Contact us for further information or to place an order at:
Phone: 650-740-7074
e-mail: tom@tomandersen.biz
US Mail:
Andersen Model Kits
PO Box 201
El Granada California 94018 USA
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Casa Tres by Larry Francell
Larry Francell of Fort Davis has done a nice job building Casa Tres of our Tres Casas adobe kit. Larry has built most of our adobe series, for another photo & details on his model, visit our Customer Model Photos page.
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| Casa Tres Patio |
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| Stationary Power Filer |
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| We made a stationary power filer from our Sawzall and materials on hand: Details on the Tools & Tips page.
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| Bale Grist Mill |
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The Bale Grist Mill
The Bale Grist Mill was built in the 1840s. It has been restored, and is a state park in St. Helena, California. Dave Cresson, director of the Half Moon Bay, California History Association, chose the mill for the model for the Spanishtown diorama we are beuilding depicting 1861 Half Moon Bay, California. No photos or drawings exist of the mill that existed in 1861 on Arroyo de Leon Creek at the east end of Mill Street in Half Moon Bay, so Dave chose this mill, same vintage, close geographically, as the model for the diorama. Heinz Weber of Zetzwil, Switzerland, built the water wheel and building while staying as our guest in El Granada. We did the shingles by Builders In Scale, built the flume, forebay and sluice, and did the installation on the diorama.
We have developed drawings and instructions while building the model, and plan to release kits in HO, S & O scales in early 2012. Reservations accepted, no deposit required, orders will be filled in order of receipt, prices on the Wood Structure Kits page.
More pictures on the Spanishtown Diorama page of this web site.
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| Julie's Cantiona & Dance Hall |
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| Julie's Cantina & Dance Hall by
Pro Model Builder Bud Pickens
A very well done O scale version done by Bud for one of our regular customers of our adobe line. Visit our customer's model page for another photo, and our remarks about extra detail provided by Bud not part of the original kit. If you have need of Bud's services, contact us & we'll hook you up.
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Roundhouse Stall Angles
We are now offering a choice in stall angles in our Wolf Creek Roundhouse kits. We will offer the same on our Northwestern Pacific Roundhouse kits, scheduled for release later in 2011. Details on the Roundhouse & Machine Shop page of our web site.
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| Andersen Model Kits has Gone Green!
95% of the electricity we use to make our products is generated on our roof. We are using Enphase Mini-Inverters, pictured on the left, to convert our DC electricity produced by our photovoltaic solar panels to AC. These inverters are mounted under each solar panel. The resulting efficiency of sending AC rather than DC down from the roof results in extra efficiency exceeding 15%!
We use 100% recycled packing materials. We save and organize our bubble wrap, paper packing, & plastic peanuts. The only new material going into our kit packing are the boxes, labels & packing tape. (We haven't managed to figure out how to re-use packing tape)
We compost all our vegetable & fruit scraps and use the mulch for our garden.
Our entire shop & packing station is in our garage, no fuel is used to commute.
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| Enphase Mini-Inverter |
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New Simplified Prices: Wolf Creek Roundhouse Series
We have changed the price structure for our Wolf Creek Roundhouse Series. The new prices are simply per stall. The prices are basically the same as before, plus or minus a dollar or two here or there. Since we offer these kits in 70' or 114' stall lengths, and stalls from 2 to 35, pricing per stall simplifies the whole pricing structure.
Visit the Roundhouse & Machine Shop page for the new prices.
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| Wolf Creek Roundhouse & Machine Shop |
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| Tres Piedras Trading Post |
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Tres Piedras Trading Post by Heinz Weber
Heinz Weber has just completed a kitbashed version of our Julie's Cantina & Dance Hall in O scale. Tres Piedras Trading Post is a masterful interpretation of the American Southwest. For more stunning images, go the the Heinz Weber Models page on this web sight.
Heinz arrives in El Granada as our guest for two months beginning April 4th, 2011. We will be collaborating to create Andersen Model Kits of Heinz' models in HO, S & O scales.
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| Santa Fe Depot |
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New Kit Releases Planned
Master modeler Heinz Weber will be staying with us at our home for two months this spring. We will be collaborating to develope kits of some of Heinz' very excellent models. Planned for release later this year, are the Santa Fe Depot, the Santurario de Guadalupe, the Gross Kelly Warehouse & the Coyote Cafe. These will be offered in HO, S & O scales, prices to be determined. Heinz lives near Zurich, Switzerland, and is staying with us to refine his already quite good verbal English Skills. More Details on the Heinz Weber Models page of this web site.
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| Candelario Miramontes Kit: Limited Run |
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| Limited New Release:
Read Bob Brown's review in the "New in Review" section of the March/April 2011 Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette, page 15.
Now Available: The Candelario Miramontes Adobe available in HO, S & O Scales. Only 25 signed and numbered kits will be sold. The pilot model of this kit is part of the permanent display of the 1862 Spanishtown Diorama, commissioned in HO scale by the Half Moon Bay History association. It is a model of the historical adobe which existed in what is now downtown Half Moon Bay California. All of Half Moon Bay was within the Miramontes family land grant.
