O Scale Cincinnati Union Terminal

Great idea!   Looking forward to seeing your project developing!   

That will be a great looking passenger station. I have been to the real deal many times, have taken the Amtrak Cardinal to Wash DC.

Carl,

I think this is a great idea and it looks very well executed.

One thing - maybe it's my eyes playing tricks on me - but the arc of the center section seems to be a little more shallow than the real thing?  The real one seems more pronounced - similar width at the base but stands taller, making for a taller more regal looking appearance. Is it just my eyes?  

Also, I am actually planning out a new layout and the focal point on one side will be the train terminal. I'm a life long comic book guy and was thinking about making my own train terminal be the Justic League's Hall of Justice, which of course, is based on this exact train terminal.  Until now, I was thinking about making it out of foam board. But I'm thinking I need to PM you, as your version is amazing and state of the art!  

Peter

Unbelievable!

So if my calculations are correct your current rendition would be between Z and N scale??  It looks fabulous.  I spent most of my youth in Cincinnati, but traveled through much of my working years handling Amtrak as a customer.  So - I have seen many of the grand old stations in the NE Corridor (Lorton VA- Boston), as well as in Chicago, and St. Louis.  I have always thought the Cincinnati was among the greatest, dare say even the greatest stations still in existence. 

Kudos to the city of Cincinnati for NOT tearing down this great old station as part of the (IMO misguided) 1960's - 70's "urban renewal" projects!!

PJB posted:

Carl,

One thing - maybe it's my eyes playing tricks on me - but the arc of the center section seems to be a little more shallow than the real thing?  The real one seems more pronounced - similar width at the base but stands taller, making for a taller more regal looking appearance. Is it just my eyes?  

 

I believe the way the photo was taken of the real station along with the foreground landscape could give the illusion that the station is even taller proportionally. If you added a fountain and scenery that would give a more exact look vs the real deal. Also the addition of the clock would also make the station seem more pronounced.

On the model of the Grand Central Terminal sold by Lionel, many people added a base to the station giving the illusion of more height and adding to the impressiveness of the station. In my opinion this would really add impressiveness to the station as well.

Fantastic job on the station!

Peter,

I agree that in the picture the arches seem taller.  I measured pictures and architectural drawing and the arches are all circles centered at the top of the entry overhang.  The total width might be off some and I will recheck because of the perspective of the camera and its lens.  The architectural drawing were a little harder to measure the width.  I did shorten the hemisphere on the back of CUT to fit in the depth available.   Thanks for you comments.  Carl

I remember seeing a model of this years ago at Davis Hobby in Milford, Ohio. I really wanted to buy it. I would still love to have model even though I haven't a clue where I would put it.
Scott Smith

That's some impressive 3d modeling. To-scale O scale structures can be massive, but the thought of seeing some actually built is a bit exciting. A couple I can think of are the San Bernardino Depot (model would be 11 feet long, about 2 feet deep and about 18 inches tall; the UP Santa Ana River Viaduct would be almost 20 feet long, about 8 inches deep and about 20 inches tall. Gotta love monolithic structures if you have the space.

Great project! If you get on a roll with station models, here are some ideas to keep you going:

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...ure-and-models-ideas

Here is a discussion on the forum about CUT.  NH Joe

https://ogrforum.ogaugerr.com/...39#38737273817738239

That is a great idea! I’m sure you would find several buyers on here if you have success upsizing to scale dimensions. 

I am in the process of scaling up the CUT model to 75% of O Scale. The design needs to be broken into segments that are small enough to fit in the 3D printer.  The 75% model still requires printing about 50 segments that each require 12-14 hours to print.  Part of the back dome is shown in one picture below and the segment with the clock is shown with the small model. For the model I will use the bottom entry will be O Scale in height but the dome will be 75% of O Scale.

Outstanding!!!

OUTSTANDING! Cant wait to see this station finished. I always loved seeing the station while I was going to the Reds game at Riverfront when I was a kid. That was probably 50 years ago.

Fantastic!  Keep us posted on the progress!

looks nice but not being savvy to 3-d printers and creating items how exactly does  the printer do this?

Great modeling.  I did my residency in Cincinnati, and would drive by it all the time.  It was so beautiful that I always had to do a head check to take it in.

Looking forward to seeing your finished model.

Alan 

SO let me get this straight....your WIFE bought you a 3-d Printer?

Is she for sale?

She sounds like a keeper but I thought I'd ask.......

Don Merz