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Regular poster 305 posts bnsf6951 Regular poster 305 posts
bnsf6951

to all...here are a couple of pics of the depot in glendale az. & also a short summery of it's history.

  i was going to scratch build this structure but , one day when i was on ebay, i found this plasticville model that is very close to the prototype. so i thought for $10.00 i would take a chance. when i received the kit, i was surprised to see it was a snap together kit. i painted the kit close to the prototype, built the loading dock, built the enclosures the electrical cabinet & antenna equipment. ( i just ordered the antenna) although this depot is only used for MOW i thought i would add it to my layout

The modern Glendale, AZ depot was boarded up but still standing when this photo was taken in 1998. The structure's build date has not been researched, but John Sayre's The Santa Fe Prescott & Phoenix Railway: The Scenic Line of Arizona indicates that its predecessor, a brick depot built in 1910, was retired in 1967. The depot's architecture is very similar to the one constructed at Williams Junction, AZ in 1959. Since this photo was taken, the building has been repainted and is in use by BNSF maintenance of way crews.

 

 

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i guess it didn't come out too bad

vinny

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arthurhouston Prolific poster 1,154 posts
arthurhouston

Weather it

Makes all the difference in the world and then put in the scene. Their is nothing shinny on a RR.
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Benny MRH Author 7,125 posts
Benny

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I'd cover as many windows - at least the upper portions - as you can, it will make those windows go away...

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Benny's Index or Somewhere Chasing Rabbits
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ferroequinologist1 Frequent poster 640 posts
ferroequinologist1

Glendale Depot

Vinny: The only part of the station I find inaccurate is the roof line on the ends. They should be gable types, but still a good stand in structure. Yours, Elvin Howland
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bnsf6951 Regular poster 305 posts
bnsf6951

weathering

hello art

if you have been following my stuff, you will see that none of my structures are weathered as of yet... weathering of all my structures will come after i lay down some ground cover.

thanks for your comment

vinny

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bnsf6951 Regular poster 305 posts
bnsf6951

WINDOWS

hello benny & thank you for the comment...i also thought of covering the windows, but at this time i am just using this structure in lieu of scratch building one. if i decide to keep the structure, i will do a full detail on it.

vinny....

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bnsf6951 Regular poster 305 posts
bnsf6951

DEPOT

hi elvin...thanks for the comment...yes it is a good stand in & i thought for $10.00 it would save the tine of scratch building. I'll send you the pics so you can post them on your sight

vinny...

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