Walthers Model Trains

By the late 1990s, some 93% - about 3-1/2 million miles - of American highways were built with asphalt. The paving work starts at hot mix plants, like Black Gold, where fine aggregates (sand or gravel) are mixed with a binder made from bituminous, an oil by-product. This mixture is heated to 250 to 375 Fahrenheit; too hot and structurally weakening carbon particles form, too cold and it won't compact correctly. (This is why road repairs/building are done in warmer
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Black Gold Asphalt (Hot Mix Plant) - Kit -- 9-3/4 x 14-1/8 x 10-1/2'' 24.3 x 35.3 x 26.2cm - HO-Scale

Chances are your concrete basement or layout room started out at a plant just like this! Concrete is one of the oldest building materials, dating back to 500 BC. Today, it is the most frequently used construction material, combining low-cost, durab ility and strength with extreme versatility. It can be molded to almost any shape so it's used to build everything from roads and buildings, to birdbaths and railroad ties!. Although concrete used to be mixed at the job site,
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Blue Star Ready Mix (Concrete Batch Plant) -- 7-3/4 x 8-1/8 x 11-3/4'' 19.3 x 20.3 x 29.3cm - HO-Scale

Scalehouse/Office; 4-3/4 x 2-7/8 x 2-1/8'' 11.8 x 7.1 x 5.3cm. Storage Bins; 8-7/8 x 3-1/2 x 7-3/8'' 22.1 x 8.7 x 10.9cm. Oil Tanks (2); 1-5/16'' Diameter x 3-5/8'' 3.3cm Diameter x 9.2cm. Pump House; 1-1/4 x 1 x 1-3/8'' 3.2 x 2.5 x 3.5cm. Shoehorn ed alongside mainlines and sidings, the local fuel dealer was well known to everyone in town. Coal for home heating, as well as commercial accounts like small factories and stores, could by bought by the bag-full or the ton and
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Kit - Goldenflame Fuel Co. - Standard Version - HO-Scale

Broad rivers, busy harbor entrances - now your HO Scale railroad can cross them in style when install this Double Track Swing Bridge on the right-of-way. Based on prototypes in use from the 1900s to the present, this model has sufficient clearance for use with virtually any loco or cars, as well as modern double-stack equipment. The model is designed to be turned 90 degrees by hand in a single direction, like the prototypes. A final drive gear and micro switches are
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Double Track Swing Bridge - Kit -- 27 x 6-3/8 x 7-9/16'' 69 x 16.2 x 19.3cm - HO-Scale

Put big action in a small space with this exciting new industry on your railroad. With today's ''just in time'' coal delivery, meeting customer schedules demands equipment that's up to the job. Now in use in both eastern and western coal fields, th ese big buildings are essentially storage silos that hold tons of coal for reloading unit trains. Since the actual mine and processing operations are often miles away, this building and conveyor can be placed trackside, to imply
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Western Coal Flood Loader -- 32 x 4-1/2 x 16 81.3 x 11.4 x 40.6cm - Conveyor Sections - 7-1/16'' 18cm Each - HO-Scale

Gambrel-roofed brick feed mills like Columbia Feeds were once common all across the continent. Every year, their canopied loading docks saw thousands of feed sacks loaded into customers wagons and trucks. Bulk grain arrived in box cars at trackside doors and bagged feed for distant markets was loaded. Because of the need for additional storage, owners often constructed storage buildings that conformed to the curvature of their siding or size and angle of their property. The
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series (R) Columbia Feed Mill -- Mill Building Measures- 7-1/2 x 5-5/8 x 5-1/2'' 19.1 x 14.3 x 14cm - HO-Scale

Modernize your industrial park with this impressive building. With its steel and concrete construction, it can be used for almost any type of manufacturing operations. Sized to fit most layouts, the modular design makes it easy to construct a large r building by combining kits. Since today's industries depend on trucks and rail service, the kit includes doors and equipment for various types of loading docks. Large doorways for railroad cars make for interesting switching and
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Peterson Tool Specialties -- 19-1/8 x 11-7/8 x 3-7/8'' 47.8 x 29.7 x 9.7cm - HO-Scale

