JJ HARRIS WAREHOUSE: (S) NOW SHIPPING IN HO!

We've finally got the S-scale JJ Harris Warehouse kit (Dolores, Colorado) into production and shipping. It can be ordered in the table at the bottom of this page. You can also click the photo above for more pictures and information. Also, I've started working on the HO version and hope to have it out soon. The HO version can be ordered now in the table below, but your card will not be charged until the kit ships.

PLACERVILLE WAREHOUSE: (HO, S)

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.

PLACERVILLE DEPOT: (HO, S)

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!

CRESTED BUTTE DEPOT: (HO-scale)(and a few in S)

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.

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 ($145), or click on the above photo for more information.

THE ROSE-WALSH SMELTER: (HO)

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. The absolute minimum depth is approximately 15-inches. See the main smelter page for more details by clicking on the photo, above. The price of the complete HO kit: $535 ...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 MAUDE MONROE (HUKILL) MINE: (S)

One of the more popular mines to model railroaders over the last 40 years or so, the Maude Monroe (a.k.a. Hukill) Mine, located near Idaho Springs, Colorado, is, for the first time, available as an S-scale kit. Because of the fidelity to the prototype, this may be one of our most fastidious kits to assemble, but also one of our most interesting and picturesque. Having a small width of only 4¼-inches, it requires a minimum of space. Built on level ground as the prototype, the depth can be as much as 18-inches, but it can be shortened to fit in as little as 14-inches if built on a hillside. The kit includes the tiered retaining walls, ore bin, ore bin superstructure, headframe with brace, and hoist house. Additional support structures are now available as separate kits, making it possible for you to build a complete complex. See below! Please click on the above photo for more information on the mine.

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MINE SUPPORT BUILDINGS: (S-scale)

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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RIDGWAY DEPOT: (HO-scale)

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.

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RICO DEPOT: (HO-scale)

Once again we're making these kits available in HO. Order from the table at the bottom of the page.

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OURAY DEPOT: (S-scale)

Once again we're making these kits available in S. (We haven't made them since 2012!) Order from the table at the bottom of the page.

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OURAY ENGINEHOUSE: (S-scale)

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 DEPOT: (S-scale)

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.

DURANGO DEPOT: (HO, S)

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.)

KIMBALL'S STORE: (HO, S)

A small (prototypic!) store from Ouray, Kimball's can attract a lot of attention if you go the extra mile and include an interior (John Chlebowski's model below). The roof is removeable and the details shown above (or similar -- depends on availability) are included. Those large front windows just beg to be filled with interesting stuff! HO footprint: only 3 3/8 x 4 3/4-inches (8.5 x 12 cm); price: $95. S footprint: only 4 1/2 x 6 7/8-inches (11.4 x 17.5 cm); price: $112. Order from the table at the bottom of the page.

BATHS Building: (HO, S)

Another great structure from Telluride. This kit features a removeable roof AND a removeable 2nd floor for all kinds of interior detail possibilities. Again, pre-printed windows are provided as well as clear. HO footprint: 2 3/4 x 5-inches (7 x 12.7 cm); price: $105. 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.

Ragg's STICKY TAPE: (ALL-scales)

UPCOMING PROJECTS/NEWS: (updated 01-29-2021)