Archive for April, 2010

Aurora HO Model 653-98 Ranch House Assembly Instructions

Friday, April 30th, 2010
  1. Locate and cement DOOR HINGES to GARAGE DOOR.
  2. Locate and cement HINGE SOCKETS to sides at GARAGE DOOR OPENING.
  3. Allow cemented DOOR HINGES and HINGE SOCKETS to dry for about five (5) minutes and then assemble DOOR to OPENING by inserting HINGES into HINGE SOCKETS.
  4. Locate and cement FRONT DOOR to OUTSIDE of FRONT WALL of HOUSE.
  5. Locate and cement WINDOW WALL to FRONT WALL from the inside.
  6. Similarly, locate and cement, from the inside PICTURE WINDOW, LATTICE WINDOW and SMALL WINDOWS to FRONT WALL.
  7. Locate and cement GARAGE DOOR and WALL ASSEMBLE to RIGHT SIDE of FRONT WALL.
  8. Locate and cement LEFT END WALL to LEFT SIDE of FRONT WALL.
  9. Locate and cement GARAGE END WALL to FRONT and REAR WALL.
  10. Locate and cement REAR WALL to LEFT END WALL and to GARAGE INSIDE WALL.
  11. Locate and cement GARAGE REAR WALL to GARAGE INSIDE WALL and to GARAGE DOOR OPENING.
  12. Locate and cement ROOF (3) PARTS to HOUSE.
  13. Locate and cement GABLE HALVES together.
  14. Locate and cement TRIANGULAR PANEL to FRONT of GABLE.
  15. Locate and cement GABLE ASSEMBLY to ROOF.
  16. Locate and cement CHIMNEY HALVES together and cement to ROOF.
  17. Cement CHIMNEY CAP to CHIMNEY.
  18. Cement CUPOLA HALVES together and cement to GARAGE ROOF.
  19. Cement CUPOLA ROOF to CUPOLA.
  20. Cement (16) SHUTTERS to SIDES of WINDOWS.
  21. Locate and cement (6) WINDOW BOXES underneath WINDOWS of LEFT END WALL and FRONT and REAR GARAGE WALLS.
  22. Locate and cement RAIN GUTTERS to underside of ROOF OVERHANG.
  23. Locate and cement DOWN SPOUTS to GUTTERS and WALLS.
  24. Cement WEATHER VANE to CUPOLA ROOF.
  25. Cement TV ANTENNA to POLE and cement to side of CHIMNEY.

Aurora HO Model 652-98 Colonial House Assembly Instructions

Thursday, April 29th, 2010
  1. Locate and cement DOOR HINGES to GARAGE DOOR.
  2. Locate and cement HINGE SOCKETS to sides at GARAGE DOOR OPENING.
  3. Allow cemented DOOR HINGES and HINGE SOCKETS to dry for about five (5) minutes and then assemble DOOR to OPENING by inserting HINGES into HINGE SOCKETS.
  4. Locate and cement LEFT END WALL to LEFT SIDE of LOWER FRONT WALL.
  5. Locate and cement, from the inside, (2) PICTURE WINDOWS to FRONT WALL.
  6. Locate and cement LEFT END WALL to LEFT SIDE of LOWER FRONT WALL.
  7. Locate and cement GARAGE INSIDE WALL to RIB on inside of FRONT WALL between WINDOW and GARAGE DOOR.
  8. Locate and cement REAR WALL to LEFT END WALL and to GARAGE INSIDE WALL.
  9. Locate and cement GARAGE END WALL to FRONT and REAR WALL.
  10. Locate and cement UPPER FRONT WALL to SIDE WALLS.
  11. Locate and cement SUN DECK over GARAGE END of HOUSE.
  12. Locate and cement CHIMNEY to LEFT END WALL.
  13. Locate and cement CHIMNEY SMALL SECTION to UPPER PART of CHIMNEY.
  14. Locate and cement CHIMNEY CAP to CHIMNEY.
  15. Locate and cement ROOF to HOUSE.
  16. Locate and cement SUN DECK RAILING (3 Sections) to SUN DECK.
  17. Locate and cement (2) TRELLISES to GARAGE END WALL.
  18. Locate and cement (12) WIDE SHUTTERS to sides of FRONT and REAR SECOND STORY WINDOWS.
  19. Locate and cement (10) NARROW SHUTTERS to sides of WINDOWS in END WALLS.
  20. Locate and cement (2) DOOR CANOPIES over BACK DOORS.
  21. Locate and cement (2) FRONT DOOR LIGHTS alongside FRONT DOOR.
  22. Locate and cement RAIN GUTTERS to underside of ROOF OVERHANG.
  23. Locate and cement DOWN SPOUTS to GUTTERS and WALLS.
  24. Locate and cement FRONT DOOR STEP to FRONT WALL.
  25. Locate and cement BACK DOOR STEP and PATIO to BACK WALL.

Aurora HO Model 651-79 Plastic Tree Assembly Instructions

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

Instructions for assembling all plastic trees:

  1. Tree top has peg on underside.
  2. Branch next to top has hole straight through.
  3. All other branches have pegs on top and hole on other side.

