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Welcome to my web site!
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I have been producing my Fine Hydrocal Casting and Kits for
model railroaders for 24 years. Hydrocal is a dense castable gypsum cement
(similar to Plaster of Paris) in which I have artistically carved, scribed and
cast masonry detail to very precise scale. Inside this site you'll find information
on the resulting castings and kits, and much much more.
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SHOP CLOSED, SORT OF...
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I'm shamefully way behind on the Durango Roundhouse On3 project.
In order to get it complete and into production I cannot take any new casting orders
at this time. Sorry, I've just got to do this. There are several dozen on order and
they have been waiting very patiently.
Note that the new NP Hotel is in stock and in production so
please feel free to order it. Or anything in the Builders In Scale line.
If you would like to order other items "in advance" you can do so,
but understand that it may be several months until I can deliver. This can be done
by e-mail or with the shopping cart (use non-PayPal payments, as PayPal transfers
your funds immediately).
Thanks for your understanding!
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SPECIAL NOTICE -
BUILDERS IN SCALE
is now owned and operated by C. C. Crow.
As a result I've had to reduce my C. C. Crow offerings.
Please check
Current Availability CCC Stocks
My plan is to continue offering many of my classic kits (in rotation) as
listed as well as offer new C. C. Crow kits as limited run kits.
IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME, I RESPOND WELL TO E-MAILS.
E-MAIL:
C. C. Crow cc.crow@verizon.net
Snail-MAIL: C. C. Crow at P. O. Box 1427 Mukilteo, WA 98275 USA
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NOW SHIPPING!
NP HOTEL, EASTON, in HO scale!
NP HOTEL, EASTON - click on photo for details
My new Northern Pacific Hotel at Easton will make a great
resting place for your busy crews. Laser kits don't get any better than this!
Durango Roundhouse in On3!
Sidewall of my D&RGW Brick Roundhouse in Sn3
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On3 PATTERNS NOW COMPLETE!
The patterns and molds are complete, we're finishing up the
pilot model which was on display as a work in progress at the Durango narrow gauge
convention, with production soon to follow. This is the most amazing model in itself,
and its available as a kit! "You gotta be kidding me", to quote Bob Brown of the Narrow
Gauge and Shortline Gazette. No we are not. Check it out.
On3 ROUNDHOUSE KIT INFORMATION
PILOT MODEL CONSTRUCTION
2006 CONVENTION ALBUM
My apologizes that this has taken so long. One look at the
model and you will understand why. What was I thinking? No matter, we are working
on getting the final details completed and the kits moving out the door.
APPLES, ORANGES and other FRUIT
I'm just completing the rejuvenation of the Apple Storage House
kits, same in Orange, and The Fruit Row series. These have been unavailable for several
years but we are expecting a bumper crop this year after all that rain!
Fruit Industry Kits
HERRINGBONE BRICK PLATFORMS
I've had my Herringbone Brick castings available for some time,
but always knew I needed to do them in a diagonal pattern as commonly seen of the
Northern Pacific and other railroads. Well, the wait is over. Here they are in HO.
The set includes four 8" long castings (60 scale feet), one each 6, 8, 12 and 16
scale feet wide. The casting are curbed (treat as stone or concrete) and one scale
foot thick. Easily cut them to fit your favorite depot today.
HO SCRATCH BUILDING PANELS
Listed below are my many offerings.
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Just click on the title bar link and it will take you
to those items.
Links are different colors like this.
Press
Crow's Home to take you to the top of my commercial home
page from most of my navigation bars.
Use the buttons below to jump to the various sections.
Have fun and please come back often. I'll be adding new stuff
all the time so mark this site as one of your favorites!
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BEST VIEWED WITH MICROSOFT INTERNET EXPLODER!
Not that Internet Explorer is the greatest web browser-
but this site was carefully built to best be viewed there. Unfortunately, not
all web browsers are built the same and it looks pretty awkward with Netscape
Navigator. "Not my fault." And it appears differently than intended on a later
version of IE- thanks Bill. Well, that's what happens when you don't follow
the simple rules of HTML. What You See- Isn't Necessarily What You Get! But we
tried...
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NEW LASER ENGRAVER!
Now we can have some real fun! Not that the old laser wasn't
any fun. After 13 years a faithful service (well, 3-1/2 years for me anyway)-
we retired our old Epilog Eclipse laser engraver and brought in a brand new
one with twice the power, twice the speed and nearly twice the size.
We're real excited about this. It will allow us to bring
out our first C. C. Crow laser kit, the Northern Pacific Hotel at Easton, Washington.
Laser cut scribed sheathing, self-adhesive shake shingles, cast Hydrocal stone
foundation, Grandt Line doors, windows and porch details, laser cut interior
wall partitions, instructions and drawings. We should see this kit in a few weeks.
Meanwhile, there's a ton of work before me. All my old laser
files need to be updated and made to work on the new machine. The salesman says...
Well, you know how that goes! I'll be busy. In my spare time I'm making good
progress on the On3 DURANGO roundhouse patterns. And a little progress on the
NP 90 ft. Brick Round House in O scale (I must be nuts!). And we mustn't forget
The National Belle Mine for Builders In Scale, which is finally getting down to
the last few details.
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SHOPPING CART INFORMATION
If you would like to order direct, please feel free to do so via phone, e-mail,
letter or use our shopping cart.
See PRICE & AVAILABILITY
for full details.
C. C. CROW / BUILDERS IN SCALE
P. O. Box 1427
Mukilteo, WA 98275
Phone - (425) 355-5622 ask for "Clint"
(Please do not call early in the morning as this is
also rings in our family residence.)
WEEKDAYS, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific, (GMT minus 8 hours)
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COPYRIGHT C. C. CROW
As an artist I must protect my creations and respect those of
others. All my castings, kits, parts, illustrations, instructions are copyright
C. C. Crow. Because of some bad expericences in the past I will not lisence or
sell my patterns to others for commercial use. Vendors may use the descriptions
and illustrations posted on this site for resale of that item.
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HO Scale Kits
