This is a nice one I'm gonna have to get!! Did Robert Ray have a hand in this one? I'm thinkin' with a little kitbashing, it can look like a Milwaukee station!
It's based on an SP type 22 station with ground level freight room, but that makes it a bit more generic so it can be used for lots more railroads.
Robert did a fantastic job on this one...a home run in my book. I am building one as is and converting the second to an elevated Freight House on the second. Lots of conversion potential. Cheers Joe MTL
This is amazing as I was thinking of scratch building/kit bashing to make the Goleta Depot Historical Station located north of Santa Barbara... http://www.melor.com/gallery/photo.php?photo=1482&exhibition=22&ee_lang=eng&u=453039,36
All you need to do is make an elevated freight platform, cut the freight room window partition off the doorway trim, and cut the excess height off the freight room doors. Then you need to make a ticket window, and it's Goleta! This is an easy kitbash.
Is it the same easy construction as the salvage and tool shed kits? I really enjoyed working on those because everything fit so well, and the trim was all peel and stick which is NICE!
Yes it is the same fit, however there are a few hard parts, like the roof. In order to get a finescale roof, we used very small tabs for joining the pieces. This means you have to use scotch tape to hold the parts in alignment until the glue dries. So the ends of the lower roof are hardest. Apply tape diagonally (45 degrees to the corners) underneath ends of the long roof, then apply white glue to the short ends, and set in place. The tape will hold everything aligned till the glue dries. The corbels are butted up under the eaves of the lower roof, so there is no alignment tabs. Those just get glue applied to 2 sides of the triangle, then held in place with tweezers for a few seconds till the glue gets tacky before moving on to the next corbel. Sometime it's hard to design something to prototype without tabs and slots everywhere, so butt joints need to be used in order to keep prototypical measurements and appearances. So what I am saying in effect, is this kit will cause a smash attack unless you take it slow. I would recommend this kit as a "do 15 to 20 minutes of construction each day after work", and let it set till the next day type kit. This way the glue has time to set up where needed, and you don't get too bored. Boring? do you know how many window mullions need to have the laser cut wood debris removed before painting? I spent 30 minutes picking them out the peel and stick window mullion sheet with a needle, then 3 light coats of flat white spray paint, waiting 10 minutes between coats to get a good coverage. I tried other methods of making window mullions, but nothing looked as good as real wood mullions. Worth the extra work, because the station is usually one of the up front models on your layout, and you want it to look as nice as it can.
Yes, I would agree with Robert but on the windows you may want to use a white primmer for the first coat. I would also add that if you are into Z this is a very nice train station. I would consider this a must buy!!! The price is not bad for such a large structure. Hope everyone has a great time building.... Chris-:tb-cool:
My kit came today. Haven't started it, but it may be sold out shortly. "A kit on the workdesk is worth ...." The roof shingles are neat. Looks as if Robert has been flying around in Manley's helicopter and taking roof photos. Watch out for skantily clad sunbathers. 30 years ago Goodyear's Blimp pilots used to get rather close to rooftops to check out the scenery. ...don
