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
ALL OF OUR KITS CAN BE ORDERED DIRECT VIA THE TABLE AND SECURE SHOPPING CART AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE, BY TELEPHONE, OR WRITING.
WE ACCEPT MASTERCARD, DISCOVER, VISA, AND PERSONAL CHECKS.
(SORRY, WE NO LONGER ACCEPT AMERICAN EXPRESS.)
(MINIMUM ORDER: $25; SHIPPING: DOMESTIC - $8/ORDER;
INTERNATIONAL - ACTUAL COST)
A BIT OF BACKGROUND CLICK HERE FOR A SHORT BACKGROUND ON OUR BUSINESS...AND, WHAT ABOUT THAT NAME? |
HIKING 500 MILES TO DURANGO!
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS AND THE STORY OF ONE ITEM OFF OUR BUCKET LIST: HIKING THE COLORADO TRAIL |
RAGG'S Sn3 RIO GRANDE SOUTHERN
CLICK HERE FOR PHOTOS AND THE STORY BEHIND MY OWN MODEL RAILROAD |
LORI'S RELAY FOR LIFE
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A HISTORY OF RAGG'S DESIGNS |
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To see what detail parts and helpful tools we still offer, click on the photo below.
RECEIVING SHED AND BINS: (S-scale only; included in HO smelter kit -- see below)
This is the next installment (kit) for the Rose-Walsh Smelter in S-scale. It includes the Receiving Shed, two sets of ore bins (11 bins per set), and two sets of supply bins (3 bins per set). The prototype had the Receiving Shed connected directly to the rear wall of the smelter, but the kit also allows you to locate it as a "standalone" structure if you like. In addition, for those spatially challenged, the shed can be built as either a LONG (prototypical) version (footprint: 5¾ x 10¼-inches) or a SHORT version (footprint: 5¾ x 8 inches). Building the SHORT version will shrink the overall depth required of the full smelter installation by five inches. In any case, standing nearly 6-inches tall, the shed is a fairly large structure. It probably contained a scale for weighing the incoming carloads of ore, and possibly a crane to repair the tram cars that were used to transport the ore from the bins to the blast furnace. (The roof is removable for those wanting to detail the interior.) Order the kit from the Table below ($165), or click on the above photo to see it on our Rose-Walsh Smelter (HO version) page.
OFFICE/ASSAY BUILDING: (S-scale only, included in HO smelter kit -- see below)
This is the identical Office/Assay Building that's included with the HO Rose-Walsh Smelter kit, but now done in S-scale as the first installment for the smelter. So many of our HO customers that lacked the space for the full smelter had requested the office be sold separately (sorry, we never tried to separate it from the full HO smelter kit), that we decided to do it with the S-scale version. 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. Several of our customers have used it as the office for their sawmill facility, while others have applied it as a yard office. Order the kit in the Table below ($125), or click on the above photo for more information.
Located on the outskirts of Silverton, Colorado, the Rose-Walsh Smelter is a good representation of a small- to medium-sized facility. It's particularly appealing to model because of the outside ore bins, the elevation change between the main Ore House and the rest of the facility, the fact that it has a Blast Furnace that is so evident, the covered Receiving Shed, and last but not least, that great looking "Granulator" tower out front with its waste dump reached via the trestle. Truly an eye catching structure. The individual structures in this kit can be arranged to fit an extremely variable area. If all the structures are used, an area of approximately 5-square feet is needed for the HO version. The absolute minimum depth is approximately 15-inches (again for the HO version). See the main smelter page for more details by clicking on the photo, above. The price of the complete HO kit: $495 ...and well worth it, especially when you consider the number of hours it's going to take to build it! (The instruction manual has 172 photos illustrating the construction!)
The S-scale edition is now fully available. Because of it's size, the smelter complex was divided into three separate kits for S-scale: the OFFICE (above, $125), the RECEIVING SHED & BINS (above, $165), and the smelter's MAIN BUILDING KIT ($450). Click on the above photo for more info and pictures..
THE MAUDE MONROE (HUKILL) MINE: (S)
We now 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.
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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!) |
$195 |
Purchase |
| Mine Building Set 1, S-Scale |
MB1-S |
Not Applicable | Multiple
buildings -- see MINEBUILDINGSsidepage.html
|
$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) |
$125 |
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| Rose-Walsh Smelter Receiving Shed & Bins, S-Scale | RWB-S |
Not Applicable |
Highly Variable (see text, above) |
$165 |
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| Rose-Walsh Smelter MAIN BUILDING | RWS-S |
Not Applicable |
Highly, highly variable |
$450 |
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MODEL |
KIT NO. |
FOOTPRINT WITH PLATFORM |
FOOTPRINT W/O PLATFORM |
PRICE |
PURCHASE? |
Yes, the S-scale Rose-Walsh Smelter's MAIN BUILDING kit is FINALLY shipping! It was a project that consumed a full 6-months...far longer than expected. Be sure to click on the smelter picture (above) for information and photos of the S-scale model (and the HO model!). I've installed the "show model" on my own layout, although it still lacks many, many detail parts before it's finished!
What about the HO Maude Monroe Mine kit (a.k.a. Hukill)??? After spending so much time on the final installment of the S-smelter it really hit home as to how much time would be required for the HO mine kit -- far more than I am willing to give up at this point. It's funny, once the Social Security checks start arriving you begin to re-think how you want to spend your remaining years. Personally, I want to spend more time building my own Sn3 railroad and less time in front of the computer designing kits. So for now that's my plan (building a railroad!), although I haven't forgotten about the S-scale Silverton Northern Depot. At least it's one structure I currently need on the layout (see the Trackplan) and I've already cast enough chimneys to make a dozen or so of the kits!
Did you notice the link (above) to the complete list of kits we've designed and produced over the years??? If nothing else, it makes me feel old just looking at it. Although I haven't done ALL the RGS depots in ALL scales, I haven't missed many. If I live long enough (and have time to keep building the layout) there will be more, no doubt!
