Large Scale Central

McCown Freight

Modeling
#1

I’ve had this Piko freight shed for a number of years. It started inside back in the 80s and got place outside when I started my layout in 2003.

Although it is small, the doors looked about 1:20, so I decided to keep the basic structure. But, I wanted something a bit larger. I don’t have a lot of depth on the siding, but it is fairly long. I replaced the roof with two 30 inch pieces of acrylic and covered these with some cedar shingles I had. That was the tedious part. :wink: The platform was built up from some double wall plastic I had and covered with redwood strips. The model was repainted with some exterior latex paint. The details were glued in place with silicone and it’s ready to go. It’s a bit too messy to put it out today, so you just get the “builder’s” photographs. :wink:

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#2

Holy Crap, thats a nice rebuild. I have one of those somewhere, I should do the same thing. WOW, very nice.

#3

I need to do a really big one of those!

#4

Very nice!
I, too, took a pola and re-did it in wood siding, etc.
When it sets out on the layout, no one knows it isn’t a scratched up.

I’m going to do one of those Aristo barns as well, cause the little women won’t let me throw it away!
It looks just like our barn.

#5

Really nice Bruce. Actually looks functional now. The platform on the original was way too small to actually do any work on.

#6

Kewl! Neat idea…mines a Colorado Models brand.

(http://i253.photobucket.com/albums/hh58/rgseng/Plants%20on%20the%20RGS/rgs004.jpg)

#7

Bruce:

Great kitbash! Thanks for sharing.

I too have one of these and also noted that the doors were nominally correct for 1:20. In fact, when I first looked at your pix, I wondered where you got a picture of my building! I used the exact same two figures to check the building proportions.

Now I’m going to do something similar to mine over this winter. Thanks for the idea.

Happy RRing,

Jerry

#8

Fantastic! Totally changes the look of that building. I may have to rethink my plans to replace mine.

Later,

K

#9

Wow, that looks so much better, it’s like an entirely different building!

#10

I was wondering what to do with my Aristo freight station!

But I have to ask, why pink?

#11
Steve Featherkile said:
I was wondering what to do with my Aristo freight station!

But I have to ask, why pink?


You might need to adjust the color on your monitor Steve.
It looks red to me.
Ralph

#12
Ralph Berg said:
Steve Featherkile said:
I was wondering what to do with my Aristo freight station!

But I have to ask, why pink?


You might need to adjust the color on your monitor Steve.
It looks red to me.
Ralph

That’s too easy, Ralph. Like shooting ducks in a barrel. :lol:

But, I suspect you may be right, um left, er… never mind. :stuck_out_tongue:

#13

Nope, HJ’s face looks normal for a Caucasian.

#14
Steve Featherkile said:
Ralph Berg said:
Steve Featherkile said:
I was wondering what to do with my Aristo freight station!

But I have to ask, why pink?


You might need to adjust the color on your monitor Steve.
It looks red to me.
Ralph

That’s too easy, Ralph. Like shooting ducks in a barrel. :lol:

But, I suspect you may be right, um left, er… never mind. :stuck_out_tongue:


I suspect blue would be a better color :wink:
Ralph

#15

Looks good, Bruce.

I’d say that color is faded box car red.

#16

Politics threads are that way, stop it now.

#17
Bob McCown said:
Politics threads are that way, stop it now.
Sorry. All in jest. No ill will intended. Ralph
#18

:lol: :stuck_out_tongue:

We was just discussin the color of the siding, honest, Boss!

#19

great job, Bruce…

However, I’m kinda partial to purple, so it matches a certain boxcar I’ve seen in pictures lately…

#20

Actually, it’s brick red. :wink: Anyway, here’s some pictures of it outside.

(http://www.jbrr.com/Pics/Structures/McCownFreight/IMG_5535.JPG)

(http://www.jbrr.com/Pics/Structures/McCownFreight/IMG_5537.JPG)