Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Two New ELHS Exclusives
New ELHS Exclusive ERIE PIERMONT STATION
MAITLAND TOWER HO
builder can just as easily butt-lap the square corners and overlap the brick sheet for a satisfactory corner as well. The cut walls were then sealed with sanding sealer and allowed to dry be- fore being braced with ³/₈ inch square poplar stock. In the meantime, the window and door openings were cut out of the vacu- formed vinyl sheet with a sharp hobby knife. The arches were easily
free
The Maitland Tower kit builds into a model of the tower's initial configuration and can be modified to represent a number of other Erie west end towers. Maitland also broke up the block between Glen Echo and Cold Springs on the Dayton Branch and was used by the DT&I to issue trains orders. This served to extend the tower life more than anything else and remained in service well into the Conrail years. Crossing Shanty not included
ELHS Exclusive HO Scale Laser cut wood kit with peel and stick siding, details, and shingle.
Maitland Tower
Foot print: Base - 4-1/8" L x 2-1/2" W Roof - 5-3/4" L x 4-1/4" W Manufactured by Branchline
Member price $9900
Member price $5200
plus MAITLAND TOWER $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Member price $1400
$8.95 s&h (US Funds Only) plus
$11900 Non-member price
Non-member price $6500
ERIE CROSSING SHANTY plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000
plus $8.95 s&h
This kit builds into a model representing crossing shanties located throughout the Erie west end.
HO
Non-member price $1750
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★ DL&W Vestal, N.Y. Station
(US Funds Only)
The Maitland Tower kit builds into a model of the tower's initial configuration and can be modified to represent a number of other Erie west end towers. Maitland also broke up the block between Glen Echo and Cold Springs on the Dayton Branch and was used by the DT&I to issue trains orders. This served to extend the tower life more than anything else and remained in service well into the Conrail years. Crossing Shanty not included
HO $5000 N
Member price $3800 (US Funds Only)
$8.95 s&h Books from
Erie Lackawanna Historical Society Erie Steam Locomotive Diagram Book Book No. 2 (1944)
Erie Passenger Equipment Diagram Book Book No. 76, May 1952
Member price $5200
$8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Erie Lackawanna Passenger Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 15, Issued Aug. 30, 1966.
Member price $1400
plus $8.95 s&h (US Funds Only)
Member price HO $5000
plus $8.95 s&h plus $8.95 s&h
Erie Lackawanna Freight Equipment Diagram Book, Book No. 78, Updated May 9, 1975
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★ DL&W Vestal, N.Y. Station
(US Funds Only) (US Funds Only) plus
Non-member price $6500
$32.00 $24.00
This kit builds into a model representing crossing shanties located throughout the Erie west end.
DL&W Locomotive Classificaton Diagram Book Revised July 1st 1939
DL&W Classification of Freight Equipment Corrected to May 1, 1952
ERIE CROSSING SHANTY $30.00 $21.00
Non-member price $1750
$32.00
Non-member price HO $6500
www.erielackhs.org Dealer Inquiries Welcome
Order from: ELHS, Department RMC Jay Held, 10-10 ELLIS AVE, FAIR LAWN, N.J. 07410 No phone calls will be accepted For information send SASE
N.J., PA & Ohio res. add sales tax. Outside US extra s&h.
ELHS membership at $35 per membership cycle. Cycle includes four issues of our magazine “The Diamond” and four newsletters with modeling
information. Separate check please. Send to: ELHS c/o Randy Dettmer, 290 W. Prospect St., Hudson, OH 44236
86 $32.00 (Book prices are non-member. Please allow 4-6 weeks delivery)
Erie Waldwick Interlocking Tower HO & N plus
Maitland Tower N
Erie Crossing Shanty Non-member price
HO $6500 $4800
Erie Crossing Shanty
since the modeler will have to add ad- ditional bits and pieces to complete their model, this scratchbuilder’s aid will provide the bulk of the materials needed for any number of projects. Each poly-bagged kit includes a sheet of Taskboard®
with laser-cut win-
dow and door openings along with pre- cut columns and decorative finials; a plain
sheet of Taskboard, a vacu-
formed vinyl sheet with molded brick work in addition to window and door openings; a sheet of clear glazing; a small sheet of self adhesive, laser-cut arched window headers and a photo- etched .050″ brass sheet of windows, doors and trim.
Non-member price HO $6500
★ ★ STILL AVAILABLE ★ ★
While there are no formal instruc- tions included, the back of the header card provides tips and techniques for the use of the included product. There- fore, the builder is required to rely on his or her modeling skills and imagina- tion to successfully assemble the com- ponents provided. This will not be diffi- cult for anyone with a moderate skill level that has assembled a laser-cut kit or two. In essence, these kits are scratchbuilder’s aids that will provide the modeler with an ample supply of raw materials for any project that they wish to design and build
While not specifically called out, it is recommended that the builder has ad- ditional parts and materials on hand, for example, a supply of stripwood for interior bracing as well as to be used for trim. A supply of additional sheets of Taskboard for floors, roof and other structural parts along with brick and stone texture sheets will come in handy as well. To this end, two packs of wall panels,
a pack of brick sheet and a three pack of Taskboard were used for this review since it was decided to use these prod- ucts to construct a full building rather than just a backdrop piece as illustrat- ed on the header card. The first step was to remove the win- dow and door openings from the laser- cut board and cut the four walls to the structure’s finished dimensions. A quick cut to the thin retaining points allowed the opening plugs to drop out and the joining ends of each wall were beveled at a 45º angle on a table saw. A
handed and a small metal straight edge was used to cut the straight sec- tions of each opening. Once the open- ings were complete, the sheets were cut to size and glued to the Taskboard using a Aleene’s Tacky®
white PVA
glue. A non-volatile contact adhesive can be used for this task as well. Once the brick sheet had set, the cor-
nice was trimmed with stripwood and the laser-cut finials were glued in place to finish of this detail. All four walls were assembled before being primed and painted. Due to the overall size of the structure spray cans were used to apply paint to the model.
Individual
bricks were picked out with various colors of acrylic craft paint before a black wash was applied. Light gray/tan was then dry-brushed over the brick work to complete the finish. With the basic structure complete attention turned to assembling and painting the window and door inserts. Each window consists of two photo- etched brass pieces that make up each unit. The two parts are sanded to add tooth to their surfaces before being sol- dered together. This sanding will also help subsequent layers of paint to bet- ter adhere to the brass windows. For those who do not solder, a gel bodied cyanoacrylate adhesive will work suc- cessfully. Each window and door was then cleaned before being primed and painted.
The painted windows and doors are then allowed to dry completely for sev- eral days before being installed with Gel cyanoacrylate into the openings in the structure. The provided clear glaz- ing was cut apart, then masked and shades painted on with flat tan spray paint before being affixed behind each window with clear drying PVA glue. A flat roof was cut from a sheet of Taskboard and painted before being in- stalled on the building. Sills cut from stripwood and other small after-mar- ket details were then added to com- plete the model. The N Scale Architect has provided the basic materials needed to construct any number of factory buildings using the wall panel system kits that follow common building practices used dur- ing the nineteenth and early twentieth century. These kits are a perfect start- ing point for any number of projects for anyone with a medium level of assem- bly skills. As with any kit or scratch-
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