The model features AMK Adobe Brick Castings, AMK Adobe Mud & Grandt Line Castings
HO Scale: $125 S Scale: $175 O Scale: $225 Footprint: 41'x93'
Plus USPS shipping charges & sales tax when sold within California
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| Candelario Miramontes Adobe viewed from the east |
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| Casas Numeros Uno, Dos & Tres |
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| New Release: Tres Casas
Now shipping our latest kit in our AMK Adobe series:
Tres Casas consists of three unique adobe houses sold as one kit in HO, S & O scales. One customer, William O'Connor of Long Beach, California, is using the largest house, Casa Tres, as a school & convent, staffed by nuns. William has promised us photos of this when he is done. Details on our Adobe Building Kits page...
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Adobe Brick Wash: New Larger Size & Lower Price
Our exclusive Adobe Brick Wash
4 oz. $5
Enough to stain thousands of scale square feet of Hydrocal Brick Castings.
All natural, completely safe
Adobe Brick Castings
Now shipping our exclusive Hydrocal Adobe Brick Castings. Casting shown stained with our Adobe Brick Wash
HO: 440 scale square feet: $4
S: 240 Scale Square Feet: $4
O: 200 Scale Square Feet: $6
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| 6 Stall Wolf Creek Roundhouse S Scale |
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| Kit-bashed Wolf Creek Roundhouse in S Scale
Luther "Sarge" Stephens just installed his 6 Stall Wolf Creek Roundhouse built & kit-bashed by professional model builder Tom O'Connor. More photos & details on our Customer's Models Photos page.
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| Zaballa House Northeast View |
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| Spanishtown Diorama October 30, 2010: Zaballa House Completed!
Go to the Spanishtown Diorama page for more details...
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Chapel of Our Lady of Talpa by Joe Hedl of Marshall, Texas
Joe Hedl has done an outstanding job building our Chapel of Our Lady of Talpa kit in O scale. More on Customer's Model Photos page...
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| Chapel of Our Lady of Talpa |
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| Contention City Depot, Contention Arizona circa 1882 |
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| New Product Announcement: Contention City Depot,
Contention City, Arizona,
circa 1882
Now shipping! Read Bob Brown's review in the July/August 2010
Narrow Gauge & Short Line Gazette
HO: $39 S: $49 O: $59
Footprint: 36'x10'
Details: see Wood Structure Kits page
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Foundation for 12 Stall 70' Wolf Creek Roundhouse
We have shipped the largest version so far of our 70' Wolf Creek Roundhouse. This one, in HOn3, is going to Everett, Washington. It has three inspection pits, and the customer will also be building our Wolf Creek Machine Shop.
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| Wolf Creek 70' Roundhouse 12 Stall Foundation |
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Customer's Models Photos Submissions:
We will post pictures of your models built from Andersen Model Kits on our web site on the Customer's Models Photos page. E-mail the pictures to tom@tomandersen.biz, or send them to Andersen Model Kits, PO Box 201, El Granada, California 94018.
View HO scale models of the St. Francis of Assisi Church & Julie's Cantina & Dance Hall built by Larry Francell of Ft. Davis Texas, on the Customer's Model Photos page. Larry's version of the cantina represents the iconic Pink Adobe from Santa Fe, New Mexico.
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Bare Branch Winter Aspens
We are now offering Julie's Aspens without foliage for winter scenes. Priced as low as $2.00 per tree when purchased in our Mountain Size pack.
Mix any quantity into your order. Include 1/3 Summer Green & 1/3 Fall Colors & rotate your aspen grove corresponding to the season.
Mix sand & earth for the ground in your aspen grove & easily change your trees in minutes.
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| Bare Branch Winter Aspens |
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| American Foundry Boxcar Kits |
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| HO Standard Gauge Now Available
We are now shipping an HO standard gauge version of our American Foundry box car kits. We have resized the model to maintain the look & proportion of the narrow gauge version. The narrow gauge version is 8' wide, 7' tall & 30' long; the standard gauge version is 9'4" wide, 8' tall & 36' long. Priced at $30 the craftsman kit includes Kadee #501 Archbar trucks & #78 Couplers. Read the review by Dave Francell in the Jan-Mar 2009 Branchline Newsletter on the NMRA web site,
www.pcrnmra.org/pcr/branch/branch.shtml
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Credit Cards, Checks & Money Orders Accepted
We can accept payment via credit card two ways: We can take your information over the telephone, and process it through our bank account. Or we can accept payment via Pay Pal. To do this, we would take your order either by e-mail, telephone or US Mail, and arrive at a total for your order. We would then create a Pay Pal button on our web site for your use, and delete the button once the transaction is completed.
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e-mail us at: tom@tomandersen.biz
Phone us at: 650-740-7074
Andersen Model Kits
Julie's Aspens & Evergreens
PO Box 201
El Granada California 94018
Tom & Julie Andersen
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