Robbie- Great job! In my youth I worked for Holabird & Root, the architects for the West Burlington station. The Burlington Route had a long term relationship with the firm and its predecessors going back to Burnham & Root in the 1870s. I wish I had recorded more information from their archives as the current firm has no record of old commissions and they designed many depots and other buildings for the railroad, even doing work on car interiors for the Pioneer Zephyr in association with Paul Cret and they were responsible for the “Fish Bowl” smoker section on heavyweight chair cars. I am an N Scaler and would enjoy talking about 3D printing…I have a machine but haven’t fired it up yet!
Contact me off-list when you get back from the National! Charlie Vlk From: CBQ@groups.io <CBQ@groups.io> On Behalf Of Robbie Hanson
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Subject: Re: [CBQ] N scale Burlington depot - complete (for now...) Landon -- it's part of the T-Trak layout at the National Train Show. I'll be there Saturday and Sunday but the depot's there all weekend. I realize that larger footprint scale models really aren't what most people think when they picture T-Trak, but I think it was a perfect canvas for the depot -- near scale length platforms and sidings, only omitting the express/baggage sidings on the south end. Hopefully it inspires some others to think outside the box as well. Great job! I remember this depot well. Will it be at the National Train Show?
Thought I'd drop a few photos of this in here since it's complete (at least until I rebuild half of it...) A year and a half ago I started CAD work on the Q's depot in Burlington, IA -- I'd road tripped past it, not knowing it was there, and fell in love with it - as a primarily Frisco prototype HO modeler, I didn't really have a use for it, but I figured I could do it in N...
I spoke with Dave Lotz last year at the St. Louis RPM meet and learned a lot as well as from the BRHS's Burlington book.
I was recently asked if I could complete the depot and put it on a module for the NMRA's 2022 convention in St. Louis -- so here it is after a crazy month of 3D printing, construction, and a whole lot of help from some friends.
I realize some dimensions and features are wrong -- I already have a V2 planned but there just wasn't time for it this year.
Happy to talk about the building and 3D printing if you have any questions!
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