Life-Like Trains HO Scale Building Kits - Belvedere Downtown Hotel

by Life-Like Trains

Product Features

• HO Scale Building Kit, Model Cement Required
• Structures Add Realism to Any Train Layout, Includes Detailed Decals
• Designed for easy construction, with plastic parts molded in realistic color. Additional Painting Optional.
• Perfect in any city or town setting
• Illustrated instructions

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 1.6 x 15 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000M5QWC8
• Item model number: 433-1339
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #68,464 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #56 in Toys & Games > Hobbies > Trains & Accessories > Train Sets
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Need a room for the day, week or month? Then check out this neat building for your downtown. Designed for easy construction, with plastic parts molded in realistic color. Includes roof-top sign, smoke jacks and window awnings. HO Scale Building Kit with Illustrated Instructions

Product Description

5-1/2 x 2-1/2" 14 x 6.4cm HO scale Kit

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A hotel and more, January 29, 2009

By 

Alan H. Treiber "Doc In CT" (Enfield, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Life-Like Trains HO Scale Building Kits - Belvedere Downtown Hotel (Toy)

The Belvedere Downtown Hotel is a fairly easy model to assemble as it is, and makes a basic if fanciful hotel. It's real advantage is that it assembles as modules, one for each floor. Combining two kits allows for opportunities for a more useful and representative model. My variation has three floors with a central recessed entrance way and a sidewalk entrance for a professional office.
I do recommend spray painting the interior black to facilitate lighting. In both the hotel and kit-bash, I added plastic strips to hold card stock floors and made sure the windows have some sort of treatment. A common technique is to block off the view with construction paper, especially if the windows are clear.