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How many of you have built models of freight cars; or, buildings you had as a kid? I realize this is pretty much a "Trip Down Memory Lane" and it's true the models available back then, where certainly not as nice of models as we have today. I have no idea if better models where available back in the 50s and 60s as I really only remember Plasticville kits at my local hobby shop. I think I probably built most of the Plasticville kits that where available back then and my brother and I also built them in O-Scale, for our American Flyer S-Scale layout, too.
Bachmann has taken over the Plasticville Line and many of these old kits are still available new from your local hobby supplier; or, online hobby dealer. However, some of them are no longer being made, in which case a search on Ebay might produce a long gone kit.
I have purchased quite a few of the older Athearn Blue Box, MDC Roundhouse, Mantua and Varney freight car kits. It was an enjoyable time seeing what I could do to upgrade these kits to make them a little more scale like. I am not a "Rivet Counter" and allowances have to be made for some of the "Ham Fisted" detailing these cars have, by simply allowing the nostalgia for these cars to supersede the lack of detailing they have.
Right now I have three Plasticville buildings on my layout and will shortly be adding a fourth. They are the Switch Tower, Freight Station, Watchman's Crossing Shanty and I am currently working on the Manufacturing Factory. I also have a Passenger Train Station which may have been a Plasticville Kit; but, I can't confirm who made this kit. I've found that with a little bit of extra effort, these kits make good additions to my layout. Adding window glazing, extra details and painting, do much to improve these kits. I will take photos of my Plasticville Kits to post here when I can find the time.
How many of you have built models of freight cars; or, buildings you had as a kid? I realize this is pretty much a "Trip Down Memory Lane" and it's true the models available back then, where certainly not as nice of models as we have today. I have no idea if better models where available back in the 50s and 60s as I really only remember Plasticville kits at my local hobby shop. I think I probably built most of the Plasticville kits that where available back then and my brother and I also built them in O-Scale, for our American Flyer S-Scale layout, too.
Bachmann has taken over the Plasticville Line and many of these old kits are still available new from your local hobby supplier; or, online hobby dealer. However, some of them are no longer being made, in which case a search on Ebay might produce a long gone kit.
I have purchased quite a few of the older Athearn Blue Box, MDC Roundhouse, Mantua and Varney freight car kits. It was an enjoyable time seeing what I could do to upgrade these kits to make them a little more scale like. I am not a "Rivet Counter" and allowances have to be made for some of the "Ham Fisted" detailing these cars have, by simply allowing the nostalgia for these cars to supersede the lack of detailing they have.
Right now I have three Plasticville buildings on my layout and will shortly be adding a fourth. They are the Switch Tower, Freight Station, Watchman's Crossing Shanty and I am currently working on the Manufacturing Factory. I also have a Passenger Train Station which may have been a Plasticville Kit; but, I can't confirm who made this kit. I've found that with a little bit of extra effort, these kits make good additions to my layout. Adding window glazing, extra details and painting, do much to improve these kits. I will take photos of my Plasticville Kits to post here when I can find the time.