South Park Paul R, models

[Robert McFarland]

Don't forget the architectural plans of the depot of which a small copy has been posted on one of the threads.

[ComoDepot]

I have plans for the Depot that were used for the restoration and plans other people have produced over the years with varying degrees of accuracy.

Which period would be my first question.

[South Park]

  Are these plans from before or after the depot was moved from Denver ?

[Paul R.]

I used the plans for the depot from Mike Blazek- Paul R


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[Oldbear52]

Thanks guys for the responses. I am new to modeling the DSP&P/C&S. I mean really new.
I am learning a lot for you all. How do I get ahold of Mike Blazek? Does he have a webpage somewhere? And where is a good source for Mallory Ferrel's book on the rr? Right now I am doing a bit of "armchair" modeling as I have no home layout. I do build some things and repaint some equipment from Bachmann. But as I said I am a newbie to all things C&S.
Oldbear (aka Fred)

[Jim Courtney]

Mike Blazek's plans are available here:

http://blazeksplan.com/


Mall Ferrell's C&S book is available on Amazon:

https://www.amazon.com/Colorado-Southern-Narrow-Mallory-Ferrell/dp/0871085348/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480207194&sr=1-3&keywords=Mallory+Hope+Ferrell



Other good C&S books include the Mineral Belt series by Digerness:

https://www.amazon.com/Mineral-Belt-Vol-Gold-Silver/dp/0913582204/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480207279&sr=1-2&keywords=mineral+belt+%21

https://www.amazon.com/Mineral-Belt-II-Across-Divide/dp/B000O61WP2/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480207356&sr=1-5&keywords=mineral+belt+%21

Volumes I and II deal with the South Park division.



https://www.amazon.com/Mineral-Georgetown-Colorado-Railroad-Illustrated/dp/B000LGK774/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1480207356&sr=1-1&keywords=mineral+belt+%21

Volume III is devoted to the Clear Creek Lines.

Jim

[Chris Walker]

If you're meaning Mal's The South Park Line then Karen's Books dot com are still listing copies, the CRRM doesn't show a listing of such.

[Oldbear52]

Thanks Jim and Chris. I will look up those sites as Christmas is coming.
I looked at Mike Blazek's site and there's enough plans to keep my busy way into 2018.
Oldbear aka Fred

[Robert McFarland]

I seem to remember the photo of the Romley bridge being posted on the DSP-P Yahoo group photos page a couple of years back.

[Paul R.]

That is correct, I was trying to use a different photo but essentially the same. Paul R.


 
> I seem to remember the photo of the Romley bridge being posted on the
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> Yahoo group photos page a couple of years back.
 

[Jeff Young]

Has anyone ordered from Mike Blazek recently?  I tried a couple of times last year and never got a reply….

Cheers,
Jeff.

[Paul R.]

As mentioned before ,in the process of fitting windows and finishing the hotel will have some interior, beds made, what else would have the early hotel rooms have had? have just modified some artista ladies for maids, want to replicate that Mellon Photo with the maids and guests on the verandah etc . that's all for now Happy Christmas to all. Paul R.

[Paul R.]

looks like I need to repaint the depot if I want to set it in early 1900s. A question for the experts, I am doing part interior, what was used for heating- we have 2 chimneys, here in Aus we would have had open fireplaces. In Colorado would you have used pot belly stoves into a brick chimney as coal would have been used for fuel? Paul R

[Jeff Young]

Hi Paul,

David (ComoDepot) might have a better idea of when the depot colours changed, but I'd guess it was fairly close to 1900.

Yes, it was heated by pot belly stoves.  At least one of the Como depot chimneys was suspended -- the metal stove pipe coming out of the stove would rise straight up and then go horizontal over to the base of the chimney, which was about 5' up the wall.

You can see it in the background on a couple of shots in the first video on this page:  http://www.dspphs.org/Como-Depot.html.

Cheers,
Jeff.

[ComoDepot]

The last colour scheme came along sometime in the 1920's. Dark red and dark green usually called the Burlington scheme.

Chimneys are brick but start on a wooden shelf for want of a better word, apparently done to save bricks which were expensive.

Pot bellied stoves.

[Paul R.]

Here are the latest photos, taken at the local exhibition 2 weekends ago, a few things were changed, the coal dock is the early version I used on the Hancock section. I ran the layout with 2 fiddle yards 1 at each end. The hotel is almost finished blinds. curtains and some furniture and a couple of lights,and the Depot has changed colour, might be a bit dark but that will do.Enjoy, Paul R.<

[ComoDepot]

Thanks, the colour looks fine, the Depot would be anywhere between 1895 and 1910 in that configuration, the Pacific Hotel burned in November 1896.

Not familiar with DL&G Diesel time periods so will let others comment on that.