Ragg's...To Riches?
The
Highest Quality
Laser-cut Craftsman Kits for Model Railroads
Ragg's...To Riches?
The
Highest Quality
Laser-cut Craftsman Kits for Model Railroads
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HIKING 500 MILES TO DURANGO!
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RAGG'S Sn3 RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS AND THE STORY BEHIND MY OWN MODEL RAILROAD |
A HISTORY OF RAGG'S DESIGNS CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF (ALMOST) ALL THE KITS I'VE DESIGNED. |
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The Dolores CONOCO Plant has easily become the most "asked for" kit that we no longer produce. It's a kit that takes the efforts of many more manufacturers than just ourselves, some of which are no longer in business. But I've managed to locate the most important of them and they're willing to provide us with a few more parts to make a few more of the kits. This doesn't make Lori very happy.
As you can see, the kits are VERY versatile. The major components are the four tanks with neat catwalk, the large warehouse, the smaller warehouse with pump room, the office, the garage, and the large platform with ramp. (The truck and the tank car are yours to add, but the barrels come in the box.) Each of the components can be rearranged in any number of locations. I'm busy now building one for my own railroad - pictures eventually coming!
Pricing? It's impossible to say for sure at this point. I expect the HO version to be somewhere around $250. The S-scale kit will no doubt be around $300.
There is NO GUARANTEE that we will produce more of these kits. It depends on YOUR FEEDBACK. We may not run them at all (I'll be happier building my own layout than spending more of my life in the laser room!) or we may just produce a single run of a set number. Drop us an email via the link at the bottom of this page and we'll make a decision!
Built in the late 1800s, this structure still stands today yet is hardly recognizable as a "depot". If you've visited Silverton, Colorado, you've probably walked right past it and never knew its historical significance. If you aren't interested in the Silverton Northern Railroad (I needed the depot for my own town of Silverton), it has also served as a residence and a store. A couple options I've included allow it to be constructed using as little as three inches in width. A very versatile structure! Click on the photo above for more pictures and information. You can order the kit in the table below.
The "show model" pictured above is also for sale, signed, numbered (#1 of 1), and dated. Price: $450, plus shipping. Please call if you are interested (570 376-2025).
Click on the above picture to see the excellent work Doug Jolley did in building the kit as an office/store room/store. It has a rustic finish, a complete interior, and is "lighted" for night operations. If Doug's work doesn't get your imagination going, nothing will!
J.J. Harris was a well known name in Dolores, Colorado, in the day. The warehouse appears in some of the earliest pictures of Dolores and, I believe, it stands to this day housing apartments. It was orginally a farm implement dealership and eventually moved into the feed, grain, and hardware business. As such, it can accomodate a number of different types of freight cars. Click on the picture above for more information. The kit can be ordered either from the table at the bottom of this page or from the link.
This model represents a slightly abbreviated version of the RGS's warehouse in Placerville, Colorado. Served by both trucks and the railroad, it's a very versatile structure for any application. The structure is unique in that it includes a (laser-etched) stone foundation, corrugated siding, and plank siding. The platform is not integral to the structure, so it can be eliminated if depth is limited. More information and photos can be found by clicking on the above photo. The kit can be ordered in the table at the bottom of this page.
I discovered something interesting regarding this structure when searching for photos for the J.J. Harris. In a very early photo I noticed what appears to be an identical warehouse to this one standing directly behind the Dolores Depot. Based on the few photos available, I would say it isn't a stretch to think the Dolores warehouse became the goose barn over time. This kit may become the basis of my own goose barn when the time comes!
Our customers haven't missed a beat in pointing out that I've been very remiss in posting a photo of this depot. A couple years back we cut two of these kits and had one left over, so I posted a small announcement and added a line to our Ordering Table (below) just to sell the single kit. Since then observant modelers have been ordering the kit. It's about time I added the photo! It's still available in both HO and S and certainly adds the right "look" when paired with the warehouse, above. The footprints are included in the table, both with and without the platform. I've always liked the depot because it is quite different for the Rio Grande Southern -- small, single story, board-and-batton above wainscoting for the siding, double chimneys, interesting roof trim, and even a "tower" as such. It makes a neat little depot for any railroad!
