HO Scale

The Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Ranch Tract House is typical of standardized design homes constructed by the thousands in the postwar era. Designed for easy customizing this kit includes two different styles of front doors - perfect if you wish to add several similar homes to your neighborhood. Build a neighborhood on your layout with Cornerstone HO Scale housing. Single-story brick home with basement and asphalt shingle roof Classic North American house design - perfect home in rural or city scenes Built by the thousands in the diesel era Two alternate front doors for realistic variety Printed interior sheet Molded in three colors plus clear window glazing As shown the Ranch Tract House measures: 5-1/2 x 4-1/8 x 2-1/4" or 13.9 x 10.4 x 5.7cm

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Now its easy to add UPS(R) service to your HO layout with this exciting series of officially licensed replicas from Walthers that includes Cornerstone structure kits, SceneMaster vehicles and figures! Perfect for any modern business block or shopping area, this detailed structure kit comes complete with a separate sign featuring the UPS modern shield logo and two UPS dropboxes for extra detail. The model features detailed brick work, large windows and entry door, plus additional details. Kit - 4-5/16 x 3-5/8 x 2-3/4" or 10.9 x 9.2 x 6.9cm

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Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Commissary-Freight Transfer Background Building. As a commissary, it's the perfect place to resupply sleepers and diners with everything they need for the next trip. As a freight transfer, it's an ideal destination for express reefers or boxcars rushing packages along your railroad. Designed to fit between the track and your backdrop, it measures just 3-1/4" deep, but the modular design makes it easy to build a longer structure if needed - simply combine multiple commissary kits! Complete with canopied loading dock and decal signs it's a great way to expand operations and put big detail in a small space. The Commissary-Freight Transfer is one of many Cornerstone HO Scale industry kits.  Perfect for passenger terminals and yards Includes loading dock with canopy Modular design for easy customizing Trackside wall of typical three-story curtain-wall factory Thin-profile background building - use against your background scene Easily cut and customized Great for steam or diesel-era layouts Molded in appropriate colors and clear plastic Decals for several businesses  As shown Commissary-Freight Transfer measures: 12-5/8 x 3-1/4 x 6-1/8" or 32 x 8.2 x 15.5cm Please Note: Kit includes front and side walls only; no rear wall is needed for assembly.

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Cattle and livestock were important traffic on every U.S. and Canadian railroad from the steam era into the 1960s and the Walthers Cornerstone Stock Pens kit makes it easy to bring this traffic to your HO Scale railroad. Federal laws mandated that animals be rested and fed en route, so stock pens like this could be found in yards as well as near small towns and at remote sidings along the mainline. Huge stockyards, covering several acres, could be found in big cities, and packing plants needed pens to hold livestock. With its modular design, this kit builds everything from a small town loading stock pen to a big city stockyard. The kit includes detailed parts for two realistic pens with loading chutes aligned to the doors on coupled 40' stock cars, plus a lean-to for shelter or feeding.  Realistic stock pen kit Parts for two pens Feeding lean-to structure Loading chutes align to the doors on coupled 40' stock cars Great for steam or early diesel-era layouts Molded in appropriate colors

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Whether set in the days when Shays and Heislers ruled the forests, or served by contemporary diesels and trucks, the Walthers Cornerstone Mountain Lumber Company sawmill can be the centerpiece of any logging operation. Everything you'll need to start work is included, from the log conveyor to the burner. The mill building is enclosed with board and batten siding and covered with a corrugated metal roof. This style is typical of permanent operations or those that ran in areas where the weather could turn cold. At the back is a canopied area, where fresh-cut boards are sorted. To keep the machinery running, there's a nicely detailed powerhouse with twin smokestacks. And for the final touch, you get a sawdust burner, used to dispose of scrap lumber and sawdust from the cutting operations. Typical of buildings constructed from the 1920s to the 1940s and still in use today, the Mountain Lumber Company model fits easily into steam- or diesel-era layouts. The Mountain Lumber Company is just one of a wide variety of Cornerstone industrial buildings. Includes main mill, log conveyor, powerhouse and sawdust burner Realistic wood-textured walls and canopied sorting area on main mill Fits steam and diesel-era layouts Printed signs Easy-to-build plastic kit Molded in appropriate colors Main Building: 13 x 16 x 5-3/4" or 32.5 x 40 x14.3cm Log Conveyor: 3 x 21" or 7.5 x 52.5cm Powerhouse: 4-1/8 x 4-3/8 x 4-1/2" or 10.3 x 10.9 x 11.2cm Sawdust Burner: 3-7/8" or 9.6cm Diameter x 4-1/4" or 10.6cm Tall

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Perfect for steam or diesel-era layouts, the Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Imperial Food Products Background Building is typical of structures used for a variety of businesses. This background building kit includes a detailed brick structure with a canopied loading dock - perfect for squeezing a thin-profile business along a spur next to your painted or printed backdrop. Use this kit to make your layout look larger, or to add variety to your background scenes. The Imperial Food Products Background Building is just one of many Cornerstone industrial buildings.  Easy-to-build plastic kit Thin-depth structure designed for use between scenery and backdrop Includes trackside dock wall and two narrow side walls Fits steam or diesel-era layouts Rooftop water tower Boxcar or reefer loading dock with canopy Realistic decal signs Molded in appropriate base colorsAs shown, Imperial Food Products measures: 6-1/4 x 3-1/4 x 7-1/2" or 15.9 x 8.3 x 19cm

