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STRUCTURES GALLERY

We've included illustrations of available kits here from City Classics,Tichy, Oregon Rail, and Hometown.  These are reasonably priced, quality kits that don't appear on everyone's railroad, but can look RIGHT on yours.  They can be ordered from our website catalog. Photos courtesy of respective kitmakers.

PLACES TO EAT, SLEEP & LIVE   

195-113 Roberts Road                                   195-110  Route 22 Diner

Mobile Home by City Classics                        by City Classics  $ 17.98

$ 14.98   

195-111 Company Houses by City Classics have options and variations, outhouse.   $ 18.98
195-112   Company House 3 pak $49.98

LINESIDE INDUSTRY

195-103 Smallman St Warehouse                         195-107 Carson St Rail/Truck Terminal

by City Classics. $ 20.98  2 story Add on              by City Classics   $ 11.98

is  195-104 $ 11.98

195-109 Carnegie St Manufacturing

by City Classics has optional footprints.   $ 17.98

DOWNTOWN

195-101 GRANT ST IRONFRONT                 195-108 CRAFTON AV SERVICE

by City Classics is great for bashing              includes  gas island, choice of pumps,

                $18.98                                        vending machines etc. City Classics  $ 17.98

has a great ECONOMICAL way to do it (also in N  #195-401)

195-106 EAST OHIO ST                                195-105 BAUM AVE ART DECO BUILDING

by City Classics is great for bashing too.       By City Classics   $ 18.98

$ 18.98

195-102 PENN AVE TILE FRONT

by City Classics $18.98

RAIL FACILITIES

A variety of bridges are found on our Central Valley page and catalog. SIGNALS are shown on our OREGON RAIL page (menu at left).

538-501 MENOMONEE FALLS DEPOT by Oregon              293-7010 CONCRETE

is a classic Victorian depot.     $ 44.95                                     COALING TOWER by Tichy

293-7012 STEEL WATER TANK                                           293-7013 OIL TANK

by Tichy                                                                                   by Tichy

293-7011 HANDCAR SHED by Tichy                                    Wood Water Tower by Tichy  # 2600

Signal Tower by Tichy # 2501                                             #7019 Industrial Water Tower 2.75in sq base x 9

Tichy 2501, 2600 pictured are N scale models

HOMETOWN TM

Bristol Series 
Model Railroad Warehouse announces the Bristol Series structure kits in HO, N and O scale, Realistically printed on special heavy paperboard materials, these kits are quickly assembled using scisssors & glue stick or rubber cement. Because of their reasonable price (most HO & N are under $10),the ease of construction and their level of realism, they are an ideal way to begin historic dioramas or realisticmodel railroad scenery, install in depth distance scenery or provide standin buildings. HO Bristol Series are designed for upgrading with fine Tichy/CMA and Grandt Line windows. Doors and details for foreground viewing or may be used as templates for scratch building projects-the modeler never needs to "outgrow them." The "footprint" for each is provided for those wishing to make foam-board bases. 

Dealers will find the kit and building sheets' attractive packaging easy to display and sell on pegboard. The HO and most N products occupy 9x15 space in their poly bags with the kits pictured in color on the headers. O scale kit packages occupy 13 x 23 prox.

It takes just a few minutes to assemble Bristol Series kits. After studying the photograph of the actual model – and the exploded construction views, cut out all wall and roof panels with scissors.

Wherever bending is indicated, lay a straightedge along the bend line and scribe the exterior with a blunt table knife, (dry) fine tip ball point pen or other fine scribing tool. Use only glue stick or rubber cement to assemble. Artist's or model builder's sealant may be oversprayed and foam board interior walls and baseboard may be added when the model will be subjected to high humidity. The model's "footprint is indicated behind this flap for those preparing a baseboard.

#197-11001 CHATEAU de MORES, Medora, ND

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble

This authentic colored model is designed to allow super detailing using CMA/Tichy and Grandt Line quality molded styrene windows and doors later if desired.This kit is commisioned by the State Historical Society of North Dakota.

The Marquis de Mores considered himself rightful heir to the throne in France and determined to make the fortune in America that would help him gain that position. Moving to the beautiful Badlands of Dakota Territory to establish a vast ranch and meat packing operation, he built this rustic 26 room summer home for his family in 1883.    

       
Kit design: Lowell Griffin with assistance of State Historic Site staff. 

