Anyone make a station and tower similar to these?

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NYSW F45

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This is the former New York Central Ridgefield Park station. Station is still there and was used by a lawfirm and accountants. Its a hugely popular railfan spot as you have the CSX Riverline right at you with 2 main tracks and the NYSW main across from it. And you get some pretty good action during the day.
If funds ever become available to me and the wife i'de maybe think about doing this station. But not sure who makes something similar. Im sure it would need some kitbashing.
Here's the link. This is not my photograph.
http://rrpicturearchives.net/showPicture.aspx?id=933010

And this tower is something i'de like to do aswell. Its the former New York Centrals "DU" tower in Dumont,NJ right up the block from my apartment. Tower is long gone as is the 4 track main, huge passenger car storage yard and all the associated business's.
Beeing at work I have to use a members link from the csxriverline yahoo group. I thought i had photos on photobucket.
http://tools4fire.zenfolio.com/p263597196/h121b0231#h121b0231
 
Steve: Not sure that kitbashing would be be way to go. Both of the structures are pretty plain and would be good scratch building pieces.
 
dam. Im not to good at scratch building. Was hoping there would be something already out there that could be used as a good starting point.
 


Steve: I find that most times it is much much easier to start from scratch then to kitbash. You don't have compromises that way.
 
Depending on how much you are willing to compromise on windows that station looks like a combination of DPM Modules for the walls and Walthers Modulars for the roof.

Have you considered kitbashing those into a model of the station?
 
Steve:

Take a look at Walthers Whitehall station kit as a starting point. It's a Wisconsin prototype, but may be close enough to work with DPM modules to get the windows right.
 




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