Aurora HO Slot Car Racing Track Layout Scenery 651 Plastic Tree Assembly Instructions

Aurora HO Slot Car Racing Track Layout Scenery 651 Plastic Tree Assembly Instructions

HO Gauge Railroad & Road Racing Structures Box End Panel Graphics

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

Part of the allure to collecting vintage Aurora buildings is the colorful graphics that each box displays. If you are investing in a complete set of these HO 1/87 scaled structures for your railroad & slot car layout you get an added value bonus of looking at a box with colorful artwork & graphics. Listed here again is group III of the vintage HO plastic model accessory scenery kits which were produced along with their original stock numbers and price.

  • 1450-1.00 Start & Finish Pylons
  • 1451-1.00 HO Scale Judges Stand
  • 1452-2.00 HO Scale Grand Stand
  • 1453-1.98 Double Station Pit Stop
  • 1456-1.49 HO Scale Curved Bleachers

Colorful box artwork is typical for the period and Aurora made no exception as you can see from this image of the side panels.

Aurora HO Slot Car Racing Plastic Model Building Kit Box End Panel Graphics

Aurora HO Slot Car Racing Plastic Model Building Kit Box End Panel Graphics

HO Gauge Railroad & Road Racing Structures Box End Panel Graphics

Monday, April 26th, 2010

Part of the allure to collecting vintage Aurora buildings is the colorful graphics that each box displays. If you are investing in a complete set of these HO 1/87 scaled structures for your railroad & slot car layout you get an added value bonus of looking at a box with colorful artwork & graphics. Listed here again is group II of the vintage HO plastic model accessory scenery kits which were produced along with their original stock numbers and price.

  • 657-.98 Joes Diner
  • 658-1.49 HO Gas Station

Colorful box artwork is typical for the period and Aurora made no exception as you can see from this image of the side panels.

Aurora HO Slot Car Racing Plastic Model Building Kit Box End Panel Graphics

Aurora HO Slot Car Racing Plastic Model Building Kit Box End Panel Graphics

HO Gauge Railroad & Road Racing Structures Box End Panel Graphics

Sunday, April 25th, 2010

Part of the allure to collecting vintage Aurora buildings is the colorful graphics that each box displays. If you are investing in a complete set of these HO 1/87 scaled structures for your railroad & slot car layout you get an added value bonus of looking at a box with colorful artwork & graphics. Listed here again is group I of the vintage HO plastic model accessory scenery kits which were produced along with their original stock numbers and price.

  • 651-.79 Model Tree Kit
  • 652-.98 Colonial House
  • 653-.98 Ranch House
  • 654-1.29 School House
  • 655-1.29 Church
  • 656-1.29 Railroad Station

Colorful box artwork is typical for the period and Aurora made no exception as you can see from this image of the side panels.

Aurora HO Slot Car Racing Plastic Model Building Kit Box End Panel Graphics

Aurora HO Slot Car Racing Plastic Model Building Kit Box End Panel Graphics

HO Slot Car Layout Model Motoring 1456-149 Curved Bleachers Kit

Saturday, April 24th, 2010

The Aurora MoDEL MoToRING curved bleachers kit displays nicely on any HO scale slot car racing track layout because it was scaled specifically to fit 1:87 scale slot car racing layouts. This kit could also fit well on any HO gauge road & rail train layout. This all plastic assembly kit is hard to locate.

Aurora MoDEL MoToRING HO Scale Layout Plastic Curved Bleachers Kit

Aurora MoDEL MoToRING HO Scale Layout Plastic Curved Bleachers Kit

HO Slot Car Layout Model Motoring 1453-198 Double Station Pit Stop Kit

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

The Aurora MoDEL MoToRING double station pit stop kit displays nicely on any HO scale slot car racing track layout because it was scaled specifically to fit 1:87 scale slot car racing layouts. This kit could also fit well on any HO gauge road & rail train layout. This all plastic assembly kit is hard to locate.

Aurora MoDEL MoToRING HO Scale Layout Plastic Double Station Pit Stop Kit

Aurora MoDEL MoToRING HO Scale Layout Plastic Double Station Pit Stop Kit

HO Slot Car Layout Model Motoring 1452-200 Grand Stand Kit

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

The Aurora MoDEL MoToRING grand stand kit displays nicely on any HO scale slot car racing track layout because it was scaled specifically to fit 1:87 scale slot car racing layouts. This kit could also fit well on any HO gauge road & rail train layout. This all plastic assembly kit is hard to locate.

Aurora MoDEL MoToRING HO Scale Layout Plastic Grand Stand Kit

Aurora MoDEL MoToRING HO Scale Layout Plastic Grand Stand Kit

HO Slot Car Layout Model Motoring 1451-100 Judges Stand Kit

Wednesday, April 21st, 2010

The Aurora MoDEL MoToRING judges stand kit displays nicely on any HO scale slot car racing track layout because it was scaled specifically to fit 1:87 scale slot car racing layouts. This kit could also fit well on any HO gauge road & rail train layout. This all plastic assembly kit is hard to locate.

Aurora MoDEL MoToRING HO Scale Layout Plastic Judges Stand Kit

Aurora MoDEL MoToRING HO Scale Layout Plastic Judges Stand Kit