American-Models Model Trains

Over 70 two-story combination Type 22 depots were built by the Southern Pacific between 1899 and 1910. They were more common in California, but were also found in Texas, Arizona, Utah, Oregon, and Nevada. A prominent feature of the Type 22 was the two-story high rectangular bay window. A typical Type 22 measured 25 feet wide and was usually 32 feet long or longer. The freight room was built long enough to accommodate the SP's anticipated business at that location and ranged
...more about the American Model Builders SP Two Story Combination Depot Type 22 Left Hand - Laser-Cut Wood Kit -- 11 x 3-1/2 x 4-1/2'' - HO-Scale

The Illinois Central built a series of new, smaller depots during the post World War II era as a cost-savings measure. Many of the company's older depots needed extensive repair and the decline of passenger service made it more economical to tear d own the original structure and build a replacement out of new and salvaged lumber. The type ''A'', represented by this kit, was one of the larger of the four standard designs (the smaller type B depot is represented by kit
...more about the American Model Builders Illinois Central Type A Depot (Laser-Cut Wood Kits) -- 5 x 2-3/4 x 2-1/4'' - HO-Scale

This cost-saving combo includes the Country Barn, the Two-Story Farmhouse, and Sonny's Shack to build a typical Midwestern family farm scene. All three kits feature laser-cut parts and Peel & Stick and Tab & Slot construction. Assembled, th y Barn measures 7-1/2'' long x 5-1/2'' wide x 5-3/4'' high and includes optional dormers. The Two-Story Farmhouse, with its attached rear kitchen and delicately detailed front porch, measures 4-3/4'' long x 4-1/2'' wide x 4-1/4''
...more about the American Model Builders Midwest Farm Combo (Laser-Cut Wood Kits) -- One Each- Country Barn, Two-Story Farmhouse & Sonny's Shack - HO-Scale

The Pennsylvania issued drawing #59146 in 1907 (and revised it in 1911) for a standard coal unloading trestle. The usual length of the light-duty design was 75', but could be extended if needed. Bents were used to form storage bins below the tracks so hoppers could be quickly unloaded by gravity. This kit features 100% laser-cut components to speed assembly and eliminate the need for jigs -- all the hard work has been done by the laser! Timbers are pre-notched to simplify
...more about the American Model Builders Pennsylvania Railroad Standard Coal Trestle - Laser-Cut Wood Kit -- 10 x 2-1/4 x 2'' - HO-Scale

Trackside Industry for any HO Layout. The Coldwater Coal Company from American Model Builders is typical of small community material yards. These small businesses were where customers could purchase coal for home heating as well as gravel and s and. This laser-cut wood kit includes a 24' x 18' yard office with truck scale, several material bins, 120 scale feet of wood fencing, and a coal trestle based on a Pennsylvania Railroad prototype. Like other LASERkit models, the
...more about the American Model Builders Coldwater Coal Company (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) -- Yard Office w/Truck Scale, Storage Bins, Fencing - HO-Scale

An Authentic UP Depot. This new laser-cut wood kit from American Model Builders will add realism to your layout. Patterned after a standard UP design, this wooden depot is similar to station buildings used across the continent, so it will look grea t on any layout. The kit features unpainted laser-cut wood parts, peel-and-stick roofing and metal details as
...more about the American Model Builders Union Pacific Standard 24' x 64' Single Story Depot (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) -- 10 x 3-1/2 x 2-1/2'' 25.4 x i - HO-Scale

Located in Southeast Missouri, the Drinkwater Place was a typical American family farm. Its distinctive 1920s era house serves as the basis for our latest HO scale wood frame residence. Traditional farmhouses like kit #184 could b e found all over in North America. The Drinkwater Place features Tab and Slot construction as well as Peel & Stick windows, doors, trim, and rolled roofing. The front porch includes the fine laser-cut railings and balusters with
...more about the American Model Builders The Drinkwater Place, 1920s-Era House (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) -- 3 x 5 x 4-1/4'' - HO-Scale

Based on MO Tower, the prototype of this kit served the Pennsylvania Railroad at Creston, Pennsylvania, and similar towers were found all along the railroad. In service from 1899 until 1994, arrangements were made to preserve MO, but it collapsed w hile being moved off railroad property and was sadly demolished in December, 1998. Working from the original 1899 plans as well as photos and sketches, the finished model depicts the tower as it appeared from the 1940s to the end.
...more about the American Model Builders Pennsylvania MO Tower (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) -- 5 x 3 x 4-1/2'' 12.7 x 7.6 x 11.4cm w/Stairs - HO-Scale

The Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest railroad by traffic and revenue volumes in the US throughout its 20th-century existence and, at its peak, controlled some 10,000 miles of rail line. As such, the Pennsy became known as the Standard Railroad of the World not only for the standard to which all other railroads could aspire, but standard in its equipment and structure designs as well. These kits are based on PRR standard prototypes that not only are a must for every
...more about the American Model Builders Pennsylvania Standard Watch Box (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) - pkg(2) -- 1911 - 1 x 3/4 x 1-1/2'' 2.5 x 1.9 x 3.8cm - HO-Scale

The Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest railroad by traffic and revenue volumes in the US throughout its 20th-century existence and, at its peak, controlled some 10,000 miles of rail line. As such, the Pennsy became known as the Standard Railroad of the World not only for the standard to which all other railroads could aspire, but standard in its equipment and structure designs as well. These kits are based on PRR standard prototypes that not only are a must for every
...more about the American Model Builders Pennsylvania Standard Watch Box - Kit (Laser-Cut Wood Kit) pkg(2) -- 1879 - 1 x 3/4 x 1-1/2'' 2.5 x 1.9 x 3.8cm - HO-Scale

A multi-level, multi-roof-angle structure featuring laser-cut wood, fake ''rolled asphalt brick siding,'' exposed cast white metal ''drive gear and chain'' on the grain elevator housing, grain dryer, enclosed rail car unloading area with adjoining outdoor dock, office, storage shed, exterior stairs, ventilators with individual tabbed slats, numerous smokejacks and chimneys, full color signage, and numerous detail parts including a window air conditioner, gas pumps, grain
...more about the American Model Builders LASERkit(R) Millenium Series - Dabler Mill & Supply -- 18 x 12 x 9'' 45 x 30 x 22.5cm - HO-Scale

Found at yards, junctions and other busy spots along the right-of-way, this tower makes a neat addition to your line. Features laser-cut basswood ad veneer plywood, along with an impressive stairway and a traditional hip
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Interlocking Tower 2-1/4 x 1-3/4 x 4'' 5.6 x 4.3 x 10cm - HO-Scale

Locate your newest trackside industry inside this roomy building. Perfect for any kind of manufacturing or storage, the kit include 350 laser-cut
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Transfer Building 11-3/4 x 8-3/4 x 5-1/2'' 29.3 x 21.8 x 13.7cm - HO-Scale

A great building down by the tracks, out on the farm or alongside the road. Kit includes laser-cut tar paper (so no painting in needed), plus ''Laser-Cracked'' window glass. Build it like new or ready for the
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Sonny's Shack 4-1/2 x 2-1/2 x 1-3/4'' 11.2 x 6.2 x 4.3cm - HO-Scale

Small storage buildings like this are common on farms, small towns and along busy sidings. Kit includes loading dock and ladder, plus cast metal chimney and
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Elevated Warehouse 4-3/4 x 2-1/2 x 2-1/2'' 11.8 x 6.2 x 6.2cm - HO-Scale

Whether a new building in the days of steam, or worn and weather-beaten in the preset, this handsome depot makes a great addition to your railroad. Based on a Santa Fe design, it includes the road's traditional bay window, ornate eave brackets and loads of additional
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Santa Fe Style One-Story Depot 8-3/4 x 3-1/4 x 2-3/4'' 21.8 x 9.3 x 6.8cm - HO-Scale

The perfect shop to store and service the lone engine of a shortline, or an engine shed for the local switcher in a bigger community. The kit is based on an Illinois Terminal structure and features board and batten siding, plus an extra-long cast m etal
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Single Stall Engine House 22.5 x 12.5 x 10cm - HO-Scale

Keep yard operations moving smoothly from this handsome little building. The Boston & Maine prototype looks great in a small yard, but can also serve as a hotel, boarding house or store across the
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Yard Office 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 x 3'' 10 x 4.3 x 7.5cm - HO-Scale

There's daylight in the woods, and that means its time to start detailing your logging camp with these new buildings. Based on prototypes built by the Long-Bell Lumber Company, these ''mobile homes'' were constructed with large skids on the floor s o they could be dragged to new cutting sites. You'll also find buildings like this on farms, at mining camps, or along busier steam-era highways as tourist cabins. The HO Scale kits include parts for three complete buildings,
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Long Bell Lumber Co. Skid Shacks 2-1/2 x 1-3/4 x 1-1/2'' 6.2 x 4.3 x 3.7cm - HO-Scale (3)

