Scratch building

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Matt
Thanks for the complement! Your dad has done a terrific job on that tower. I agree, I like the wood siding better than the shingles.
Jim Kehn


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Mike, 

You mentioned scratch-built, but another option that you may be aware of is doing a bash using AMB’s kit no. 132 (http://www.laserkit.com/laserkit.htm). Tug looks like a shorter version of the same plan. Hager looks different enough to either have been a shortening on two dimensions, or a custom build? 
Dad used the AMB kit to create Circleville’s tower. There’s still room for scratch building the location-specific details, as dad did for the (what I think are a beautiful set of) metal stairs that were added in the early 40’s when the building was fire-proofed. Details will also give it your personal touch - rafter tails, downspouts, water diverters on the roof, lamp over the stairs, interior detail, etc. The building also had to be shortened and some windows and a door had to be plugged.
As built, our version of this model is a bit of a foobie given the building was almost certainly given its asbestos shingles at the same time the stairs were replaced, but we both preferred the look of the original lap siding.
Jim Kehn (the previous responder) has built some beautiful towers - his advice is worth listening to if you go the full scratch build route.
Matt GoodmanColumbus Ohio US


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Mike
I have built several towers over the years but none were N&W. Instead of trying to cut out the individual windows you might try measuring the entire window area and then make the separations with strips of styrene glued between the bottom and top wall sections. I use commercial castings if at all possible, but sometimes just have to do it the hard way.

Jim Kehn

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I want to scratch build a switch tower like Hager or Tug etc. I can’t find windows of the right dimensions or design. I have also tried to cut holes for the windows and broke the narrow area between them. How have others overcome these barriers?

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