A couple of weeks ago I ordered a couple of structures from Colorado Model Structures, in particular the Cascade Summit Section House, and Cascade Summit Dispatch Office. After building the Dispatch Office and admiring my handy work, I saw something vaguely familiar. After thinking for a few hours I realized that the dispatch office looked much like my great-grandmothers farmhouse. The dispatch office scales out to just under 13 ft x 19 ft, close to the size of great grandma's house. I promptly ordered another two to use as "company supplied" tract housing.
I figure $20 a house (dispatch office and section house) is not too bad. The depot is $30.
The section house and depot kits.
Now to find a place to put them all.
At these prices, looks like the days of bird houses on Rosebud Falls are few.
Tom Trigg
Grandmaws house was big and drafty but still standing I would think it is because of the real wood and real nails
Toad
$20! I'll look out for them at the Big Train show this weekend
you are going right, Tom ?
Have fun with your trains
Those are cute little houses (I won't mention the one in the middle ). I wish he had those at East Coast I could have saved on shipping.
-Brian
vsmith wrote: $20! I'll look out for them at the Big Train show this weekend you are going right, Tom ?
Probably not. I've spent the money for the SD tour and tickets to the show, but the wife is in the hospitial again. The doc is trying to get her well enough to drain the lung again and get her ready for another round of chemo. She wants me to go, but the heart is just not in it if she cannot go with me. If I do make it it will be for the Saturday show.
Brian's website says he will be there.
altterrain wrote: Those are cute little houses (I won't mention the one in the middle ). I wish he had those at East Coast I could have saved on shipping.-Brian
That's Mrs. Robinsons house. Otherwise known as "NAKED GAL AND TUB" from Larry G Scale. I had to get the window low enough for the full effect when she forgets to pul down the shade before bath time.
ttrigg wrote: vsmith wrote: $20! I'll look out for them at the Big Train show this weekend you are going right, Tom ?Probably not. I've spent the money for the SD tour and tickets to the show, but the wife is in the hospitial again. The doc is trying to get her well enough to drain the lung again and get her ready for another round of chemo. She wants me to go, but the heart is just not in it if she cannot go with me. If I do make it it will be for the Saturday show.Brian's website says he will be there.
Family 1st, trains 324th , hope she feels better.
Absolutely right about family first. Our prayers are with you and yours.
Rex
Vic:
I was informed this evening by She Who Must Be Obeyed, that I am required to go on Saturday morning. She had reinforcements, the daughter, son in law, both of her doctors and all three of her nurses. I am being required to bring her a photo of the two of us. Also she want vids of the layouts that are sure to be running. Will you be at the LSOL booth again this year? If I had known that you were there last year I would have looked you up then. The Tursday tour is out of the question now as she will be in the OR for a bit that morning.
ttrigg
does this company have a webb site , the buildings look good, i use bird houses, their may be a change comming . thanks BEN
ttrigg wrote: Will you be at the LSOL booth again this year?
Tom, I've never been at the LSOL booth, I'm at the Mylargescale.com booth
We're in the backish side to the left as you come in, nearer to the layout setups. Be sure to check out the Del Oro, the Door Hollow Shortline layouts, and of course my "Little Borracho" (Borrachito?) pizza layout will be at the MLS booth. I'm looking forward to finally getting to see the Sundance Central layout, this will be their 1st appearence at the BTS.
Should be fun, bring your gold card, there will be alot more vendors than last year.
BennysRR wrote:ttrigg does this company have a webb site , the buildings look good, i use bird houses, their may be a change comming . thanks BEN
Colorado Model Structures - http://coloradomodel.com/default.htm
I have one of their graining co. kits and a variety store turned into 2 3 story flats-
Brian
thanks for the web site, i'll check it out . I ordered 3 structures from them . Ben
Sorry ‘bout dat! Memory loss expansion is directly related to miles on the body.
Benny:
Brian already answered but here it is again.
http://www.coloradomodel.com/
I've got a rather large box of parts from them sitting out in the work shed. Several of their wall panels for building an engine house.
