The Revell HO Index

Structures

Introduction
Revell's major contribution to HO model railroading lies not so much in its rolling stock, but rather in the structures it produced.   They became instantly recognizable as they grew to populate many model railroads of the middle 1950's up to even the present day.  Revell took notice of the "little things" like people, who were included with most structures.  They also added details which greatly enhanced the the realism of the structures.   While not fine scale, they added the things one might find around such a structure, such as tools, piles of ties, luggage, packing crates, barrels, grafitti, and other such things.

They were also very creative in finding new uses for old tooling.   While many of the later structures are simply variations of earlier production, they have been modified sufficiently to appear as totally different structures.   Examples include the School House, using Small Town Station tooling, the Suburban House, using Farmhouse tooling, and the Superior Bakery and Weekly Herald using the Engine House tooling.  They even used some of their rolling stock tooling to produce an engine crew shanty and a Yardmaster's office.

T9001 Small Town Station
Small Town Station
Introduced in 1957

T9002 Trackside Buildings
Trackside Buildings Set
Original Box shown above - 70's Reissue box shown below
Trackside Buildings
Photo Courtesy of Chuck Higdon
Elevated Shanty & Interlocking Tower Crossing Tender Shack & Water Tank
Initially offered as a set of 4 buildings in 1958, they were also offered for separate sale beginning in 1959 as noted below.

T9004 Interlocking Tower w/ 2 figures (Individual Sale)
Introduced for separate sale in 1959

T9005 Water Tower & spout w/ 2 figures (Individual Sale)
Introduced for separate sale in 1959

T9006 Elevated Switchman's Shanty & figure (Individual Sale)
Elevated Switchman's Shanty
Introduced for separate sale in 1959

T9008 Crossing Tender's Shack & figure (Individual Sale)
Crossing Tender Shack
Introduced for separate sale in 1959

T9003 Farmhouse Set 
Farm House Buildings Set
Farmhouse & Outhouse Garage & Chicken Coop
Initially offered as a set of 4 buildings in 1958, they were also offered for separate sale beginning in 1959 as noted below with the outhouse included with the Farmhouse.

T9009 Farmhouse with Privy (Individual Sale) 
Introduced for separate sale in 1959

T9010 Garage with Farmer (Individual Sale
Introduced for separate sale in 1959

T9011 Chicken Coop with 10 figures (Individual Sale)
Chicken Coop
Introduced for separate sale in 1959

T9015 Barnyard Set
Barn Horse Shed
Initially offered as a set of 4 buildings in 1959, they were also offered for separate sale beginning in that same year as noted below with the smaller buildings packaged together.

T9016 Barn with 4 figures (Individual Sale)
Barn Box
Introduced in 1959

T9017 Horse shed, tool shed, hutch (Individual Sale)
Farmyard Buildings
Introduced in 1959

T9020 Freight Station
Freight Station
Introduced in 1959

T9022 Maintenance Shed
Maintenance Shed 
Introduced in 1959

T9028 Engine House
Engine House
Introduced in 1959

T9029 Sand and Pump House with Tank
 
Introduced in 1960

T9030 Sand and Pump House (Individual Sale)
Sand and Pump House
Introduced in 1960

T9031 Fuel Tank  (Individual Sale)
Fuel Tank
Introduced in 1960

T9032 Yardmaster's Office
Yardnaster's Office
Photo Courtesy of Gordon Smith
Introduced in 1960

T9033 Engine Crew Shanty
Engine Crew Shanty
Introduced in 1960

T9034 Suburban House
Suburban House
Photo Courtesy of Gordon Smith
Introduced in 1961

T9035 Summer Stock Theater
Summer Stock Theater
Introduced in 1961

T9036 Country School House
Country School House
Introduced in 1961
Schoolhouse Front Schoolhouse Left Schoolhouse Right Schoolhouse Back
Photos Courtesy of Chuck Higdon

T9037 Superior Bakery
Superior Bakery
Introduced in 1961

T9038 Weekly Herald
Weekly Herald
Introduced in 1961

T9039 Union 76 Service Station
 
Introduced in 1962