I am getting ready to start my first scratch built project.  I am going to make a compressed version of the Southern Pacific depot in Bakersfield California.  I have already gone and taken a ton of pictures.  I tried to find the plans for the depot, but to no avail.  so I will just design it to close enough dimensions. 

I am going to build it out of styrene.  I have used this and wood before, so I am good with it.  But what size thick ness of styrene should I use?  really that is my only question.

Thanks.

 Does any company make a sleeve to allow Athearn bluebox type flywheels that have a 3 mm motor shaft diameter to be used on the newer can motors that have a 2 mm shaft diameter?

Suggestions?

Thanks 

Larry B

My local NMRA div held its September meet in Brockville, so of course I had to take the transfer terminal out for one last show & tell before it got bolted permanently to the layout, and then took it down to visit the real building.

Me, in shot from the west end:

Hmmm...some HVAC equipment on the roof would look good....

I'm building a layout after a quarter century hiatus from model railroading.  Life got very busy for a while and I didn't have the time to deal with maintaining or building a layout.  Now I'm older and things have slowed down and I have a new granddaughter.  Some of my favorite memories as a child where running trains with my grandfather.  He always took the time to explain how things worked on the model railroad and taught me how to use tools.   I want to do the same for my little granddaughter.