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I 've discovered a really nice almost S scale station.

What I really like is that it is litho/tinplate with plastic roof details. It's the: "Hallmark QHT3501 Oceanside Depot. This is part of the Hallmark Great American Railways Depot Collection. It measures 6 inches tall x 10 1/2 inches long x 5 1/2 inches wide. It is designed for display with the Hallmark 1:76 scale replica Lionel engines from the late 1990s." (As described on Tranz website)

At 1:76 in a pre assembled building, It's not O, not HO, but close enough to 1:60 to look really good. 

I love the fact that it is "tinplate". For me it creates the feel of the Gilbert American Flyer golden era. I plan to put frosted windows and illumination in it. (Maybe I'll try a new topic on how I do it...it may be a while before I tackle it)

These are the only 2 pics I have from Christmas I'll post some shots of the basic station tomorrow or so.

Any body else discover this gem?20171227_124840_00120171227_124835_001

 

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Nice looking building. Here's a prototype from the LIRR Oceanside station.

JUSTAKID: Yes, I bought one of these at a Hallmark store years ago. Although it looked a little small for O Scale, I had to buy it since I grew up in Oceanside, NY and lived there for a total of 29 years.

Thanks,

     John

Hey John- Baldwin boy here. Born and raised Class of '80.

Image result for LIRR Oceanside station

New Station house completed in 2005

http://www.trainsarefun.com/lirr/longbeachbranch/Oceanside/Oceanside-Station_LIRR-valuation_1919.jpg

Oceanside Station - LIRR photo 1919 Archive: Art Huneke

Yes, so while not being S scale it is visually closer to S scale...as long as you avoid putting a scale figure in the doorway it looks right.

I've also found that some Hawthorn village buildings look almost S scale. Again, it is the visual perspective as opposed to actual measured demensions. Both the HO and the O stations I pictured in this post are way off visually as well as dimensionally. If you consider many original Gilbert American Flyer acessories were "oversized" (O scale?), and tinplate, a station like this Oceanside depot, should be a welcome addition to anyone's collection.

Just would like to add: this is a really well made tinplate building with base. Hallmark had a license  agreement with Lionel to produce static copies of Lionel engines but it appears they produced this station on their own, with an MSRP of $65. Imagine what it might cost from a mfg of trains. I suspect 20+ years from now  hobbiests will wonder why none of the big train mfgs didn't make it.

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