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Here is mine, which coincidentally looks a lot like the Presyterian Church I attend. I believe it is the O Scale Plasticville Church model:

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If you have such a structure on your layout, you can post a photo of it here. Arnold

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Arnold, I have the very same Plasticville church you have.  I do have a photograph of a photograph of the church where we were married in 1984, which was razed a year or two later to build our present sanctuary.  It disappointed us the old building was razed, but truth be told, it was small and had some structural issues.  Building a scratchbuilt version of it ison the list of things to do in retirement.  As can be seen, it should be a fairly easy build.

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Well bought this off the used table at local toy train shop.  It appears to-be HO+ size but is massive looking.  My intent was to raise on a 3/4-1-inch foundation adding slightly higher step raisers to meet existing steps.  Plus add a small adjacent cemetery surrounded by decorative metal fencing with gate.

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Ron

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For those of you that might have seen these pics, forgive me. I had previously posted it yesterday to another thread my mistake.

Warrenville has two places of worship:

A traditional church with a wedding going on. It looks like one of the guests did too much celebrating and fell off the bench.

The other is a small storefront church with an outdoor service in progress.

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Moonson posted:

Hi Arnold, This ensemble is one of my favorite projects on the entire layout, the church and its attendant rectory/parsonage and grounds...

- walt...FrankM: is there ANY possible scene that you DON'T have on your layout?!!!  amazing

Very, very nice to hear from you, Walt. Thank you for such enthusiasm!

A couple places I chose not to include were a steel mill, even though I worked in one for one very hot Summer, earning money for college,

and an amusement park, even though I worked at Kennywood Amusement Park, for several Summers, earning pocket-money.

I didn't want to dedicate sufficient layout "acreage" for such sites. Plus, I knew I didn't have the skills for modeling such extravagant expanses.

However, I did enjoy making a small local street-fair...IMG_0286blocalFair just down the local village lane from that church and rectory/parsonage vignette...IMG_0200LincolnHse [2)

Thanks, again, Walt.

FrankM

 

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I posted this church on another thread I started in this forum category a few months ago....

Tabletop Scenics...Interesting Supplier

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Haven't decided whether or where to place it on the layout yet.  The original product/kit came from the Games Dept. at our LHS.....yes, they have some VERY interesting stuff for layouts. 

The kit is 7 laser-cut sheets, 6 of which are MDF board.  As the referenced thread indicated, aside from the basic assembly, finishing the kits in this line is pretty much left to the imagination and perseverance of the hobbyist.  Lots of possibilities.  Those shown are but my own attempt.  Lots more could be done....lights, sound, saints and sinners, shepherd of the flock, yadda, yadda, yadda.

I've done another...MUCH larger cathedral (from 1930's article).  Never took pics.  If I can get my photog-wife to assist, maybe I'll add this to the thread.

KD

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Tuscan Jim posted:

There are lots of really great structures here. I never get tired of the Plasticville model, I had one as a kid. A true classic. You know what is missing from all these?  An Eastern Orthodox design. Anyone model one of those?

Not yet In O... but I will have several!  Have one in HO scale with a gold dome, triple cross and Christ the Pantocrator Icon over the door.

My RR will be a model of the PRR's Redstone branch to Uniontown PA.   Surrounded by coal patch towns of which were the home of many of my relatives.

Onion dome churches and three-bar "triple crosses" predominate the landscape in much of PA coal country even to this day.

And like they say, larger coal towns had either a bar or church on every corner since every denomination and ethnic had their own places of worship with unique architectural details.

Next up is to follow the old theme (John Allen or was it someone else?)  with very, very low key background noise for each of the scenes.  Coal mining sounds at the mine,  soft sounds of salesman and work going on at the produce warehouse and the liturgical hymns softly playing at the churches.   If subtly done these can really warmth add to scenes.

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 Some really extraordinary contributions posted here Gents''  Nice work everyone'..

My layout is a poor country whistle stop town.  Mostly  ranchers and farms off of old state road 80 , West ,on the state lines of Nebraska and Wyoming.  When the interstate 80 was put in it took a big toll on the surrounding areas of Cameron County, Spencerville, Kensington, and Hamm Village. The church of all faiths'. still stands even though parishioner ship has dwindled.....

 

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I have 2 churches:

this one my father bought way back in 1950 which has been part of the 'family train' setup every year since. cardboard houses, church fence, and manger in back are all part of what Dad bought back then.

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another scene of it from a different year:  When I was old enough to add scenery, we really didn't have anything so I put my toy cowboys and indians in a scene.  So I included those here too.

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My 2nd one I bought.  It's the Plasticville one.  I painted it up, added "stained glass windows", and lit it inside:

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in a different setting in another year:

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walt

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In case you need ideas, l once did a photo trip of Indiana country churches down along the Ohio, and can suggest that.  As for the church in a machine shop, in the first three grades in school l attended a Baptist Church that leased the first floor auditorium of a lodge hall.  That church later bought the four classroom (3 were used) grade school l attended  for those 3 grades, and modiified it greatly, and it functions today.  So, anything goes?

Colorado, I agree.  Our old high school, where my grandparents, parents, and many aunts and uncles went to is now a church.  I attended 5th and 6th grades in that building, before moving to the then new, but now well over 50 years old Jr-Sr High School.  I have not seen the inside of the 100-year old high school since the church bought it, but they have done a nice job maintaining the exterior as I remember it a half century ago.  

Lionelski posted:
walt rapp posted:
Lionelski posted:

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not many churches have a skeleton hangin around! 

nice scenes.

- walt

Thanks Walt,

There is a cemetery behind the stone arch with the cross on top, that is where the skeleton resides

Is the guy laying on the ground in front of the bench alright?  Looks like the lady sitting their has just said or done something to drop him.

Forty Rod posted:
Lionelski posted:
walt rapp posted:
Lionelski posted:

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not many churches have a skeleton hangin around! 

nice scenes.

- walt

Thanks Walt,

There is a cemetery behind the stone arch with the cross on top, that is where the skeleton resides

Is the guy laying on the ground in front of the bench alright?  Looks like the lady sitting their has just said or done something to drop him.

You are probably right Tom, I think he was getting frisky with her after having too much liquid enjoyment prior to the ceremony

Lionelski posted:
Forty Rod posted:
Lionelski posted:
walt rapp posted:
Lionelski posted:

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not many churches have a skeleton hangin around! 

nice scenes.

- walt

Thanks Walt,

There is a cemetery behind the stone arch with the cross on top, that is where the skeleton resides

Is the guy laying on the ground in front of the bench alright?  Looks like the lady sitting their has just said or done something to drop him.

You are probably right Tom, I think he was getting frisky with her after having too much liquid enjoyment prior to the ceremony

From his posture and the position of his hand I'll bet I know where she hit him.

Tom "Sherlock" Taylor

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