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| Contention City Depot, Contention Arizona circa 1882 |
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| New Product Announcement: Contention City Depot,
Contention City, Arizona,
circa 1882
Available June 21, 2010
HO: $39 S: $49 O: $59
Footprint: 36'x10'
Details: see Wood Structure Kits page
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Foundation for 12 Stall 70' Wolf Creek Roundhouse
We are about to ship the largest version so far of our 70' Wolf Creek Roundhouse. This one, in HOn3, is going to Everett, Washington. It has three inspection pits, and the customer will also be building our Wolf Creek Machine Shop.
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| Wolf Creek 70' Roundhouse 12 Stall Foundation |
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| Oyster Shell Suction Dredge |
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Repairing the Dredge
We are repairing damage to the boom on the 1/32" scale Oyster Shell Suction Dredge for the San Mateo County Historical Museum. Curater Dana Neitzel wishes to add the model, which is in storage, to a current display in the San Mateo County History Museum. This model not only has exceptional detail & craftsmanship, the model has motorized operational features including two directions of movement for the hinged boom, two directions of movement for the stilt and one direction of rotation for the shaft and turbine cutter.
This museum is housed in the old domed court house in Redwood City, California. The museum has some outstanding displays including ships of the world, a terrific collection of models of old vessels. Also, a collection of miniature saddles whose worksmanship is incredible. Besides the great museum, seeing the architecture of the building is worth the tour. Great tile floors, exquisite woodwork, and the fabulous dome with its stained glass windows. Check it out!
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Welcome aboard to our latest dealer:
R&R Enterprises in Auburn, Washington
Owned & Operated by Bob Rudge
Details on our stocking dealer page
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Spanishtown Diorama July 22, 2010: Ground Work Completed
Now we commence on building the scale model of the Zaballa House, first of 15 structures.
Go to the Spanishtow page for details on our latest work on the HO scale 1861 Diorama of Spanishtown, which preceded Half Moon Bay, California...
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Customer's Models Photos Submissions:
We will post pictures of your models built from Andersen Model Kits on our web site on the Customer's Models Photos page. E-mail the pictures to tom@tomandersen.biz, or send them to Andersen Model Kits, PO Box 201, El Granada, California 94018.
View HO scale models of the St. Francis of Assisi Church & Julie's Cantina & Dance Hall built by Larry Francell of Ft. Davis Texas, on the Customer's Model Photos page. Larry's version of the cantina represents the iconic Pink Adobe from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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| Preiser Franciscan Fiars |
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| Preiser Franciscan Friars
The perfect figures to go with our St. Francis of Assisi Church or the Chapel of Our Lady of Talpa.
Sold individually, $4 or complete set of six, $20.
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Bare Branch Winter Aspens
We are now offering Julie's Aspens without foliage for winter scenes. Priced as low as $2.00 per tree when purchased in our Mountain Size pack.
Mix any quantity into your order. Include 1/3 Summer Green & 1/3 Fall Colors & rotate your aspen grove corresponding to the season.
Mix sand & earth for the ground in your aspen grove & easily change your trees in minutes.
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| Bare Branch Winter Aspens |
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| Chile Ristras in Truck |
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| Chiles & Cacti
Heinz Weber of Switzerland is an excellent modeler depicting the American Southwest & the Rio Grande Southern. Go to the bottom of our Tools & Tips page for more pictures & descriptions of how he accomplishes this remarkable feat of modeling.
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Mt. Albert Scale Lumber Surplus Sale
We us Mt. Albert Scale Lumber because no finer scale lumber exists! It is spot on accurate in dimension, and is always clear grained & flawless.
Do to an ordering error we are offering for sale 24" lengths in O scale in the following dimensions:
O Scale 4"x8" (2' lengths): $.74 each (3"x6" S Scale)
O Scale 8"x8" (2' lengths): $.88 each 6"x6" S Scale)
O Scale 12"x12" (2' lengths): $1.10 each (9'x9" S Scale)
Subject to stock on hand, no minimum, plus shipping & sales tax if sold in California)
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New Shipping Charges schedule on orders beginning May 1, 2010
Beginning May 1, 2010, for orders up to $300 charges for shipping our products will be what they actually cost.
We ship via the United States Postal Service at the lowest rate available unless otherwise specified by the customer.
For orders over $300 shipping is free.
We ship via the United States Postal Service at the lowest rate available unless otherwise specified by the customer.
Many thanks to all of you who have ordered our kits & trees.
Tom & Julie Andersen
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Review of Julie's Cantina & Dance Hall
May/June 2010 S-Gaugian by Gerry Evans
Gerry Evans works in S scale, and does very meticulous craftsman quality modeling. We visited Gerry & his wife in Flagstaff, Arizona while returning from the Narrow Gauge Convention in Colorado Springs in September 2009. Gerry has a terrific presentation of his work on large screen HD TV. Many of his models are displayed on top of the kitchen cabinets. The kitchen & living room have a very high ceiling, so the models can also be viewed from the top of the stairs.
Gerry calls attention to some gliches he confronted while building the kit. All these issues have been addressed. (He received one of the first cantinas we shipped) One problem he had that is not mentioned in the review is the can of adobe mud drying out. We now ship the AMK Adobe Mud in a pint tin can like those used for paint or putty, so it will remain workable for years.
