Art Deco Rail (N-Gauge Models)

Art Deco was a popular design movement from 1920 until 1939, affecting the decorative arts such as architecture, interior design, and industrial design, as well as the visual arts such as fashion, painting, the graphic arts, and film. This movement was, in a sense, an amalgam of many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including Constructivism, Cubism, Modernism, Bauhaus, Art Nouveau, and Futurism. Its popularity peaked during the Roaring Twenties.

Sunday, 31 October 2010

1/150 Deco/Modernist Buildings - Sankei

Some new kits Miniaturat range by Sankei, in 1/150 scale.
Made of lasercust precoloured card and fibre board. Painting is not required, although many may wishto blend or weather them into their layouts or dioramas

The first (curved fronted) building is designated as an opticians, but you could use it as requried.
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10129212
Cost: $20

The second, is a more commerical buidling, again it could be used in a variery of ways?
http://www.1999.co.jp/eng/10100328
Cost: $20

Saturday, 17 April 2010

Scratch Build a Art Deco Billboard Frame

Scratch Build a Art Deco Billboard Frame

Whilst these are based upon US prototypes, I have to say they do have a passing resememble to some of the bill boards in the UK Southern Railways Region. Certianly on the lines from Waterloo to Guilford via Surbiton and from Clapham Junction out to Richmond there are strong Art Deco Motifs.

Although in the UK, I would say that you could remove teh wooden framework as the examples i have seen tended to be along side stations and level with the trackside and made of concrete not wood. I dont think the wood vs concrete is a significant issue as the form factor would appear to fit either material?

http://www.nscalelimited.com/2009/08/30/video-scratch-building-billboard-frame/
http://www.nscalelimited.com/2009/09/02/scratch-build-billboard-frame-pt2/

http://www.nscalelimited.com/2010/01/06/printable-plans-art-deco-billboard-frame/

Sunday, 21 December 2008

Streamlined Locomotion

Streamlined Locomotion
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I have just found this great looking site,
The aim appears to be N-Gauge, but it does also cover otehr scales and real life machines!

http://streamlinedlocomotion.blogspot.com/

Monday, 14 July 2008

PFA Productions - New Deco Stlye Bridge!

PFA Productions - New Deco Stlye Bridge!

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A nice looking bridge!

KIT FORM!

http://pfa-productions.com/model_bridge.htm

[1/160] N Scale Single-arch bridge with abutments PRICE: $79.00

[1/160] N Scale Single-arch section PRICE: $59.00

Thursday, 3 April 2008

update

Hello!

I have not forgotten about this site, further updates will be coming as and when.
Unfortunately I have been tied up with other projects.

Please feel free to help this resource by leaving links or items in the comments, and i will happily review them for future inclusion!

Wednesday, 14 November 2007

1/160 Modernist Apartment Block

luetke-modellbahn

Wohnblock 6-geschossig, 63 260
http://www.luetke-modellbahn.de/pdf/auszug_n.pdf

Saturday, 20 October 2007

Kruchenberg - Locomotive Genius! - Part 1

Kruchenberg - Locomotive Genius! - Part 1

Schienenzeppelin N / Rail Zeppelin

made by KATO/Hobbytain

The train was built at the beginning of 1930 in the Hannover-Leinhausen works of the German Imperial Railway "Deutsche Reichsbahn" company. The work was completed by autumn of the same year. The train was 25.85 m long and had just two axles, with a wheelbase of 19.6m. The height was 2.8 meters. As originally built it had a BMW VI 12 cylinder petrol aircraft engine of 600 horse power driving a four-bladed (later two-bladed), fixed pitch wooden (ash tree) propeller. The driveshaft was raised 7 degrees above the horizontal to give the vehicle some downwards thrust. The chassis of Schienenzeppelin was designed aerodynamically having some resemblance to the era's popular Zeppelin airships and it was built in aircraft style to reduce weight.

The interior of the railcar was spartan and designed in Bauhaus-style.

other info

http://greyfalcon.us/FRANZ%20KRUCKENBERG%20SCHIENENZEPPELIN.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rail_zeppelin

1930 Deco/ Bau-house Style Apartments

Apartments:

Madrid

London

Frankfurt-main

Kits:
Aughagen Apatments - Card based kit, can be adapted to have addtional floors or addtioanl wings, so all in all quite flexible kit.

1:160BILT-EEZI Apatments - Card based kit, can be adapted to have addtional floors or addtioanl wings, so all in all quite flexible kit.

1/160 USA "The Pioneer Zephyr"

1/160 US Steamlined Locomotives! The Pioneer Zephyr

The Pioneer Zephyr is a diesel-powered railroad train formed of railroad cars permanently articulated together with Jacobs bogies, built by the Budd Company in 1934 for the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), commonly known as the Burlington. The train featured extensive use of stainless steel, was originally named the Zephyr, and was meant as a promotional tool to advertise passenger rail service in the United States. The construction included innovations such as shotwelding (a specialized type of spot welding) to join the stainless steel, and articulation to reduce its weight.

http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=517

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_Zephyr

http://www.all-railroads.com/zephyr.html

http://www.trains.com/trn/default.aspx?c=a&id=517

Friday, 19 October 2007

1/160 Bridges and overpassess

In order of photogrpahs presented:

Oregon City (Willamette River) USA
"Malden Manor" SURREY, UK (between Raynes Park and New Malden (or Surbiton))

628-0150 Rix Products "Early Overpass" - available in kit combinations*
933-3800 Walthers Art Deco Highway UnderpassCornerstone Series(R)
9009 Merchant Street Bridge
9003 Art Deco Bridge

*- available in a number of options ranging from completed spansm through to railings!

Calvin Coolridge Memorial Bridge

http://www.masstraveler.com/cbridgephotos.html

1/160 Walthers Cornerstone

Walthers CornerstoneCornerstone Series(R) State Line Farm Supply

-1/4 x 4-1/4 x 1-7/8" Ramp: 1-3/16 x 4-7/8"Walthers Part # 933-3808

* Decorative Brick Façade with Barrel Roof * Served by Rail & Road * Separate Trackside Wood Loading Ramp * Oil & Fuel Tanks * Customize with Windows, Doors & Decals Included * Great Addition to Agricultural Areas * American Prototypes for Popular Eras * Molded in Colors * Easy Construction * Great-Looking Decals

1/160 Gas Stations (petrol stations) - updated

By no means a comprehensive audit, but two of the most convincing examples - other do exist and may feature in the future

Top: "Gulf" Gas stations by "Micro Structures" - - apparently there is a lighting kit for this too!

Bottom: Crafton Avenue Service Station by "City Classics"

http://www.scalescenes.com/scratchbuilders-yard

These guys have a range of Bricks, wood, Pavements and road surfaces etc
http://www.scalescenes.com/scratchbuilders-yard

1/160 Nu-Line "Sante-Fe" Station USA

Whilst this station was built in 1946, a little late for "art deco" I think it still "looks right", so I include it!

back ground info here:

http://www.nu-linestructures.com/1003proto.htm

Kit Description here:

http://www.nu-linestructures.com/N-1003.htm

note; this company also does other elements you may find complimentary!

British (Southern Rail)

One of the Operators to take "Art Deco" to hear in a big way was Southern Rail.

Many of thier stations and Signal Boxes etc where built in the "Art Deco" Style, some thankfully like surbiton also still retain many original interior features!

http://www.michaeltaylor.ca/Surbiton/

signal boxes (in need of care!)

http://www.semg.org.uk/location/signalboxes/sbdorking.html

http://www.semg.org.uk/location/signalboxes/sbwimbledon.html