Unique, kitbashed, scratchbuilt or just plain cool buildings you have seen or have!!!

[Guilfordguy]

Share pictures or talk about unique, kitbashed, scratchbuilt or just super awesome or cool buildings you have seen or have on your layout or someone else's layout.

Here's one of a burnt down garage. (R. Nixon Used Cars Sign was on there when I bought it, thought id keep it, No political opinion)

 

[Davidfd85]

That sure looks like arson to me, are they still investigating it ???


Great looking building

 

[Guilfordguy]

Thanks! There investigating it right now!!!

 

[montanan]

I have a few. I love to scratchbuild, especially when you need a certain kind of structure to fit into a given space and none of the kits on the market fill the billHere are a few.



This one is built from Evergreen styrene products. I usually like wood, but figured I would try something different.

The next is a little cafe. Most of it was build from pieces of scrap wood in my wood collection. All of the windows were scratch built. Of course there were a few metal castings used for items such ad the pot belly stove, phone, radio and cash register. The stools are small nail heads.



The next is a freight station. I need a little larger freight station than I could find on the market at the time, so I build one entirely from wood. It does have a lit interior.

 

[tootnkumin]

Looks like the firemen had trouble with the hydrant by the car yard gate, couldn't turn the water on in time to save that end.

 

[logandsawman]

This building is very simple, made from cardboard (cereal boxes), but captures some of the small cafe/rooms to let establishments seen in small towns in Northern Minnesota:

 

[Guilfordguy]

Wow, id think there all these were kits because there so nice especial the first & last one but no company could ever mach the detailed interior of your cafe. I don't currently have a layout but I am working toward one but for my small desk & display I cant agree anymore about scratchbuilding for small places, another building I am currently working on is my small barn fire station, No company makes a kit anything like it or that small, it fits anywhere I want it too.

 

[Guilfordguy]

Its quite nice & simple! The curtains are fabulous!

 

[Guilfordguy]

Ha Ha, Yep!!!

 

[68 Camaro]

Built these for my Miami River layout. Have since removed this layout to go to a narrower 18" width.

Larry

 

[jwb]

I've always been interested in an abandoned fertilizer plant in Bena, CA, just north of the Tehachapi grade. Here are two shots:

I discovered that the Campbell Frary Fertilizer plant is pretty close to a condensed version of this. I assembled it with some additions and changes to make it look a little more like the Bena plant, and will add some more pipes and tanks later.

 

[Greg@mnrr]

To all you modelers, very nice work.

Greg

 

[Greg@mnrr]

Forum:

Maybe my next modeling project when winter returns.

I like all the signage.

Greg

 

[BigE]

One of my buddies, Ken or Terry I think, did a nice job bashing together a Walthers (Cornerstone series) New River Coal Mine with the Flood Loading tower. He posted photos of it on some thread somewhere I had started about something else.
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[steveparkinson]

Unique, kitbashed, scratchbuilt or just plain cool buildings you have seen or...

Very good stuff, I wish N scale had as much selection as HO when it came to structures and buildings. I guess I need to start building my own.


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[Guilfordguy]

Very nice work!!!

 

[Gary B]

A repost of one of my favorite projects. Real nice work everyone.

 

[IronBeltKen]

One of my buddies, Ken or Terry I think, did a nice job bashing together a Walthers (Cornerstone series) New River Coal Mine with the Flood Loading tower...

Eric that was me! [thanks for the "plug"]

I'm seeing many examples of Kalmbach-caliber work on this thread, keep 'em coming!

 

[BigE]

No problem brother!!! I knew it was one of you 2 fellers.

 

[oldmailtrain]

This really looks great.