05-21-2012, 09:04 AM
It looks like you're referring to the Kibri line of wild west buildings from the 1960s. (I think these were originally inspired, like the Pocher/AHM old-time locomotive and cars and the Preiser wild west figures, by the Clint Eastwood spaghetti westerns of the period). Big City Hobbies of Johnstown, PA has been advertising the return of these in RMC, but I haven't been able to find them on their website. Other than that they're plastic and thus maybe easier to assemble than some other kits, there was nothing special about these, and nothing particularly authentic about them.
Although they're harder to assemble, Woodland Scenics has a line of metal structure kits that are similar and actually somewhat more authentic -- here's a link to a search that brings a lot of them up <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=Structure&scale=H&manu=woodland+scenics&item=&keywords=kit&words=restrict&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search">http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?cat ... mit=Search</a><!-- m --> Another option is Alpine Division's Old Town series <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=Structure&scale=H&manu=alpine+&item=&keywords=old+town&words=restrict&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search">http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?cat ... mit=Search</a><!-- m --> these are die cut cardboard designs from the 1950s, but they're also more authentic than the Kibri.
Although they're harder to assemble, Woodland Scenics has a line of metal structure kits that are similar and actually somewhat more authentic -- here's a link to a search that brings a lot of them up <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=Structure&scale=H&manu=woodland+scenics&item=&keywords=kit&words=restrict&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search">http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?cat ... mit=Search</a><!-- m --> Another option is Alpine Division's Old Town series <!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?category=Structure&scale=H&manu=alpine+&item=&keywords=old+town&words=restrict&instock=Q&split=30&Submit=Search">http://www.walthers.com/exec/search?cat ... mit=Search</a><!-- m --> these are die cut cardboard designs from the 1950s, but they're also more authentic than the Kibri.