buildings

Finishing the Apache Paper Mill Scene

August 24, 2021 By Allen Keller & filed under Model Railroad Academy Blog.

I had to finish up the new Apache Railway scene for my friend Dave’s Chicago Denver & Pacific layout. This required the Walthers Kraft Plant in addition to the power house and the paper mill itself that I had already completed. The Kraft Plant is the final step in manufacturing white paper. I began by…

The Hardware Supply Background Building

March 30, 2020 By Allen Keller & filed under Model Railroad Academy Blog.

Here is another background building that my friend Curt Goff needed for his railroad. This kit offers some modification options that I could not pass up.

Assembling a Walthers Background Building

February 28, 2020 By Allen Keller & filed under Model Railroad Academy Blog.

For a number of years, Walthers has offered its large buildings in a version that fits nicely against a backdrop for layouts with limited space. I built the full-size version of this furniture building for my Bluff City Southern more than 20 years ago, so why would I need to read the directions? Well, I…

Building a Block for Oakland Part 3

December 3, 2018 By Allen Keller & filed under Model Railroad Academy Blog.

You may remember in the first two segments (part one and part two) of the construction of the Oakland Block for my friend’s Chicago, Denver and Pacific, I built the Department store and the Metropolitan Building from Bachmann. In this the final segment, you will learn about building the Trade Tower. Although, be aware that…

Building a Block for Oakland Part 2

October 30, 2018 By Allen Keller & filed under Model Railroad Academy Blog.

In part one on the new Oakland buildings blog I’ve been working on for my friend Dave, I built the Bachmann Department Store. I made an alley on the side, so we could build the next structure, the Metropolitan Building, next to it. On the other side of the Metropolitan I will add the next…

Building a Block for Oakland Part 1

October 2, 2018 By Allen Keller & filed under Model Railroad Academy Blog.

My friend Dave Houseman asked me to build a block of buildings for his new Oakland scene on his Chicago, Denver and Pacific Railroad. We started with three Bachmann buildings. As is my custom, I never like to create a structure as the designers intended. I always try to make some differences, otherwise Dave’s buildings…