#197-22001 GOSPORT DEPOT –on the Monon

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble  $8.99

This authentic colored model is designed to allow super detailing using CMA/Tichy and Grandt Line quality molded styrene windows and doors later if desired.

The very earliest depot designers sought ways of housing the train under roof for loading and unloading. This depot, built in the first half of the 19^th century, survived longer than did the Monon Railroad. Down along the White River it was overshadowed by the Pennsylvania line from Indianapolis and the town high up on the bluff., but was a favorite landmark known to railfans who were familiar with the tracks passing by outside and the later addition of the customary bay window.

Kit design: Historical prototype research: Merle Rice/ Kit Layout: Lowell Griffin    Optical effects: Barbara Behning, Lowell Griffin, Merle Rice

#197-22011 NKP FREIGHT HOUSE

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble  $12.50

This authentic colored model is designed to allow super detailing using CMA/Tichy and Grandt Line quality molded styrene windows and doors later if desired.

"Board and Bat" construction was "typical railroad" and so was the freight house that could accommodate two boxcars and housed the agent's offices. The freight house will look right in any self respecting town. 

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Kit design: Historical prototype research: Merle Rice/ Kit Layout: Lowell Griffin   Optical effects: Barbara Behning, Lowell Griffin, Merle Rice 

#197-31001 Longdale Double-company house   $12.50

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble

This authentic colored model is designed to allow super detailing using CMA/Tichy and Grandt Line quality molded styrene windows and doors later if desired.

The two family company house was built in quantity by the Longdale Lumber Company in the West Virginia mountains to house their married workers in lumbering towns. It would typically be found perched on a mountainside with a long set of stairs leading up to the front porch. Stairs suited for this purpose are molded by Central Valley Models and others.

KIT DESIGNERS: Historical prototype research: Ron Lane/ Kit Layout:Lowell Griffin  Optical effects: Barbara Behning, Lowell Griffin, Merle Rice  

#197-32001 Sewell Engine House

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble    $8.99
#197-32001N SEWELL ENGINE HOUSE N SCALE $7.50 

This authentic colored model is designed to allow super detailing using CMA/Tichy and Grandt Line quality molded styrene windows and doors later if desired.

The New River Gorge is a well known recreational area. The beauty of these West Virginia mountains was once the home of vast lumber operations and coal mines that fed coke to the steel mills of Pittsburgh. One of the many diminutive narrow gauge rail operations that carried these cargos off the mountaintops was the Mann's Creek Railroad. Few remnants of the operation remained long after its mid-century demise -- one was the stone Sewell Engine house.      

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In the "hill country" large barns are not commonplace because large grain fields just don't usually exist. If a farmer did not graze dairy cattle on the hillsides it was likely a smaller barn to house the working mules and horses would serve well. And this was "the style." Of course "{the Hill Country" was found in the Ozarks and farther west ==where this model will be right at home.

#197-41005 DELTA SHARECROPPER'S SALTBOX  w/ Outhouse & board fence $7.50

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge,knife and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble

THIS KIT IS DESIGNED TO PERMIT UPGRADING with Tichy/CMA and GRANFT LINE windows and doors for foreground models.. Unpainted wood for porch posts included  

The saltbox style frame house was a simple favorite construction style during the 19^th century. This "board ‘n bat" prototype happens to have been located in the southern Illinois delta area, but settlers called it home in many regions.  

#197-41009 Eastern Street Federalist

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble  $12.99

This authentic colored model is designed to allow super detailing using CMA/Tichy and Grandt Line quality molded styrene windows and doors later if desired.

The sturdy brick homes of this style were typically built as canals and railroads brought expansion across the Allegeheny Mountains in the mid 1800s. Made of local bricks, they can be found in Eastern cities and towns as well as valley towns on tributaries of the Ohio River , the National Road and the "western canals" of the era. Strings of these homes in older areas of town, and isolated homesteads remain today In a town the front of the house is typically against the street or sidewalk with a single stone slab step protruding into the walk or street.    

#197-41019 . WEST CHICAGO AVE.. BUNGALO w/garage   $9.99 Three pack $29.50
NUMBER FOLLOWING DECIMAL INDICATES BRICK COLOR [ ] .22 DARK RED [ ] .25 TAUPE [ ].32 YELLOW-TAN [ ] .244 MAROON
A three kit package #197-41019-3. is available in each color with three different colored roofs.

