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Banta Models 1:20 scale Buildings and Cabs

General Discussion
#1

I see Banta started making some 1:20 buildings, should interest you NG guys.
http://www.bantamodelworks.com/

#2

I think I’ll pass on the Pro Patria Mine. I’ve seen that in S scale and it’s huge…:wink:

#3
Ken Brunt said:
I think I'll pass on the Pro Patria Mine. I've seen that in S scale and it's huge.....;)
You need a shed to put the lawnmower in, dont you?
#4

Forget the lawnmower, I could park the car in that…:wink:

#5

1:20.3 scale is roughly 50" deep, 100" wide and 48" tall

#6

Thanks for that link, Jerry. I did order a few of those baggage carts…

#7
John Bouck said:
1:20.3 scale is roughly 50" deep, 100" wide and 48" tall
I liked the disclaimer on the end of that...

“1:20.3 scale is roughly 50” deep, 100" wide and 48" tall. special order only 6-8 weeks for delivery (when the wife throws you out, this is where you live!!) "

#8

I have a few cab kits and I really like them. His buildings look really good but I don’t think the materials would hold up well outdoors in my climate. But if I ever get my indoor layout started, lookout!

#9

I know this is somewhat off topic … but is the “Pro Patria” mine really the name of the prototoype, or just something picked for the kit? It’s just an odd name … seemingly coming from the Latin (Horace) “Dulce et Decorum Est, Pro Patria Mori” (“It is sweet and proper to die for (your) country.”) In the WWI era (so, around the time of the prototype,) the line was picked up by Wilifred Owen in his anti-war poem (see it here, if you don’t know it: http://www.english.emory.edu/LostPoets/Dulce.html ) … still seems like kind of an odd name for a mine, which, to me anyway, would be more about profit and success than sacrifice and duty.

Anybody know the backstory?

Matthew (OV)

#10

The Pro Patria mine is/was in Rico, or nearby, anyway.

#11

And steering the subject even farther off topic…

There was a prominant mine in my area called, “Holy Terror Mine,” Legend says it was named after the mine owner’s wife…

Point being, mines can have some interesting names.

#12

Yes, the Pro Patria mill was located in Rico, right behind the yard. This ain’t the best picture. It was built in 1902 and most of the mines on the west slope of Delores Mountain sent their ore there. A tramway went from the mill up to the mines.

(http://freightsheds.largescalecentral.com/users/kenbrunt/_forumfiles/propatriamill01.jpg)