Structure kits for Railroading Merit Badge

Presuming Plasticville is not acceptable,  there was a series, a number of repeat

auctions, of this little kit of a small town post office on the bay, however that supply

must have been exhausted.  It was inexpensive, for an O scale kit....$15.  I would

suggest you look in the HO world for a quantity of identical kits that might be

bought inexpensively for however many scouts need them.  Those you might find

quickly in a local hobby shop.

Ameritown kits are good.  And they are not too difficult to build, etc.  If you can't find a kit at a model train or hobby store near you (almost certain you can) and time is of the essence, my experience with M. B. Klein is that if I order before noon you get it two days later.

http://www.modeltrainstuff.com...mp;brand=Ameri-Towne

I'll Second Lee's suggestion on the Ameritown kits. Basic (4) walls and a roof.  Some additional work on a base, maybe.  A lot of time can be spent on paint and detail. The pictured window treatment is also available from Ameritown, OGR

You could also do just fronts as a starter.  These fronts were customized with additional side wall parts.

I would 3rd the Ameri-Towne kits from the OGR web store. Definitely worth a look. My LHS also carries the Ameri-Towne buildings, so I would imagine many other hobby shops carry them as well.

There are 7 one story kits available. There are 4 different kits for $12.95 each and another 3 for $24.95 each. These are very nice, well made, sturdy kits, fairly easy to build and very reasonably priced for what you get.

You can get acrylic paint for about $1.00 a bottle at a craft store and some inexpensive paint brushes and detail them to whatever level you like. There is enough paint in the $1.00 bottles to paint several kits.  You could get several different colors and have enough for quite a few kits using different color combinations for each kit. (as shown in the pictures above in Mike CT's post)

Thanks everyone. Good suggestions.

Conductor Earl

Probably one of the more advanced kits is the Barrettsburg Tool and Die Factory.  Steve H's customized model on the Fort Pitt High Railer layout, Pittsburgh Home and Garden Show.