We did this kit a few years back in S-scale and now offer it in HO. The Crested Butte (Colorado) Depot was built in 1881 and still stands today, beautifully restored by the town. It is one of the smallest 2-story depots I know of in western Colorado and lends itself well to tight spaces. The footprint, including a full platform only measures 5⅝ x 11½ inches, nearly identical in size to the depot at Placerville, Colorado. The kit includes the custom chimney, three styles of passageway doors, the unique and interesting trim from the prototype that sets it aside from other D&RG depots, well illustrated instructions, and all the other little things you've come to expect in a Ragg's kit (curtains, door knobs, lockplates, etc.), PLUS two waiting benches. Click on the picture above for more photos and info. You can order your kit from that page or the table below.
WE'LL PRODUCE AN S-SCALE KIT FOR YOU ($250) AS A SPECIAL ORDER. SIMPLY ORDER FROM THE TABLE AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
This is the Office/Assay Building that was part of Silverton's Rose-Walsh Smelter. With a small footprint (4 x 12 1/2-inches), it easily fits on most layouts and dioramas and is customizable to a number of other uses besides an office and/or assay laboratory. The large chimney, clerestory roof vent, and small addition at the end are all included in the kit but are optional during construction. Several of our customers have used the building as the office for their sawmill facilities while others have applied it as a yard office. To me I see a "roadside motel" type of structure. Use your imagination! Order the kit in the Table below ($145), or click on the above photo for more information.
We offer two sets of "mine support buildings" to help you develop your Maude Monroe Mine into a fully functioning business. In reality, these small structures are perfect outbuildings for any mine and can be used with other industries to add that special look to a scene -- the look that makes it CONVINCING. SET 1 includes the Change House (upper left) and the Carpenters Shop (upper right), and sells for $65. SET 2 includes the Office (lower left), Outhouse, Compressor Building (lower right), and Water Tank, and sells for $80. Click on any of the above images for more photos and information.
Once again we're making these kits available in HO. Kit includes outhouse/coal shed. Order from the table at the bottom of the page.
Once again we're making these kits available in HO. Order from the table at the bottom of the page.
Once again we're making these kits available in S. Order from the table at the bottom of the page.
Here's another kit that hasn't been produced since 2012. The roof is removeable to show off all the stud walls, wood joints, and interior planking. The kit can be built as the "early" version using the four metal vent stacks, or as a "late" version using four wooden vents. Various door hinge arrangements are also supplied if you want to match the prototype on a specific day! Footprint: 6 1/2 x 12-inches (17 x 31-cm); price: $195. Order from the table at the bottom of the page.
Mancos, Colorado, located on the southern half of the Rio Grande Southern, is a town that is rarely modeled. The depot incorporates a neat tower, a double door freight room (although still compact), a platform roof separate from the main roof, a unique chimney, distinctive roof cresting, and how about that neat finial/lightning rod! Another one of our kits not made since 2012.
Because it's still around and used as a narrow gauge depot, the Durango Depot may be the most familiar of all the Colorado depots to us modelers. The kits are true to the prototype's full size -- these are LARGE structures! (See the footprint measurements in the ordering tables, below.)
Another great structure from Telluride, Colorado. This kit features a removeable roof AND a removeable 2nd floor for all kinds of interior detail possibilities. The pre-printed windows are provided as well as clear. S footprint: 3 3/4 x 6 3/4-inches (9.5 x 17 cm); price: $120. Order from the table at the bottom of the page.
BACK IN STOCK! This is the best thing we've found for holding down corrugated siding on walls and roofs. It works great! The roll measures 1/2-inch wide x 180-feet long. That should be enough to last you several years! (1 roll/$12). Order from the table below.
