Last week I showed everybody my ceramic stations. Well I began to look at Jackson, TN on the WTRR and felt the Kibri Station had to large of a foot print, so I decided to make a change.
Takes up a lot of room, and crowds the city. I looked at the Gettysburg, PA. station and liked what I saw. It is a ceramic version, HO scale by George Lefton
These are the boxes the stations come in. I have the whole set.
I removed the track from the roadbed and added Holgate and Reynolds brick facing over the roadbed.
The brick facing was then painted brick red and allowed to dry,
The platform was then dusted with a mixture of plaster powder and black tempra paint powder.
Then the crowd gathered and cars pulled up to see the new station. I really like adding details.
Then I thought, "Ah!", a change in Nashville too. In South Nashville I built a brick staion, a plastic kit.
I like wooden stations, so the crew, as in Jackson, went to work and dismantled the brick and build a craftsman wood kit.
The platform is stained with Minwax felt tip stain pens. The station is painted in Union Pacific colors.
Please, if anyone wants to comment or suggest that would be great. I actually like the changes.
Thanks
Robert Sylvester, WTRR
there are a lot of people who collect model railroad items such as brass locos , craftsman kits , special edition cars etc. who then display them with no intention of ever using them on a layout (nothing wrong with this of course , there are many acpects to this hobby)
it's cool to see someone taking an item (ceramic stations) that seems to be intended for the collectors and using it on a layout . and it looks pretty darn good there too !
so congratz for swimming against the stream
the station you built from a kit looks great too , nice work !
ernie
Ernie:
Thanks, how are things in Canada, wish I were there instead of Tennessee, to HOT!
Robert, your stations look great, and I wouldn't have known that one was ceramic. It's nice to see someone "using" collectibles instead of collecting "useables".
It not only never gets too hot in Canada, it never seems to get hot enough, at least in my opinion.
Wayne
robert sylvester wrote: Last week I showed everybody my ceramic stations. Well I began to look at Jackson, TN on the WTRR and felt the Kibri Station had to large of a foot print, so I decided to make a change.
First, is it heresy to say that I actually like the looks of the Kibri model better? Though I can see your point about the real estate it takes up.
Secondly, I don't know what got me to looking at the boxes, but the station pictured on the very bottom box looks awfully familiar! It's an ATSF prototype, and it appears that they have removed the attached freight house on your version. Here's mine...
I have figured out what is wrong with my brain! On the left side nothing works right, and on the right side there is nothing left!
Stebbycentral:
I like the design of your station. The Kibri Station I think is a good looking station, I am going to use in a larger city scene.
Thanks.
robert sylvester wrote:Ernie:Thanks, how are things in Canada, wish I were there instead of Tennessee, to HOT!Robert Sylvester, WTRR
we're alternating between rain and hot and humid (but probably not quite as hot as you) . either way i end up wet whenever i go out . i'm not complaining , because i know in 6 months it will be cold and i'd rather be too hot than cold at all
robert sylvester wrote: Stebbycentral:I like the design of your station. The Kibri Station I think is a good looking station, I am going to use in a larger city scene.Thanks.Robert Sylvester, WTRR
Thanks but it's not really my design, I scratchbuilt it from the plans of an AT&SF depot published in a Model Railroader article way back in the 70's. It's survived 6 or 7 layouts.