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American Brickplayer - Kits US1 and US2
The success of the Standard Brickplayer Kits 3 and 4
led Spears to produce a couple of kits aimed at the American market.
They were known there as Kits 1 and 2, but will be referred to here as US1 and US2.
Instructions and blueprints
An instruction booklet provided quite detailed instructions to build 9 models.
Two of these were very similar to models designed for the Standard Brickplayer kits. the others were
to represent more common American building styles.
The smaller Kit US1 had enough components for models 1 to 5, while to build the full set of 9 models Kit US2 was needed.
Somewhat surprisingly, although Standard Brickplayer offered a Kit 3A to upgrade from Kit 3 to Kit 4
(and Early Brickplayer had Kit 1A to upgrade from Kit 1 to Kit 2),
I have never seen reference to an upgrade kit being available for American Brickplayer.
Kits always contained blueprints showing how to lay the first course of bricks. The blueprints
for American Brickplayer models are here
I have both kits in complete and unused condition.
To see the full size version of each of the following pictures, click on the text below it.
Pictures of Kit US1
Kit US1 Box Lid
Kit US1 Upper Layer
Kit US1 Lower Layer
Pictures of Kit US2
Kit US2 Box Lid
Kit US2 Upper Layer
Kit US2 Lower Layer
Models
Here are pictures of models in the instruction book, built by Dave Meesam. Model 3 shows
Dave's way of handling blueprints - he copies a blueprint onto tracing paper,
pins the paper down on a board, then cuts the paper away when the model is built.
US Model 1, Gatesman's Hut
US Model 2, Tool Shed
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US Model 3, Platform Waiting Room
US Model 4, Bungalow
US Model 5, One and a Half Storey House
US Model 6, Railroad Station
US Model 8, Bungalow and Garage
US Model 9, Ranch-style House
Links
The Brickplayer home page has links to other pages in this Brickplayer website.
More links: This Brickplayer website sits within my personal website tonyohagan.co.uk. The links below
provide access to the other parts of my website.
Updated: 25 July 2024
Maintained by: Tony O'Hagan
