Buildings for Model Railroads
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital Building 12 is of interest to model railroaders of the 20th Century in part to its modular nature. It could be selectively compressed, or even enlarged, without destroying the architectural qualities of the building. It would also be an opportunity to work with mold-making, since the repetitive architectural patterns lend themselves to multiple plaster cast reproductions assembled together after casting. Check out the plans.
The Pleasant Valley depot, built in 1874, is a reminder of the prosperity which the Shenandoah valley experienced after the Civil War. Located on State Route 679, in Rockingham County, Virginia, it was, at the time of these drawings, the last remaining example of a series of depots built by the Valley Railroad post war. Check out the plans.
The Stone Avenue Station in LaGrange, Illinois was built in 1901 by the engineering department of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (C. B. & Q) and just oozes early 20th Century character. With carved plaster brick and stonework, this depot would be a knock-out centerpiece for any early to mid 20th Century layout. Check out the plans.
The Silver Creek mine tipple would be a great centerpiece to any western railroad, to make it a showstopper you could model the aerial tram that delivered ore from the mine to the tipple. Check out the plans.
This red brick house, now serving as a bed & breakfast, is the perfect companion to the general store plans added last week, or as a stand-alone jaw-dropping eye-stopper. Check out the plans.
The red brick house, store, and bakeoven in Mc Alevy’s Fort, at the corner of Pennsylvania routes 26 and 305 are the remains of the 19th century iron industry in the state. There were many iron furnaces in the region, the largest two located nearby at Greenwood Furnace (now a state park). Replicating the red brick exterior would be an interesting challenge in plaster casting. Check out the plans.