Cattle, sheep, lambs, hogs, veal calves, chickens, turkeys, just about any kind of livestock can be fed and sheltered inside this neat barn. A great detail for your HO Scale farm, the kit features scribed siding, peel & stick windows and doors, s a tin-style roof complete with batten strips. Great for many eras, the completed building measures 7 x 4-3/4 x 3-1/2'' 17.5 x 11.8 x 8.7
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Feeder & Livestock Barn 7 x 4-3/4 x 3-1/2'' 17.5 x 11.8 x 8.7 cm - HO-Scale

Just across the street from the terminal, crews can get a full night's rest in the Railroad Rooming House. A common sight in the steam-era, these businesses rented rooms to traveling railroaders taking their rest after their run. Many also had a sm all restaurant so a crew could get something to eat at any hour of the day or night. This charming two-story design has plenty of space for a rooming house, railroad offices or a restaurant, and it's narrow design means it can
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Railroad Rooming House 11-1/2 x 2 x 3'' 28.7 x 5 x 7.5cm - HO-Scale

Laser-cut wood kit includes cast-resin polar bear statue, metal detail parts and color signs. . Can be detailed with interior kit
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Polar Bear Cafe' 4 x 4 x 3'' 10.2 x 10.2 x 7.6cm - HO-Scale

A wonderful factory for your HO Scale layout. 100% laser-cut wood with pre-cut window and door openings, layered peel-and-stick window and door assembly, covered loading dock, outside staircase and a roof with laser-cut water tank, skylights, acces s hatch with door, smokejacks and
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- A.C. Brown Manufacturing Company 12 x 6-1/4 x 5-1/4'' - HO-Scale

As railroads began replacing older wooden cars with new steel equipment, many ''retired'' wood cars were converted to yard buildings, storage facilities and small depots. This kit includes two cars; one converted into a depot with waiting room, off ice and freight room, and a second car body without modifications that can serve as a freight house or storage shed. Both structures feature laser scribed siding and tab & slot construction, while the Depot includes peel & stick
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) Kit -- Box Car Depot- 1 Each 5'' x 1-1/4'' x 1-1/2'' 12.5 x 3.1 x 3.7cm - HO-Scale

Before mass production, small woodworking shops such as this could be found in any small town. Cabinetry, stairs, wagons and other items that required a true craftsman's skills could be purchased here. Kit features an exterior staircase, office ent ry, and lean-to, wood boardwalk, ladder to access the roof and multiple carriage doors. Features tab and slot construction, Peel & Stick windows, doors, and trim, rolled roofing, white metal chimney, and full color signage.
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) -- F. Bruckner Woodworking 7 x 4-1/4 x 3'' 17.5 x 10.6 x 7.5cm - HO-Scale

The LaserKit Wood Water Tank is a versatile structure that'll be at home supplying water to any small town or business. Kit includes laser-cut tower, tank, platform, ladder, separate pump house, white metal column footers and plastic
...more about the American Model Builders Wood Water Supply Tank w/Pump House -- Tank Measures 2.5 x 2 x 6'' Pump House Measures 1.75 x 1 x 1.5'' - HO-Scale

To this day the fabrication of specialty metal goods is a common industrial practice. A machine shop and foundry such as the Mittco building might be found anywhere from coast to coast manufacturing valves, pipe fittings, fixtures, up to and includ ing entire machines. Kit features simulated metal roofing, twin stacks and full-color signage.
...more about the American Model Builders Lineside Structures(R) -- Mittco-Hornkohl Manufacturing Co. 10-1/4 x 5-1/4 x 2-3/4'' 25.6 x 13.1 x 6.8cm - HO-Scale

Updated and enhanced, this kit includes parts for three complete buildings. The finished models can be used to model almost any kind of small house or shanty such as a switchman's or carman's shack, a miner's cabin high up on a mountainside, a smal l company-built home in a company town or an office for a construction site or lumber yard. Each laser-cut cabin features an optional shed addition and you can mix or match sidewalls to vary window placement of each building. An
...more about the American Model Builders Miner's Cabin - Laser-Cut Wood Kit pkg(3) -- Each 2-3/4 x 1-1/2 x 1-3/4'' 6.9 x 3.8 x 4.4cm w/Shed - HO-Scale

These kits are designed to be simple enough for the first-time modeler to complete assembly in under two
...more about the American Model Builders LASERkit Xpress (Easy-To-Build Laser-Cut Wood Kit) -- Crossroads Church 4 x 2 x 3-1/2'' 10 x 5 x 8.7cm - HO-Scale