I was wondering if anyone could guide me to a kit i could use to kitbash a abandond platform like the one below.
Don't know of any kits, but that looks easy to scratchbuild.
So, what was it used for? That might help people think of an appropriate kit to suggest.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Probably no kit is available that would match. If it were my project, I'd make a whole raft of identical frame pieces from plastic stock from Evergreen or Plastruct, then use commercial corrugated siding, cut to shape. Then weather it to death!
Tom
mlehman Don't know of any kits, but that looks easy to scratchbuild. So, what was it used for? That might help people think of an appropriate kit to suggest.
It is a old pere marquette railroad passenger station.
Also good idea Tom
I second the scratch building option. The shelter is all straight lines so its really just a matter of cutting and glueing things together. Evergreen makes all the different shapes that you need for the beams and posts etc. Making some jigs up to get the lengths even and the pattern the same for each support would be a good idea.
You have at least two choices in terms of the corrugated roofing/siding. The aluminum stuff is very accurate prototypically but it is extremely delicate. If you really want to capture the look of the original, aluminum would be the way to go. If you want something that will withstand handling and the occasional bump, styrene would be stronger.
I showed this picture recently on another thread. It simply shows how easy it is to make similar structures. This only took me a couple of hours:
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critter I second the scratch building option. The shelter is all straight lines so its really just a matter of cutting and glueing things together. Evergreen makes all the different shapes that you need for the beams and posts etc. Making some jigs up to get the lengths even and the pattern the same for each support would be a good idea. You have at least two choices in terms of the corrugated roofing/siding. The aluminum stuff is very accurate prototypically but it is extremely delicate. If you really want to capture the look of the original, aluminum would be the way to go. If you want something that will withstand handling and the occasional bump, styrene would be stronger. I showed this picture recently on another thread. It simply shows how easy it is to make similar structures. This only took me a couple of hours: Dave
Nice work! I think im going to get some type of material and scratch build it my self. Thanks everyone.
Another method of making a lot of identical supports is to make a master from styrene, create a urethane mold, then cast duplicates in resin.
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