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble

THIS KIT IS DESIGNED TO PERMIT UPGRADING WITH TICHY/CMA and GRANFT LINE windows and doors for foreground models.

Early in the twentieth century many American cities were expanding rapidly. Brick bungalos of this type lined many streets with variations in the porch, the dormer, addition of bay window or the brick color being as common as the basic style. So HOMETOWN provides two dormer styles, an optional sunny bay window and side entrance door you can add as appropriate. This kit may be built with the elevated basement as was commonly done in recently swampy areas ( like outlying Chicago) or with the deeper basement. HOMETOWN concrete or concrete block sheet (not included) may be used in place of the brick foundation for additional variations.

#197-43001 The MAIL POUCH BARN and Silo

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble $8.99

This authentic colored model is designed to allow use in N gauge or for distance perspective. Larger barn doors (included) allow foreground use.This kit requires the use of an empty cardboard tube from bathroom tissue-not included

HOMETOWN is licensed by the Whitehall Co to produce authentic Mail Pouch advertisements in miniature.

The BANK BARN was often built into a hillside-quite on purpose. Upper level entrance facilitated storage of feed, hay and straw in the main floor and overhead lofts. From here it could be dropped to the animal use areas in the lower level. The temperature in the animal housing level was moderated. By the embankment. In hot weather, the cantilevered overhang provided shade for animals outside near the barn. If embedded into a hillside, a founbdation of local stone would be appropriate at and below ground level. HOMETOWN gas several types of stone sheet. These barns were often found in flat settings as well. Usually an earthen fill was built to the upper level doors, though a steeple sloped wood deck was also common to allow horses or tractors to pull wagins to the main floor.  

#197-43001-O The MAIL POUCH BARN

A BRISTOL SERIES O/S SCALE KIT requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble $12.50 

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#197-43002 Glen's MULE BARN "See Rock City"roof. $7.50
#197-43002N N Scale Glenn's Mule Barn w/ See Rock City roof $5.75

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A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble

In the "hill country" large barns are not commonplace because large grain fields just don't usually exist. If a farmer did not graze dairy cattle on the hillsides it was likely a smaller barn to house the working mules and horses would serve well. And this was "the style." Of course "{the Hill Country" was where roads were leading to Lookout Mountain and Rock City. The fellow who painted their rooftop billboards planned ahead-always spotting where he intended to land (and not) if the footing got too slippery.

#197-43003 MISSOURI MULE BARN weathered gray, with separate FoJo Photo sign

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble $7.50

#197-43003 N N SCALE or HO distant background model $5.75 

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In the "hill country" large barns are not commonplace because large grain fields just don't usually exist. If a farmer did not graze dairy cattle on the hillsides it was likely a smaller barn to house the working mules and horses would serve well. And this was "the style." Of course "{the Hill Country" was found in the Ozarks and farther west ==where this model will be right at home.        

#197-43010 The MARKLE MILL   $12.99
#197-43010N N Scale Markle Mill $8.99 

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble

This kit requires the use of straight drinking straw or similar tubing, not included. It is designed to permit upgrading by use of Tichy/CMA or Grandt Line windows & doors and Campbell corrugated aluminum material.

Grain elevators were more common than barber shops in rural American towns of the "corn belt" Much that was grown was kept to feed livestock, so only that traveling to "the city" would be hauled here. Further westm, in wheat country, much larger elevators were common but they dominated the country in this soze too. This particular mill was one of two along the Erie RR in Markle, IN. Most such mills were built of wood and later covered with corrugated iron. Those still in use will typically have added additional storage bins and piping. These bins are usually cylindrical concrete silos or corrugated metal with conical roofs.  

#197- 41010 MILLER'S SALTBOX  w/picket fence. Flowers on trellis, laindry $7.50

A Bristol Series HO (1/87) kit requiring scissors, straight edge and glue stick or rubber cement to assemble

This kit is designed to permit upgrading by use of Tichy/CMA or Grandt Line windows and doors.

A nicely restored frame home, over a century old. It would be a nice home in many communities across the country and is still found in rural settings too.

