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French train station.....the begining
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pdelsoglio

Joined: November 13, 2005
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Posted: Wednesday, September 02, 2009 - 10:44 AM UTC
Cool! I will be following this tread. Really caught my attention!
Cheers!
Cheers!
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Occam

Joined: October 10, 2004
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Posted: Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 02:52 AM UTC
It's a great idea with a 1:35 French railroad station, I could use one of those.
When I saw your reference picture it didn't really seem to look like a station to me, but something else. I searched a bit and discovered that it is actually a school in Kansas:
http://surfaceandsurfacephotography.com/category/kansas-cities-towns/frankfort-kansas/
Why not be inspired by real French stations like this:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Gare_de_Bussi%C3%A8re-Galant_(Haute-Vienne,_France).JPG
this: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3972220
or perhaps this, if you'd like a tower:
http://fr.topic-topos.com/gare-sainte-anne-en-pluneret-pluneret
Try image googling "france gare historique" or something like that, and you'll get plenty of results.
Looking forward to seeing your work.
When I saw your reference picture it didn't really seem to look like a station to me, but something else. I searched a bit and discovered that it is actually a school in Kansas:
http://surfaceandsurfacephotography.com/category/kansas-cities-towns/frankfort-kansas/
Why not be inspired by real French stations like this:
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fichier:Gare_de_Bussi%C3%A8re-Galant_(Haute-Vienne,_France).JPG
this: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/3972220
or perhaps this, if you'd like a tower:
http://fr.topic-topos.com/gare-sainte-anne-en-pluneret-pluneret
Try image googling "france gare historique" or something like that, and you'll get plenty of results.
Looking forward to seeing your work.


roudeleiw

Joined: January 19, 2004
KitMaker: 2,406 posts
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Posted: Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 03:57 AM UTC
Well, you are surely not thinking small ! :-)
Is't that not going to be a bit heavy for shipping?
Anyway , the build looks great right now.
Cheers
Claude
Is't that not going to be a bit heavy for shipping?
Anyway , the build looks great right now.
Cheers
Claude
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jba

Joined: November 04, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 06:48 AM UTC
Chris, i think that using a Kansas school to do a French railway station is a bit gross, but well maybe it will turn out to be a good kit.
Still why not being inspired by the real thing? if it's the lack of details of "ordinary"railway station that stops you, why not searching a bit deeper?
here is a page from a book I own which is a about stations 1837->1937, I think you will agree that those are not featureless

Good luck with your building anyway
JB
Still why not being inspired by the real thing? if it's the lack of details of "ordinary"railway station that stops you, why not searching a bit deeper?
here is a page from a book I own which is a about stations 1837->1937, I think you will agree that those are not featureless


Good luck with your building anyway
JB
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jba

Joined: November 04, 2005
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Posted: Sunday, September 06, 2009 - 07:15 AM UTC
Great pics, good luck

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