Campbell Scale Models, what have you built?

[jerryrbeach]

John,
Thanks for starting this thread.  I built the Branchline water tank and tool shed way back when I was in college.  IIRC, I gave the water tank to a friend, but I still have the tool shed.  I cut up computer punch cards into individual clapboards and applied them over the cardboard walls.  I then used some stripwood to frame a shed addition, and used the corrugated siding material to cover the shed.

[deemery]

I built this in the late '60s, it was a Christmas present from my parents.  This has moved from PA to MA to PA to NH to BC to Northern VA, it's had a washerload of water dumped on it, and suffered numerous smaller indignities.  The roof needs to be redone from the water damage, and I should repaint it into my railroad's standard colors.  But it'll have a place of honor on any layout as one of two railroad things I have from when I was a kid.  (The other is a PFM Brass V&T Reno, that I bought used from a back shelf of a hobby store in Framingham MA, cost me $30 and I had to save a long time for it.  That loco has been remotered and custom painted.)


dave

[gnatshop]

These older pieces of modeling history deserve a place of honor!!  They are what brought us to where we
are today!

[bparrish]

OK............ Here's my try at this.

Not the best photo but this is a firehouse that I built in 1964.  I did some refurbishing of the building a few years ago as it is right in the foreground in Boise.  Even then I made the door hinges to operate.

The fire truck is a Weston pickup model with Tru-scale ladders, a steam boiler turned from a chunk of brass and the hose reel is a worm gear from a Mantua steam locomotive.  I never thought of tying string around something.  The fireman's hat is a little part from the guts of a player piano.

A Weston sheriff is presiding over a later added checker game

see ya
Bob


see ya
Bob

[postalkarl]

Hi Guys:

I got started with craftsman kits back in the late 70's. Worked for Allied Hobbies for several years and had almost all of the Campbell kits. At this point I have about 8 kits or so. Built several many years ago. My favorite was the dock, fishing pier and the structures that went with it. I put it into a diorama and donated it to our local RR club The Gatsme RR. I don't what happened to it. I guess somebody has it. I still have unbuilt kits for this model.

Karl 

[Willwood42]

Here is my version of the deck timber bridge. I have built two, one in the late 70's sits on a shelf and the second in the early 2000's sits on my small layout   -david

[rpdylan]

     I've got the engine house on my shelf.....have not opened it. Bought it cheap a while back....

[deemery]

     I've got the engine house on my shelf.....have not opened it. Bought it cheap a while back....

I screwed one of those up, by using the wrong stuff to glue the plastic stone sheet onto the cardboard(?) subwalls.  When you build this, use transfer tape to attach the stone sheet to the subwalls.


dave

[rpdylan]

Thanks for the tip Dave,  gotta love the transfer tape!  Speaking of Campbell's- does anybody but me really like the old roll of shingles? I think they look good on a roof.  I first used them on the older FSM kits.... picked up a roll at the show.

Bob C

[ak-milw]

I started building Campbells kits back in 1976, my first one was Campbells supply. I kept the kits through the years and had them on many layouts. On my latest layout I reused them, but made changes to most of them to fit what I need.

Campbell's supply



shed under construction



creamery



the feed store behind the tree started out as a Bretts Brewery



I guess you can say that Campbell's kits got me into scratch building, You start with a box of sticks and some cardboard and you end up with a building.

[jimmillho]

I have built a number of Campbell Kits but I don't have pictures handy.

These are some of the Campbell kits that are on my layout and were built years ago by SBG member "The Judge" (Bill).

[postalkarl]

HI:

I've built many campbell kits back in the 70's & 80's before forums and taking pictures of everything you built. I have one at home that I built for my layout that I modified with new windows & doors etc. I will post photos of it here.

Karl

[deemery]

I like the results from Campbell shingles (but not on every building), but I've had problems with them releasing over time.  Next time I use them, I'll use transfer tape to hold them in place.


dave

[Steve]

The Campbell Idaho Springs Mine was a great introduction into the world of craftsman kits. I basically learned how to model doing this thing. My problem is I don't have a place on my layout for it....but I love those kits anyway 

[postalkarl]

Hi Guys:

Last Campbell Kit I built probably back in the 90's

Campbell #455 Cordage co.

Mad a lot of changes here. Lots of FSM metal castings. All new windows, wall and roof details and new signs from my Wales Jct Scale Signs Co. Changes to the platforms also. Lots of detail here also.

Here's a few photos.

Everyone's models look great.

Karl