Blair-Line Model Trains

...more about the Blair Line Laser-Cut Shotgun House -- 3/4 x 2-1/8 1.8 x 5.3cm - Z-Scale

...more about the Blair Line TV Broadcast Tower w/Assorted Station Numbers (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) -- 1'' Square 2.5cm x 8'' 20cm Tall - N-Scale

Recall the nostalgia of the 1950s, or commemorate the waning days of this entertainment phenomenon by placing a drive-in theater in the outskirts of your layout's community. Each kit includes a screen tower, ticket booth, signs and fences constructed from prepainted plastic. Detail your outdoor experience with included extras like three marquee signs and 17 interchangeable movie signs, featuring 32 movies from the 1940s to today. .....
...more about the Blair Line Drive-In Theatre - N-Scale

Traveling across North America, you're sure to spot one of these rustic classics somewhere. This church is constructed of laser-cut wood featuring tab-and-slot construction to make for quick and easy assembly. .....
...more about the Blair Line Church -- 3 x 1-7/8 x 4'' 7.5 x 4.6 x 10cm - N-Scale

These were the sort of buildings that drew a child's attention but kept parents away in droves. Now these novelty Tourist Trap buildings can make themselves at home on the outskirts of your layout. Each kit is a laser-cut wood building, featuring precision tab-and-slot construction. Laser-cut doors, windows and roofing are also included. Four different signs allow the building to take on different looks; Totem Pole Trading Post, Reptile Ranch, Wax Museum and Fireworks .....
...more about the Blair Line Tourist Trap (Includes Four Optional Signs) -- 2-3/4 x 1-3/4'' 6.8 x 4.3cm - N-Scale

...more about the Blair Line One Car Garage -- 1-1/2 x 1'' 3.7 x 2.5cm - N-Scale

...more about the Blair Line Laser-Cut Wooden Loading Ramp -- 3 x 3/4'' 7.5 x 1.8cm - N-Scale

...more about the Blair Line Section Toolhouse -- 1-1/8 x 1'' 2.8 x 2.5cm - N-Scale

Company houses were found in many coal-mining towns and timber cams where housing was scarce. Employers provided housing of a standard design for workers, and company towns would consist of several of these housing units. This kit would also make an excellent sharecropper's home, hillbilly shanty or house on the ''wrong side of the .....
...more about the Blair Line Company House -- 2-1/4 x 1-1/2'' 5.6 x 3.75cm - N-Scale

Found in coal-mining areas of Appalachia and anywhere coal, stone and other minerals were mined and delivered by truck or wagon to be transported by rail. Includes laser-cut stairs, rails, piers and .....
...more about the Blair Line Truck Dump -- 2'' Long x 1'' Wide 5 x 2.5cm - N-Scale

Based on a Frisco Railroad prototype from Blairstown, Missouri, the original structure started out as a freight/passenger depot and graduated into a passenger service station until its final days in the 1960s. Each kit includes a laser-cut two-story wood board and batten structure with bay window and one-story extension for freight and baggage. Laser-cut parts included in this kit include the doors, windows and roof rolling. Added extras include a cast metal chimney, signs .....
...more about the Blair Line Blairstown 2-Story Depot -- 4-1/2 x 1-1/2'' 11.2 x 3.7cm - N-Scale

Shotgun houses (So named because all of the rooms were in a straight line with each other; you could supposedly fire a shotgun through the open front and back doors without hitting any walls!) were the ''row house'' of the southern states, but were seen in most other parts of the USA. Usually built in groups near the tracks, this kit also makes an excellent company house outside a mine or other industry. The model features laser-cut walls, doors, windows, floor and .....
...more about the Blair Line Laser-Cut Shotgun House -- 1 x 3'' 2.5 x 7.5cm - N-Scale

Once a fixture in every small town, a few general stores survive in the deepest parts of rural America. False fronts were nearly a ''standard'' design for these buildings and the kit also includes a store room built on the .....
...more about the Blair Line Blairstown General Store -- 2 x 3'' 5 x 7.5cm - N-Scale

Based on a gas station in Carthage, Missouri, this kit includes laser-cut walls, doors, window frames, trim, floor, roofing and sign frames. Also comes with gas pumps and island, chimney, tire display, soda machine, a roadside sign and a variety of colorful decals and signs to change the look of the station .....
...more about the Blair Line Ernie's Gas Station -- 2-3/4 x 1-3/4'' 6.8 x 4.3cm - N-Scale

2-1/4 x 3'' 5.6 x 7.5cm The drive-in eatery is the most convenient way to get a quick meal. Bring retro styling and a touch of nostalgia to your layout with this eatery. Attract customers with a laser-cut roadside sign that will catch any motorist's eye. .....
...more about the Blair Line Dari-King Drive In Restaurant -- 2-1/4 x 3'' 5.6 x 7.5cm - N-Scale

Be sure depots, towers and other facilities have plenty of coal on hand with these storage buildings nearby. Based a C&O standard design that held 10 tons of coal, they're typical of small sheds used on most American railroads. In later years wcoal was no longer needed, many were put to work as tool or storage sheds. (You could also use it as a shed on a farm or alongside a small industry.) The kit features laser-cut board & batten walls, door, floor and sub-roof. .....
...more about the Blair Line Coal Storage House -- 3/4 x 3/4'' 1.8 x 1.8cm - N-Scale

