INTERURBAN RAILWAYS: HO scale

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2018/05/03

Dedusting the Indianapolis Traction Terminal

Indianapolis Traction Terminal, view from the North

Today, I put the model of the Indianapolis Traction Terminal out in the garden and wiped the dust of the Winter away. I tried also a provisional roof for the Train Shed.

Indianapolis Traction Terminal, view from the South

Indianapolis Traction Terminal

Indianapolis Traction Terminal, view from the West

2017/10/22

American Gothic House in HO and N scale

American Gothic House scale model

The American Gothic House, a Laser Kit in HO and N scale

N scale currently on eBay: http://r.ebay.com/bfTwiD

2017/09/05

"Finishing Kit" for the Siemens S70 LRV HO scale KIT

Here comes the "Finishing Kit" for the Siemens S70 LRV, it contains: tinted side windows, incurved clear windshields, 2 ready-to-mount flexible bellows and 14 micro screws.

See the complete part list:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/mal23ajbenj7tnn/PartsList.pdf?dl=0

2017/03/22

Back in the old Ohio Electric days ...

Ohio Electric wooden Boxcar with clerestory roof

HO scale wooden boxcar, laser cut body and frame, 3D printed roof, Kadee #501 trucks, Sergent couplers

2017/02/06

Building a laser cut Interurban Freight Trailer [1]

Building a laser cut Interurban Freight Trailer in less than 10 minutes ... This is an experimental car kit, intended to become a modular kit for any open Interurban Freight Trailer: flat car with or without stacks, low board or high board gondola. More details about this project soon...

2017/01/20

The Indianapolis Traction Terminal

A low winter sun illuminates the Traction Terminal

2017/01/09

Interurban parade in the Traction Terminal

2016/11/06

Hidden structures of the Terminal: The skylight of the Waiting Room

Indianapolis Traction Terminal waiting room skylight

The Traction Terminal had his big emblematic iron structure, the train shed. But there was also a smaller structure, the skylight of the waiting room. This element was nearly hidden for everybody.

From the exterior, it was neither visible from the train shed nor for from Market Street. In fact, it was enclosed by walls and could only be seen when looking out of the windows of the western side of the Terminal Building.

Of course, it was visible for the passengers inside the waiting room.

2016/10/21

Indianapolis Traction Terminal, work in progress

Indianapolis Traction Terminal

I took advantage of the last heat and the nice light of fall to take the Traction Terminal to the outdoors for a photo sesssion. Gretchen, the plastic cow, is looking to it from the background. The Terminal looks good. Let's go on and add doors and windows. And tracks also, of course.

Traction Terminal Waiting Room

Traction Terminal, the pillar on the West

Indianapolis Traction Terminal

2016/10/17

First test print of the Yakima Valley Combine #100

Yakima Valley Combine #100 test mount

Some weeks ago I recieved the first test print of the Yakima Valley Niles Combine #100. This unique short Interurban car was developed using parts of other Niles cars. The car arrived in Yakima on July 1910 and was first painted in yellow and cream. Up from 1916, the car was painted in a dark green, probably Pullman green.

For the moment, the car is coated with a dark brown primer, looking like chocolate.

The car was running on Standard C50 trucks with 34" wheels and 6'6" wheelbase. For the model, I choose two NWSL Stanton drives No 39274-4.

The frame has an interior plate with seating. The characteristic bell is part of the kit. Pilots and truss rods are a part of the frame, which is printed in Shapeway's solid White Strong & Flexible plastic. The carbody is made of Fine Ultra Detail FUD.

Historic view of #100 in its early yellow paint

All parts together

2016/07/06

Indianapolis Traction Terminal in HO scale

HO scale Traction Terminal

Some important progress was made with the HO model of the Indianapolis Traction Terminal. The cutting of a ground plate permits now safe test mounts of the train shed and the adjacent waiting room.

Indiana Historical Society. Photo Bass

It is nice to see that all parts fit extraordinary well together (except some small but idiot mistakes that you won't see, when I need to use a cutting knife or some extra glue...) Anyway, a project of this size cannot grew up without trials and tribulations ....

HO scale Traction Terminal

Zing Epilog 24 Laser Cutter @Fablab Berlin

Indianapolis Traction Terminal in HO scale

Some important progress was made with the HO model of the Indianapolis Traction Terminal. The cutting of a ground plate permits now safe test mounts of the train shed and the adjacent waiting room.

Indiana Historical Society. Photo Bass

2016/05/24

Indianapolis Traction Terminal - Waiting Room

Indianapolis Traction Terminal - Waiting Room from outside

Some more reality check with the laser cut HO model. After some reflection, I decided to make the interior of the Waiting Room wing available for modeling.

Indianapolis Traction Terminal - H0 model - Waiting Room.

Indianapolis Traction Terminal - Waiting Room inside view.
Source: indianahistory.org

2016/04/10

Yakima Valley Transportation Niles Combine #100

Yakima Valley Transportation Niles Combine #100, HO scale

On suggestion from an interested modeler, I started something small, one of the smallest Interurban Combines, the Yakima Valley Transportation #100, build by Niles.

A really tiny car, but very well proportioned. NWSL Stanton drives will be the motive power.

2016/04/03

Siemens S70 LRV and Skoda 10T streetcars in fresh colors

Today was a paint shop day. Warm spring weather allows to speed up the process.

From left to right: San Diego, Minneapolis (lacking the blue stripe) and Atlanta (still lacking the black roof stripe).

On experimental model of the Skoda/Inekon 10T streetcar has get a white primer coat.

2016/03/31

Traction Terminal Train Shed in laser cut MDF wood

Indianapolis Traction Terminal