44001 Quonset Hut      $5.75

SAWBUCKS MFG CO  #44012. price of this kit is $12.50

June 1, 2005 

HOMETOWN has released a series of well detailed structures on HO, N and O sizes that have been finding favor with modelers who seek background models with character - but with reasonable cost and time requirements.  The 'Bristol Backgrounders have just taken on a new dimension with the release (during National Train Show at Cincinnati) of highly realistic 'Bristol Backgrounder Walls' in a large useful sheet size, at reasonable cost and in major scales from N to G. Priced at $5.00 each, the Bristol material has a printed area  of 11 x 17 inches with brick arranged  for either vertical (tall 'T') or horizontal (wide 'W') walls.  Seven prototypical brick colors are available with appropriate prototypical color variations and gray mortar. Two 'Insulbrick'  (an imitation asphalt brick siding with 'black mortar' lines) colors; Corrugated iron, Concrete block and two colors of 'random stone' are in the initial offerings of Hometown's .Bristol Backgrounders. The heavy Bristol walls may be bonded to foam poster boards to meet strength or humidity requirements..

Adding to the line's versatility are the large printed sheets with arrays of older factory windows topped with brick arches. The windows match various Tichy/CMA styles to allow use on structures where those windows are also desired.  'Curtin'  and 'Utility' style industrial walls round out Hometown's  new  Bristol Backgrounders released in July at the National Train Show in Cincinnati.

A sample card showing all the brick, Insulbrick and stone colors, as well as the various scale sizes, will be sent by Model Railroad Warehouse for a dollar. (Mail requests only, please, or with other orders).  The 11x17 sheets are shipped 'just rolled' in tubes  in US for $7 per order.  Foreign and flat mailing is more. 

Bristol Backgrounder Walls: (all numbers have 197 prefix. Specify W or T where available as the last digit of number. Example: TALL Bright red brick HO sheet is #197-H90001T)  .

TICHY/ CMA DETAILS (click on picture to enlarge)

FOR A REALISTIC LINESIDE Click on pictures for large files, worth the wait.

Farm Gates by HOMETOWN     Coke Oven Tools by HOMETOWN       197-2931 Sun Visors

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STRUCTURE KITS AND SCENIC DETAIL ITEMS HO updated June 1, 2010

Central Valley Prefix 210- Injection Molded Styrene

City Classics Prefix 195- Injection Molded Styrene-swirch details and

Hometown Prefix 197- Bristol Series color printed heavy card

Oregon Rail Prefix 538-Injection molded styrene.  SEE OUR  OREGON RAIL PAGE for trackside signals

Tichy Prefix 293- Injection molded styrene Structural windows,doors etc  listed in separate table

HOMETOWN brick and roof sheets for HO, O,S,N andG scales are listed further down the page.

SKU                        Description                                         List Price

197-22001   Gosport Depot (Monon Prot.)   $8.99

197-22011   NKP Freight House                         $12.50

197-32001   Sewell Engine House (Narrow Ga)      $8.99

197-41005   Delta Sharecropper House          $7.50

197-41009   Eastern Street Federalist House$12.50

197-41010   Miller’s Saltbox House                  $7.50

197-41019   Chicago Ave Bungalo & Garage $9.99 (4 color choice)

