My train station

1:76 is, I believe, 00.  Or 4 millimeter = 1 foot.  The main scale in Britain.

That is a nice looking depot,.

Ray

That's a GREAT looking station. I really like the roof lines on it!

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

As promised a few pics, and....three stations,

One HO, one almost S, one O

Used my S Polar Express for size

Happy St. Patricks day!!

Corn beef  is waiting, but here's a couple more pics. HO, O, almost S.

It should look great with the windows you are planning on adding.  I hadn't seen these. Thanks for sharing.

Tomlinson Run Railroad

I've been using that Hallmark station on my S layout for years. Found it at York, but they appear on eBay now and then.

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

Oceanside Station - LIRR photo 1919 Archive: Art Huneke

How tall are the doors that open on the Oceanside station?  And the doors on the white HO station with the semaphore out front?  Thanks.  Nice looking.  Both of them.  

Best I can do using the ruler that comes on the back of a prepackaged set of bolts.

The HO station with the semaphore is a Built-n-ready by Woodland Scenics, Danbury station,  BR5023 about $50+ plus shipping. Readily svailable.

The O station is a discontinued building by Mth sometimes available on the secondary market about $40+ plus shipping.

RSJB18:

     I lived in Oceanside, but not far from Baldwin. I lived on Foxdale Ave., one block north of Foxhurst Rd. Foxdale Ave., was about three blocks from Baldwin, not too far from Silver Lake. So, I lived miles from the Oceanside LIRR station.

    John

I was in North Baldwin off DeMott, Marie Ave. My friends dad owned Crows Nest Marina. Use to spend summers working there. Small world huh?

We used to take the train from Oceanside to long beach to go fishing. Rods and all got lots of strange looks. 😂

Bigelo's is still on Long Beach Rd too.

RSJB18:

    We just had Bigelow's fish this past Friday night. I live in Rockville Centre, only a few blocks north of DeMott, one block east of Long Beach Road. Taxes are getting ridiculous and so after 33 years here, we are looking to move.

   North Baldwin and where we are are still very nice.

John

This station is a real sleeper. Hope many others will see the beauty.

Thanks Justakid.  Your door height photos are excellent.  At 3/16"=1 foot, a 6 foot person = 1-1/8" or 28.575mm.  

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.