New LCJ&I Lines video - Scratchbuilding a Santa Fe Mission-Style Passenger Station

Unbelievable, that’s what I call model railroading. Great inspiration and great job.

Looks great!

Bob, I have enjoyed your videos immensely; and particularly the narrative that ties it together. This is another testament to your artistic abilities and the fun way they are presented.

Thank you

Awesome modeling! Great station! More guys should try scratch building! JohnA

Excellent video.  The Santa Fe station looks amazing.  Thanks for sharing your tips and helpful information for scratch building.  Nick T

Great job.

Wondered where you have been? Wonderful station. Don

Bob - beautiful work. Thanks for sharing with the build video.

nice job  I have wanted to do a southwestern theme station.  The only problem with these directions is that I have no access to 3D printing nor would I know where to start if I had one available.  Maybe I could cut a piece of plastic to fit.  Living in NM I can measure the original.  Art

Art - I envy you living in New Mexico. I wanted to drive down to Santa Fe with a tape measure, only an 8-hr drive from Boulder CO, but I’m being very cautious in the pandemic. I looked for plans and dimensions online for this station, but didn’t find any. Made it more challenging, but thank goodness for Google Earth.

Very impressive, Bob!!  

Larry

Hi again guys.

    Love the Mission style station !  Great work !     Sometime when you need a structure out of the ordinary you have no other choice but to scratch build it.   That was the case in supplying a mission style depot for my (show)  portable layout, the Mexicali Grande.   I had an idea what I wanted to end up with in appearance and drew out a few ideas.  Then through the use of some photo board foam core, a sharp exacto knife and a few window and door castings I ended up with the model below.  

  Scratch building can be quite interesting and I hope the modelers out there give it a try.   Start with something small like a lineside track shed or even a wall mounted backdrop building with just a brick facade and windows cut in.   Have fun with it, you'd be surprised with what you can do.  

The states border, but were any of these mission style stations built in Colorado, by the ATSF, or ?

@myles posted:

Hi again guys.

    Love the Mission style station !  Great work !     Sometime when you need a structure out of the ordinary you have no other choice but to scratch build it.   That was the case in supplying a mission style depot for my (show)  portable layout, the Mexicali Grande.   I had an idea what I wanted to end up with in appearance and drew out a few ideas.  Then through the use of some photo board foam core, a sharp exacto knife and a few window and door castings I ended up with the model below.  

  Scratch building can be quite interesting and I hope the modelers out there give it a try.   Start with something small like a lineside track shed or even a wall mounted backdrop building with just a brick facade and windows cut in.   Have fun with it, you'd be surprised with what you can do.  

Very unique build Myles. Careful, the dog is getting the lug nuts wet.