197-43001   Mail Pouch Bank Barn & Silo      $8.99

197-43002   Mule Barn-See Rock City              $7.50

197-43002   Mo Mule Barn- FoJo Photo         $7.50

197-43010   Markle Mill                                       $12.99

197-44001   Quonset Hut                                    $5.75

197-44012   Sawbucks Manufacturing Co.    $12.50

210-1601     Fence & Railing Assortment        $6.25

210-1602     Steps,Stairs & Ladders Asstd       $6.25

210-1902     150 ft Pratt Truss Bridge  20-5/8” $39.95

210-1903     72ft Girder Bridge single track   $14.95

210-1904     72ft Girder Bridge double track $21.95

195-101        Grant Street Iron Front Store     $18.98

195-102        Penn Ave Tile Front Store            $18.98

195-103        Smallman St Warehouse              $21.98

195-104        Smallman addon                            $12.98

195-105        Baum Blvd Art Decco Store         $18.98

195-106        East Ohio St Store                          $18.98

195-107        Carson St Rail-Truck Terminal    $14.98

195-108        Crafton Ave 1930s Service Sta   $18.98

195-109        Carnegie St Manufacturing         $18.98

195-110        Route 22 Diner                               $18.98

195-111        Company House                             $18.98

195-112        Company House 3pak                  $49.98

195-113        Roberts Rd Mobile Home             $14.98

195-114        East End Market-Grocery                        $18.98         

538-99          Cantilever Signal Bridge UP/D&RGW$23.95

538-101        Cantilever Signal Bridge               $19.95

538-112        Crossbucks (2ea 2 sizes)               $4.95

538-113        Crossing Flashers (2)                     $17.95

538-150        Signal Bridge 2 track PRR             $27.95

538-151        Signal Bridge 2 track US&S          $27.95

538-152        Signal Bridge 4 track PRR             $29.95

538-153        Signal Bridge 4 track US&S          $29.95

538-501        Menomonee Falls station 16x5”   $44.95  

538-502        Shingles to cover 2100 sq ft prot        $9.98

538-503        Shingles to cover 7600 sq ft prot           $32.98

293-7010     400Ton Coaling Tower                 $135  $110     on sale

293-7011     Handcar Shed (1-5.8x2-11/16”)          $9.50   

293-7012     Steel Water Tank (RR)                   $29.50  $24  on sale

293-7013     Steel Oil Tank                                  $15        $12  on sale

293-7014     Icing Platform 18”                         $29.50

293-7015     Icing Platform 36”                         $49.50

293-7016     Icing Platform Extension 6”         $9.50

293-7019     Industrial Water Tank                   $27.50

293-8001     Platform, Open grate w/handrail(2)   $3.00

293-8002     Ladder w/safety cage staircase  $3.00

293-8004     Coal Dump Shed (from coal tower) $9.50

293-8005     Hoist House & Sand House ditto $9.50

293-8006     Water Column (trackside for locos) $4.95

293-8007     Jib Crane                                           $5.95

293-8008     Coaling Tower Lift Mechanism   $20.00

293-8155     Street Lamps (8)early style          $4.00

293-8158     Insulators (24)cored .025-PRR Catenary$3.00

293-8158B   Insulators (600) (special order)$62.00                                   

293-8060     Fire Escapes (2)grates,ladders,rail    $3.00

293-8164     Telltales (2) (low bridge warning)       $4.95

293-8165     Hayes Wheel Stop (2)                   $5.95

293-8166     Outhouses (3)                                 $5.95

293-8167     Coal Bins (3) for stations,signal twrs $5.95

293-8168     Mail Crane (railside depot detail)        $5.95

293-8169     Oil Column (railside for loco fuel)      $6.95

293-8170     Outdoor light w/bracket (24)     $4.95

293-8171     Skids & Pallets                                 $4.95

293-8172     Ice Blocks (64)                                 $4.95

293-8173     Milk Cans (45)                                 $4.95

293-8174     Wood Crates asstd (8)                  $4.95

293-8175     Burlap Sacks (64)                           $4.95

293-8176     RR Crossing Signs (20)modern,round$4.95

293-8177     RR Crossing Signs (20) pre 1950      $4.95

293-8178     RR Crossing Crossbucks (20)       $4.95

293-8179     RR Crossing Sign-(10) early diamond$4.95

293-8180     RR Crossbuck Canadian style(10)    $4.95

293-8181     Trackside Flanger Signs (32)       $4.95

293-8182     Whistle Post (32)”steam era”        $4.95

293-8183     Whistle Post (32)”modern”        $4.95

293-8184     Mileposts-concrete (5)                 $7.95

197-101        Store Signs & Awnings (printed color)$2.50

197-102        Pneumatic Crossing Gate Bases (2)cast            $1.50

197-103        Handtrucks (2) cast metal           $1.50

197-2671     Shotgun Carriage,etched sawblade    $7.95

197-2932     Brass Radiator- 1920s truck        $2.95

Additional 197- Etched Brass Detail Listings in tables  below.

The following recent Tichy styrene parts are in addition to the tables below and are in stock here at MRRW.

