Central Avenue Tower HO Scale Model A
One of the best ways to recreate the past is through scale replication—or model building. It's almost never possible to fully replicate anything in miniature although some efforts certainly come closer than others. This is a 1/87th HO scale model of the Great Northern's Central Avenue interlocking tower. This was not a kit. It's almost entirely scratch-built. To achieve this level of sincerity the builder, Steve Lorenz, made use of scale plans that I made from field measurements of the actual building. After the real tower was abandoned Steve and I measured it from top to bottom. Each model part was made of styrene and copied as closely as possible from the plans, and aided with the use of several dozen detail photographs showing the various sections of the building. This included the doors, windows, stairs, trim, and so forth.
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Central Avenue Tower HO Scale Model A
One of the best ways to recreate the past is through scale replication—or model building. It's almost never possible to fully replicate anything in miniature although some efforts certainly come closer than others. This is a 1/87th HO scale model of the Great Northern's Central Avenue interlocking tower. This was not a kit. It's almost entirely scratch-built. To achieve this level of sincerity the builder, Steve Lorenz, made use of scale plans that I made from field measurements of the actual building. After the real tower was abandoned Steve and I measured it from top to bottom. Each model part was made of styrene and copied as closely as possible from the plans, and aided with the use of several dozen detail photographs showing the various sections of the building. This included the doors, windows, stairs, trim, and so forth.
Please visit my website at www.TwinPortsRailHistory.com or read some of my stories about railroading in Duluth-Superior at www.ZenithCity.com.
To join my once-a-month e-Newsletter use this link to subscribe and you can unsubscribe at any time with just one click: visitor.r20.constantcontact.com/manage/optin?v=001LTYbgqL...