Electrical sub-station

A member in my traingroup needs a to build a modern electrical substation, can anyone point me in the right direction for a kit or kitbash or starting place?

thanks,
Jan

 

Depending on how big he wants it I came across this on while looking through Plaza Japans eBay store. Found it interesting enough to add to my favourites.
Substation - Tomix 4023 - eBay (item 130238708717 end time Sep-12-08 02:21:08 PDT)

 

I remember there being one in N Scale magazine quite a few years ago, but for the life of me, I can't find it to tell which issue.

-Mike

 

This is a Tomix kit that might be a good place to start. The tall tower is a Kato kit.

 

Hi Jan,
Years ago I bought a Model Power substation kit which is no longer in production. I only just recently used some components from it to build this little substation for my Moffat Tunnel scene. I may still have some parts left over & am happy to send them to you if you like. I remember throwing out a lot of the kit parts as they were overscale & just kept what I was able to use.
I really only used the transformer / I beam frame and insulators from the original kit. GMM fencing / Atlas power pole + some other details were added

You may be able to trawl eBay or swap meets to find the same kit

If I was going to build a larger substation, I always thought that Walthers Drayton Machinery Co. would have been a suitable structure to use

Hope this is some help
Steve :tb-cute:

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Hi,

Kibri makes a nice substation kit. Check it out in any Walthers catalog. It's been on the market for quite awhile.

Jim

 

I bought this tomix substation from Dan's Train Depot. I bought it they way it is. Who ever weathered this and added the chain link fence did an awesome job.

Here's the photos of what I bought...





Just an awesome model!

 

Piko has a nice one.
60016 Transformer Station.
http://www.piko.de/
Avalible in NJ at $19.95,(it's on special at the moment);
Marklin Roco HAG Trix Fleischmann Piko LGB Faller Schuco Preiser Viessmann and more .... Euro Model Trains!

 

The Piko is the same one I purchased under the Kibri name. I can't remember what I paid, but it was at my LHS and is listed in the Walthers catalog.

Jim

 

www.custommodelrailroads.com

Check out the two different Milwaukee Road styles, in H.O. and N scale!!

 

Although it is currently out of production, but seen on eBay from timer to time, the Con-Cor stock number 690 (or 0002-000690) Cambria City Electric Substation kit is a fairly decent model.

The aforementioned product was also marketed by Piko, as stock number 60016.