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
Now in production! Limited supply.
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NPHE - NP Hotel, Easton |
$195.00 |
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C. C. CROW P. O. BOX 149 TOPPENISH, WA 98948
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