I would like to know if they ever made a model of the Shady Rest Hotel like the one in Mr.Hemmings home. If so, was it in ho scale? Bedloe @ bfp610@att.net
Watched that show as a kid!
Might or might not be helpful.
There was a small hobby dealer in Colorodo with a website that featured a Petticoat junction theme. Those items are shown as "out of stock" but it may be worth giving the business a call. It may be possible to find the structure on ebay from time to time.
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https://www.modelrollercoasterhq.com/index.php/shop-by-brand/misc-brands/MRRHQ-Custom-HO-Scale-Heirloom-Petticoat-Junction-Train-&-Structure-Set-HO-Scale-p65469133
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That was a excellent HO Scale version of the hotel. Don't know why the train set had 2 extra coaches. But I also believe it would hard to duplicate. Since the show barely shown all the house's dimensions.
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Here's more shots of the hotel. Seems like there's potentialf for a kitbash project if a structure with a similar structural style could be found.
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Here's an exterior shot of the real hotel:
Ed
Be more interested in that water tank where the girls took their baths!
Like "old uncle joe" I'm a-movin' kinda slow...at the junction- Petticoat Junction!
Cedarwoodron
cedarwoodron Be more interested in that water tank where the girls took their baths!
Here's a shot for you to try your scratchbuilding skills on. Too bad those darn gals are blocking the ladder, though:
If you visit railtown 1897 State Historical Park in Jamestown, CA, you can still see the water tank cylinder itself. This "tv prop" sits on the ground (without the tank supports shown above), near the museum and roundhouse. There is other movie and tv memorabilia at the museum too, so if you get a chance to come out to the California Gold country, check it out.
Jeff
We (family) watched the show, along Green Acres, and the Hillbillies. I just had to snoop around. Found this about the train, if you like Wiki.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hooterville_Cannonball
Mike.
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Definitely, Bobbie Jo!
What was the question?
- Douglas
to the Model Railroader forum Bedloe.
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That hotel looks like a difficult scratchbuilding or kitbashing project. How are your building skills?
-Kevin
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It never occured to me that that Woodland Scenics structure was from the show! Good catch!
I loved that show, because of the train of course. My parents thought it was the stupidest thing on television which given that era (Baileys of Balboa, anyone?) is saying something. I was too naive to comprehend what the theme song meant about curves when it said "Lots of curves, you bet, and even more, when you get, to the Junction. Petticoat Junction," or why Hooterville was a naughty pun.
But not so naive that I didn't look at the girls in the water tank and elsewhere. Maybe that is why my folks didn't want me watching the show
I was also too young to note that the locomotive and tender used for scenes in the show itself was rather different looking from the Sierra No 3 used for the opening and closing scenes.
Dave Nelson
The water tower with the girls in it is a cliche found on many layouts.
Modeling the Baltimore waterfront in HO scale
dknelsonI was also too young to note that the locomotive and tender used for scenes in the show itself was rather different looking from the Sierra No 3 used for the opening and closing scenes.
I think the loco/train they used in the episode filming was made out of wood and was on a soundstage. If I recall it could move about 30' in either direction in the studio. There are You-Tube video's that show stills from the soundstages of some of these old shows. I think that's where I saw it.
Brent
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Me and my friends used to argue if the water tower was for drinking water or if it was for the train. I always knew it was for the train.As for stupidest show, Green Acres was far more stupid.
Dunno, but I was always disappointed after the show opening scene showing a train, when the actual show came on I never saw any trains. Suffice it to say, I turned it off or changed channels soon after the show started.
As for stupidest show, Green Acres was far more stupid.
Good grief, there was tons of competition for stupid shows back then. It was just part of the times.
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NOTHING was more stupid then "My Mother the Car."
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Bayfield Transfer RailwayNOTHING was more stupid then "My Mother the Car."
I take it no one else has seen an episode (any episode) of Seth McFarlane's show Orville? I have not seen very many television shows, but I cannot imagine anything more mindless than this show.
RE: Water Tank.
Go to Ebay and, in the search box, type "HO Water Tank". You'll see a number of water tanks ranging in quality from toy level to high caliber. Some are listed at bargain prices.
Look at the yellow model power tank (which is listed as of this post). It looks reasonbly close, in appearance, to the Tyco version used in the "Petticoat Junction set" set that I posted about earlier.