Ameri-Towne buildings

I have built a bunch over the years. below are some of the more interesting ones

The top wood story was inspired by a Jim Policastro building flat

Some bigger stuff

From the 1993-2003 layout:

From the 2001-2021 layout:

Buildings from the current modular layout:

Ameritowne Buildings figure prominently in another area of the modular layout.....as a teaser, you'll have to wait for the Oct/Nov edition of OGR Magazine......

Have a safe and great weekend, folks......

Peter

I built my first one last year. Easy to work with and a fun build.

Newspaper advertisements as billboards.  White glue and water 1:1 applied to the buillding, then the paper, then a coat of glue and water.  As it dries the paper goes between the bricks.  John

Hope flats count, too ....... picked the center and left one up from our Forum.

I have good intentions, but ...

My L-shaped O-gauge layout has two levels, and I initially intended to install AMERITOWN buildings along the three sides of the upper level with a back-n-forth trolley line in service to that downtown area. Those buildings (and many flats) are still in storage with no space for them after I decided to install 35 Dept 56 lighted porcelain North Pole Village buildings on that level instead.  I wanted a Christmassy area on the layout, and some of the Dept 56 pieces were animated for added interest.

The Ameritown buildings are still on  hand, so one of these days I may find a way to add them to the layout -- perhaps as background structures for a ceiling-mounted, around-the-room "nosebleed" route.

I also had several Ameritown "Cape Cod" houses on hand, so I made room for five of them in a suburban area with O-scale neighbors enjoying a multi-family picnic on the lawn. Admittedly, not a "gee whiz" scene, but it is a slice of Americana and includes a family dog snatching a steak from the grill.

Mike Mottler    LCCA 12394

One of the larger kits.   I have done a 3/16" masonite base with my model buildings.

My one and only.  My son and I built this.  Natron (pronounced Nay Tron) is a fictitious company named after my son Nate and myself.  They have a huge advertising budget and even put up advertising in 34th St. Station.

This is a background building.   Hence no extensive detail or interiors.  I made a modest attempt to disguise its origins

A couple of mine.

John H here’s mine with some modern Equipment. It looks a bit like an FDNY mid-town house

@Putnam Division posted:

From the 1993-2003 layout:

From the 2001-2021 layout:

Buildings from the current modular layout:

Ameritowne Buildings figure prominently in another area of the modular layout.....as a teaser, you'll have to wait for the Oct/Nov edition of OGR Magazine......

Have a safe and great weekend, folks......

Peter

Peter, where did you find the 48-star American flag???

Ron

@PRRronbh posted:

Peter, where did you find the 48-star American flag???

Ron

WWII Army soldier set......

Peter

Also available from this UK supplier harbor models flags

Double fire house