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The Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Ashmore Hotel is a high-rise structure that's ideal for any downtown or big city layout scene. This 11-story building features a granite facade and ornate trim. It's easily customized using three street-level facades that represent the early 1900s, the 1950s and the modern era making it great for steam or diesel-era layouts. Modular design also allows you to combine kits for a longer, wider to taller model and it can also be built as a background structure against your painted or printed backdrop scene to add depth. The Ashmore Hotel is one of many Cornerstone HO Scale business kits.  11-story block construction Granite facade Ornate trim Three different street-level facades - early 1900s, 1950s and modern Combine kits for a taller, wider or longer model Can also be built as a background structure Easy-to-build plastic kit Molded in appropriate colors and clear plastic The Ashmore Hotel as shown measures: 8-5/8 x 4-7/16 x 13-7/8" or 21.9 x 11.2 x 35.3cm.

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The easy-to-build Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Merchant's Row II kit brings together three different stores in one structure. Often just a few blocks away from the railroad tracks, the business district is one of the most important parts of any small town or big city. This unique kit combines three storefronts into one space-saving structure that fits on almost any HO Scale layout. Add your personal touch to Merchant's Row I with paint and the supplied full-color decals to create a one-of-a-kind model for your steam or diesel-era scene. Merchant's Row II is one of many Cornerstone HO Scale businesses. As shown the kit measures: 10 x 5" or 25.4 x 12.7cm Three complete stores under one roof Fits 1880s to present Perfect for small town or big city Use with other Cornerstone stores to model a complete business district Colorful decal signs for a variety of businesses Molded in appropriate colors and clear plastic

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Walthers Cornerstone Row Houses are perfect for adding big city realism to your layout. Each kit includes a pair of brick side-by-side homes with a raised concrete basement foundation with windows. In many locales row houses line the streets near large factories such as steel mills and can also be found in entire neighborhoods in urban settings. Full blocks of identical homes are easy to model by combining several kits side by side. If you have densely populated neighborhoods on your steam or diesel-era layout use the Row Houses to add realism to your layout along with other Cornerstone HO Scale housing.  Classic home for big city neighborhoods Found in the heart of many North American cities for over 100 years Easily combined to build a typical block or entire neighborhood of homes Printed window treatments Separate doors, windows, steps and downspouts Molded in three colors and clear plastic  As shown the Row Houses kit measures: 7-13/16 x 4-9/32 x 4" or 19.8 x 10.8 x 10.1cm

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The Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale 2-Stall Engine House kit is patterned after brick locomotive sheds constructed in the steam-era and still used for diesels. Perfect for short lines, branch lines or interurban railroads, this engine house adds authenticity to any small servicing scene. Inside, inspections and light repairs are completed on all types of locos and cars. This kit is detailed with movable doors, oil drums, separate windows and a pillar crane. Parts are included to extend one track through the engine house. Engines or cars up to 11-5/8" long can be stored inside. The 2-Stall Engine House is part of the extensive line of Cornerstone HO Scale railroad buildings.  Based on a typical North American small town or branch line servicing structure Use with steam or diesel power Hold locos up to 11-5/8" 29.5cm Long Movable doors Includes oil drums and a pillar crane Molded in appropriate colors and clear plastic window glazing Easy-to-build plastic kit  The 2-Stall Engine House measures: 12-3/4 x 7 x 5-1/4" or 31.8 x 17.5 x 13.1cm

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The Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Interlocking Tower kit is based on one of the most important buildings alongside any railroad. Interlocking towers controlled signals and switches at sidings, junctions, drawbridges, yards and station terminals. In use from the early 1900s until computers took over in the 1980s, a few are still standing. A great starting point for a trackside scene, this model is complete with an exterior stairway, as well as simulated rods for the control system. It has the look and feel of similar structures used along railroads large and small. Several can be used along your line to capture the "family" look so common to railroad architecture. Plastic parts are molded in color and detailed to simulate wood construction. Decal signs and complete instructions are also included. The Interlocking Tower kit is one of a wide variety of Cornerstone HO Scale railroad structures. Great for steam or diesel-era layouts Realistic wood siding and shingled roof Typical of towers used across the continent Molded in colors plus clear window glazing Includes decals Finished structure measures: 5 x 1-7/8 x 4" or 12.5 x 4.6 x 10cm. Interlocking rods measure: 5-5/8" or 14.2cm long

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Add a realistic coal mine tipple to your railroad with the Walthers Cornerstone Diamond Coal Corporation kit. Based on a typical small trackside coal tipple for loading hoppers or gondolas, this easy-to-build kit features realistic corrugated metal construction, steel supports and separate ladders and stairways. The kit also includes a conveyor with supports that can be run underground into the mind or distant mine head.   Authentic coal tipple for steam or diesel eras /li> Typical of coal loaders across the US Use alone at trackside or as part of a larger coal mine operation Conveyor and supports for above or below-ground operations Separate slack bin Realistic corrugated metal construction Handle hoppers, gondolas or trucks on two loading pockets Separate windows, walkway and stairs Printed signs Easy-to-build plastic kit Molded in two colors As shown Diamond Coal Corporation measures: 19-3/8 x 13-3/16 x 7-1/2" or 49.2 x 33.4 x 19cm. Track Spacing - 2-1/2" or 64mm.

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