Tom & Julie Andersen
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| American Foundry Boxcar Kits |
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| HO Standard Gauge Now Available
We are now shipping an HO standard gauge version of our American Foundry box car kits. We have resized the model to maintain the look & proportion of the narrow gauge version. The narrow gauge version is 8' wide, 7' tall & 30' long; the standard gauge version is 9'4" wide, 8' tall & 36' long. Priced at $30 the craftsman kit includes Kadee #501 Archbar trucks & #78 Couplers. Read the review by Dave Francell in the Jan-Mar 2009 Branchline Newsletter on the NMRA web site,
www.pcrnmra.org/pcr/branch/branch.shtml
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Our Layout
We have added a great deal to "Our Layout" page. Check it out to see what we've been doing with our Wolf Creek & Pueblo de Siete Cruces HOn3 layout.
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St. Francis of Assisi church now available in S scale---$85
This model depicts the iconic church in Taos, New Mexico made famous by the work of Georgia O'Keefe, Ansel Adams & others. For a fine photo of the prototype taken in September, 2009, visit our "Railroad Photos & Cards" page on this web site.
See the Adobe page for details...
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G Scale Wolf Creek Roundhouse & Machine Shop
Rich from San Jose California is building our Wolf Creek Roundhouse & Machine Shop in G scale. Rich cuts his own scale lumber. As the pictures show, Rich is a master woodworker. Besides model railroading, Rich markets wonderful artistic wood turnings and teaches wood lathe work. Visit his web site, www.latheart.com to see what he does.
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Rich made some minor changes to our plans, planking the roof, and boarding the openings in the clerestory. He also made the roof removable, a very good idea...
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| Hammond Lumber Company 6-stall Roundhouse: HO, S or O Scale |
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New Product Release:
Our Hammond Lumber Co. 6-Stall Wooden Roundhouse was displayed at the National Narrow Gauge Convention in Colorado Springs Sept. 16-19 2009. The prototype is pictured below as it appeared in 1933. The pilot model in HO scale is pictured above. For more details & pricing see our roundhouse page.
Related Video:
We have just viewed "California's North Coast Logging Railroads", by Warren Haack of Tuolumne Films, a Catenary Video Production. This outstanding video has archival footage of Hammond Lumber Co. operations including the Samoa log dump & pond. Read oue comments on the "Friends & Links page of this web site.
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Now Shipping:
Wolf Creek Roundhouse
Wolf Creek Machine Shop
HO, S & O Scales
Standard & Narrow Gauge
Kits Configured to Your Order
Stall Length: 70' or 114'
Any number of stalls from 2 to 35
Build with machine shop or free-standing
See Roundhouse Page for details
Read Bob Brown's review of these kits in the July/August 2009 issue of the Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette
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New Release:
Caballo Blanco Trading Co. & Julies Southwestern Art, now shipping in
HO, S & O Scales
Caballo Blanco Trading Co. details on our Adobe Page...
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S Scale Kits
We are now offering our Wolf Creek Roundhouse, our Wolf Creek Machine Shop, Julie's Cantina & Dance Hall, the St. Francis of Assisi Church, the Chapel of Our Lady of Talpa, and the Caballo Blanco Trading Co. in S scale. We will be advertising in the S-Gaugian and Sn3 magazines. Our adobe kits have proved very popular, as too our Wolf Creek Roundhouse & Machine Shop kits!
Watch our ads in the Gazette, the Light Iron Digest, S-Gaugian & Sn3 for announcements. All will be available when we are at table #18 in Colorado Springs for the 2009 Narrow Gauge Convention.
Happy Modeling!
Tom & Julie Andersen
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New Release:
Julie's Cantina & Dance Hall
(Cantina Julia y Salon de Baile)
Now shipping in HO, S & O scales
See the ADOBE page for details
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Read Editor/Publisher Bob Browns product review article in the Jan/Feb Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette. Bob assembled an O scale kit of the Talpa Chapel, which appears in a photo accompanying the article on page 11.
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Credit Cards, Checks & Money Orders Accepted
We can accept payment via credit card two ways: We can take your information over the telephone, and process it through our bank account. Or we can accept payment via Pay Pal. To do this, we would take your order either by e-mail, telephone or US Mail, and arrive at a total for your order. We would then create a Pay Pal button on our web site for your use, and delete the button once the transaction is completed.
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Model Kit Instructions Revisions
We have revised our instructions for our log crane, flat car, box car, Taos Adobe Church, and Chapel of Our Lady of Talpa kits. If you have any of these kits and would like the latest revision of the instructions, contact us and we'll get them to you.
Should you have missing parts, or have lost or damaged parts in the assembly process, contact us and we'll get them to you.
There is no charge for either revised instructions nor replaced parts.
Happy Modeling!
Tom & Julie Andersen
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Our Popular Slide Back Jammer & Log Crane
& Companion Flatcar Kits are:
Reviewed in the latest Light Iron Digest
Issue # 54, 2009
See the Jammer web page for details...
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| Five Stall Roundhouse & Machine Shop |
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Our instructions are as comprehensive as any that exist in modeling, fully illustrated with annotated scale drawings and illustrative photographs.
Modeling techniques and finishing techniques help provide the means to build a model that will be among the proudest parts of your model railroad.
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e-mail us at: tom@tomandersen.biz
Phone us at: 650-740-7074
Andersen Model Kits
Julie's Aspens & Evergreens
PO Box 201
El Granada California 94018
Tom & Julie Andersen
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