MPP - 200 Series Railroad Structures

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201 - BO Station Small

This kit is based on a Baltimore & Ohio structure and was built using their own architectural plans. This building will be at home on layouts from the late 1800's to present day.
Features include:

Laser-cut tabbed walls
Laser-cut windows, doors and trim
Peel-and-stick tarpaper roofing
HO size:

Stock #	Scale	Price	Add to Cart
201N	N-Scale (1:160)	$8.98
201HO	HO-Scale (1:87)	$12.98
201S	S-Scale (1:64)	$16.98

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202 - The Universal Building 202 in O scale $68.98

This building is a natural on any layout in any era. You can use it as a local business, a railroad lineside structure, or whatever your heart desires. Each kit comes with laser cut basswood and plywood parts. The two sided dock is made to allow you to put it on any side you wish as well as turn it into a double length dock. Laser cut windows, doors, front porch with railing, laser cut roofing, and an injection molded smoke jack round out this kit. This building has no prototype, but is very well suited to any layout or era. The foot print of this building is 24' x 32'. This easy to assemble laser cut kit should take you about 4 to 5 hours to complete.

Stock #	Scale	Price	Add to Cart
202N	N-Scale (1:160)	$19.98
202HO	HO-Scale (1:87)	$29.98
202S	S-Scale (1:64)	$49.98
202O	O-Scale	$68.98

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Rabbit Hash General Store

In a world that seems to be changing constantly, the Rabbit Hash General Store is a heaping slice of Americana from another era. A working general store since 1831, the Rabbit Hash General Store is the heart of historic Rabbit Hash, a quaint little Northern Kentucky river-town whose fortunes literally have risen and fallen with the waters of the Ohio River. The town's name, “Rabbit Hash,” is said to have originated during the flood of 1847 when the abundant local rabbit population was driven to higher ground and became a food staple in a special stew called “hash.” Little documented history of Rabbit Hash actually survives, primarily because devastating Ohio River floods in 1884, 1913 and 1937 deluged the little town and ruined many records. The Rabbit Hash General Store was completely submerged during the 1937flood that crested at an unheard of 79.9 feet. There is still mud in the store's attic crawl space from the historic '37 flood, and the only reason it has survived the river's often angry waters is that it is anchored securely to the ground by a series of iron rods which run through the entire structure. Much of the rest of Rabbit Hash was not so fortunate during the historic flood. Several residences, outbuildings, the creamery, a tobacco warehouse and the blacksmith shop were washed away in 1937. The Rabbit Hash General Store looks untouched by both time and river waters. Its large front porch with roof overhang is the town's social focal point. A large painted sign welcomes visitors to the store itself, which still sells groceries and other staple items for local residents. As a major tourist attraction, however, the Rabbit Hash General Store features antiques, collectible Bybee pottery, hand-woven towels from Boston Weavers,brooms made at Berea College in Kentucky, hand-made soaps, wooden kitchen utensils, enamelware, and the necessary hats, shirts and postcards. Lots of delicious foods are offered as well, such as Elmwood Inn teas, Mom Blackmans cream pull candy, Windstone Farm blackberry jam, shortbread wafers in tins, Lion coffee and Screamin' Mimi's salsa. The kit consists of laser cut plywood, basswood, laser cut roofing and injection molded chimney parts. Two laser cut benches and stair sets with railings are also included. Two different era variations of signage are included that are accurate for the building. Extra advertising signage is also included. The building can be built on included stilts or flat on the ground depending on what layout space is available. A six page instruction manual is included along with several reference photos of the prototype building. Average assembly time is about 10 to 12 hours

Stock #	Scale	Price	Add to Cart
203N	N-Scale (1:160)	$27.98
203HO	HO-Scale (1:87)	$39.98
203S	S-Scale (1:64)	$64.98
203O	O-Scale	$74.98

204 - Sugar Shack

The Sugar House was built to reduce Maple tree sap to a thick Maple Syrup. The colonist learned this technique from the Native Americans to sweeten their foods.

The prototype for this sugar house is located in Geauga County , Ohio . It is in Swine Creek Park off Hayes Road in Middlefield Township . The Sugar House was built in 1980 to show visitors how Maple Syrup is made and to preserve the history of this process. This provides the visitors a close look at all the work that is necessary to process the sap. Once the visitor has seen this process they will really enjoy their pancakes or waffles with Maple Syrup on them.

Early spring workers begin to gather sap from buckets attached to Maple Trees. The sap is poured into vats attached to sleds pulled by horses or tractors to the Sugar House. The sap in these vats is then poured into large tanks that hold up to 3,000 gallons of sap. 42 gallons of sap is required to make one gallon of syrup. Wood has been collected from the sugar bush woods to heat the sap. To reduce sap, you must remove the water from the sap. Long pans are used to hold the sap while a fire is built under pans holding the sap to evaporate the water.

In the spring of 2004 we saw 800 taps being made to sugar Maple trees. In previous years there has been as many as 1400 taps to the trees. Once the fire under the evaporator has started, the process will continue until the sap has stopped flowing.

Stock #	Scale	Price	Add to Cart
204N	N-Scale (1:160)	$19.98
204HO	HO-Scale (1:87)	$29.98
204S	S-Scale (1:64)	$41.98
204O	O-Scale	$49.98