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Another Lionel Substation Kitbash

kanawhakanawhaOGR Forum Member SUPPORTING MEMBER

Judging by postings on the Forum, the Lionel Substation and Municipal Building kits are probably the most kitbashed buildings in O gauge. So here's my contribution.

Several years ago I needed a freight warehouse on my home layout so I took three substation and one municipal building kits and put them together end to end. The unexpected acquisition of a custom built structure which wound up going where I intended the warehouse to go, shelved the project for a long time. I finally realized that it would be a good fit on our club layout, The River City 3 Railers, so I finished it. Also Miller Engineering came out with a sign for The Acme Corporation (you know the folks that made all the ridiculous props and explosives for the Road Runner cartoons) which was a perfect theme for the warehouse.

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So this warehouse is a distribution facility for the main Acme factory which is on my home layout.

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Ken

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B brianel_k-lineguyOGR Forum Member

My opinion, but I have always thought that Lionel Substation was one of the very best of their building kits offered in recent times. As is, a nice and convincing building for smaller layouts that might not have space available for something larger.

And as Ken has shown here, also a great candidate building for some kit bashing. Just as with the classic Plasticville building kits, I enjoy seeing what creative projects people come up with using those.

It is just not possible for the manufacturers to appease every nuisance and desire, and that includes structures. The reality is that larger buildings (be they kits or pre-assembled) simply don't have the same sales potential as do ones with a smaller footprint.

Which brings me back to what Ken has done here:  A smaller footprint structure that works on its' own as is, OR can be modified to be something larger to meet the desires of folks who have the space and want larger buildings.

Great job Ken!

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