Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Union Crane and Shovel Kit - 933-4021

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Union Crane and Shovel Kit - 933-4021 adds a classic North American industrial building to an HO scale manufacturing district, construction-equipment facility, warehouse area, or railroad-served industry. Patterned after clerestory-roof industrial buildings constructed during the steam era and later adapted for many different businesses, the structure works naturally on both steam- and diesel-era layouts. The finished model measures approximately 9-3/8 x 7-1/8 x 5" (23.8 x 17.8 x 12.7cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale structures.

Buildings of this type could support manufacturing and assembly operations or be adapted as maintenance facilities for construction and truck fleets. Union Crane and Shovel can therefore serve as the centerpiece of a named industrial business or be repurposed as a garage, warehouse, maintenance shop, or other light-industrial structure. Its tall center clerestory and large multi-pane windows give the building the appearance of an older industrial facility that remained useful as industries and transportation changed.

Build an HO Scale Rail-Served Industry

The Walthers Cornerstone Union Crane and Shovel includes several options for adapting the structure to a specific industrial scene:

• Based on a typical North American industrial structure
• Clerestory-roof design based on buildings constructed during the steam era
• Suitable for steam- and diesel-era railroad layouts
• Can represent manufacturing, assembly, maintenance, warehouse, or garage operations
• Interior base plate grooved to accept Code 83 or Code 100 rail
• Can be configured as a railroad-served industrial building
• Choice of metal or wooden end door
• Large multi-pane industrial windows
• Clear plastic window glazing included
• Styrene plastic structure kit
• Finished size approximately 9-3/8 x 7-1/8 x 5" (23.8 x 17.8 x 12.7cm)

The grooved interior base gives modelers the option of extending track directly into the structure using Code 83 or Code 100 rail. This makes Union Crane and Shovel especially useful as a rail-served shop or manufacturing facility where cars can be spotted inside the building. For a non-rail-served scene, the same structure can function as a truck garage, construction-equipment maintenance facility, warehouse, or general industrial building.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Industrial District

Union Crane and Shovel fits naturally with Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures when developing a manufacturing or light-industrial district. It can also complement buildings from the Walthers Cornerstone factories and warehouses collection when creating a larger rail-served industrial complex.

For additional buildings and facilities along nearby tracks, browse Walthers Cornerstone trackside structures. Smaller components for developing loading areas, industrial yards, and surrounding properties can be found in Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details.

For finishing and customizing Union Crane and Shovel and the surrounding industrial scene, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for painting, detailing, and weathering projects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure assembly and additional modeling projects.