Favorites That Missed the Cut

The layout would need to be bigger, or I'd need to build another one with a different theme, to include all of my first-gen faves. Here are the few that didn't make it.

Pola B211

This little enginehouse appeared on the original Newport & Rock Falls, along with the Arnold water tower, Pola freight depot and others. I almost managed to squeeze it into this layout, but it looked awkward.

UPDATE: Parts of this kit have been used as a background player.

Pola 260 and 262

Together with Pola 261, this is a suite of kits that figured prominently in many layouts, especially my White River & Northern IV. The complete trio once on this layout, until I made some sweeping changes; Pola 261 had a stay of execution as the Factory Powerhouse.

UPDATE: Parts of these kits have been used as background players.

Faller 2253

I'd built this kit, imported by Aurora for their Postage Stamp Trains line, but never used it on a permanent layout. Someday, perhaps... someday...

Aurora 4155

While the farmhouse was available as Faller 2259, as far as I know their barn was only ever released by Aurora, AHM and Model Power, and the combo kit was exclusively Aurora. These appeared on Fort Hanover, a layout commissioned by a Postage Stamp collector; I also kitbashed the barn for the White River & Northern IV.

Heljan 611

Here's the only urban building—as well as the only Heljan kit—from the first-gen era that I really like. It appeared on my White River & Northern IV as JB's Corner Bar (named for a college buddy's dad, who was a bartender).

Faller 2226

I've stared longingly at this kit since forever, but never bought one until relatively recently. It was supposed to appear on the Postage Stamp Central, except that the project died.

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