Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale George Roberts Printing Company Kit - 933-3046

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale George Roberts Printing Company Kit - 933-3046 adds a substantial concrete curtain-wall factory to an HO scale commercial or manufacturing district. Based on a style of multistory industrial architecture found in cities across North America, this versatile structure is suitable for layouts from the 1920s to the present. A covered railcar loading dock gives it an active role in freight operations, while the finished model measures 12-3/4 x 7-1/2 x 9" (31.6 x 19.3 x 22.9cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale industries.

Concrete curtain-wall buildings became common as growing manufacturers needed sturdy structures with large, open production floors. Their broad banks of windows admitted natural light throughout the building, making this architectural style useful for printing companies and many other types of industry. George Roberts Printing Company can anchor an older urban factory district or represent a business that remains active in a contemporary industrial neighborhood.

Build an HO Scale Rail-Served Printing Company

The Walthers Cornerstone George Roberts Printing Company includes architectural and freight-handling details for creating a busy urban industry:

• HO scale multistory industrial structure kit
• Based on concrete curtain-wall factories found across North America
• Suitable for layouts from the 1920s to the present
• Works in commercial, manufacturing, and warehouse districts
• Large industrial windows provide period architectural character
• Covered railcar loading dock built into the rear of the structure
• Loading area conserves space in a crowded industrial district
• Rooftop water tank included
• Detailed three-story exterior fire escape
• Colorful decal signs for several different businesses
• Can be adapted to represent industries other than a printing company
• Easy-to-build plastic structure kit
• Parts molded in appropriate base colors
• Finished size of 12-3/4 x 7-1/2 x 9" (31.6 x 19.3 x 22.9cm)

The covered loading dock provides a destination for boxcars delivering paper, ink, packaging materials, machinery, and other supplies. Finished newspapers, catalogs, books, advertisements, and commercial printing products can then be shipped from the same facility. Spotting and collecting cars at the enclosed dock adds switching activity while keeping the freight-handling area within the building's compact urban footprint.

The tall walls, extensive windows, rooftop water tank, and exterior fire escape give the structure a recognizable early-20th-century industrial appearance. These details can be emphasized with brick, concrete, metal, soot, and fading effects to suggest decades of use. Trucks, workers, pallets, paper rolls, and loading equipment can be placed around the building to establish a more complete production and distribution scene.

Although named for a printing company, the building can represent many other businesses that occupied similar factories. The included decal choices allow the completed structure to be adapted as a warehouse or another light-manufacturing operation. It can also be modeled as an older factory that was renovated for offices, studios, storage, or mixed commercial use on a present-day layout.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Factory District

George Roberts Printing Company fits naturally with Walthers Cornerstone factories and warehouses when creating a dense rail-served manufacturing district. Additional facilities from Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures can introduce more freight customers and production activity to the surrounding area.

For a larger urban setting, combine the factory with Walthers Cornerstone commercial and city buildings. Smaller components for developing the loading dock, railroad siding, streets, and surrounding property are available in Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For assembling and customizing George Roberts Printing Company, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for concrete colors, window trim, rooftop equipment, and weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure assembly and additional detailing projects.