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Post by neverland on May 27, 2018 5:34:56 GMT -5
Just received the latest issue of Ztrack mag & on the inside front cover zscalehobo has an ad for a USA-type train station kit by Archistories that looks awesome. It's a medium size station with tons of charm in mho.
Having struggled to assemble Miller Engineering's brass small station, from experience Archistories' structures are easy peasey in comparison.
Apparently this is an exclusive to zscalehobo. Gonna give it a try. Due out in July.
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Post by zscalehobo on Jun 6, 2018 13:16:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the post, neverland. I have taken a photo just now with the prototype "Goldtree Station" to show the scale: The instructions were just posted on the website with the kits en route to my location. Hoping for expedient delivery but let's say sometime in July. The kit is receiving a very healthy response from the z scale community! Thanks to all who have ordered. Ability to pre-order on this page: zscalehobo.com/archistories/101181.html
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Post by neverland on Jun 6, 2018 20:32:49 GMT -5
Thanks for the post, neverland. I have taken a photo just now with the prototype "Goldtree Station" to show the scale: The instructions were just posted on the website with the kits en route to my location. Hoping for expedient delivery but let's say sometime in July. The kit is receiving a very healthy response from the z scale community! Thanks to all who have ordered. Ability to pre-order on this page: zscalehobo.com/archistories/101181.htmlThat's a very handsome structure & Im looking forward to modeling it!
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Post by smr on Jun 7, 2018 8:57:16 GMT -5
Thanks for the post, neverland. I have taken a photo just now with the prototype "Goldtree Station" to show the scale: The instructions were just posted on the website with the kits en route to my location. Hoping for expedient delivery but let's say sometime in July. The kit is receiving a very healthy response from the z scale community! Thanks to all who have ordered. Ability to pre-order on this page: zscalehobo.com/archistories/101181.htmlI will pre-order, Frank! Did you follow the link? Did you see the loco on the picture? ...and the horse rider? Best, Sven
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Post by neverland on Jun 7, 2018 10:16:08 GMT -5
That's s mighty fancy station for what looks like a remote stop in the desert southeast. Better suited for the NE or Mid Atlantic, but to each their own.
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Post by markm on Jun 7, 2018 11:12:31 GMT -5
The station is very similar to some of the SP standard station designs. They can be found throughout the southwest, even remote stations that had no regular freight or passenger service: Mark
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Post by neverland on Jun 7, 2018 11:40:27 GMT -5
The station is very similar to some of the SP standard station designs. They can be found throughout the southwest, even remote stations that had no regular freight or passenger service: Mark Hey thanks, Mark, I stand corrected! All I can remember of train travel through the SW was tumble weeds, dust storms & jackrabbits. Lol!!
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Post by markm on Jun 7, 2018 12:52:50 GMT -5
Hey thanks, Mark, I stand corrected! All I can remember of train travel through the SW was tumble weeds, dust storms & jackrabbits. Lol!! The thing is out west you see the station for 2 minutes and the sagebrush, rabbits and occasional jack-a-lope for the next 4 hours. Mark
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Post by neverland on Jun 7, 2018 20:21:39 GMT -5
Hey thanks, Mark, I stand corrected! All I can remember of train travel through the SW was tumble weeds, dust storms & jackrabbits. Lol!! The thing is out west you see the station for 2 minutes and the sagebrush, rabbits and occasional jack-a-lope for the next 4 hours. Mark I don't remember the jack-a-lopes but I do remember the blowing dust that created drifts between the cars.
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Post by zscalehobo on Jun 8, 2018 13:21:03 GMT -5
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Post by zscalehobo on Jun 8, 2018 13:28:13 GMT -5
The station is very similar to some of the SP standard station designs. They can be found throughout the southwest, even remote stations that had no regular freight or passenger service: Mark As usual, Mark has a very sharp eye. The station is close to the SP design, but the city side is very different, it's much shorter, and Mr Drees added a more ornate "pergola" motif to the track-side waiting area supports. His keen architectural flair is at work in this kit and you will notice a lot of small details as you build it. We also went with more neutral colors instead of the bright SP yellow. This allows the train of thought that neverland provided... could be northeast, could be in the wilderness with trees around it. Could be ANYWHERE! Dirk Kuhlmann saw it and instantly thought of that desert scene with cowboys and tumbleweeds. It's this kind of imagination of wide-ranging applications that one should shoot for when designing a kit. A new feature he has added to this kit not seen before in any Archistories offering is a new method to install the windows. No glue is required, they are wedged into place, avoiding the messy glue across the panes that haunts the z scale modeler. One more photo for neverland:
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Post by neverland on Jun 8, 2018 14:37:02 GMT -5
Ah, some greenery! Thanks!! And no- glue windows-- keep still my beating heart! The bane of every modeler! I can't wait to get my hands on this station. 😍
Deb
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Post by neverland on Jun 11, 2018 14:21:13 GMT -5
Hey Frank, just wondering. Why a two tone roof shingle? Deb
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Post by zscalehobo on Jun 11, 2018 14:44:09 GMT -5
Hey Frank, just wondering. Why a two tone roof shingle? Deb Great question! Mr. Drees provided several reasons - yes, he did think long and hard about this: 1. Looks good when looking from above. 2. Tiles are intended for more sloped roofs ... this area above the freight section is relatively flat. Flat roof is usually "felt" which is black asphalt universally around the world. 3. All red was too bright in his build tests ... the differing colors provide a nicer contrast break. Even the discontinued Marklin 8970 does something similar ... the lower roof has a different color than the upper ...
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Post by neverland on Jun 11, 2018 15:25:34 GMT -5
Hey Frank, just wondering. Why a two tone roof shingle? Deb Great question! Mr. Drees provided several reasons - yes, he did think long and hard about this: 1. Looks good when looking from above. 2. Tiles are intended for more sloped roofs ... this area above the freight section is relatively flat. Flat roof is usually "felt" which is black asphalt universally around the world. 3. All red was too bright in his build tests ... the differing colors provide a nicer contrast break. Even the discontinued Marklin 8970 does something similar ... the lower roof has a different color than the upper ... View AttachmentHmm. Okay, thanks. One can always paint it if one wants.
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