Started working on a new modeling project today for my "future" railroad. Back when I had an HOn3 (HO Narrow Gauge) layout, the little depot shown below was one of the structures on my railroad. It was made by Woodland Scenics and the kit consisted primarily of white metal castings. I loved this little station, so I thought I would like to replicate it in O Scale for my On30 layout.
To that end, I drew up some O scale plans for scratch-building the station in 1/48th scale. Fortunately I never started on the model because last year I found out that Woodland Scenics had made their own 1/48th scale version of the station.
Unfortunately I wasn't crazy about the new platform that they placed it on and....
...unfortunately...it also only came as a pre-built model and not a kit. But I felt like I could "tear" it apart and rework it a bit.
...unfortunately...it also only came as a pre-built model and not a kit. But I felt like I could "tear" it apart and rework it a bit.
So here is where I am with the project. It wasn't too hard to get the station off of the platform, but from there it went down hill. I wanted the station to sit on the ground and have a raised platform on one end. The problem with that was that the windows on the side wall would have been too low and the little round window would have gotten in the way on the overhang. I decided that the wall would have to be replaced. I decided that I would go with a "rock" wall. Not exactly like that original HO station, but I figured it could look kind of cool.
Cutting the old wall out went pretty well, but my Dremel tool kind messed up the corner by the door. I had to do some repairs there and you can see that there is some repainting that still has to be done to the door frame and the lower siding. Also, you can see my framework for the platform. I need to paint all of that before I permanently attach the platform boards.
Here is how the overhang will fit on the platform when it is finished. It's not exactly the same as the original HO kit, but it is more in keeping with the look of that kit.
I will update this project as I get more done on it. There are all kinds of little details for this structure, it should be a lot of fun to finish off. Thanks for looking - PM