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Fisher Price buildings
Posted by sclairfan on Tuesday, April 8, 2008 5:40 PM
I have picked up a couple of the Fisher Price type buildings for parts ( doors and windows) and some I may be able to use the whole thing. Have any of you come up with a unique way to kitbash and make some of these look good on a layout with some modifications and paint?
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Posted by piercedan on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 10:56 AM

I have used these as is.  Great prices at yard sales!!  ANd you get figures also and accessories.

 

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Posted by Southwest Chief on Wednesday, April 9, 2008 11:56 AM

Not sure what Fisher Price buildings you mean...Little People?  They are likely too small for most G scale trains.  I remember playing with the airport, castle, Sesame Street, preschool, farm, etc...

I used to play with Fisher Price Husky Helpers and my G scale trains.  I had loads of fun bringing in the firemen, paramedics, and police after a derailment.  Some of them had hands that actually would hold onto LGB gondolas.

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Posted by EMPIRE II LINE on Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:21 AM

I'd use them on a Whimsical setting only.....Myself.....to toy looking for my liking....

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Posted by Rene Schweitzer on Thursday, April 10, 2008 8:22 AM
A few years ago, we featured a railroad that used kids' type buildings (Barbie houses, etc.) on it. The owners basically used the two halves as separate backdrop buildings, adding a coat of paint to UV-proof them. They looked toy-like, of course, but they served their purpose as filler buildings.

I wish I could remember something more about the article to point you in the direction of it, but I can only see the picture in my head.

Rene Schweitzer

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