Here is mine, which coincidentally looks a lot like the Presyterian Church I attend. I believe it is the O Scale Plasticville Church model:
If you have such a structure on your layout, you can post a photo of it here. Arnold
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Here's one I scratch built a couple of years ago.
Arnold, I have the very same Plasticville church you have. I do have a photograph of a photograph of the church where we were married in 1984, which was razed a year or two later to build our present sanctuary. It disappointed us the old building was razed, but truth be told, it was small and had some structural issues. Building a scratchbuilt version of it ison the list of things to do in retirement. As can be seen, it should be a fairly easy build.
Here is mine, which is also a Plasticville model.
Frank, as always the whole scene is very well portrayed. I see you have staged people and vehicles differently indicating a different time of day or week! I am going to guess the pastor has to take a brief pause in the sermon when a train goes by.
An enjoyable reply, Mark, Thank you.
P.S. The vehicles change, from time to time, because when we had children as guests to the layout, we would let them select a vehicle they really liked and take it with them from the front of the church .
The little people were always coming and going.
FrankM
From the RC3R modular layout.....Modeling done by modular group member Walt....
My contribution, as a Christian, I knew I had to have a church on the layout.
Absolutely beautiful, Roger!! Did you scratch build it yourself? It is a must for all of us Christians!
Mark Boyce posted:Absolutely beautiful, Roger!! Did you scratch build it yourself? It is a must for all of us Christians!
There use to be a hobby shop in Colorado, Mizell's. They had a guy that did these and other structures out of rosin. Thanks for asking.
The detail on some of your church models is extraordinary.
Roger Wasson posted:Mark Boyce posted:Absolutely beautiful, Roger!! Did you scratch build it yourself? It is a must for all of us Christians!
There use to be a hobby shop in Colorado, Mizell's. They had a guy that did these and other structures out of rosin. Thanks for asking.
You’re welcome
Made out of foam and assembled by my wife:
I will have to again post a photo of my scratched adobe chapel, with a walled in cemetery with sheep nibbling among the stones, and a horsedrawn hearse with coffin waiting to be unloaded. I should have bid on a Padre and Indians for it.
This is mine: scratchbuilt based on a Pentecostal Church in a former welding shop near the Susquehanna RR yard in Binghamton, NY.
This church was built by Richard Creig ( sp? ) of the Railroad Crossing. I purchased this church from Richard at York. 
N5CJonny posted:Here is mine, which is also a Plasticville model.
Notice you snuck in the MTH Firehouse for the street! 
All great Houses of Worship folks!
My church is still to be built, but will eventually become St. Stephen Church
Well bought this off the used table at local toy train shop. It appears to-be HO+ size but is massive looking. My intent was to raise on a 3/4-1-inch foundation adding slightly higher step raisers to meet existing steps. Plus add a small adjacent cemetery surrounded by decorative metal fencing with gate.
Front
Rear
Ron
Moonson posted:Hi Arnold, This ensemble is one of my favorite projects on the entire layout, the church and its attendant rectory/parsonage and grounds...
FrankM: is there ANY possible scene that you DON'T have on your layout?!!! amazing
- walt
For those of you that might have seen these pics, forgive me. I had previously posted it yesterday to another thread my mistake.
Warrenville has two places of worship:
A traditional church with a wedding going on. It looks like one of the guests did too much celebrating and fell off the bench.
The other is a small storefront church with an outdoor service in progress.
Roger Wasson posted:My contribution, as a Christian, I knew I had to have a church on the layout.
WOW!!! Just WOW!
walt rapp posted:Moonson posted:Hi Arnold, This ensemble is one of my favorite projects on the entire layout, the church and its attendant rectory/parsonage and grounds...
- walt...FrankM: is there ANY possible scene that you DON'T have on your layout?!!! amazing
Very, very nice to hear from you, Walt. Thank you for such enthusiasm!
A couple places I chose not to include were a steel mill, even though I worked in one for one very hot Summer, earning money for college,
and an amusement park, even though I worked at Kennywood Amusement Park, for several Summers, earning pocket-money.
I didn't want to dedicate sufficient layout "acreage" for such sites. Plus, I knew I didn't have the skills for modeling such extravagant expanses.
However, I did enjoy making a small local street-fair...
just down the local village lane from that church and rectory/parsonage vignette...
Thanks, again, Walt.
FrankM
My wife assembled this paper church after I downloaded it off the internet. I named it "Bachman Baptist Church."
Roger,
your church is awesome.
Wonderful thread! I don't have one yet but have the plot available on the layout and am just waiting for the right prefabricated one to come out or who knows, maybe a scratch build. Some great inspiration here.
Dave
I don't have a church on my layout (yet), but I can supply what goes inside one...
Tom
I posted this church on another thread I started in this forum category a few months ago....
Haven't decided whether or where to place it on the layout yet. The original product/kit came from the Games Dept. at our LHS.....yes, they have some VERY interesting stuff for layouts.
The kit is 7 laser-cut sheets, 6 of which are MDF board. As the referenced thread indicated, aside from the basic assembly, finishing the kits in this line is pretty much left to the imagination and perseverance of the hobbyist. Lots of possibilities. Those shown are but my own attempt. Lots more could be done....lights, sound, saints and sinners, shepherd of the flock, yadda, yadda, yadda.
I've done another...MUCH larger cathedral (from 1930's article). Never took pics. If I can get my photog-wife to assist, maybe I'll add this to the thread.
KD
Moonson posted:Hi Arnold, This ensemble is one of my favorite projects on the entire layout, the church and its attendant rectory/parsonage and grounds...
... depending on one's interpretation, of course.
FrankM , Moon Township, USA
well done!
While I have not modeled my Jewish Temple, I have built a model of my Masonic Temple for my layout. They meet above the town drugstore in an old red brick two story.
There are lots of really great structures here. I never get tired of the Plasticville model, I had one as a kid. A true classic. You know what is missing from all these? An Eastern Orthodox design. Anyone model one of those?
Tuscan Jim posted:There are lots of really great structures here. I never get tired of the Plasticville model, I had one as a kid. A true classic. You know what is missing from all these? An Eastern Orthodox design. Anyone model one of those?
Not yet In O... but I will have several! Have one in HO scale with a gold dome, triple cross and Christ the Pantocrator Icon over the door.
My RR will be a model of the PRR's Redstone branch to Uniontown PA. Surrounded by coal patch towns of which were the home of many of my relatives.
Onion dome churches and three-bar "triple crosses" predominate the landscape in much of PA coal country even to this day.
And like they say, larger coal towns had either a bar or church on every corner since every denomination and ethnic had their own places of worship with unique architectural details.
Next up is to follow the old theme (John Allen or was it someone else?) with very, very low key background noise for each of the scenes. Coal mining sounds at the mine, soft sounds of salesman and work going on at the produce warehouse and the liturgical hymns softly playing at the churches. If subtly done these can really warmth add to scenes.
Some really extraordinary contributions posted here Gents'' Nice work everyone'..
My layout is a poor country whistle stop town. Mostly ranchers and farms off of old state road 80 , West ,on the state lines of Nebraska and Wyoming. When the interstate 80 was put in it took a big toll on the surrounding areas of Cameron County, Spencerville, Kensington, and Hamm Village. The church of all faiths'. still stands even though parishioner ship has dwindled.....
Waiting patiently for the flock to arrive early, on a brisk Sunday Morning'
Lionelski posted:
not many churches have a skeleton hangin around! 
nice scenes.
- walt
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