Focus On Campbell Scale Models
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2023
- In this video we will look at Campbell Scale models and their many offerings. This kit manufacturer made a significant contribution to our hobby over its lifetime, and their kits are readily available on the used market. Follow along.
Love "stare and compare" Very appropriate. Coaling tower was a rewarding challenge. It pays to reread the instructions multiple times in order to fully comprehend.
I taught high school math for many years. "Stare and Compare" was a phrase I would use from time to time, especially when teaching Geometry.🙂
I love Campbell! Maybe my favorite kit manufacturer.
It is one of my favorites also.
@@JerseyHighlandsBruce and the description of minimal for the instructions made me chuckle.
Great video 👍😎 Brings back memories of my Dad assembling Campbell kits back in the Seventies. They always turned out so nice. I still remember him applying the shingles on them. 😵💫 Sad to hear about them going out of business. Thanks for another fine video from your channel and layout 🚂
Thanks, Joe. Those Campbell shingles, because they come rolled up, do love to curl! But with patience, they still make a great looking Cedar Shake Roof.
Good overview of Campbell models. I have several acquired at train shows so no shipping. Living in Canada I find large numbers on sale from USA where the shipping is prohibitive, e.g. $35 US.
Your trio purchase was a steal. Well done. Thanks for the upload.
Thanks for checking in and leaving a comment, Steve. Yes, shipping back and forth between Canada and the US is pricey.
I feel it is a shame Campbell has gone out of business, honestly, I think laser cut kits are a "cop-out", a short cut, if you will, even the "strip wood" is laser cut, leaving discolored edges, causing issues for staining, the windows and doors are a bunch of tiny bits of "laser board" that need to be assembled, not good for us "older" folks, trestles and supporting structures, such as trestles, are cut as one piece, leaving the grain running in wrong directions, and cross braces flush and not 3D. I guess, in my perfect world, would be a combination of both, laser cut walls, etc, with actual strip wood, and molded windows and doors. I do have a handful of HO Campbell kits, maybe a half dozen or so, that I'll be trying to move on shortly, having moved to N, (yeah, that's a good move for an old guy) due to space restraints, I'm planning on reducing the plans on the kits I have to N scale, for future scratch building projects.
Oops, trestles and supporting structures, such as trestles, Brain fart
Robert, thanks for checking in and posting. It seems we have similar feelings about kit production. I have had issues with laser cut kits with the grain running the wrong direction. Although I recently did a build where the laser cut windows were done well, I've had more that were problematic. So, I too would be in the group that would prefer that the manufacturer simply cut the window and door openings and have them fit either Tichy or Grandt-Line windows and doors. I can't imagine being happy with a laser cut trestle kit. Good luck with your switch to N-Scale. My HOn3 is about as small as I can handle with my shaky hands.🙂
Do you think that HO scale model railroading is dying out? I've been suspicious of that for years as models become more complicated to build, the model trains become more expensive to buy, the control systems become more complicated with dcc equipment. It seems that everything involved with building a model railroad is just more expensive, complicated and time consuming. Seems too, that many of the classic suppliers are following out of the business.
I'm a math major, so I always try to find metrics to measure trends. It is hard for me to find reliable metrics to measure the health of our hobby. Costs have indeed risen, but the used market can help us contain those costs - for structures, rolling stock and motive power. Another way to contain costs and reduce complexity is to remain with DC rather than DCC. That could be a good choice for some modelers who just want to see trains move through their scenes and past their models. I'm not into operations, so staying with DC was an appropriate choice for me. Yes, we have lost many of the 'old' suppliers, but new ones have risen. Again, hard to measure the impact. At any rate, I feel that I can continue enjoying the hobby as I approach it - lots of old rolling stock, motive power, and structures, power via DC controllers, and using used wood for constructing my layout. Plenty to keep me busy as I limp towards the finish line.🙂
I always worry a little when I see "wonderful" bargains. Has a model railroader widow hoping against hope that some of her husbands hobby will give her something towards medical expenses etc. been left wanting ? Better to pay what the purchase is really worth ?
Peter, I totally agree. When I am dealing with a family member selling off dad;s trains (not often), I don't dicker on prices and have even said "it is worth more that that". Not too long ago, after moving from NJ to Michigan, I saw a widow post in Facebook's Market place her husband's "Hit and Miss Engine". (She lived back in Jersey.) She started by saying that she had no idea what it was worth. Although I wasn't interested, I did have a friend with several and got an idea of worth, which I sent her. Then I put her in contact with an Antique Engine Club that I knew about. I did not want to see her cheated.
Now, as to my purchases here. The eBay seller is one I'm familiar with. He sells stuff that he has purchased from Garage Sales, Estate Sales, etc. By the time I bid on something, the family (kids more often than spouses), has already received payment from him. In these three purchases (and with others that I've purchased), they are priced low because of either partial assembly, or likely missing parts. they are no longer worth a premium price. So yes, I got a bargain, but everyone I dealt with went home happy.
Peter, I'm glad that you are still following along. I hope that you are enjoying the videos. I used to go through yearly modeling slumps in the summer. Posting videos to my CZcams Channel has kept me modeling year round the past few years.
@@JerseyHighlandsBruce Bruce, thank-you for making time to provide more background on the eBay purchases. I enjoy your videos and hope my health etc. gives me a lot more time to be involved in model railroading.