York, PA Historic Building Shadowbox: D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co

Doug I wish to order pay and pick up at York, please advise. Thanks Don Klose 

Don-

Thanks for the interest! You can go  to our website and see the offering as part of the banner on the bottom of the home page. We are looking forward to attending the TCA York Train Show in a little over four weeks. All website orders placed by September 17, 2018 will receive 10% off by entering YORKF18EARLYORDER10%0FF as a coupon code when checking out from the store. You may also save on shipping by electing to pick up your order from us in the Orange Hall.

I had a good time working on the text today and will be adding it to the prototype tomorrow. Here's the prototype elevation for the right side. Will most likely go with the loading dock door that is shown in an old watercolor.

Order placed see you at York for pick up

Don-

Thank you for the order. Do you prefer clear or translucent window glazing?

Translucent. 

I'm in for the full building. Keep up the great work !! 

Translucent lighting, please.

Cannot wait to see all of our Kansas City Buildings !!!!

As a side note, the building corner on the right side belongs to what used to be a furniture manufacturer. That building is now used as an apartment and the Stauffer complex was turned into a parking lot.

Here's the updated prototype with building lettering.

The actual lettering will be like this sample with the background, border and text painted on using three laser scored masking and painting steps.

First draft of the right side of the building.

I tried to order but I can’t see to figure free shipping 

For "free shipping" to York in October, adjust the pulldown menu for the shipping method that is below the Subtotal and Shipping lines on the right side of you checkout summary. You should see "October 2018 York, Orange Hall DD-11" as on option to "USPS Priority Shipping". Our booth location is directly across from Angela Trotta Thomas.

PSU1980 posted:

I tried to order but I can’t see to figure free shipping 

There's a shipping pull down selection in the cart-checkout.

Not quite sure what you are looking for. Your screen shot has no shipping charge for the York pickup. That is the correct way to do it, including using the 10% off coupon code.

Today is the last day for the York TCA Meet Preorder Coupon Code on our website. Save 10% on all products in the Shop menu by entering YORKF18EARLYORDER10% when checking out. Thank you all for ordering and it is head down until York!

Doug, 

Your website cart is broken. Dont know if its something you can fix from your end or if its just a hosting issue. 

That is odd as we just got an order at 9:30. Thanks for the info- I will look into it right away. I have opened up a ticket with Wix, the store host, and expect a call back within 20 minutes. Hopefully it is on their end and gets fixed quickly!

I apologize for the problem. Just got off the telephone with Wix and they have identified a system-wide issue. I will be notified once their technicians have resolved the problem and will post back here when that occurs.

Thank you for your patience!

JUST RECEIVED AT NOON:

We are happy to announce that the issue: "17 September, 2018 - Wix Stores Cart Page Temporarily Unavailable" has been resolved.

Thanks,
Wix Support Team

Thanks for the update... I got through the cart, but it doesnt want my money now. I'll just check back later.

The Wix support member acknowledged to me that they have a system-wide issue. I got to the cart also, but did not attempt the pay process. I am sure that they have escalated the repair.

JUST RECEIVED AT NOON:

We are happy to announce that the issue: "17 September, 2018 - Wix Stores Cart Page Temporarily Unavailable" has been resolved.

Thanks,
Wix Support Team

Thank you all for the preorders so far! We'll be producing the D.F. Stauffer building in runs of 10 and 7 have sold so far, our best preorder result heading into a production run to date. We doped out the layering for the right side of the building today so it looks like we'll be into the real prototype on Wednesday.

We worked out the layering on the right side of the building. Time to laser some plastic in the morning!

ToddModel posted:

We worked out the layering on the right side of the building. Time to laser some plastic in the morning!

The layers on the right building look fantastic!!!

I’ve been wanting to buy your products in the past but this seemed like the right time to jump in. I’m sure your other offerings will catch my eye. I’ll be looking for mine next month. 

Paul-

Still have to get cornice treatments built right, but at least the main elevation elements have come together. We should (make have to) have all of the elevation pieces cut before the end of the weekend.

Interesting tidbit- this building first caught my eye when we were just starting this shadowbox and now building journey. I saved an image to my photos, even before we did the Union Pacific Trackside Warehouse or my first visit to York TCA as an vendor. I always do a bit of a foot tour when attending the TCA Meet, working up the gumption to offer a series of historic buildings from the area. I was pleasantly surprised that me very first choice of a historic building to model was located in York.

Jim-

Give me a call in the shop tomorrow if you would like to order one at preorder pricing.

