Papa Posted December 15, 2024 #1 Posted December 15, 2024 Campbell has been out of business for quite a few years but many of their kits are available on eBay. I am in the planning stages to build a micro layout in HO scale. By convention a “micro layout “ should be no larger than 4 square feet but have a reasonable operating purpose. This is my first structure for the layout, though not my first Campbell kit. I repurposed the building to be a small market with the owners living above. I left off a lot of the gingerbread and added a small loading bay on the rear left. As I was typing I realized that I hadn’t installed the vent pipe on the roof. Landlubber Mike, yvesvidal, Old Collingwood and 11 others 8 6
Old Collingwood Posted December 15, 2024 #2 Posted December 15, 2024 Thats a Stunner. OC. Canute, Jack12477, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Current builds 28mm Battle of Waterloo attack on La Haye Saint Diorama. 1/700 HMS Hood Flyhawk with PE, Resin and Wood Decking. Completed works. Dragon 1/700 HMS Edinburgh type 42 batch 3 Destroyer plastic. HMS Warspite Academy 1/350 plastic kit and wem parts. HMS Trafalgar Airfix 1/350 submarine plastic. Black Pearl 1/72 Revell with pirate crew. Revell 1/48 Mosquito B IV Eduard 1/48 Spitfire IX ICM 1/48 Seafire Mk.III Special Conversion 1/48 Kinetic Sea Harrier FRS1
GrandpaPhil Posted December 16, 2024 #3 Posted December 16, 2024 Very nice! Old Collingwood, mtaylor, thibaultron and 1 other 4 Building: 1:200 Russian Battleship Oryol (Orel card kit) 1:64 HMS Revenge (Victory Models plans) 1:64 Cat Esther (17th Century Dutch Merchant Ships)
Canute Posted December 16, 2024 #4 Posted December 16, 2024 Nicely done. The Campbell kits had some of the best instructions and added some techniques to the builder's bag of construction tricks. thibaultron, Old Collingwood, mtaylor and 2 others 5 Ken Started: MS Bounty Longboat, On Hold: Heinkel USS Choctaw paper Down the road: Shipyard HMC Alert 1/96 paper, Mamoli Constitution Cross, MS USN Picket Boat #1 Scratchbuild: Echo Cross Section Member Nautical Research Guild
yvesvidal Posted December 16, 2024 #5 Posted December 16, 2024 You pulled that one very well. These kits are not easy to put together and your finished model is stunning. Yves thibaultron, Canute, Jack12477 and 3 others 6
Papa Posted December 16, 2024 Author #6 Posted December 16, 2024 Thank you to all for the nice comments. I really enjoyed this build! Old Collingwood, Canute, Jack12477 and 4 others 7
wefalck Posted December 23, 2024 #7 Posted December 23, 2024 Just out of curiosity: what is a 'flop house'? mtaylor, thibaultron, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4 wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Jack12477 Posted December 23, 2024 #8 Posted December 23, 2024 (edited) A cheap place where you can "flop" for the night, i.e. sleep. It's American slang from the Great Depression Era Edited December 23, 2024 by Jack12477 cotrecerf, thibaultron, Old Collingwood and 3 others 5 1 Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour
wefalck Posted December 23, 2024 #9 Posted December 23, 2024 Ahh, as in ‚slop house‘, where they sold cheap food. Jack12477, Canute, cotrecerf and 4 others 7 wefalck panta rhei - Everything is in flux
Papa Posted Monday at 03:12 PM Author #10 Posted Monday at 03:12 PM Flop houses were common near railroad terminals to provide a cheap place for the train crews to rest over night Canute, mtaylor, Old Collingwood and 1 other 4
Papa Posted Monday at 03:13 PM Author #11 Posted Monday at 03:13 PM The "river that flows both ways" is the Hudson I assume? Canute, mtaylor, Jack12477 and 1 other 4
Jack12477 Posted Monday at 03:32 PM #12 Posted Monday at 03:32 PM 16 minutes ago, Papa said: The "river that flows both ways" is the Hudson I assume? Yes! Or Mahicannittuk by the Mohicans. It's tidal all the way from NY harbor to Albany Old Collingwood, Canute and mtaylor 3 Jack "No one is as smart as all of us" - Is ón cheann a thagann an cheird The craft comes from the head --------------------------------------------- Current build: US Constellation Non-ship builds: USCG UH-65A Dolphin M16 Multi-gun motor carriage diorama M4A3 Sherman Tanks dioramas 1936-1939 Mercedes Benz 540K 1934 Rolls-Royce Phantom II JSDF Light Armor Vehicle Figures: The Last Bridge: Raider Reaper Edge of Universe: Ianis The Last Bridge: Vadim with cart Completed build log(s): 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne, Willie L Bennett 1888 50 ft Gaff-rigged Ice Yacht Scratch Build The Sullivans (DD 537) Liberty Ship SS John W Brown USS England (DE 635), Artesania Latina Titanic Lifeboat Gallery: Swift , Armed Virginia Sloop, Santisima Trinidad Captain's Launch , 18th Century Longboat , Marie Jeanne Other: Rhinebeck Aerodrome Tour
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