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I got a couple of new buildings finished. All scratchbuilt, no commercial castings or parts aside from styrene and brick sheets.

 

Here is the link to the video ... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EI5uU0Brps&list=UUhUBjGZwEGF4ci0SqdyMnog&index=1&feature=plcp

 

if the above video doesn't work.

 

Thanks

 

CTA Fan / Terry

My Blog: http://www.ctalayout.blogspot.com/

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Your apartment building looks great. Have you ever looked at some of the BJ Traction kits.You will have to find them on E-Bay or the used market as they are no longer in business. One of the kits was a uniquely Chicago apartment building similar to the one you have built.A 79th street store , a Hudson auto show room and a movie theatre and similar 3 story buildings. Also was a back alley wall of some sort.Check these out I think you will be quite happy with them and will fit into your motif. Sometimes they will show up on E-Bay under    " O gauge" with the sub category "Traction"

 

I thought of some Chicago oriented  building kits in O and S which you could use. The 'Twin Whistle' White Tower and most of the 'DSL' kits were inspired by his observations in the Ch.icago area. Some were only S scale while others were O and some in both.

Halstead Hobbies ,Goldblatt Dep. Store ,Firehouse Front ,Pershing Bakery , a Berwyn Bungalow. DSL was run by Dave Lull. His site is at dslshops.com .So he is still in business. Nice kits mostly fronts I have used them in the past.

  Another outfit 'SLM' which I think was in Baltimore had a Town Grill which could be used anywhere in the US. They also had a Pig Barbecue which woudn't fit into your sity scheme. Much stonger in HO

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