March 27, 2009 • 10:47 pm
You have most likely noticed a significant decrease in activity here at N Scale Modeling . That’s only because the down time was necessary to complete a project that has been in the works for some time.
Many of you are probably familiar with Chris Brimley, author of the Rotating Coupler blog. He and I have not only been writing and sharing information with the readers of our blogs, but with each other. We began collaborating on projects behind the scenes and found that we have surprisingly common interests in modeling — specifically big cities in the 1940s. It was just a matter of time before we started working on a project together officially. And that time has come.
Chris and I are very pleased to announce a brand new Web site called N Scale Limited which is dedicated to the N scale model railroader. It will have all of the same information and discussion you’ve been getting from our separate blogs — just bigger and better than ever. Our individual blogs, Rotating Coupler and N Scale Modeling will be discontinued but will remain available for your convenience.
Please join us at N Scale Limited and we look forward to building a great new community of modelers there.
www.nscalelimited.com
Filed under: Blog Info , model, model kit, model railroad, model railroading, N Scale, N Scale Limited, scale model, scale modeling, Scratchbuilding, structure
March 24, 2009 • 10:40 pm
I know it’s been some time since I posted here.
I just wanted to let the readers here know that I have not abandoned my blog. I have been working on a large project that has been consuming most of my time.
As soon as it’s ready, I’ll be sure and share it here. I will most likely be in just about a week or so.
Thanks for your patience. I promise it will be worth the wait.
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February 18, 2009 • 7:23 pm
Continuing the series on CMR kits, I’ll title this one with a question since it’s somewhat of a stretch to say that the Custom Model Railroads Gas & Electric Co. N scale kit is definitely based on the prototype I’ve found.
I’m taking a guess that the Gas & Electric Kit is a modified version of the Baltimore Gas and Electric Company building in down town Baltimore. The main difference between the kit and the prototype is that the kit is triangular while the prototype is rectangular.
So, how am I making this leap?
Well, first, I’ve spent quite a bit of time looking at various Gas and Electric company buildings. Not a single one looks architecturally similar to the CMR version. But thus far CMR kit I’ve found have been based in St. Paul and Baltimore so I decided to spend a little more time looking in those areas specifically. Since CMR is based in Maryland, it’s entirely reasonable to assume they would be doing research in the city closest to them.
I came across the Baltimore Gas and Electric and while there is quite a bit of creative license, I would say this is the closest Gas and Electric company building to what CMR has produced. Of course, it’s entirely possible that this is an original design or that the kit is based on a structure that’s not actually a Gas and Electric building (in which case, I wasn’t looking for the right thing).
Anyway…here is the photo. You be the judge.
Filed under: Prototypes, Structures , Baltimore, Custom, model, model kit, model railroad, model railroading, N Scale, prototype, scale model, scale modeling, structure
