IVES 116 Station

OGRNorman posted:

 

Hi Greg and Keith,

 

There was the FANCY SLATE TILE Roof Version on Ebay prior to the current Ebay listing.

It sold for under 400.00 .

The Bottom Base of the Station Walls were rusted ALL AROUND the Station.

The Roof was bent at one corner.

 

I have a sent a 2nd email to CARR'S , as per the Website Email Address , again still no reply.

 

I am interested in Purchasing Only the 116 Station. I am not interested in the Glass Dome Roof.

"  The good ones show up at high end auctions fairly regularly.  " , Keith who are these High End Auction Sites ?

 

Greg, would you ask CARR'S to reply to my emails regarding the 116 Station ?

 

Thank you,

Norman

 

You'll have to find out what number station it is. I didn't know that, I just noticed it was Ives and it looked like what you were looking for I thought

Here's a link to a company in England that seems to imply that lithography is NOT that costly and even refers to digital printing.

https://www.bbpress.co.uk/news...is-it-still-relevant

OGRNORMAN:

I'm Not intending to hijack this thread......just intend to give an example of "modern day"  technology. Here is a recent (10 yrs. or so ago),  S gauge "tinplate, lithograph" station produced by Hallmark.

Made in China.

  The metal work more intricate than an Ives. Station, and the added plastic roof peak trim really enhancing the overall appearance. Original retail was around $35. Current secondary market $10 to $30. 

IF a person could get a clean, ..to scale, ..photo copy of the exterior sidewalls and overall roof patterns, you could probably "create" your own 116 by printing on heavy cardstock or even vinyl  and affixing  the "photo" copy to sheet metal stock. A few metal cuts and appropriate bends,  and you would have a "new" 116. 

Someone here on THIS  forum has already done something similar with a (Marklin?) Station.

So....it is still possible to re-produce.

Check out Walmart photo prints. Photo poster prints run $9 to $19 depending on size needed for each segment. Each segment (building side (4),  roof (2), roof ends(2) ..plus) would need to be printed to scale. After all your efforts you might incur costs of $100 +. 

Some folks would say..." buy one with the rust, scratches and dings". I did my own attempt but was not satisfied with the results. It's on the "back burner" for now. I cleaned up a "rusty" one instead.

Best regards

I made my own rendition of an Ives station using my computer, MS Paint and pictures found on the interwebs. It was printed on cardtock, sprayed with a clear gloss finish and attached to a foam core substructure. Don't have full views of the station on me at the moment. It's considerably smaller than a real Ives station, but I intended for it to fit my layout and Marx trains. the guts from an American Flyer whistling billboard reside inside so there are openings in the gables to help let out the sound.

Hi HANDYANDY,

Excellent Work.

That is exactly my thought as well.

Hopefully I will be able to purchase a 116 Station that is not too rough for a Graphic Artist to then photograph and clean up the damaged images to appear as Brand New.

Possibly Print in 1/24 Scale for my " G Scale " Track Gauge No. 1 Train.

Norman

Handyandy, outstanding job on the card stock station. I hear people say this is a rich persons hobby, but you have shown that a little creativity and you can have a station just as awesome as any Ives station. That station would make a great article for the magazine if you hold off posting any more pics.

I'm trying to sell one of these very large Ives stations that is in terrific shape (see photos). Does anyone know what the value is?

What do you want to get out of it?  Thanks. Max