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My new layout is going to need a passenger station. I already got a Clarksville Depot and another lil Walthers builtups depot... but their both nice small stations. I need a major station.

 Time period is mid 50's, but I'm pretty flex at this point.

 any recomendations for a kit?


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I believe the only large
I believe the only large North American station kit is produced by Walthers. There are a number of European kits produced by Kibri, Faller, etc. that could also be Americanized. I'm not aware of any large stations produced by the various Japanese manufacturers.
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The Walthers Union Station

The Walthers Union Station would be a good fit for your era.  Typical of large stations of that time, many still in use today.  It's a pretty straightforward kit, and if you've built any of Walthers/Heljan kits, it's of the same quality and same construction difficulty level as the others.  This is a pretty massive structure.  I know, I built it and had to squeeze it into a smaller space than I would have liked.  Also, be prepared to detail the waiting room as it has lots of big windows and you can see through it.

http://www.walthers.com/exec/productinfo/933-3257


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I'm thinking Union Station

I'm thinking Union Station would be the best fit.

 There is a Kibri kit I saw that I liked... it's a glass awning over two tracks with platforms on the outside... so it could service four trains. I think I'll order that for my station platforms and put the union station up as my main building.

 I just gotta find build a footprint template so that I can modify my layout accordingly.


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The Walthers kit sure looks
The Walthers kit sure looks nice.  But it will need some careful painting I think.  Looking at the picture on the Walthers site, it is so obvious it is plastic, the columns look the worst.  Not that I am some expert, but I commute to Union Station, Washington D.C. all week.
 
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You're right Charles. 
You're right Charles.  It's a pretty shiny plastic.  I painted mine concrete grey with a thin black wash.  Looks a lot better that way. The windows are a really high gloss plastic.  I sprayed a light coat of dull coat. Just enough to kill the shine without "frosting" the glass!
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BTW Luke.  The footprint
BTW Luke.  The footprint is 16 1/2 x 6, plus room for parking and a passenger drop off lane in front.
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wow that station is

wow that station is huge! 

 how tall is it? 


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It's 5 1/2 inches tall.
It's 5 1/2 inches tall.
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