Crow's Nest Bar

I needed a bar for my waterfront diorama.  Bar Mills Models Wicked Wanda's seemed like a good choice.

I changed the name to Crow's Nest Bar and added a small crow's nest to the model.

Progress on my diorama

Making progress on my new diorama.  Little by little.

Small Buildings

I am starting a new diorama and wanted some small buildings for the rear portion.  Each of these is about 12 by 20 scale feet in HO.  A doctor's office, a drug store and a fix-it shop.  These are not contest quality models but simply small background buildings.  Each is about 1 1/2 inches wide and 2 inches deep.

Coplin's Barber Shop in HO

When I was a kid, the town barber was Eber Coplin.

So I built a small barber shop with Eber sitting outside waiting for a customer.

Found a great photo on the internet of a small shed.  Here is my HO version.  Now to add details.

Montgomery Leatherworks

This started off as a kit from Bar Mills, Hurst Boiler, but it ended up quite differently.

I wanted a leather works and intended to call it S & M Leatherworks but changed my mind.

I wanted the model to look like it had started out as a home business but as time went on there were new additions added to expand the operation.

I really like the Bar Mills shingles included in the kit

This was a fun build and construction was easy because of Bar Mills' great instructions and full size plans.

Conowingo Kit

When I asked John Allen about buildings, he said they should be small, but tall. This $25 kit from Conowingo Models fits the bill nicely. The kit goes together easily, the windows and doors fit the laser cut openings perfectly, and the finished product looks nice. A set of three of these as company houses in a coal mining town would be great. I made a couple of minor additions to the kit and weathered it to my satisfaction. I built this in less than 24 hours by working on it in 15 minute shifts throughout the day.