Fire station.

Looks like something to bash from an Ameritowne kit, maybe?

Or cut a story off from this kit?....

Firehouse Link

Nice concept, though.  I need a 'skinny' firehouse....running out of real estate!  May have to do some urban renewal.

KD

Scratch built.

My own design based in the one in the picture.

AG.

http://chicagoareafire.com/Div_9_D6_B24_74.html

Nice work Andre, will make a great use of space.

Nice project.

Luckily, I have enough room in the town section of the layout to have full buildings, including my firehouse.  Since I work in S, the selection is limited. But  I found a building front cast in resin that is the basis of my fire house.  I added sides, rear wall and interior floors made of styrene sheets.  The vehicles are Gorgi and (believe it or not) a Hallmark Christmas ornament (the cab-over). 

The layout is still a "work in progress", but whose isn't?

I was in Washington D.C. last summer and this fire house was wedged between our hotel and another building.

We need downtown buildings with smaller footprints in O . This would be a great one to model.

For those with cityscape/shared wall structures or flats, there is a fire station next door to, or a couple of doors down from, the Princeton Club in Manhattan.  I don't have a photo and remember it only because I'd never seen one before.  It was a single door, narrow structure.

AG

Check out DSL Sops.  They have a single stall Chicago South Side firehouse I O Scale

Mike P

Thanks for the memory jog.  The firehouse front I used was a DSL Shop item, no longer in production.  Nice casting, though.  But not cheap.  However, I'd not do it for any less!

Here is the drawing at least.

AG

Looking good, Andre.

Thank you guys for the nice comments.

Last night was painted and the mortar applied.

I hope to cut the windows and finish it today.

pictures soon.

Andre.

The cornice was changed and the door too.

so far is taking shape.

any comment will be very welcome. 

Finally done, except for the fire station sign over the door.

this model is just 5 inch wide, perfect for small layout with restricted real estate availability.

The entrance door was engraved with Fire station number and location.

The glaze can be customized per request!! 

Click on the picture for enlarge.

Feedback are welcome!

Andre. 

I love the firehouse, but, watch out for the drop at curb.  Ouch!

Richie

Andre,

It looks awesome, it just doesn't get better than that.

Looks like some of your structures will be on my layout

with a lot of Korber structures too

Thanks

alex

I don't think they will care too much!!

Alex, anytime!

will be an Honor to have one (few) of my structures on your layout!

Three of my favorite firemen. 

Richie

Very nice, Andre!

Thought I'd add one more item I just came across that fits the limited-space-firehouse genre category....It's by GC Laser...

Firehouse Link

The tower part is kind of neat.

FWIW, always.

KD

Andre, the firehouse looks great!  I love it.

Andre, it looks terrific! I made a curb-cut latex mold that I can pour hydrocal into and get reasonable curbs that won't tear the undercarriage out of my 1:43 cars.

Here is the close up for the engraved glass.

the application are many.

Andre.

Trainman!

this is masonite so I thing with my dremel I can solve it.

thank you for the heads up!

Andre.