I remember the Renwal "House Afire" of course, as well as their various plastic ship and airplane kits, the "Visible Man" and "Visible Woman" science kits (they also had a Visible airplane engine if memoery serves), and some other stuff.
But what I cannot recall is if Renwal made anything else aimed at the model train market. Did they?
As for tornadoes, years back in Galesburg at the model train show someone had a wonderful shadowobx diorama of a small downtown scene, with buildings, utility poles, cars and trucks etc. There was a timer -- the lights would dim, the sound of thunder was heard, flashes of lightning, and then out of the top of the shadowbox descended a whirling tornado which traveled down the city street and then pulled up again, at which time the various vehicles parked or traveling down the street were revealed to be emergency vehicles with flashing red lights.
It was quite a piece of model making, and I regret I cannot recall the modeler's name.
Dave Nelson
Not burned out but I represented a burning building on my layout once by putting a flickering led candle inside and parking the FD outside.
Joe Staten Island West
I knew that, and of course that is part of the genre. I should have said "tornado ravaged structures" - which I went thru in Joliet Illinois in 1973.
Just my thought on the subject, I don't mean to condemn or fault anyone for liking that stuff on their layout. To me, the layout represents the positive aspects of life.................
ENJOY !
Mobilman44
Living in southeast Texas, formerly modeling the "postwar" Santa Fe and Illinois Central
mobilman44 Having been through a house fire at age 13, I've always felt this was a pretty tasteless kit to produce. What's on the horizon - earthquake shattered apartment buildings, flood damaged residences, or how about some bombed out houses?
Having been through a house fire at age 13, I've always felt this was a pretty tasteless kit to produce. What's on the horizon - earthquake shattered apartment buildings, flood damaged residences, or how about some bombed out houses?
Bombed out houses are already available for wargamers and military modelers.
I tried to sell my two cents worth, but no one would give me a plug nickel for it.
I don't have a leg to stand on.
I believe Model Power or Tyco also had one as well
George In Midcoast Maine, 'bout halfway up the Rockland branch
Renwal HO out of production, one currently on Amazon
Model Power HO MDP568 out of production
Vollmer HO 43728 available
MTH O
Some readers will remember this kit, but some that do remember, do not remember the manufacturer.