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MODEL |
KIT NO. |
FOOTPRINT WITH PLATFORM |
FOOTPRINT W/O PLATFORM |
PRICE |
PURCHASE? |
| Maude Monroe (Hukill) Mine, S-Scale |
HUK-S |
Not Applicable | 4¼
x 18 inches (11 x 46 cm) (VARIABLE!) |
$235 |
Purchase |
| Mine Building Set 1, S-Scale |
MB1-S |
Not Applicable | Multiple
buildings -- see MINEBUILDINGSsidepage.html
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$65 |
Purchase |
| Mine Building Set 2, S-Scale |
MB2-S |
Not Applicable | Multiple buildings -- see MINEBUILDINGSsidepage.html | $80 |
Purchase |
| Rose-Walsh Smelter Office/Assay Bldg, S-Scale | RWO-S |
Not Applicable |
4 x 12½ inches (10 x 32 cm) |
$145 |
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| Crested Butte Depot, S-Scale | CBD-S |
7¾ x 15½ inches (19 x 39 cm) |
7¾ x 13-inches (19 x 33 cm) |
$250 |
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| Placerville Warehouse, S-Scale | PW1-S |
7¼ x 15½ inches (18 x 39 cm) |
5½ x 14 inches (14 x 36 cm) |
$155 |
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| Durango Depot, S-Scale | DUD-S |
8 x 31½ inches (20 x 80 cm) |
6¼ x 29 inches (16 x 74 cm) |
$275 |
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| Placerville Depot, S-Scale | PLD-S |
7 x 16 inches (18 x 48 cm) |
5½ x 12 inches (14 x 30 cm) |
$200 |
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| JJ Harris Warehouse, S-Scale | JJH-S |
6¾ x 23¾ inches (17 x 60 cm) |
5½ x 22¾ inches (14 x 58 cm) |
$225 |
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| Ouray Depot, S-Scale | OUD-S |
9 x 17½ inches (23 x 45 cm) |
8 x 13½ inches (20 x 34 cm) |
$225 |
|
| Ouray Enginehouse, S-Scale | OUE-S |
Not Applicable |
6½ x 12 inches (17 x 31 cm) |
$195 |
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| Mancos Depot, S-Scale | MCD-S |
8 x 19½ inches (20 x 50 mm) |
6¼ x 17 inches (16 x 43 cm) |
$275 |
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| BATHS Building, S-Scale | BTH-S | 3¾ x 6¾ inches (10 x 17 cm) | 3¾ x 5¾ inches (10 x 15 cm) | $120 | Purchase |
| Silvertron Northeren Depot, S-Scale | SND-S |
6 x 15½ inches (15 x 39 cm)(Maximum) |
3 x 15½ inches (8 x 39 mm) (Minimum) |
$225 |
O-SCALE:
| MODEL |
KIT NO. |
FOOTPRINT WITH PLATFORM |
FOOTPRINT W/O PLATFORM |
PRICE |
PURCHASE? |
ALL SCALES:
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MODEL |
KIT NO. |
FOOTPRINT WITH PLATFORM |
FOOTPRINT W/O PLATFORM |
PRICE |
PURCHASE? |
Ragg's STICKY TAPE |
DP-0009 | 1 ROLL: 180-FT LONG X 1/2-INCH WIDE | N/A | $12 | Purchase |
UPCOMING PROJECTS/NEWS: (updated 08-28-2021)
I've finally managed to update my own RGS layout page (the link is near the top of this page) to show what's changed over the last two years. Yes, TWO YEARS! Time sure gets away from us! But I hope you enjoy seeing the progress. I've added nearly 20 new photos.
You might have noticed that a few of our kits have been, or are soon to be, taken out of production. There just isn't enough time to do it all and I've decided the layout shouldn't be the thing that suffers. Lori did mention that if there's a kit you can't live without, contact us and we'll see where we're at. Maybe if all is going smoothly (rare) she'll put a kit together for you even if it's out of production.
As far as new kits planned in the foreseeable future, right now there are none. I'm just too busy and falling farther behind every day. Sorry!
I wanted to mention that I recently created a Facebook account and joined three narrow gauge groups. Unfortunately, it wasn't 4 days later that my account was hacked and I can't recover it. So much for Facebook. In addition to keeping in touch, I wanted to use the account as a way to survey interest in re-running the Dolores CONOCO Plant kits in HO and S. Maybe someone out there can help spread the word?
'Till next time!
...RAGG!
