Banta Modelworks Craftsman Kits

Hoquat Hobbies stocks a huge assortment of kits from Banta Modelworks!

Banta Modelworks manufactures quality craftsman kits using a variety of materials. Banta uses industrial lasers for cutting and etching wood, and Hydrocal® plaster for masonry buildings. Many of their structures are of specific prototype buildings located along the old Rio Grande Southern Railroad or Denver and Rio Grande narrow gauges, and Southern Pacific standard gauge. There are also many freelance structures designed to enhance any layout being built to a particular prototype or built to your own imagination.

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101 Outhouse and Section Car Shed Park the speeder and take a break! $29.95
102 Ridgway Boxcar Storage Shed Gotta have a place to keep all that railroad junk! Laser cut in basswood... $16.95
104 WSLCo Powder House Tank Laser cut in plywood wrapper, basswood parts, stripwood and white metal hardware. The kit will build either the Powder House or Camp 8 water tanks. $64.95
106 Camp 8 Water Tank Laser cut in plywood wrapper, basswood parts, stripwood and white metal hardware. The kit will build either the Powder House or Camp 8 water tanks. $64.95
107 Oilton Club Saloon This building was and still is located in Ophir Colorado on the old Rio Grande Southern. Today the building has been renovated and turned into a residence and gift shop. The kit is laser cut basswood and includes a masonry foundation cast in hydrocal plaster. The windows have an adhesive backing to allow glue free application of the glazing $100.00
108 Mrs Skillens Store This kit is modeled after the actual Mrs. Skillens Store that was located at Ophir, Colorado on the Rio Grande Southern Railroad and is part of our RGS Series. The kit is laser cut basswood and includes strip wood for trim and white metal chimneys. $98.95
109 Ophir General Merchandise This is another in the BMW RGS series. The store was located at Ophir Colorado at the famous Ophir loop. The kit is all laser cut wood and includes decals for the sign and white metal parts. Laser-cut wood and white metal details. The model pictured was built by Ken Ehlers. $99.95
110 Ridgeway Sandhouse All laser cut wood, easy to build, from Ridgway on the RGS. Model and photos by Tom Troughton. $49.95
117 Ophir Depot Precision laser cut wood, decals, peel and stic windows and doors for glue free glazing installation. $149.95
132 WSLCo Cat Repair Shed This kit is designed from drawings done by Art Kauppi of the Cat/Truck repair facility from Camp 45 on the West Side Lumber Co. in California. The kit is all laser cut plywood and includes full interior timbering to allow you to detail the interior to the utmost!! The photos speak for the kit, it is easy to build and will fill a spot on not only your logging line but any railroad. This is a two or three evening project. The footprint is 51' wide by 42' deep. Figures and vehicles not included though easily obtainable. The kit does include a pack of barrels and crates. $59.95
138 Stock Pens A precision laser cut kit patterned after the Cimarron stock pens. This is a free lance kit that will build the pen shown or one of your own design. Designed and built by Jerry Wilson. Jerry spent many long hours researching the colorado archives and several visits to Cimarron to produce this design. Figures and stock not incuded. $89.95
4001 Crested Butte and Southern Ash Pit This kit is a hydrocal plaster casting, it includes styrene H beams for track support. $24.95
4018 Lizard Head Section House This is a kit of the Lizard Head Section House on the RGS. The kit is laser cut wood with strip wood and a white metal chimney. The kit is reasonably easy to build. Tom Troughton built and photographed the model. $31.95
4080 Two Story Factory Kit is composed of hydrocal castings and laser cut wood parts. $79.95
4091 Silver Plume House Kit is composed of laser cut parts featuring peel and stic doors and windows. The picket fence and lattice work is all laser cut wood. Easy assembly makes a great kit and a great addition to your railroad! Tom Troughton did this great design based on a real house in Silver Plume Colorado. Tom built the display model and took the photos, did the basic cad work and wrote the instructions. $79.95
4095 Park Hotel Hydrocal plaster walls, laser cut wood parts, and white metal details including the benches, trash barrels, broom, water pump, chimney's and barrels. Color signs and color decals, laser cut window glazing and roofing material. Reasonably easy to build. A great addition to any model railroad. (figures not included.) The original building was located in Ridgway Colorado, however the design is typical of any small town in America. The foot print is 6" wide by 10" deep. $99.95
4104 Gato Depot Laser cut wood, peel and stick windows for easly glazing, bevel cut corners, deep etched to simulate large timber walls. Includes signs and order board. $89.95
4105 Strong Depot This depot was on the Sandy River and Rangely Lake, at Strong, Maine. Laser cut wood, peel and stick windows for easly glazing, a great addtion to any model railroad! $94.95
4109 1930's Gas Station Laser cut wood, peel and stick windows for easly glazing, a great addtion to any model railroad! Kit includes building and signs. Gas station pumps and details available from other sources. S scale details coming soon and will be added to the S kit and the Banta line of detail parts. $32.95
4041 54" Deck Girder Bridge $14.95

 

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