Their design is based upon a flat roof. I'm going to slice up a panel and use some "structural wood" to build a clearstory roof, but that is a few weeks away. I also have a few other panels, which I intend to build a feed and grain store.
Brian, this time I am PLANNING installing a wall or two upside down.
The prime reason for this "accelerated burst of construction" is that the wife wants me to make a video "from the conductor's point of view" of the entire layout. She has given me a list of structures she would like in place first.
What kind of paint and glue did you use on your buildings . thanks Ben
BennysRR wrote: What kind of paint and glue did you use on your buildings . thanks Ben
Paint: For starters I use a satin black Krylon "Fusion", it is designed for plastics, indoor and outdoor. I prime both sides of the wall. For the color coat I use the new line of Krylon "Indoor/Outdoor" spray paints. They have some new and very interesting colors in this new line. On the front face of the can they have a picture of five balls of different color, and a picture of a spray nozzel with the words "EZ TOUCH 360 DIAL". Some strange colors like "tangerine", "dark ivy", "hunysuckle", "hyacinathenth" (sorry about the spelling). I do the windows and doors the same way, primer coat with the "Fusion" and then a color coat with whatever color "Fusion" or the new "Indoor/Outdoor" line. For the roof shingles I double coat the satin black "Fusion" and while the second coat is still fresh, I quickly spray six to eight different color "mists" so that the liquid paints start to blend to acheiving the "ageing and weathering".
Glue: Super glue. I've used several different brands. What seems to work the best, for me at least, is the cheap stuff at Wal~Mart, four tubes (1 oz each) for a dollar. Look in the glue section in hardware, the super glues in stationary just don't seem to hold the heavy, high impact styrenes we use in the outdoor models. Most projects I prefer to use the gel type, but all these houses are built with the runny $1 for 4 tube stuff. Yes I ended up gluing myself to the project about every ten minutes, but the runny stuff seems to "melt" the styrene as I end up with a bead of "plastic" extrusion on the outside of the joints that needs to be easily cut off with a good pocket knife. I figure if the plastic "melts" together I've got a better joint.
I got my three buildings i sent for last week from Colorado Model Structures , now to put them together ,thanks for the information on the buildings now to get the paint and glue . BEN
Ben:
We are waiting for the pix of the finished buildings.
Like I told you in the email, when I saw the price of $20, I was not expecting much quality. When I got the first one open and saw what I had gotten, I went straight to the computer to order a whole bunch more. In my third order a pair of doors were missing, so I sent an email. He put the missing parts out in First Class Mail that day (Wed) and they were in the mailbox on Friday. Great Prices, speedy deliver of orders, plus outstanding customer service equals someone I will be spending more money with.
CA glue just ain't good for it.
I use silicone (sp) you guys know ole country boy can't spell!
You need a window use a CD clear case.
IMHO
I use palstic welding products for my plastic kits -Ambroid ProWeld, Plastruct Bondene or PlasticWeld. For windows I paint it on the frame (or I use a syringe applicator for a production line), let it set for a second and then set in the glazing. For Piko/Pola kits where the glazing is inset, I place in the glazing then put the solvent on around the edges.
Capt Bob Johnson wrote:looking at Triggy's "girl in the tub" I guess we can now officially call him a "Peeping Tom".
I guess so. I've had at least one naked lady in every layout I've ever built. Out in the footlockers in the garage there are 2 ladies in HO, three in N and one in Z, and now am using one in G, BTW there is another "in the mail". What's a railroad without a naked woman?
Did this one as a kid when I did models. Not sure size
Hi ttrigg
On indoor models I use PVA glue for glazing
Super glue of any kind is a no no it crazes the plastic it can even do it, if you are glueing a roof to an already glazed building or passanger car.
I havn't glazed any of my out door buildings but I will be when the get rejuvinated, the thought occures that there is a glue for model areoplane canopies maybe that would work for glazing our building windows??
regards John Busby
Colorado Models is having a sale $70 for four kits including the two different section houses, small station and switch tower - http://www.coloradomodel.com/default.htm. That's a pretty good deal and they could make for some good kitbashing.
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