Several years ago I purchased the Leighton (sp?) tower made by
Trainstuff LLC. For those of us who purchased it, my sympathy. I never
did finish it as according to Bud Rindfleisch, it was too large and my
version warped in so many ways. I saved the little cupola on the
lean-to shed and tossed the rest.
I then unearthed my Plasticville tower, from my very early teen years,
and modified it. Bill Winans has done a similar modification for his
layout. Starting with what Ed recommends and some additional
modifications, I'm almost ready for paint.
Despite S being a minority scale we seem to be somewhat overwhelmed with
good structures for the amount of layouts that could use them.
Unfortunately, as indicated in the latest Dispatch cover photo, our good
fortune hasn't spread to the hi-rail side. This is directly opposite of
the boom in motive power and rolling stock where the majority of the
cars will probably never see scale wheels.
I think we have every building ever made located on the popular NG
routes. We have a fair amount of water towers, small engine houses,
small stations, interlocking towers, yard offices and industrial/retail
buildings. Ken Zeiska has been describing even more industrial
buildings this past weekend. In my mind we really haven't seen any
larger stations (both Eastern and Western versions some with canopy
sheds) and larger roundhouses. My layout has these needs largely
satisfied, but I'm certain others could use them.
And speaking of industrial buildings, what has happened to Gonzo Parsons
who displayed some nice plaster creations at the St. Louis convention?
Bob Werre
BobWphoto.com
>
> for those modeling more contemporary periods, a switchtower has little
> appeal compared to Jace's suggestions of a mid sized industrial
> building such as Pine Canyon and Grand River Models offer.
> cheers
>
> > > And not everyone necessarily wants a superkit with all the added
> details; sometimes a basic structure suffices.
> > > Jace Kahn
> >
> >
> > For the frugal among us, I would suggest the Plasticville switch
> tower kit. Remove the 3/4" foundation and it is well suited to S
> scale. You can cut off the plastic handrails and replace them with
> stiff wire. Easy to add a common pin for doorknobs. Even the doors
> have panels molded in which can be cut out for windows. Add some
> interior details, lights, paint and weathering and a very passable
> structure can be yours for maybe ten bucks or so. The 20th Century
> Limited passes one of these towers on every loop around the layout. So
> it cannot be all that bad in spite of being Plasticville and
> originally intended for children at least five years old. Cheers...Ed L.
> >
> >
>
> .
>
>
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