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I am modeling my hometown train yard wish is in Puerto Peñasco Sonora , MX. and the buildings that i need for the yard i am not going to find them any where, so i have to build them, since i have experience with my previous layout building structures out of cardboard i wanted to give it a try by starting with the train station wish is  I think was the harder structure to complete, here in Mexico there are no train stores and is very difficult to find styrene for kitbashing , so i bought this sheets of cardboard for 5 pesos each and started.._0092(2).JPG d for 5 pesos each and started it:
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Building train station out of cardboard

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Building train station out of cardboard

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Building train station out of cardboard

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ChrisS Regular poster 267 posts
ChrisS

Very nice work so far!

Very nice work so far!

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Obviously is not finished

Obviously is not finished completely yet, i build it in about 10 hours using cardboard, glue, sharp knife, and water colors, i am not weathering it till  i am done but for weathering i use real dust powder and water colors. i hpe you like it.

My name is Kenneth Uriarte,  28 years old, 18 years in modeling trains, and 7 years working in the railroad as train inspector for Ferromex / Ferrosur at Hibueras Veracruz MX.

 

Saludos.
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Donato Active Member 62 posts
Donato

Nice Work

Kenneth,

Keep us posted on the progress of this build ... AND on the build of the rest of the layout.

Thank You.

 

 

 

Donato

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Graeme Nitz OKGraeme Prolific poster 1,695 posts
Graeme Nitz OKGraeme

It looks good

I always thought Mexican Railroads would be fun to model. I am looking forward to following your posts.

Graeme Nitz

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Michael Whiteman Frequent poster 519 posts
Michael Whiteman

Nice looking station

Ken.  I would never know it was cardboard looking at the pictures.  You do good work.
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Maurice New member 21 posts
Maurice

wow

Great work. I am curious what type of cardboard this is, as it looks very stiff compared to most card stock I have seen. It is obviously not corrugated. Another question is what type of glue are you using?
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Joe Brugger Prolific poster 1,014 posts
Joe Brugger

Cardstock

Cardstock is great for modeling and easy to work with pretty basic tools and adhesives. 

Have you considered asking at local sign-making shops? They often have a scrap bin full of various kinds of materials.
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