The New England Scene
purveyors of distinctively typical
New England Structures
Our mission is two-fold. First, to provide kits of structures commonly seen in New England in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Our subjects will tend to be the mundane not the ornate. Subjects will be chosen to help the modeler prepare an "historically probable" setting for trains to wind their way through. Second, to provide kits for the Maine 2 foot modeler until now unavailable or only available in less accurate forms. Whenever possible the subjects chosen will combine our two goals. Our kits of Maine 2 foot related structures will be based on the best available research and will portray the structures as they were when the railroads that served them were going concerns.
March 31, 2008
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The SR&RL Freight House at Strong
The SR&RL Freight House is back in stock. Click here for more photos. The first run of of 50 was gone in 6 months. This run is only for 25 kits and after that we'll see. Dont' miss out. Order now. $49 plus $4.50 shipping per order. Kits are in stock.
The Hilton Store
Our second kit, two versions of which appear above, is the Hilton Store that stood until tspring 2006 at North Whitefield, Maine, along the right-of-way of the Wiscasset, Waterville, and Farmington Railway. The kit represents the store as it existed while the railroad was in operation before an addition was added to the side. The kit can be built as plain as would have been the tradition in New England in the 1800s and into the 1920s or dolled up with dozens of signs to create a "roadside America" version much favored by today's model railroaders. For more background on the store click here.
The kit comes with 75+ signs, including representations of paper signs and posters, banners, porcelain signs, and billboards, plus decals for painted on signs and materials for an awning. It also comes with castings from Bar Mills Models, and Bill's Train Shop . All major components are laser cut making this an easy build and the comprehensive instructions will guide you in making a personal masterpiece even if a novice modeler.
The store can be built to fit any era from the 1820s to today.
Currently it is only available in HO scale. O and S scale versions are in the works.
Dimensions in HO without the front porch are 2 3/4" by 4 1/4".
See the reviews in the April 2004 Railroad Model Craftsman, the September/October 2003 Narrow Gauge and Shortline Gazette and the Fall 2003 issue of The Maine 2 Foot Quarterly.
The price for the HO kit is $49 plus $4.50 for shipping in the United States.
This kit can also be ordered built as pictured here for $175. Custom orders considered. For two foot purists in the know, the long, trackside warehouse that attached to the back of this building is coming soon.
Now available, brass passenger car and caboose railings for HOn30 cars. These are the perfect upgrade part for Railway Recollections and Funaro & Camerlengo resin kits or for all your scratchbuilt and kitbash projects. $9 per pair plus $1 shipping per order in the U.S. (Designed by John Spelce and sold in Kennebunk Models kits)
Simply cut off the casting sprue, drill and tap for your coupler screw, and mount with ACC or epoxy.
Due in late winter. Please order, but expect to wait. So far I have orders for just 9.
The Engine House at Strong
Our first kit is of a typical gable roofed barn that was used as an enginehouse on the Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad in Strong, Maine. It is designed for small HOn30 and HOn2 locos and could be used as a rail car shed in other gauges. It can also be used as a garage, barn, repair shop, machine shop, boat house, or for any other imagined use. Add a lean-to office from Main Street Heritage Models at the side, paint in bright colors and it could be a car or truck dealership. All parts are laser cut and all window and trim pieces are self-adhesive so this kit can be quickly built into whatever your heart desires. 5 3/4" by 3 1/2".
I have reissed this kit! Only 25 were made. DON'T MISS OUT.
$49 plus $4.50
See the review in the Winter 2002 Maine 2 Foot Quarterly
An O scale version was produced by Portland Locomotive Works and may be reissued soon by Mt Blue.
Sorry, in case it's not obvious, the brass loco doesn't come with the kit.
Contact us by email jim@hon30.com or by phone at 518-346-7732.
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The New England Scene
405 Root Avenue
Scotia, NY 12302
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