of Model Railroader Mag. content when I was a young boy. " I subscribed to MR in the late 40s, early 50s for about 10 or so years and would by an issue every now and then thereafter and have noticed a big change from the 50s. It is good to see emphasis on model building skills again. Too much today is ready to run.