I think I have made up my mind, time to build a North Shore Display

I am interested..who is this?

His name is Jim, his web site is www.rindtsrelics.com.  the north shore shelters are not listed on his site yet.  Really nice guy. He has posted pics on the north shore group on facebook

got home thought I would post a few pics of the shelter I have on order.  Cant wait to get the kit.

Now for a basic over view of the scene I want to set, The Skokie Valley Route, a high speed stretch of track to allow the liners to stretch its feet.  will probably be loosely based off the Briergate stop, why that stop one would say, that depot still stands and I think it will be an interesting area. 

 

Growing up I lived a couple of blocks from the Mundelein station...part of daily life ....that shelter was atypical and resembles the one at the Perpetual Adoration flag stop scene of many a photo on the branch. Ill be buying one.

he will be also offering the Mundelein depot in HO scale latter this summer, send him an email on his website for info on the shelter

well, not much progress, my shelter has not been built yet, cat towers will be ready soon, however I will need to make the base yet, so I took a side track from that project for a different one.  I picked up a project Q-Car pup and started to give it some TLC.

 

As I received it 

 

 

Cleaned the body and primed it

 

a picture of what I am trying to do

 

getting closer. I was hoping that some parts would of showed up, well maybe tomorrow

 

Looking good!  What did you use to clean it up?

Started building an HO scale shelter kit, not that bad of a kit.  After I finish this I will start the planning of the O-scale Display.  I have been gathering items for the display.  and I will just need to figure out how wide I want to do the display, Right now I am leaning towards 30-36 inch in depth, Transmission towers and Cat towers will be mounted to the display base.  and I will have to work on the cad files to have the depot lazer cut. with some 3-D printing columns.

 

 

well still gatering items for the display, I really wanted something to be started last fall.  I have been working with my friend who owns a company that builds building kits.  I did all of the rough cad layout for the North Shore Line Spanish Depot  for him.  Pictured is an O-scale and N scale of the same depot,  I have to now make the 3-d cad masters for the spiral columns.  This is the major structure I needed for the display.  

 

 

I am also a big North Shore // South Shore// CA&E fan..  Many years ago I had a few NS "pups" in my collection.  Sold them!  That was stupid!

There is a well-known O-scale traction modeler in Cupertino, CA (SF Bay Area)..

"Alf Modine"--  a BIG  NS Fan..

Here is a photo to get everybody excited !

Cheers.

 

KRK