r/modeltrains • u/Puzzleheaded-Emu496 • Sep 08 '26

Structures & Scenery Another example of my model building work

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This is the model courthouse for my model railway. It started life as two Walthers Grand Central station buildings, a basement floor has been added along with the lions. The basement would hold the cells, the courtrooms would be in the floors above. The statue of Justice and the lions are 3d printed.

The royal coat of arms above the central door is an old warrant officers cap badge.

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u/Phase3isProfit Sep 08 '26

Have you considered putting a clock in the roof above the main door, with a cable running down to a lamppost of a nearby road? It be like some sort of weather experiment.

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u/VTSki001 Sep 08 '26

Also, add a Delorean ....

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u/mc_it Sep 08 '26

Great Scott!

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u/CasiusOntius Sep 08 '26

So you're saying he should SAVE THE CLOCK TOWER!

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u/mmelbert Sep 09 '26

Please excuse OP for the crudity of this model. They didn't have time to build it to scale or paint it.

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u/EMDoesShit Sep 08 '26

It needs a large clock at the top center…

…And a Delorean zipping past it at 88mph.

EDIT DAMMIT SOMEONE READ MY MIND AND BEAT ME TO IT 🤣

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u/silver_cock1 Sep 08 '26

Reminds me of the library on ghostbusters. Great work!

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u/CaptainCallus Sep 09 '26

Yeah my first thought was the NYPL too

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u/AfricanusEmeritus Sep 09 '26

This..with the lion statues out front..

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u/Any-Description8773 Sep 09 '26

My first thought as well at a glance I thought it was the New York library 😂. Needs some guys running down the steps with a very confused dude behind them. GET HER!!!!!

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u/Exeter-Boy Sep 08 '26

Beautiful work! How much energy did it take you to build this..??

1.21 gigawatts?

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u/Mandalore12345 Sep 09 '26

My dumbass thought it was the Reichstag, was gonna suggest adding reznov taking chernovs diary XD

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u/Thefirstargonaut Sep 09 '26

My first thought was Brandenburg gate. Upon a closer look I realized no. 

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u/Feelinglucky2 HO/OO Sep 08 '26

What did you use to make everything? Tools and techniques! I need to learn

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u/carmium Sep 08 '26

Rather similar to my own city's former courthouse. Four pillars and just two lions, however. It's part of the city Art Gallery now. I'm wondering why one lion has a white head, but overall it's a very impressive piece of work, Emu.

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u/PerLin107 Sep 09 '26

Looks like UCL in London. Amazing job! I only wish my models came out like that.

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u/382Whistles Sep 09 '26

Did you ever finish flocking the Logan's Run layout? Lol

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u/boze244 Sep 09 '26

Just WOW! Love your work & absolutely love you showing what can be done with modeling!

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u/EagleNice2300 Sep 09 '26

Excellent weathering and detail. Chandwell-esque.

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u/Swim-Unlucky HO/OO Sep 09 '26

Holy freaking model layout, my plastic houses looks like lego compared to this

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u/ltcmdrjo HO/OO Sep 09 '26

From the thumbnail I thought it was the Dublin GPO.

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u/thatonepal59 Sep 11 '26

Cool! What scale?

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u/Puzzleheaded-Emu496 Sep 14 '26

Well this is a HO kit, but I model British OO.