293-8185     Splice Plates for 6” Channel (54)$3.00

293-8186     Splice Plates for 12”Channel (54)$3.00

293-8187     Store Windows (6)                                    $3.00

293-8188     Store Front (3)                                $3.00

293-8189     4 Lite Double Door(2)&frame w/transom$3.00          

293-8190     Like 8189 for Masonry Bldg(2)  $3.00

293-8191     Single Lite Door & frame (3)       $3.00

293-8192     Double 8191 (2)                             $3.00

293-8193     Strap Railing 3”long (6)                $3.00

293-8194     Glass Door & Frame w/transom (3)  $3.00

293-8195     Glass Door & Frame (3)                $3.00

293-8196     5 Panel Door & Frame (3)w/transom $3.00

293-8197     5 Panel Door & Frame (3)            $3.00

293-8198     Double Glass Door & Frame(2)  $3.00

293-8199     Double 5 Panel Door         (2)       $3.00

293-8200     1/1 Round Top Window (12)     $3.00

293-8201     1/1 Double Hung Window (12) $3.00

293-8202     4/4 Round Top Window (12)24x78$3.00

293-8203     4 pane Round Top Window(12)$3.00

293-8205     4/4 Round Top Window (12) 24x78$3.00

293-8206     Work Car Windows asst (18)      $3.00

293-8207     Snowbirds (65)                               $3.00

293-8208     External Staircase,railings,platforms $3.00

293-8087     20 Pane Industrial Window (3) 

                       Tilting center   7’Wx9.6’H              $3.00

CENTRAL VALLEY concentrates on the railroad right of way. Their HO truss and girder bridges are as fine as styrene kits can be and reasonably priced too.

CITY CLASSICS-is best known for a group of 5 story downtowm buildings typically built in the 1880-1-30 era. Some of these HO styrene kits especially lend themselves to "shortening" for the smaller county seat towns. Also offered are a truck/rail freight depot usefully sized, a rather "bland" small period industry to fit among more notable buildings for prototypical balance and one of those "notable" factories/warehouses built in the first three decades of the 1900s-and adaptable to shallow relief, expansion or odd shaped spaces. The Crafton Ave service station (also made in N scale) is the classic 1935-1955 style, complete with gas pumps, vending machines, signs, oil can rack details at a price you'd expect to pay for the details. Most recently, City Classics has released a stainless steel DINER, 1950s 40' MOBILE HOME and COMPANY HOUSES of the two story frame variety found near older factories in many cities. These houses include outhouse and optional variation parts. They are very adaptable to remodeling, too. CITY CLASSICS structures are designed by a modeler to look right on a model layout. They are not HUGE in size or price as a result. On our shopping cart catalog, and Shambles will have pictures posted shortly.  

EASTERN CAR WORKS has no structures. Nautical details and special containers, though, are unique to ECW. 

HOMETOWN-we are working to return many old favorites in newly designed kits-as well as a host of new kits for everything from the company towns of the New River Gorge to Chicago. The news will be here when it can be safely announced, but to give you a hint, the superdetail kit of photoengraved brass SEWELL COKE OVEN TOOLS will be along soon,

HO Plans & bill of parts for several original HOMETOWN kits, as well as modeling notes, a thumbnail history of Hometown and ad reprints are found in the HOMETOWN FLAVOR book by Merle Rice at $15.95 As you leaf through it you will see where some mass producers got their ideas. Some reflection shows why there IS a difference between the kits at MRRW, WHICH LOOK REAL, and the mass producer's kits, so frequently found, WHICH LOOK LIKE SO MANY OTHER LAYOUTS-and they seem to cost more too, as a rule.

OREGON RAIL-just one styrene structure kit , a magnificent HO depot suited to bashing for S and O scale uses.. These folks are especially known, though, for a selection of signals and crossing signs & signals to fit most any prototype. We are aware of progress on a signal bridge, semaphore signals and more-done correctly and reasonably. Our website OREGON RAIL page has suggestions for correct railroads with product illustrations.

The depot is an imported kit.

TICHY TRAINS coaling tower, water tower, tanks and lineside handcar shacks (with handcars) have inspired copies by others. The fine detailing by Tichy DOES make a difference in these areas of focused interest on a layout. Tichy/CMA also offers a little noted selection of other finely detailed items like tell tales, water and oil plugs, mail cranes for the depot and a stationary loading crane

For the team track or industry. Whistle posts, mileposts, crossing signs-check them out in our web shopping cart. Tichy has dozens of fine windows, doors and structural details as well rivets, boltheads, iceblocks…. They are IN STOCK at MRRW 

TWO other fine lines of structure kits (that meet the boss's scrutiny) have indicated an interest in joining the MRRW lineup in the future.

