N Scale Architect - 10020 - Structure, Building, Railroad, Station - Railroad Structures

Specific Item Information: The Worcester Union Station still stands today in Worcester, Massachusetts just off of I-290. It was originally built in 1911 to serve the New Haven, Boston & Maine and New York Central Railroads. It fell into a deteriorated condition in the 1970’s but was thankfully renovated and reopened in 1999. It now serves Amtrak and Boston MTA passenger trains. Providence & Worcester, CSX, Conrail, Guilford and PanAM trains have all passed this station on a regular basis. This kit was developed from actual architectural drawings of the renovated station. This V3.0 kit includes an ALL-NEW 11" x17" sheet of photo-etched windows, doors, ornate grating, entrance canopy and railroad frieze as well as two(2) dozen benches, baggage carts & hand trucks. Also included is over 100 metal and resin custom castings, a full color “stained glass” glazing sheet, seven(7) 11" x 17" micro-plywood sheets of laser-cut pieces and 25 pages of illustrated instructions. At over 36,000 SQUARE SCALE FEET it is likely the largest N-Scale kit ever produced ! The N-Scale model measures approximately 18"A x 16"B x 20"C x 5"D x 12"H.

Road Name History: Railroad structures include but are not limited to stations, depots, yard offices, interlocking towers and tanks. A train station, railway station, railroad station, or depot is a railway facility where trains regularly stop to load or unload passengers or freight.

It generally consists of at least one track-side platform and a station building (depot) providing such ancillary services as ticket sales and waiting rooms. If a station is on a single-track line, it often has a passing loop to facilitate traffic movements. The smallest stations are most often referred to as "stops" or, in some parts of the world, as "halts" (flag stops). Stations may be at ground level, underground, or elevated. Connections may be available to intersecting rail lines or other transport modes such as buses, trams or other rapid transit systems.

From Wikipedia

Brand/Importer Information: The N Scale Architect was founded in 1991 by Russ Kaufman who has been active in model railroading since the early 1970s. Although many model railroaders received a Lionel Train as their first train set, Russ and his brother Bill were bitten by the model railroad bug in the form of an Aurora N-Scale set.

Russ started The N Scale Architect based on the encouragement of fellow modelers who thought that the plans he had drawn up for scratch building over the years might be enjoyed by others in kit form. The first kits featured detailed step-by-step instructions with hand drawn illustrations and plastic templates to be used for cutting the various pieces. This tradition of high quality instructions continues with the addition of "in-process" and color photos and, thanks to better computer aided programs, more detailed drawings. These templates have been replaced with laser-cut micro-plywood pieces along with the addition of many detailing castings which are now also available separately as part of their "Making A Scene" product line.