Original Rocky Ridge Station on E. L. Moore's EVRR layout |
It seems that of everything I build I eventually get around to making two, and this is my second station of this type, having built my first one some ten years ago, and then in a weak moment selling it and now finding I need another.
It's that 'another', the second build, that's in the collection of E. L. Moore buildings. Mr. Moore continues:
It fits so well on a certain curve on my pike that the only change I made was that the first was built of capped siding while this one is made entirely of balsa.
So begins E. L. Moore's Branch Line Station article that appeared in the April 1964 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman.
This little station is another of my favourites, and since the N-scale EVRR tribute layout needed one, I had a perfect excuse for diving in and building one in N-scale. Those wires you see in the photos are from my model. Mr. Moore's makes no provision for interior lighting, unlike his first version which you see lit up in the night photo of his layout.The model arrived more-or-less as I saw it back in 2015, although some details had come loose and had to be re-glued. As well, the chimney was cracked and the train order signal had to be unbent.But, the search was not without its rewards. I found that figure in the very bottom of the wrappings. It looks and feels like a Weston figure. I don't see him appearing in the article's photos, but E. L. Moore used a lot of Weston figures, so it'll no doubt come in handy.
I had to laugh when I saw Mr. Moore's model had brown doors and yellow trim, and I used yellow doors with brown trim. I don't recall if I did that deliberately, but makes for a nice contrast.
You can also see that I need to add a train order signal. I'm quite impressed with Mr. Moore's. His is made from thin brass, and will turn in its support so you can change signals.
The size difference is quite apparent in this view.
This comparison/review series is fascinating. I find it especially interesting that the order board moves. Seems like some modelers, especially from an earlier era, valued that option, even choosing an animated (or simply movable) element at the expense of fine-scale detailing. Could that be a carry-over from the toy-train world of operating accessories?
ReplyDeleteThanks Galen! Yes, there might have been cross-over from toy-trains now that you mention it. It's thought that ELM had a 4x6 Lionel O27 layout before the HO Elizabeth Valley RR, of which this station is a part, so he might have indeed been influenced by that older layout.
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