The Hillen Station, Baltimore environs in HO Scale

[restocarp]

Hey, all.

I have been absent for a bit, due to some life events(all good), but the modeling has continued.

Here is a small Baltimore City block featuring a corner store and the Null House, a historic house that still stands. I hope that this will be part of a future, larger, dare I say, layout inspired by the Western Maryland Hillen Station complex. Enjoy. More to come. 




Matt

[restocarp]

Here is an old photo of the Null House back in the day.

And a more recent photo, restored some time ago, but falling in disrepair again.


Matt

[Vietnam Seabee]

Very nice...good to have you back, Matt

terry

[restocarp]

Thank you, Terry! It's good to be back!

The next building that I built for this area was a warehouse that had several industries through it's time. I chose to model it as a poulterers.

Here is an historic photo taken late in its history. It no longer stands.


Here is my version, with a lit storefront and a customer picking out the perfect roaster.


I recently revisited this one and added some roof details, a billboard and a rooftop structure.


I particularly like the multicolored glass.


Matt

[restocarp]

And the third building group is a pair of Federal style rowhouses.



The brick alley is hand cut foam.


And the three arranged as they will on that someday layout.


Matt

[Philip]

Great modeling!

[Mark Dalrymple]

Great modelling, Matt.

Always a pleasure to see your work.  The chipped stucco is very close to scale thickness.  In a lot of plaster kits it is often significantly oversized.  Fantastic attention to detail.

Cheers, Mark.

[Rick]

WOW! That's some outstanding modeling.
Thanks for sharing.

[Pennman]

Yes indeed, I agree with everyone else. Your modeling is great to look at.

Rich

[Dave Buchholz]

Please don't tell me this is HO scale!

[restocarp]

Hi, Dave. These are all HO scale.

Cheers!
Matt

[Dave Buchholz]

I quit!

Fantastic details. No trace of glue like all my stuff.

[restocarp]

Thank you all.

Mark, the stucco is spackling compound. You can work it with a wet brush and remove lots of excess to thin it down. Just smear the spackle on with a putty knife and then wet down a chip brush and pull the excess spackle off of towards the edge. I mask the missing portions, before I start, with torn pieces of painter's tape. The render coat is stippled paint.

Don't quit!  There are plenty of mistakes. Some I hid with weathering or well-placed details. Some I can plainly see when I look at the photos.

Matt

[Jerry]

Matt that is some really beautiful work!!  Thanks for sharing.

Jerry