Cash Mine Works was inspired by my friend Dave Cash's scratchbuilt model of the Silver King Ore House in Park City, Utah. Dave scratchbuilt the model from plans in the October 1960 issue of Model Railroader. This is an excellent structure to model with interesting and varied roof lines. Many exposed structural frames. And covered loading areas for 2 tracks or use one for rail and the other for truck loading. Great looks of a contest winning craftsman style kit, but laser-cutting makes it easy to build.

Over 230 laser-cut pieces including walls, floors and subroof with tab and slot connections. Doors, trim and roofing have a peel--n-stick backing for easy assembly. 42 Grandt Line or Tichy plastic windows with laser cut "glass". And of course, signs.

N kit dimensions .......(4.00" deep x 4.50" wide x 5.50" tall) (3.31" track center-to-center)

This structure is based on the Clark Oil gas station design used from the 1950's-1990's. Clark was one of the first oil companies to offer self-service gas at a discount as a way to draw customers from the major oil company stations. At its peak, Clark Oil operated over 1,350 gas stations all across the Midwest and Northeast with a territory stretching from Pennsylvania to Kansas

Kit features laser-cut exterior and interior walls, doors, window frames, trim, floor, roofing and sign frames. Included are four gas pumps and two islands, chimney, soda machine, a great selection of authentic Clark's full color signs acquired from prototype gas stations, and a laser-cut sign for roadside. Also includes laser cut Clark's billboard as shown on the photos above. Included gas price signs cover pricing from most eras.

N scale kit dimensions: 1.50" x 2.50" (structure only).

The pagoda style or flared roof eaves along with the bay window on the front make this a unique, but very attractive station. This style of roof was an inexpensive way to add interest to an otherwise common structure and was used by the Rock Island and several other railroads. At 24' wide x 40' long this is a small size wood combination passenger and freight station. The prototype originally included a loading ramp that was removed in the depot's later days. Our kit includes the ramp and may be built with or without it. The prototype had exterior walls of lap siding with a wainscot of novelty siding. Although this structure is based on a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (Rock Island) Standard Depot design this style of structure was also found on other railroads. The prototype was located in Leeton, Missouri.

Kit features laser-cut floor, sub-roof, interior and exterior walls with tab and slot connections. Also includes laser-cut peel-n-stick doors, windows, window glazing and roofing for easy assembly. Peel-n-stick trim comes in one piece for each side of the structure and the bay windows making for a fast and precise application of all the detailed trim work. Laser-cut wood loading ramp included. Also includes signs and cast metal chimney.

N scale kit dimensions: (structure) 1.80" x 3.00" (ramp) .60" x 1.75".

Kit features laser-cut floor, aged sidewalk, roofing, interior and exterior walls with tab and slot connections. Exterior walls are aged clapboard and etched with nail holes. Also includes laser-cut window glazing, peel-n-stick doors, peel-n-stick trim, and peel-n-stick roofing for easy assembly. Window frames are injection molded plastic. Also includes signs, burglar bars, lampshades and cast metal smokejack. And last but not least a laser-cut "open" sign and a rooftop "eat" sign.

N scale kit dimensions: 1.10" x 2.50". 

Tom's Corn Crib is featured in the June 2005 issue of Railroad Model Craftsman as a scratchbuilding project. Tom Stolte, the co-author, friend and owner of Oddball Decals, has granted us permission and given us assistance in the creation of this kit. Thanks, Tom!

Corn cribs are used for storing shucked ears of corn. The slat sides allows for the circulation of air so the corn will dry and not spoil. The dried corn on the cob was fed whole or shelled and used as animal feed. Corn cribs were found on just about any farm that raised it's own corn and livestock.

The prototype for this kit was found near Jarbalo, Kansas by Tom Stolte. This eight sided corn crib is a little unusual, but makes for a fantastic model.

Kit features laser-cut concrete floor, wood slat walls and framing, flashing, hinges and signs. Also includes plywood roofing with laser etched three tab shingles. Laser cut base with locating holes for each wall make this kit a snap to put together. Adhesive backing on some of the parts for fast and easy assembly.

N scale kit dimensions: 1.43" diameter x 1.54" tall.

Board and batten combination depot based on a Missouri Pacific prototype that stood in Boston, Missouri, just north of Carthage on the White River Line. Long since abandoned from active railroad service, this depot was moved in late 2005 from a farm field to Carona, Kansas and is undergoing a complete restoration. This style of depot was also used on the Katy and other railroads. The ornate trim is a very close copy of the trim used on C&O depots. At 16' wide x 40' long this is a small size wood combination passenger and freight station that would fit nearly any size layout.

Kit features:
laser-cut floor, sub-roof, window glazing, ornate eave and verge trim, interior and exterior walls with tab and slot connections. Includes laser-cut peel-n-stick doors, windows and trim. Windows may built in the open or closed position. The N scale shingles feature the hex shingle pattern engraved onto an adhesive backed sheet of plywood. Also includes signs and cast metal chimney.

N scale kit dimensions: (structure footprint) 3.00" x 1.43"

Kit features laser-cut foundation walls, floor, sub-roof, window glazing, rafter tails (HO kit only), interior and exterior walls with tab and slot connections. Includes laser-cut peel-n-stick doors, windows and trim. Most of the windows may built in the open or closed position. HO shingles consist of our Santa Fe hexagonal design laser cut on a peel-n-stick sheet with guidelines etched right on the sub-roof for easy application. N shingles are laser-cut hexagonal shingles etched on a single sheet of adhesive backed thin plywood. Included too are the screened front and back porches that are so prominent in this design. Also include is all the trim and ornamentation that make this such a fantastic looking house. And two injection molded plastic chimneys include in each kit.

Thanks goes out to Donald Nyce and Bill Van der Meer for their help with this projects. I am forever grateful and could not have done this without their help.

Kit footprint = 1.80" x 3.65"

Polly Scale color mix:

Colonial Yellow (exterior walls): 1 part Reefer White, 1 part UP Armour Yellow
Bronze Green (trim): 1 part Southern Sylvan Green, 1 part Pullman Green
Venetian Red (roof): 1 part Zinc Chromate Primer, 1 part SP "Daylight" Red
White (window sash): Reefer White

Floquil color mix:
Colonial Yellow (exterior walls): 1 part S. P. Armour Yellow, 1 part Reefer White
Bronze Green (trim): 3 parts Pullman Green, 2 parts Dark Green
Venetian Red (roof): Zinc Chromate Primer
White (window sash): Reefer White

The pagoda style or flared roof eaves along with the bay window on the front make this a unique, but very attractive station. This style of roof was an inexpensive way to add interest to an otherwise common structure and was used by the Rock Island and several other railroads. At 24' wide x 48' long this is a medium size wood combination passenger and freight station. The prototype had exterior walls of lap siding with a wainscot of novelty siding. Although this structure is based on a Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific (Rock Island) Standard Depot design this style of structure was also found on other railroads. The prototype was located in Gerald, Missouri and has been restored and is still in use today by the city of Gerald.

Kit features laser-cut floor, sub-roof, interior and exterior walls with tab and slot connections. Also includes laser-cut peel-n-stick doors, windows, window glazing and roofing for easy assembly. Peel-n-stick trim comes in one piece for each side of the structure and the bay windows making for a fast and precise application of all the detailed trim work. Also includes signs and cast metal chimney. Guidelines for the roll roofing are etched on the wood sub-roof for easy installation of roofing.

N scale kit dimensions: (structure) 1.80" x 3.60".