I am putting out a sort of Halloween challenge. Has anyone built a copy of the firehouse from Ghostbusters out of Ameri-Towne kits? The A-T firestation kit could be kit bashed enough for the 2nd and 3rd floors, but the 1st floor with the barn doors would have to be fabbed or repurposed. Lionel tunnel portal? This could get interesting!
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The MTH Operating Firehouse is much closer to the New York based firehouse that was seen in the movie Ghostbusters.
I am surprised that the people at MTH have not been able to offer a Ghostbusters version of their operating firehouse.
Andrew
This one? I think you'd have more luck getting the A-T building to look right.
Cool idea. This could get interesting!
If you take the modified Ameritown Firehouse and put it on the operating MTH Base where the firetruck is replaced with a 1:43rd scale Mattel ECTO-1 model, then it would be more appealing.
Anderw
Alex Malliae could do a great job with that one.
If you take the modified Ameritown Firehouse and put it on the operating MTH Base where the firetruck is replaced with a 1:43rd scale Mattel ECTO-1 model, then it would be more appealing.
Anderw
Any idea what the measurements are on the kit or the MTH base?
I am thinking that the Marty's Train Depot kit is actually a closer fit - no gingerbread on the building corners. I would probably order an extra building front so I could have a spare window insert. You could probably do the base with a tunnel portal and some foam board or in legos...
Marty's
Any idea what the measurements are on the kit or the MTH base?
I am thinking that the Marty's Train Depot kit is actually a closer fit - no gingerbread on the building corners. I would probably order an extra building front so I could have a spare window insert. You could probably do the base with a tunnel portal and some foam board or in legos...
I have the fire station kit. The stone pilaster on the corners of the fire station is an add on piece.
You can flip the "stone" around to match the real fire station.
The portal might be too wide, I believe they are 7" and the A-T buildings are 6" wide? So 1/2 overlap on each side, might just be better off with foam. I don't see a suitable base in the webstore.
Alex Malliae could do a great job with that one.
That is a great idea, I am sure he can kit bash this in about 15 mins. haha
The real firehouse is located a few blocks south of Canal St in TriBeCa on North Moore. It is a block for the Franklin Street subway stop. If you ever walk by and the door is open the sign from Ghostbusters Two is inside mounted high on the left wall.
They really decorate it nicely for Christmas with huge wreaths and Garland outside.
The Ameritown kit stacked above a more stone like base level would look kind of close.
A few years back Hallmark made an Ecto 1 ornament that is pretty close to O scale.
Wow, I didn't know there was a kit! I'll bet that Ameri-towne could do it for $50 though. Different castings for the window plugs and a base with barn doors.
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