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!
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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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? |
I've been very remiss in updating this page and I apologize. I've been enjoying "retirement" far too much: playing golf and building my railroad. But it's time to come back to reality. Thanks to our "friends" in Washington, D.C., Lori's health insurance rose 600% from 2017 to 2018, so I need to get back to work!
I'll start by designing the HO Crested Butte Depot this month (January, '18) simply because it's a good project to get me back into the swing of things. Then I MAY tackle the HO Maude Monroe (aka Hukill) mine. But I also need many, many structures for my own railroad, so you're likely to see an S-scale kit or two in the mix. We haven't heard much of anything at all from the O-scale crowd, so nothing is planned for those folks at this time.
We HAVE had a few inquiries lately for our HO Telluride Depot kit and MIGHT make a rerun. Drop us an email if you're serious enough to actually order one.
Another possible project: a fifth edition of our railroad mugs! The mug would be brown with the same "frosted" rim, featuring the Ridgway Depot and hopefully an appropriate train. The mugs are both expensive to make and to ship, so we need to see if there's enough interest for a minimum order to the supplier. Again, an email expressing interest would be great. It's funny how often I've heard from many of the current mug owners about how much they like and use their mugs!
You MAY have noticed that I've removed the DETAIL PARTS from our line of products. It's become impossible to get many of the parts and there were just too many "out of stock" notices on the page that didn't have much hope of disappearing.
As a quick report, the railroad in the basement has been progressing thanks to many of my friends who have paid a visit. Dallas Divide has shown the most progress and a bit of effort has been made to expand the railroad into the shop area. I can actually now run a train through the furnace! After a few final projects for the house, I'll be tackling Placerville. Again I must apologize for not keeping up with the railroad webpage (see link at top) -- I'll do that soon as well.
Keep checking the web page (as well as the Gazette) for new kits and products!
...RAGG!
