Edgewood modular railroad station - real world MOC

[Murdoch17]

This is the fifth version of my modification of set 7997 (Train Station). Here are my notes to recap my progress from stock set to version five:

I got the original set 7997 (shown above) in 2007, along with a double rail crossover for my Birthday. I wanted to make it a full building but didn't have the parts. By 2008, I had discovered Bricklink, but the station was in pieces by then and was not re-created until early 2012. The station was a stock set, while I searched for ideas. Eventually, I came across a build by a fellow Eurobricks user named Lazarus that incorporated a modular basis, a full building (street & track-sides) & a appealing design. I saved a picture of it and made my own design based on his. I included really neat features, (such as the arched lattice windows made with a fence) but I went too far and made it impossible to transport to train shows and LUG meetings. The platforms were very flimsy, and during the  move to a new house in 2013, it shattered into small chunks.

So, I went back to the drawing board, scrapping everything but the building itself. The 2015 version of the model was eventually scrapped in 2020 after it was accidentally dropped and destroyed. However, now in 2024 I made a red version of that model, with a few new parts added on. It has one platform, plentiful outside seating and a removable roof with second floor office. There are many other changes from the set, but the heart and soul of that 2007 set is still there.

The name of the station is Edgewood, and it is staffed by the two figures standing on the platform.

Here is the street side of the station, with the brick-built LEGO railway logo plainly visible. I decided on the swapped color scheme because of the similar yellow-to-red color swap sets 4554 - Mero Station / 2150 - Train station from 1991 / 1996 respectively.

Upstairs is the station master's office. (Don't ask me how he gets up here - I don't know!)

Here we can see the interior of the station's main floor, with ticket machines and refreshment stand.

Here you can see the modular breakdown of the model, which includes the following:

-Station building (lower floor)
-Station roof and Tower control room (upper floor)
-Tower roof
-left platform section
-right platform section

...Thoughts?

Edited September 26, 2024 by Murdoch17

[Jack Sassy]

Strange, this particular set never stood out to me, I only found out about it years after its release. Yer version is excellent, the way LEGO train stations should be. It seems that the station master's office is built on top of a trapdoor.  One thing I would have added would be small columns with roofs over the platform, but my reason for that is the general lack of such roofs by Latvia's train stations. Good job! 

[Shiva]

Nice!

I have been reading Modular Building reviews. And that reminded me of... toilets, aka restrooms. I don't see any good spot for those here tho? Maybe restrooms are in a separate building?

[Murdoch17]

13 hours ago, Jack Sassy said:

Strange, this particular set never stood out to me, I only found out about it years after its release. Yer version is excellent, the way LEGO train stations should be. It seems that the station master's office is built on top of a trapdoor.  One thing I would have added would be small columns with roofs over the platform, but my reason for that is the general lack of such roofs by Latvia's train stations. Good job! 

Thanks for the kind words @Jack Sassy! I'll consider your suggestion.

11 hours ago, Shiva said:

Nice!

I have been reading Modular Building reviews. And that reminded me of... toilets, aka restrooms. I don't see any good spot for those here tho? Maybe restrooms are in a separate building?

Not many of my buildings have restrooms, @Shiva. (I think the only one that has a toilet is the jail cell in my police station.) The reason is I try to keep my MOC's like LEGO City buildings (and most modulars) do.

[Ropefish]

you really got an eye for the early 2000's style lego sets!

[Murdoch17]

7 hours ago, Ropefish said:

you really got an eye for the early 2000's style lego sets!

Thank you @Ropefish. I've been carrying this MOC (and other designs) in my mind for so long that I thought it was high time to let them out into the real world for everyone to enjoy!