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HERE IS WHAT'S IN THE BOX

COMPLETE STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS
AND FOUR LARGE PAGES OF DRAWINGS

THE MAIN WALLS AND ROOF

FIRST AND SECOND FLOOR PARTICIANS

COAL BIN and FRONT PORCH

KITCHEN PARTS

GRANDT LINE PRODUCTS BAG

WHITE METAL DETAILS

LACE CURTAINS and VENETIAN BLINDS

WHITE METAL DETAIL PARTS from BUILDERS IN SCALE

LASER CUT SELF-ADHESIVE SHAKE SHINGLES

ADDITIONAL STRIPWOOD

CARDSTOCK INTERIOR FLOOR PANELS, LASER-CUT WINDOW GLAZING

CAST HYDROCAL STONE FOUNDATION and CHIMNEYS

HERE'S A QUICK OVERVIEW OF THE CONSTRUCTION

FOUR WALLS PUT TOGETHER FORM THE SHELL

FLOORS ARE INSERTED INTO THE SHELL

FRONT PORCH IS ASSEMBLED
AND ATTACHED TO THE FRONT WALL

CEDAR SHAKE ROOF

BEFORE WE APPLY THE SELF-ADHESIVE SHINGLES PRISMACOLOR ART MARKERS WERE USED TO ADD SOME COLOR-
LIGHT GREYS AND BROWNS ARE USED, AND JUST RANDOMLY STREAKED ON FOR HIGHLIGHTS

SIMPLE PEAL AND STICK

PLAIN STARTER STRIPS ARE APPLIED BELOW THE FIRST ROW
AND VALLEYS

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

FRONT PORCH RAILINGS ARE INSTALLED, PAINT IS SELLECTED AND APPLIED

DIORAMA CONSTRUCTION

THOUGH THE FOAM BASE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE KIT HERE'S AN OVERVIEW OF ITS CONSTRUCTION.

A FOAM BASE IS CUT

MARKING THE LOCATION OF THE STONE FOUNDATION

THE TERRAIN IS BUILT UP AROUND THE FOUNDATION
WITH STRIPS OF FOAM CUT TO SHAPE

THIS IS EASILY ACCOMPLISHED WITH AN ADJUSTABLE UTILITY KNIFE

ATTACH THE PIECES WITH HOT GLUE

WE WANT A NICE TIGHT FIT

THE TERRAIN IS SHAPED WITH A RASP

WALL BOARD JOINT COMPOUND IS USED TO FILL-IN AND SMOOTH

WE'LL SMOOTH OFF THE EDGES WHILE WE ARE AT IT

IT'S DRY IN NO TIME

THE BASE IS COVERED WITH A NEAUTRAL DIRT COLORED LATEX WALL PAINT

PRETTY UGLY COLOR BUT WE PICKED UP THIS WHOLE CAN FOR $5.00
IN THE RETURN/MISS-MIX/DENT SHELF AT THE LOCAL HARDWARE

WOODLAND SCENICS SCENERY MATERIAL WAS THEN APPLIED

A WHOLE BUNCH OF WHITE METAL DETAILS FROM BUILDERS IN SCALE ARE INCLUDED

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THE NP HOTEL

NORTHERN PACIFIC
HOTEL at EASTON

Another busy day on the hill. The NP Hotel at Easton is the perfect resting place for your tired engine crews. The Northern Pacific built this hotel just across from the roundhouse at Easton, at the base of Stampede Pass, on their mainline route over the Cascade Mountains of Washington.

I had always admired this structure, thinking I should build a model of it someday-
Well, someday is here!

I was inspired by the photo in Charles Wood's NP Pictorial (page 84). Actually, I looked at it for years. The task of cutting out all those windows was just too daunting. Then I bought Builders In Scale and inherited a laser-cutter. Perfect for the job. NP historian Jim Fredrickson shared a floor plan from his collection. And I went to work- I knew I wanted more in my model than just your regular generic cut-and-paste laser kit. So I kept pushing it. Starting with a bunch of Grandt Line Products I added some of our own white metal detail parts (from Builders In Scale), as well as some laser-cut Venitian blinds and lace curtains. Interior wall partitions, floors, and even the stairs are included. The porches and roof are covered with laser-cut self-adhesive shake shingles and it all rests on a cast Hydrocal CCC stone foundation.

Actually, it's still standing. A lot worse for wear with boarded-over broken windows, in a different location. But we can bring it back to life. I finished my model off with an NP two-tone cream over brown paint job though I suspect the original was simply painted white (as it roughly is today). I then placed my model on a small diorama adding standard scenery (from Woodland Scenics)- though not included.

The kit includes step-by-step instructions with full-size drawings and templates.
There's no reason to sit around for years like I did thinking someday I should build a model of this great structure- Order yours today!

40' x 68' ( 5-1/4" x 9" ) in HO Scale

C. C. CROW   P. O. BOX 1427   MUKILTEO, WA 98275

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FINE HYDROCAL CASTINGS BY C. C. CROW