Next step: Laser cut prototype plastic elevation pieces. Cast stone color painted first, masked, and then brick color painted.

So, I made it home today for. The first time in a while and had to hit the supermarket, and what did my eyes behold???

Windows get checked in the Taskboard prototype while the elevation gets painted.

I had  a couple of requests about our York TCA preorder offer today. The preorder discount has been extended to those who called and it is now active on the website through this Sunday. When you check out your cart enter YORKF18EARLYORDER10% in the Coupon Code box and you will get 10% of all items ordered. If you want to pick up at the York TCA Train Meet in October, make sure to select that option for shipping.

Well there’s color on the elevations and tomorrow we’ll go after the building lettering. Brick has a base color and four oversprays to give it a bit of texture. The architectural details on the right side elevation will stay brownstone brown without texture to create slight bit of contrast with the brick. Cast stone banding and headers get unmasked at the end. 

Here's the final prototype and we are pleased with the result. The three-step process for adding the building name produces a very realistic finished product. 

The preorder discount has been extended to those who called (over the weekend) and it is now active on the website through this Wednesday. When you check out your cart enter YORKF18EARLYORDER10% in the Coupon Code box and you will get 10% of all items ordered. If you want to pick up at the York TCA Train Meet in October, make sure to select that option for shipping.

I just extended the coupon code, YORKF18EARLYORDER10%, through this Friday because a couple of our customers were waiting to see the final painted version which I posted yesterday. The coupon code gives you 10% off all offerings on the website. Make sure to select York Pickup in the shipping pulldown menu if you are picking upon form us in the Orange Hall.

Note that both the shadowbox and building come lit and you have the choice of clear or translucent glazing.

At the request of one of our customers, the D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co. building is also now offered as a flat. It will have then same elevation features as the shadowbox or 6" deep building, except that it will only be about 1/4" thick/deep.

The website has been updated to include the model as a flat. You will see it either on the new product crawl on the bottom of the home page our under CityScape Flats in the Shop pull-down menu.

Well, after a week's break to visit Raleigh and take in all that IBMA and bluegrass has to offer, it is back to Ye Olde Model Shoppe! Here's what a 20-piece run of the D.F. Stauffer Biscuit Co. building looks like. We are producing 18 shadowboxes (1-1/4" deep) and two flats (1/4" deep) in this first run. By the end of the day cast stone will be painted, masked out and brick will be painted. Fourteen of them have been reserved with most getting picked up at York next week. Beat the rush and wait for the next run by ordering soon. Picking up at York also saves the dreaded USPS shipping cost.

Looks great Doug. I have my shadowbox on order and will be picking up at York.

I already have an 8' wall reserved in my "urban area" for this shadowbox and all the future "York" buildings...I should be good for another 4 or 5 to fill it up.

Thanks again Doug, see you next week.

Donald

Doug;

TCA has posted the Orange Hall map for October. Are you in a different location - I don’t see you on the map.

P.S. Sent you an email on a related topic.

Paul-

I just checked with Jess. I am confirmed in the Orange Hall, same place as always, Booth DD-11, across from Angela and Bob.

The first step of painted building signage. The building brick color has been painted and has dried. We apply Nichiban masking tape on the three areas to be painted. We also apply a Nichiban wrap on the four edges of the piece to be engraved to make up for the laser beam width. This ensures that the elevation piece sits in the template hole correctly. In the mean time, a piece of plastic is put in the laser bed and the outline of the  elevation piece is cut and removed to create the template hole. The laser is refocused to the height of the elevation piece and the correct cutting colors are turned on/off to create the line for the red band, each aligned to a brick row. Rinse and repeat 20 times for the first run.

The next step is to paint the red color of the band.

Neat building! Neat choice!

  But just to get facts straight, Stauffer's didn't invent the "animals" (traditional; no "cookie" or "cracker") They are English born, and had achieved "fad" status in kitchens there, and eventually "jumped the pond" with new immigrants.

  Stauffer's was however the first company in America to pre-package them for their consumers here.

Wikipedia has a pretty good handle on it  

I keep looking at the color with one thought 

Will there be a Gingerbread version made too? 

What? ..It could be done

Animal cracker origin clarifications notwithstanding, we take the next step in what I think is an historically accurate model representation of one of York, PA's important businesses. Here's step 2 of the building lettering process. The red band has been painted and all 20 elevation pieces have been put back in the template hole to have the lettering laser cut in the remaining masking. The letters have been pealed off and the next step is to paint white. 

J.B. O'Donuts 

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