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kebmo
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Posted - 10/27/2019 : 2:02:26 PM
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i decided i would attempt to scratchbuild an o scale version of the idaho hotel. i put together a mockup of it to get a sense of the size. it's big. 17 1/2" by 7 7/16".
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Edited by - kebmo on 10/27/2019 2:21:29 PM
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BurleyJim
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Posted - 10/27/2019 : 3:35:33 PM
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Kevin,
Are you going to do it with foamboard, styrene, or wood? It'll take up some real estate. 
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hairball
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Posted - 10/27/2019 : 4:33:08 PM
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do you have the measurements of the Idaho hotel to go by or going to guess ?
mike.........HAIRBALL
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Carl B
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Posted - 10/27/2019 : 5:22:01 PM
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I'm ready for this one. 
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Michael Hohn
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Posted - 10/27/2019 : 7:32:01 PM
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It’s going to be an impressive structure.
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Ensign
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Posted - 10/27/2019 : 7:43:02 PM
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Kevin, I'll be happy to check in, with this one.
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Pennman
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Posted - 10/28/2019 : 05:17:23 AM
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Kevin, Count me in for a first row seat too, especially since you did such a great build of the Railroad Camp, this is surely going to be a winner !!
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kebmo
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Posted - 10/28/2019 : 07:30:24 AM
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my intention is to use clapboard siding, applying the boards on top of it, much like the railroad camp upper level. i will probably use the foam board as a template (but that remmains to be seen). i'll be placing a large lumber order from northeast on payday, and then the following payday i'll order the doors and windows from grandt line. since my version is going to be a swinging waterfront tourist type joint, i'm thinking of not extending the roof all the way over the veranda on the right end, and making that a sort of outdoor lounge type facility. but again....that remains to be seen. i will probably build the balcony and lower porch as a single unit, building the posts and railings and attaching them to the structure later. in fact, i may start there.
mike-michael hohn was kind enough to send me elevation drawings of the front and sides with ho rulers lining the edges of the pics, so i actually do have a source for the dimensions, and that's going to make it a little easier to figure out. i've wanted to build this structure since my n scale days, in fact, the idaho hotel and depot are the only two n scale structures from bar mills that i didn't build.
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hon3_rr
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Posted - 10/28/2019 : 1:00:10 PM
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I'll be hiding out but watching this build for sure!
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Posted - 10/28/2019 : 2:13:28 PM
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That's one I always wanted to build but I've got too many other big buildings already. Going to be nice to follow.

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kebmo
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Posted - 10/28/2019 : 5:30:58 PM
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thanks for following along gentlemen. it'll be a little while before i can get started on this project, but i sincerely appreciate you fellas following along. I am liable to need some serious advise on this project, and i couldn't think of a better place to solicit it.
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kebmo
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Posted - 10/28/2019 : 9:47:44 PM
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i couldn't wait for a lumber order, i had to start something. so....according to another thread on this structure (that was just revived from 2008) there is a base, and according to the drawings, it's 2 scale feet. so i ran to ace hardware and bought a couple of 1/2" x 1/2" sticks, and cut em on the miter box.

they haven't been glued up yet because i am going to clad them with scale 1" x 6". i grained a bunch of 'em and stained them with silverwood. once dried completely i will damp brush with a white of some kind. keep in mind this joint was built in 1863, so i'm sure wood has seen better days. i spilled some silverwood on the glass top (cuz i'm a clutz), so i pushed the boards into the spill and let them sit there for about 15 minutes.

once dry and damp brushed, they will be glued to the face of the base to replicate the wood foundation on the original.
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Carl B
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Posted - 10/29/2019 : 07:31:35 AM
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How about posting a shot of the actual hotel here Kevin? 
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kebmo
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Posted - 10/29/2019 : 08:35:13 AM
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carl, i've tried, but the pics i saved from google images won't work for some reason. here's a pic of the bar mills model:

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Michael Hohn
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kebmo
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Posted - 10/29/2019 : 10:19:57 AM
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very cool, thanks mike. the exterior shots are the same one's i found in google images.
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