SMM/Yorke Detail Parts are composed of UNFINISHED/UNASSEMBLED Resin, Wood, Plastic, and/or White Metal parts-Assembly & Finish Required. Assembly using most plastic cements and painting may be completed by hand or an air brush. Want to know how to weather your finished model? Scroll down to find out how! The above image and thumbnail at right best describes this item assembled (required) & its design. The above image/thumbnail best describes this item SIZE, QUANTITY, COLOR, if assembled (required) & its design. Got Questions? Always Ask first!
Originally offered in 1977 by Thomas A Yorke Ent. as an O Scale kit available in three or four scales (maybe).
The prototype for this former Thomas A Yorke Ent (now Scale Model Masterpieces) kit was built for the Argent Lumber Co. of Hardeeville, South Carolina in the USA. The Hardeeville tank was located in the mill yard and was used up until the close of the road in 1956. The spout clearance was only 8 feet above rail head and was used for engines such as the N.B. & W. 2-6-0 (imported by L.M.B. some years back) which became Argent #2.
If additional height is necessary for your application, one or more of the following changes from prototype can be used: 1) the four (4) upright bent beams may be cut higher/lower than prototype (see "high bent" drawing), 2) drop the track leading to the tank and install a retaining wall as in the color photo, or 3) install the tank with 1 spout on a hillside. Study the plans and read through ALL of the instructions BEFORE any construction is started.
The majority of this kit is a Thomas A Yorke original water/oil tank, wood, NBWs, a tank pipe/spout assemblies, plumbing parts and detailed instructions and images. Next O Scale kit will be the "Bellgrade Lumber Co" Water Tank in a few months. Right now, we working on "the RUSTIC STONE & FRAME FACTORY" kits first in HO and later in O Scale. Read about the progress in our DEBenLLC Newsletter (website, NOT ebay store).FYI Pilot Model construction by Richard E. (Ben) Bendever and weathered using Doctor Ben's Weathering Stains, Solutions & Pigments as described in the kit instructions.
Casting or made from "original" Thomas Yorke molds and cast in Labstone/Dental (Buff) for much more superior detail than casting made of Hydrocal© can produce The windows, doors, and other details are Grandt Line product molded plastic. Doctor Ben's Corrugated Roofing material is provided as well as the instruction for its application. Original kit instruction are update slightly to be more applicable to changes of materials and modeling techniques.
This Kit includes drawings (SEE THUMBNAILS BELOW), scale lumber and detailed construction, some barrels and boxes, outhouse/privy (pictured) and weathering instructions. This is #9105 kit was originally produced in the 1970s produced by Thomas A Yorke and an original, complete early kit such as this is very rare.
And yes, Doctor Ben's Weathering would look good on the roof. Directly below are the Elevation and Isometric Views of this kit. Instructions are full-size sheets and included is a color photograph!
Rubbles Depot Kit by Thomas A. Yorke Enterprises/Scale Model Masterpieces O/On3/On2/On30 1:48-Scale
This kit comes with the *original* beautifully detailed Thomas A York casting of stone, wood, and brick. First offered in 1979, the staining and weathering instructions have been updated to currently available products including easy to learn techniques in Doctor Ben's How-To #2: "The ABC's of Staining Castings" booklet/instructional.
This kit includes full-size drawings (THUMBNAIL Right), nine castings from meticulously hand-carved master patterns, Kappler Scale Lumber, Grant Line windows, doors & roof detail, Sequoia Model Products white metal castings, Smooth-On Color Cast Standing Seam Copper roofing material (shown in the drawing), full-page updated construction and weathering instructions, and Doctor Ben's "The ABC's of Staining Castings" for create a prize winning model. The foot print of this fantastic model is 8" wide by 6" deep. NEW* FEATURE! Hollow Cast Tower Sections for a *LIGHTED* Tower!
Want to know what others think about this kit? Read the Charlie Getz HO Rubbles Review in the Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, July/August 2010 issue. Above is the the Drawing Sheet for this kit. Instructions are full-size LASER printed and included is a color image! This is an original Thomas A Yorke Enterprises casting now owned by DEBENLLC Products & Publications.
Depending up the brand of your monitor, the type of graphics card that you computer has, the lighting in your room and a dozen other reasons, some of these colors of the above images may look identical. We can assure you that these colors are quite different. Watch for the upcoming Doctor Ben's "How-To #2: Weathering & Painting with Industrial Pigments”. Yes, I said *painting* which is something that you can’t do with the other brands, either! And part of this *new* booklet will introduce a brand new tool: The Doctor Ben's "Pigment Palette" which enables the user to paint items such as the sides of railroad tracks already installed one a layout! *Each of the eight containers are measured as a 2 ounces by volume container. Each container is about 3" in diameter and 1 3/8" tall.
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