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Kisatchie

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Plans for an N Scale Icing Platform
« on: May 17, 2012, 10:04:54 AM »
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I have a bunch of Intermountain 40' reefers that need some place to be iced. Does anyone know where I can get N scale plans for one?


Hmm... I need a place to
freeze my banana daiquiries...

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Re: Plans for an N Scale Icing Platform
« Reply #1 on: May 17, 2012, 11:20:39 AM »
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Ask and ye shall find...

http://www.blwnscale.com/MT-Structures.htm

That was quick.


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if you know what I mean...

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Re: Plans for an N Scale Icing Platform
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2012, 03:33:44 PM »
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Re: Plans for an N Scale Icing Platform
« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2012, 05:08:28 PM »
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Quote from: David K. Smith on May 17, 2012, 03:33:44 PM
Didn't know you were looking for kits; this may also be of interest:


I don't have a layout yet, so that's why I originally asked for plans so I could scratchbuild one when I was ready for it. Then I found the Micro-Trains kit, which I'm interested in. The Bar Mills kit looks interesting too. Thanks for the reference.


Hmm... did the Railwire
check Kiz's references
when he joined...?

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Re: Plans for an N Scale Icing Platform
« Reply #4 on: May 17, 2012, 05:11:26 PM »
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I didn't realize you were looking for kits, either, or I would have provided a good review for the Micro-Trains model. But you might have trouble tracking one down. I got BLW's last one last week.  :D  (I don't think their online inventory is real-time.) I ordered two, got one.

The MT ice house and deck also appear to be getting scarce out there. I have one on the way from Fifer's, but I think it may have been his last one in stock (according to the web page).

I actually need a total of three decks for my scene. Joe at Micro-Trains offered to help me track down the third. There's a recent thread on TRW where I asked for help in that regard.

An experienced modeler with a chopper could probably roll his own. But I'm not an experienced modeler and I don't have a chopper. The deck extension I put together was actually my first kit. It looked a bit daunting at first, but it went together easily and turned out surprisingly well ... for a newb.

Good luck!

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Re: Plans for an N Scale Icing Platform
« Reply #5 on: May 18, 2012, 06:19:02 PM »
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The Bar Mills kits went together well.  I spent more time adding lighting than building the kit itself.  I liked it enough I just picked up a 2nd kit for another area of the layout.
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Re: Plans for an N Scale Icing Platform
« Reply #6 on: May 25, 2012, 11:46:15 PM »
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Walthers makes an HO ice platform and building that i have thought
about copying into n scale. Ice houses are about the easiest structures
to build...very few windows and doors.
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Re: Plans for an N Scale Icing Platform
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2012, 05:34:39 AM »
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The June 2012 RMC has an article on ice houses and includes some ice platform pictures and drawings.  The main focus is a rather large UP ice house, but there are pictures and some data on others, including a fairly compact eastern road ice house and platform.  No drawing, but it looks fairly simple to copy.

http://carstens-publications.com/images/covers/Cover_Craftsman_large.jpg

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