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Walther’s HO modular structure system is easy to use

By Angela Cotey | September 1, 2005

| Last updated on November 3, 2020


Reviewed in the September 2005 issue

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Walther's HO modular structure system
Walther’s HO modular structure system
A clever modular structure-building system is now available from Walthers that makes it easy to produce good-looking brick buildings of nearly any size. Its components are cleanly molded, have excellent detail, and fit together in innumerable combinations. Cornerstone Modulars are sold in planned structure kits and as packages of individual parts.

The system.
Walthers’ modular system starts with single-story plain wall sections. Other matching wall panels are available with a variety of doors and windows that may be positioned as desired. The parts come molded in a brown brick color, concrete gray, dark gray, and dark green. Clear molded windows are also included.

All of the walls have interlocking tabs to create inside corners. The tabs fit into pilasters to make outside corners and intermediate straight joints. Each wall panel has a top lip, so they’re stackable.

Flat base sections hold the walls together and in alignment. The main floor can be raised for use with the loading docks and stairways provided in the foundation sets. A choice of ends and cornices will finish off the walls.

Roof panels, corrugated awn-ings for the loading docks, chimneys, and vent details complete the basic modular system.

My sample structure took a couple of hours to design and build using common plastic modeling tools and liquid plastic cement. It has pieces from five different parts packages, but there’s plenty of material left for future projects.

All the completed building needs is a little paint and weathering and some details (not included) to give it a final touch of realism.

Overall, Walthers’ Modulars offer a lot of flexibility that kit- bashers will enjoy.

HO modular system

Price: $9.98 per package

Manufacturer
Wm. K. Walthers, Inc.
P.O. Box 3039
Milwaukee, WI 53201-3039
www.walthers.com

Description
Modular plastic structure-
building system in sets of 24 to 58 pieces including fitted, clear windows

Packaged parts
3720 Peaked roof and base
3721 Flat roof and base
3722 Small walls, windows, and doors
3723 Large walls and windows
3724 Foundation and loading docks
3725 Wall columns and caps

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