Miniature N-Scale Victorian World Main Street Gazette Building Assembled White 1:160 by Gold Rush Bay
Gold Rush Bay Ready Built miniature N-Scale Victorian World Main Street Gazette Building Measures 2.25 inch wide by 2.25 inches deep by 2.75 inches tall.
The Main Street Gazette building on Main Street is designed to evoke the charm and idealized aesthetic of an early 20th-century American small town, fitting seamlessly into the overall "Eastern Seaboard Victorian" architectural style of Main Street.
Here are some key exterior design elements:
* Victorian Architectural Style: Like most buildings on Main Street, features elements of Victorian architecture, with influences like Queen Anne or Georgian Gingerbread. This manifests in details such as:
* Ornate Trim and "Gingerbread": Look for decorative wooden fretwork, often painted in contrasting colors, along eaves, gables, and around windows.
* Symmetrical or Balanced Facade: While not always perfectly symmetrical, the Gazette building presents a balanced appearance, contributing to the feeling of an orderly and prosperous town.
* Distinctive Roofline: The roof has decorative a more intricate shape than common to Victorian buildings.
* Multiple Stories: While often employing forced perspective (where upper floors are built at a smaller scale to make the building appear taller than it is), the Gazette building presents as a multi-story structure.
* Large Windows: As a "Gazette" or newspaper office, the building has prominent windows on the ground floor, suggesting a place where news and information are openly displayed. These windows have traditional mullions or decorative panes.
* Signage: A prominent sign, likely painted or made of a more traditional material, would clearly state "Main Street Gazette," in an antique-style typeface.
* Inside you might find subtle touches that tell a story, such as old-fashioned light fixtures, a newsstand display, or even "dedication windows" on upper floors.
* Connected Appearance: Buildings on Main Street often appear more connected to one another, creating a sense of a cohesive block of urban architecture.
In essence, the exterior of the Main Street Gazette building is meticulously crafted to transport guests to an idealized, nostalgic vision of early 20th-century America, complete with architectural charm and historical whimsy.
Designed by San Francisco Architect and produced in the United States. Note: All Gold Rush Bay structures are made after payment is received. The more detailed models take days to produce. Please allow several days for delivery.
You will receive the entire structure in white color for easy painting. Your Victorian Gazette will be packaged securely but due to the extremely detailed nature, some finial, window or railing details my become misaligned or broken in shipping. Not a toy as small parts can be hazardous to young children. Condition is New. Good luck and happy modeling!
About the Company: Gold Rush Bay is dedicated to making the most realistic assembled Architectural Miniatures. Our goal is to have the largest catalog of architecture and Interior designs pre-assembled. Architecture has notoriously been hard to model in miniature by hand due to its intricate geometries. By offering assembled and color products instead of kits, the modeler can get more details in their models with less effort. Thus our highly detailed miniatures are favored by train enthusiasts and dollhouse collectors alike who want to bring their miniature worlds to life. We will continue to invent ways to produce the most intricate designs for collectors. Each Gold Rush Bay product is proudly made in the United States.