Post by SkyFire on Aug 31, 2016 3:00:01 GMT
ScaleModelPlans is the culmination and combination of several years involvement in architectural design, model railroading, and woodworking. It is a family business where similar interests overlap, and dissimilar interests augment, (I'd rather build something than reconcile a bank statement, but fortunately someone around here likes that sort of thing). It is also a way of commemorating and immortalizing the architecture of our past. As model railroaders, I think that is a significant part of what we do, whether consciously or not, to take a moment from our past and preserve it.
I spent most of my childhood in a 1:1 scale version of the house in the picture. Built in the 1920's it had a lot of ScaleModelPlans_cataloginteresting features not found in most homes today, but one of the drawbacks was the low ceiling in the basement, making it unsuitable for additional living space. Fortunately, a seven foot ceiling was more than adequate for a model railroad layout. That's where it all started.
In this day and age real estate and lumber prices continue to rise, but this is of little consequence to me, because as long as I can afford another sheet of plywood and some hobby supplies I can continue to design and build. I hope that you will too, and I thank you for visiting this site. I would also like to publicly thank those who have suggested interesting projects for our catalog, and the several "foot soldiers" who have helped us in travelling to the various sites for the photographing, measuring, and research involved in creating these plans.
Tom Carson
I spent most of my childhood in a 1:1 scale version of the house in the picture. Built in the 1920's it had a lot of ScaleModelPlans_cataloginteresting features not found in most homes today, but one of the drawbacks was the low ceiling in the basement, making it unsuitable for additional living space. Fortunately, a seven foot ceiling was more than adequate for a model railroad layout. That's where it all started.
In this day and age real estate and lumber prices continue to rise, but this is of little consequence to me, because as long as I can afford another sheet of plywood and some hobby supplies I can continue to design and build. I hope that you will too, and I thank you for visiting this site. I would also like to publicly thank those who have suggested interesting projects for our catalog, and the several "foot soldiers" who have helped us in travelling to the various sites for the photographing, measuring, and research involved in creating these plans.
Tom Carson
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