March 29, 2004 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 
Model Railroad Warehouse proudly announces the HOMETOWN Bristol Series HO structure line. Realistically reproduced in full color on heavy construction board, the Bristol Series will be introducing realistic prices and realistic construction time (just minutes) to model railroads and historic diorama builders. Suited for the new hobbiest, the HOMETOWN Bristol Series kits are designed to facilitate upgrading with Tichy/CMA and Grandt Line windows, doors and detail castings for "up front viewing." Seasoned model builders may employ the kits as templates for scratch building. Kit announcements will begin next month with dozens expected to be at the Seattle National show. 

Matching wall and roof material sheets are being offered so that the kits may be creatively "remodeled" or altered for even greater variety than offered in the line.

A hint of the variety that may be expected is found in the first announced releases now available-tall building or horizontal building sheets of brick –in seven realistic colors: Bright Red, Old Red, Dark Red, Clinker Red, Maroon, Taupe and Yellow-Tan and five roofing styles: Tile Red, Blue Diamond Shingle, Tarpaper, Raised Rib Steel (green) and Corrugated Iron (designed to co-ordinate or overlay with Campbell aluminum if desired). 8-1/2 x 11" sheets of these materials are priced at $2.75 each. 

Billboard walls are also announced on the "tall building" sheets of Bright, Old & Clinker Red brick with twenty three different "painted on the brick" legends (choice-either top right or top left corner) and graffiti and "missing neighbor" wall-a wall formerly shared with a next-door business, now demolished. These brick sheets are available now at $5.00 each in HO : Ship & Travel The Electric Way; Chew Mail Pouch Tobacco; Mining Supplies & Hardware; Jesus Saves; Use Quality Silver Dust Flour; Feed, Seed, Hay & Farm Supply; Jefferson Island Salt; The News-Printing-- and a host of other typical businesses. These walls are designed to allow use with other quality commercial buildings such as City Classics and Design Preservation since common practice was to employ "cheaper brick" in sidewalls with a variety of facades.  

   MATCHING WALL & ROOF SHEETS  

Please note: Additional walls will become available as developed for release of matching kits . Each kit's instructions identify the matching walls. Sheets are $2.75 each unless noted.

APRIL 2004 RELEASE

#90000  ASSORTED BRICK ARCHES (use over windows, doors. Colors: on sheet are Old,Bright,,Dark & Clinker red) $5.00

#90001  BRIGHT RED BRICK- (Common mid 1800s-today. Slight color variations

#90020 OLD RED BRICK light orange to pinkish with scattered color variations. Usually unglazed & locally made for sidewalls & economy applications

#90022  DARK RED BRICK (c 1900-current) with slight color variations

#90024  CLINKER RED BRICK a darker old brick with extreme color variations

#90025  TAUPE BRICK common after WWI in most areas. Earlier where clay this color

#90032  YELLOW/TAN BRICK similar to Taupe in residential & retail use

#90244  MAROON BRICK – more modern for residential, ,retail & institutional use.

#90100  CORRUGATED IRON ROOF-slight hint of rust. HO Alignment matches Campbell 8'

#90101  RAISED RIB STEEL ROOF-painted green

#90102  TARPAPER ROOF

#90103  DIAMOND PATTERN ROOF-light blue

#90104  RED TILE ROOF

COMING IN 2004

#90105  GLAZED TILE WALL

#90106  CONCRETE BLOCK WALL

#90107  STUCCO WALL

#90108  SPANSH STUCCO WALL

#90109  BOARD N BAT UNPAINTED WOOD WALL

#90110  WHITE WOOD SIDING

#90111  FIELDSTONE WALL/FOUNDATION GRAY

#90112  FLAGSTONE WALL/FOUNDATION

#90113  BOULDER/PUDDING STONE WALL/FOUNDATION

#90114  FIELDSTONE WALL/FOUNDATION reddish tan

#90115  CUT LIMESTONE WALL

#90116  SANDSTONE WALL –large cut.

#90117  WOOD WALL-unpainted vertical boards

#90118  BOARD N BAT –tan-sand painted wood

#90119  BOARD N BAT- gray painted wood wall

#90120  ASPHALT IMITATION RED BRICK SIDING

#90121  ASPHALT IMITATION TAN BRICK SIDING

#90122  CONCRETE WALL/FOUNDATION

#90150  WOOD SHINGLE ROOF

#90051  TAN SHINGLE

For masonry walls reaching above roofs, face the inside of the wall with matching siding and cap with Pikestuff #541-1008 Cap Tiles or Wood or plastic channel painted concrete. Tichy fire escape # 293-8060 is suggested for blind brick store walls with Tichy door #293-8032 and Hometown arches to match brick. 

