? kitbashing the Beatty LV&T depot

[NevinW]

[doctorwayne]

Something seems to be missing, Nevin.  I can only hope that it's a photo of your model depot and some info on how you built it.  A second choice would be a photo of the prototype, as the links which you've provided, going back as far as 2008, do not work, and I couldn't fine any photos of the Beatty depot online.

On the other hand, there seem to be lots of photos of the LV&T depot at Rhyolite - have you, by any chance, considered a change of venue? 

Wayne

[NevinW]

I'll try this again.  My computer at work got put on the cloud and now nothing works right.  

http://www.ttrr.org/img_dbf/beatt_02.html      

Look at the depot pictures at the bottom of the page.  

I am thinking about building the Beatty LV&T /T&T depot since is is a wood structure.  The stone Rhyolite depot may be just to much to handle.  I seem to remember seeing a wood laser kit some place that would be a good start for kitbashing this depot.  But looking at American laserkits or the other craftsman kit manufacturers I can't find any with that type of roof or the horizontal siding.  Has anyone seen a kit that has a general resemblance to the Beatty depot?  Thanks -  Nevin 

[doctorwayne]

Here's your link activated:

Beatty depot

It would help if you could find some views of the other sides (unless they won't be visible on your layout) and perhaps a Sandborn map of the area - this should give you basic dimensions and perhaps some peripheral details. 
Otherwise, that looks like a pretty simple scratch/parts build, using Evergreen siding and strip and Grandt Line or Tichy windows.

I can see why you might want to model the railroad, as those are very photogenic locos.

Wayne

[cuyama]

The hip roof is pretty distinctive. Oddly enough, this B&O depot from AMB seems to have somewhat the same lines
http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/152-161 

While the roof is different, the Classic Miniatures Laws Depot might serve as a stand-in for me for a long time, were I in your shoes. Certainly the same region.

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/225-31415

http://www.lawsmuseum.org/