An essential part of any railroad, scale houses could be found at most yards and near major industries that shipped in bulk, such as mines and grain elevators. Railroads charged by weight, so cars were first weighed as empties, then reweighed after loading. Based on a Chesapeake & Ohio prototype located at Lynchburg, Virginia, the model is typical of such buildings used by many other roads. It could also serve as a guard shack or storage building at an industrial site, or a .....
...more about the Blair Line Scale House (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) -- 1/2 x 1'' 1.25 x 2.5cm - N-Scale

Designed from plans for a standard No. 1 combination bay window depot. Includes peel-n-stick trim, doors, windows and roofing. Also includes interior walls and cast .....
...more about the Blair Line Chesapeake & Ohio Depot - Standard #1 Design (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) -- 1-1/2 x 3-3/4'' 3.7 x 9.3cm (20 x 50 Scale Feet) - N-Scale

Inspired by a model of the Silver King Ore House in Park City, Utah, this classic building is a great addition to any mine scene. The kit captures all of the flavor of the real thing, with its varied roof lines, exposed structural framing and covered loading areas that serve two tracks. Designed for easy construction, it includes laser-cut walls with tab and slot connections, doors, window frames, trim, floor, roofing and structural .....
...more about the Blair Line Cash Mine Works Ore House -- 4 x 4-1/2 x 5'' 10 x 11.2 x 12.5cm - N-Scale

Based on the popular station design of the 1950s (which can still be seen today), this kit features laser-cut exterior and interior walls, doors, window frames, trim, floor, roofing and sign frames. Other details includes gas pumps and island, chimney, soda machine, signs and .....
...more about the Blair Line Clark Oil Gas Station -- 1-1/2 x 2-1/2'' 3.8 x 6.3cm (structure only) - N-Scale

Based on depots used by the Rock Island (their standard design) and several other railroads, the 24 x 40' Leeton Depot wood combination station is at home on any layout or module. The kit includes a loading ramp but may be built with or without it. Includes signs and cast-metal chimney. .....
...more about the Blair Line Leeton Depot (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) -- 1.80 x 3.00'' Structure, 1.00 x 3.25'' Ramp - N-Scale

Long before look-alike fast food chains, small roadside cafes like these catered to travelers and truck drivers along the nation's major two-lane highways. Here and there, a few still survive today. Packed with details, the kit includes a laser-cut floor, aged sidewalks and exterior walls featuring laser-etched nail holes. Plastic windows are included, along with signs, burglar bars, lampshades, a cast metal smokejack, plus laser-cut OPEN and EAT signs for the finishing .....
...more about the Blair Line Fred & Red's Hamburgers - Kit -- 1-1/8 x 2-1/2'' - N-Scale

Used to air-dry corn for animal feed, corn cribs are a common sight on farms large and small. This model captures all the intricate detail of the eight-sided original which still stands in Kansas, in an easy-to-build .....
...more about the Blair Line Tom's Corn Crib - N-Scale

Three-story wood-sided warehouse and storage building with covered wood loading dock and rooftop sign. Includes laser-etched nail holes on aged clapboard siding, positionable windows, lampshades, exhaust fans, crates, pallets and a do-it-yourself rooftop sign to make your own custom factory .....
...more about the Blair Line Warehouse Backdrop Building -- 13 x 2 x 7'' 32.5 x 5 x 17.5cm - N-Scale

This small combination depot is based on a Missouri Pacific prototype found in Boston, .....
...more about the Blair Line Boston Depot - N-Scale

...more about the Blair Line Gerald Depot -- 1-13/16 x 3-5/8'' - N-Scale

This structure is based on the original Pizzaland building made famous in the opening credits of The Sopranos on HBO. Working with the owner of the prototype in Arlington, New Jersey, this officially licensed kit comes complete with air conditioner, crawl space openings, lampshades and burglar bars, plus laser-cut ''Pizzaland'' signs for the roof and storefront, which were digitized from prototype photos. Its small size makes it easy to add in just about any commercial .....
...more about the Blair Line Laser-Cut Structure Kits -- Pizzaland 1-1/4 x 2-3/16'' 3.1 x 5.5cm - N-Scale

...more about the Blair Line Common Pile Trestle Kit -- 5-5/8'' Long x 1-1/4'' Tall 14 x 3.1cm - Build Straight or Curved - N-Scale

Common wood pile (with round piers driven into the ground on the prototype) trestle found on nearly every railroad in North America. May be built straight or curved. Most parts are pre-cut, and kit includes full-size template and curve templates to aid in assembly. Includes a section of Micro-Engineering's Bridge Flex .....
...more about the Blair Line Common Pile Trestle Kit -- 6'' Long x 2'' Tall 15 x 5cm - Build Straight or Curved - HO-Scale

A fun way to bring back old memories. Sure to be a conversation piece on your layout. Kit includes screen tower, ticket booth, signs and fences. Components are precolored plastic, ready for quick, easy assembly. Includes three different marquee signs and 17 movie signs featuring films from the 1930s to the 1960s. Space-saving design fits against a backdrop or a wall. May also be built as a stand-alone model. Build it with a parking lot and display your HO Scale vehicle .....
...more about the Blair Line Drive-In Theatre - HO-Scale