Processing Plant; 9-1/8 x 6 x 7-1/2'' 22.8 x 15 x 18.7cm. Warehouse; 8-3/4 x 3-1/2 x 4-1/2'' 21.8 x 8.7 x 11.2. Boilerhouse; 4-1/2 x 2-3/4 x 2-3/8'' 11.2 x 6.8 x 5.9cm. All through the day and night, a steady parade of gondolas, ancient hoppers, or e jennies, even a stock car or two rumble in to the yards. Seldom used branches and sidings groan under the weight of cars piled high with sugar beets as another campaign begins. All across the line, extras are rushing the crop to
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Greatland Sugar Refining -- Includes Mill Building, Warehouse, Boilerhouse & Smokestack - HO-Scale

American Prototype - All-New Tooling. Ornate Cut-Stone Wall Detail. Realistic Architectural Trim . Detailed Roof with Skylights & Vents. Ornate Columns, Canopies & Nonworking Clock Included. Colorful Decals. For generations of travelers, Un ion was the magical gateway to and from the world. Here is where the journeys of the finest trains on the line started and ended. Where travelers rushed to make their connections. And thousands of commuters began and ended their
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Union Station -- 19-3/4 x 8-1/4 x 7'' 49.3 x 20.6 x 17.5cm - HO-Scale

First came the big decision of what to buy from the mail-order catalog. Then there was the trip down to the depot to drop your letter into the slot on the side of the Railway Post Office. A few weeks later, you'd get a message that your package had arrived via Railway Express at the depot, or if you lived in a bigger city, it would come right to your door in a big green truck. From tiny hamlets to bustling cities, nothing would brighten your day faster than to receive a
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Railway Express Agency (REA) Transfer Building -- 13-1/8 x 4-1/2 x 6-3/8'' 32.8 x 11.2 x 15.9cm - HO-Scale

Among the most common rail-served businesses, metal-covered grain elevators like Valley Growers Association first appeared early in the 20th century when corrugated metal siding became a popular exterior building material. More durable than their w ooden counterparts, many sprang up as older wooden elevators were replaced or sheathed with metal siding. The new Valley Growers Association kit includes a corrugated metal grain elevator with a loading tunnel, ramps and
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series (R) Valley Growers Association Steel Grain Elevator - HO-Scale

From the early years of the 20th century to the present day, buildings like these have been a familiar part of big city skylines. Just about any kind of manufacturing operation could be found here over the years, and in recent times, some have been remodeled into upscale apartments, shops and offices to revitalize downtown areas. You'll find this building is easy to modify for your needs too! Optional loading doors, windows or solid brick panels are provided for the ground
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) American Hardware Supply -- 13-3/4 x 9 x 11-3/8'' 34.4 x 22.5 x 28.4cm - HO-Scale

Cement is one of the most popular of all building materials. Modern cement is made in special plants consisting of several buildings, each handling a step in the manufacturing process. Various raw materials arrive by rail and are kept under cover i n the material storage building. Next, a conveyor moves these materials to the kiln building, where they are mixed in measured amounts. They are then fed into a rotary kiln, where heat starts a series of chemical reactions, and
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Valley Cement (Plastic Kit) - HO-Scale

In real estate, three qualities are critically important; location, location and location. In many cities, progress has brought change to old industrial districts. Huge curtain-wall factory buildings that once housed bustling factories and warehous es are being transformed into upscale housing and retail centers. The Bralick Building is patterned after one such success story. With its new, energy-efficient windows and a newly enclosed loading dock, the structure is ready to
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Plastic Kits - The Bralick Building -- 11-7/8 x 10-5/8 x 10-3/8'' 29.6 x 26.5 x 25.9cm - HO-Scale

This electric pole set insludes 24 easy-to assemble power poles, transformers, insulators, non-illuminated street lights and realistic
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Move all outside material with the overhead cranes electromagnet, which has a capacity of 25 tons. The traveling crane features a covered motor housing that can be positioned, operator's cab, and non-working
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Overhead Traveling Crane - Kit -- 12-3/16 x 8-5/8'' 31 x 21.9cm - HO-Scale

This detailed kit simulates a typical tank car loading platform which serves two tracks. Complete with piping, nozzles, platforms and stairway, safety sign decals, nonworking light fixtures and more. Illustration shows two kits combined to build a longer
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Oil Loading Platform - Kit -- 7 x 13/16'' - HO-Scale

Includes overhead supports, angles and other fixtures. Modular design allows for many possible configurations to fit your refinery
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Refinery Piping Kit - HO-Scale

