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Regular poster 209 posts PeterAtt Regular poster 209 posts
PeterAtt

I'm looking for a kit similar to the smaller front building in the following images. Or something I could possibly bash to look like it. The station was originally run by the United Fruit Company and then transferred to the Northern Railway in Costa Rica. Any tips would be appreciated.

Another view and in color.

Boarding the train.
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BruceNscale Regular poster 493 posts
BruceNscale

Railroad Hotel

Hi Peter,

The Model Power "Railroad Hotel" kit has similar balcony, stairway and window lines. 

If you strung two of them together and added a different roof, you'd be close.

I'd look around for ladder or fire escape kits to make the railings.

Sounds like a great project.

 

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Happy Modeling, Bruce
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PeterAtt Regular poster 209 posts
PeterAtt

Re Railroad Hotel

Thanks for the tip Bruce, I'll check it out.
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Oztrainz Moderator 3,526 posts
Oztrainz

Another option

might be the Railway Hotel from the Outback Model Company in Australia. This is a laser-cut timber kit on their HO kit page. Owners Laurie Green and John Hunter have won prizes for their structures both here in Australia and in the US. 


http://www.outbackmodels.com/HO%20Scale%20Kits%20Page/HO%20scale%20kits%20main%20page.html

and here's a photo


The pricing shown in  this photo was a "special" for this kit's debut at the Australian Narrow Gauge Convention in 2013. Laurie and John may be able to supply extra balcony bits for the wrap-around balcony shown in your photos. 

I hope that this helps,

Regards,

John Garaty

Unanderra in oz

Read my Blog
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PeterAtt Regular poster 209 posts
PeterAtt

Re another option

Thanks John I'll check them out too.
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