Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Ford Automotive Assembly Plant Kit - 933-4142

Walthers Cornerstone HO Scale Ford Automotive Assembly Plant Kit - 933-4142 brings the heart of a major automobile manufacturing complex to an HO scale industrial district. This officially licensed Ford structure represents the large assembly plants where thousands of individual components come together as completed automobiles and trucks. Sized to provide the presence of a major industry while remaining practical for model railroad layouts, the plant offers extensive opportunities for rail and truck traffic. Finished dimensions are 23-1/8 x 11-13/16 x 4-3/4" (58.7 x 30 x 12cm). Browse the complete Walthers Cornerstone model railroad buildings and structures collection for additional HO scale structures and industries.

Automotive assembly plants are the center of automobile manufacturing operations, receiving a steady flow of parts and materials that must arrive when needed for production. Components delivered to the plant are brought together as vehicles move through the assembly process, creating substantial inbound freight traffic and making an automobile assembly plant an excellent rail-served industry for an operating model railroad.

Build an HO Scale Automotive Assembly Plant

The Walthers Cornerstone Ford Automotive Assembly Plant combines a large industrial footprint with detailed architectural features and rail-served operating potential:

• HO scale Ford Automotive Assembly Plant plastic kit
• Walthers Cornerstone product number 933-4142
• Officially licensed Ford product
• Models the heart of a major automobile manufacturing operation
• Large industrial structure sized to fit most HO scale layouts
• Modern brick front office
• Main plant features corrugated-metal construction on a concrete foundation
• Large overhead doors on the rear wall can be built for railroad car access
• Separate doors, windows, vents, and other structural details
• Includes 1960s and 1990s vintage signs for different modeling periods
• Parts molded in five colors plus clear plastic
• Creates a major destination for inbound automobile parts traffic
• Ideal for modeling a larger rail-served automotive manufacturing complex
• Finished dimensions: 23-1/8 x 11-13/16 x 4-3/4" (58.7 x 30 x 12cm)

The Assembly Plant can become a major operating industry on an HO scale railroad. Large rear overhead doors can be configured for railcar access, allowing the facility to receive parts and materials by rail. Auto-parts boxcars and other appropriate freight equipment can be spotted around the plant, creating regular switching activity and giving freight trains a clear purpose within the industrial district.

Expand Your Walthers Cornerstone Auto Industry

The Ford Automotive Assembly Plant is a centerpiece for Walthers Cornerstone industrial structures. It can be modeled as a major stand-alone factory or combined with additional automobile-industry facilities to create a much larger manufacturing complex.

Pair the Assembly Plant with the Ford Stamping Plant 933-4140, Tire Plant 933-4141, Ford Central Office Building 933-4143, and Automobile Transloading Terminal 933-4144 to represent different stages and supporting facilities of the automobile manufacturing and distribution process. Explore additional Walthers Cornerstone factories and warehouses and HO Scale Walthers Cornerstone buildings to expand the surrounding industrial district.

Add Walthers Cornerstone accessories and details to develop loading areas, parking lots, access roads, and other elements around the factory. For assembling, painting, and weathering the Automotive Assembly Plant, browse Fusion Scale Hobbies' model railroad and hobby paint for brick, metal siding, concrete, roofing, grime, and industrial weathering effects, along with model building glue and adhesives for structure assembly.