These tall towers will add realism to your railroad's skyline. The set includes four easy-to-build towers with molded-on eyelets for stringing
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) High-Voltage Transmission Tower - Kit -- 9'' High - HO-Scale (4)

This versatile crane lifts trailers and containers with ease. It's wide enough to straddle the internal car and two rows of trailers or containers parked side by side, making short work of loading or
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Container Crane - Kit (7-3/8'' x 3-3/4'') -- Mi-Jack Translift Intermodal Crane - HO-Scale

Drying and storing grain are important functions of a grain elevator complex. With these kits, you can model the complete
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Big Grain Storage Bin -- Base Measures 5-1/2'' 13.9cm Diameter - HO-Scale

Kit comes with styrene parts for poles, gates and other details, plus a separate piece of chain-link
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Chain Link Fence -- Approximately 80'' & up to 2 gates - HO-Scale

Superdetail your powerhouse with this interior kit, complete with boiler walls, generators and turbines. (Also shown; Overhead Traveling Crane, 933-3102, sold
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Interior for Northern Light & Power Powerhouse - HO-Scale

Meet the needs of today's logging operations by adding this set of structures to the Mountain Lumber Co. Saw Mill (933-3058, sold separately). The kit includes four complete buildings, typical of the equipment installed at contemporary mills. The L og Debarker is the first stop for logs heading into the mill. Inside, the bark is ground away, producing more useful timber with less waste material. A quick pass through the Wood Chipper reduces scrap lumber and bark into
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Sawmill Outbuildings - HO-Scale

As railroads began hauling logs from cutting sites to mills, new machines were developed to speed unloading. Log Unloaders, similar to overhead industrial cranes, were developed to remove an entire carload of logs in one pass using giant arms. Used at saw mills of every size, the design is ideal for small operations where space is limited. Since they can be constructed almost anywhere, they can be used to build a mill without the traditional log pond. Like the prototype,
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Log Unloader -- 11 x 8 x 6'' 27.5 x 20 x 15cm - HO-Scale

From the earliest days of railroading, the civil engineers who laid out the line faced low spots, streams and other obstacles that had to be crossed. This required some sort of bridge, and in many cases, a trestle was a cheaper, faster option. Tres tles consist of a series of piers, called bents, which support the track. Wood was the favored building material until the 1940s, and many survive on branches and less busy lines to this day. Where piers could not be erected, such
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Trestle w/Deck Girder Bridge -- 15-1/2 x 4 x 4'' 38.7 x 10 x 10cm - HO-Scale (2)

Easily adaptable to operations in any building, this 250 ton capacity crane is designed for maximum detail with easy construction. It includes dual trolleys with hooks and motor details, an operator's cab, decals and instructions. It's perfect for the craneways in any heavy industry, and will fit the supports included in the Car Shop (933-3040), Backshop (933-3039) or the Electric Furnace (933-3056) all sold separately. Finished model measures; 11 x 2-3/8 x 2-5/16'' 27.5 x
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Heavy-Duty Overhead Crane - Kit -- 11 x 2-3/8 x 2-5/16'' 27.5 x 5.9 x 5.7cm - HO-Scale

A Great Transition between your Layout Scenery and Background Scenes. Finally! There's a quick, affordable way to add scenery anywhere space is limited - without the added time and trouble of kitbashing!. Background Building Walls let you use that last little bit of space to create a realistic background for any industrial area. These HO Scale kits can be used on the edge of your benchwork, along a shelf or modular layout and in dioramas. Once installed, they provide a
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Background Building Kits -- Centennial Mills (Back Wall) 10-3/16 x 1-15/16 x 8-7/16'' 25.4 x 4.8 x 21cm - HO-Scale

A Great Transition between your Layout Scenery and Background Scenes. Finally! There's a quick, affordable way to add scenery anywhere space is limited - without the added time and trouble of kitbashing!. Background Building Walls let you use that last little bit of space to create a realistic background for any industrial area. These HO Scale kits can be used on the edge of your benchwork, along a shelf or modular layout and in dioramas. Once installed, they provide a
...more about the Walthers Cornerstone Series(R) Background Building Kits -- Heritage Furniture (Back Wall) 11-3/8 x 4-3/4 x 8-15/16'' 28.4 x 11.8 x 22.3cm - HO-Scale