Billboard wall sheets are also available in our "OLD BRICK" "BRIGHT RED BRICK" and "CLINKER BRICK"sheets. The "painted on" signage is directly applied to the tall brick wall of your choice at upper left or upper right corner (indicated by -L or –R after the T of the sheet catalog number) and may be ordered in all scales as noted above. It was common practice to utilize locally made "cheap brick" for the walls of retail and office buildings that had more ornate construction on their street facing sides. These walls would be prototypically consistent when used with storefronts made by City Classics, DPM or other quality kit makers. Unless otherwise noted, these prototypical 8 ˝ x 11 sheets are $5 each. Where necessary, the signage is licensed.

BILLBOARD WALLS

ADD THIS NUMBER BEHIND THE PLAIN BRICK SHEET ID NUMBER dash

001 "SHIP & TRAVEL THE ELECTRIC WAY"

002 "CHEW MAIL POUCH Treat Yourself to the Best"

003 "MINING SUPPLIES, HARDWARE"

004 "Use Quality SILVER DUST Flour"

005 "FEEDS, SEED, HAY and FARM SUPPLY"

006 "Jefferson Island Salt"

007 "STOVES, COAL OIL, LAMPS, TOOLS & HARDWARE"

008 "ARNICA SALVE, CELERY SEED & ELIXERS"

009 "FOUNTAIN, SANDWICHES & SUNDRIES"

010 "NEW YORK QUALITY CLOTHING"

011 "BATTERIES, TIRES & GASOLENE"

012  "FINE FURNITURE, STOVES & RUGS"

013 "FINE FURNITURE & UNDERTAKER"

014  "MUSIC INSTRUMENTS, WATCHES & JEWELRY- Pawn Shop"

015 "THE NEWS-PRINTING"

016 "MOTORCAR SERVICE" with logo.

017 "LUMBER, COAL & ICE"

018 "Z PIZZA PLACE"

019 "ICE CREAM, SUNDAES & FOUNTAIN PHOSPHORS"

020 "JESUS SAVES"

021 "Champaign Velvet"

022 DRY GOODS, NOTIONS

023 Missing neighbor-this side was once the joint wall between two stores. Only the taller one remains and the stairwells and interior colored walls of the demolished neighbor are now exposed on its outside wall. (Not L&R)

024 Graffitti-(not city gang stuff) down at the bottom on this wall. (not L&R)

025 "ROOMS By Night or Week"

DESCRIPTION

N Number

HO Number

S Number

O Number

G Number

Corrugated Iron

N90100

H90100

S90100

Q90100

G90100

Bright Red Brick W/T

N90001

H90001

S90001

Q90001

G90001

Old Red Vrick W/T

N90020

H90020

S90020

Q90020

G90020

Dark Red Brick W/T

N90022

H90022

S90022

Q90022

G90022

Clinker Red Brick W/T

N90024

H90024

S90024

Q90024

G90024

Taupe Brick  W/T

N90025

H90025

S90025

Q90025

G90025

Yellow-Tan Brick W/T

N90032

H90032

S90032

Q90032

G90032

Maroon Brick W/T

N90244

H90244

S90244

Q90244

G90244

Curtin Wall (Dark Red Brick)(W)

N90201

H90201

S90201

Q90201

G90201

Utility Wall (Dark Red Brick)(T)

N90202

H90202

S90202

Q90202

G90202

Window Array(Old Red Arches)

N90203

H90203

S90203

Q90203

G90203

Concrete Block –aged   (W)

(Use next larger scales for cut stone)

N90204

H90204

S90204

Q90204

G90204

Insulbrick-Tan                (W)

N80205

H90205

S90205

Q90205

G90205

Insulbrick-Clinker Red   (W)

N80206

H90206

S90206

Q90206

G90207

Random Stone- Tans    (W)

N90207

H90207

S90207

Q90207

G90207

Random Stone- Grays   (W)

N90208

H90208

S90208

Q90208

G90208

CREATIVE MODEL ASSOC MERGED INTO TICHY Mar 2008

Effective March 2008 CMA items will carry  new Tichy SKU ID numbers   Prices are unchanged.   In our shopping cart: