Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale River City Textiles Background Building Kit - 933-3178

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale River City Textiles Background Building Kit - 933-3178 brings the appearance of a large trackside factory to an HO scale industrial district while using only a narrow strip of valuable layout space. Designed specifically as a thin-profile background structure, River City Textiles can be placed between rear tracks and a backdrop to create the illusion of a much larger industrial complex. The finished model measures 12-7/8 x 2-3/8 x 11-1/8" (32.1 x 5.9 x 27.8cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale structures.

River City Textiles represents the trackside wall of a typical four-story curtain-wall factory, making it well suited to dense manufacturing districts and rail-served industrial areas. Large multi-pane windows, a concrete freight car loading dock, and rooftop details create the look of a substantial factory without requiring the footprint of a full-size industrial building. The loading dock also provides a logical destination for freight cars spotted on an adjacent industrial spur.

Build an HO Scale Trackside Factory Background

The Walthers Cornerstone River City Textiles Background Building combines space-saving construction with classic industrial details:

• Trackside wall of a typical four-story curtain-wall factory
• Thin-profile background building designed for placement against a backdrop
• Only 2-3/8" deep to conserve valuable layout space
• Large multi-pane factory windows
• Concrete boxcar loading dock for rail-served industry scenes
• Rooftop water tank included
• Can be easily cut and customized
• Suitable for steam- and diesel-era layouts
• Decals included for several different businesses
• Parts molded in appropriate colors and clear plastic
• Ideal for industrial districts, modules, and shelf layouts
• Finished size of 12-7/8 x 2-3/8 x 11-1/8" (32.1 x 5.9 x 27.8cm)

The combination of a tall four-story facade and shallow footprint makes River City Textiles especially useful for adding visual depth to compact HO scale layouts. Position the structure behind an industrial spur and spot boxcars at the loading dock, or place it behind foreground factories and warehouses to suggest that the modeled industrial district continues beyond the edge of the layout.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Industrial District

River City Textiles pairs naturally with Walthers Cornerstone factories and warehouses when developing a larger manufacturing, warehouse, or distribution district. Its rail-served loading dock also makes it an excellent addition alongside Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures where freight cars and switching operations are an important part of the scene.

Browse HO Scale Walthers Cornerstone buildings for additional structures to expand the surrounding city and industrial area. Combining shallow background structures with full-depth foreground buildings can help create the appearance of a much larger industrial district within limited layout space.

For finishing and customizing River City Textiles, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for factory walls, windows, rooftop details, and realistic weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure assembly and additional modeling projects.