maxman richhotrain The Trainworld website seems to indicate that they have several different kits available. Is there some way to use their website filters to verify that an item is in stock? I believe that if TrainWorld shows an item on their website, they have it in stock. You can call them and ask. Just make sure you use the information line, not the order line.
richhotrain The Trainworld website seems to indicate that they have several different kits available. Is there some way to use their website filters to verify that an item is in stock?
I believe that if TrainWorld shows an item on their website, they have it in stock. You can call them and ask. Just make sure you use the information line, not the order line.
Rich
Alton Junction
richhotrainThanks, maxman. You are right. If it shows up on their website, it is in stock. The only unanswered question on their website is the number of a given item available. I called the information line as you suggested, and the lady who an answered was extremely helpful.......and friendly.
You're welcome. Although I haven't experienced it myself, I've heard that if one calls the order line looking for information the response may not be as friendly.
maxman richhotrain Thanks, maxman. You are right. If it shows up on their website, it is in stock. The only unanswered question on their website is the number of a given item available. I called the information line as you suggested, and the lady who an answered was extremely helpful.......and friendly. You're welcome. Although I haven't experienced it myself, I've heard that if one calls the order line looking for information the response may not be as friendly.
richhotrain Thanks, maxman. You are right. If it shows up on their website, it is in stock. The only unanswered question on their website is the number of a given item available. I called the information line as you suggested, and the lady who an answered was extremely helpful.......and friendly.
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doctorwayneI much prefer the DPM stuff, but can no longer afford it.
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I bought about $150.00 worth of DPM modulars about twenty years ago when I swicthed to HO scale. These were a massize assortment of kits, designer packs, and loose packs. I have three different window styles, and a few packs of powerhouse windows. I still have not used them because all my HO layouts to this point were too small.
They will be used to build a few large background structures on the next layout. I am glad I bought them when they were very affordable. I would probably still buy them now, but it would be a budget item for sure.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
richhotrain maxman richhotrain The Trainworld website seems to indicate that they have several different kits available. Is there some way to use their website filters to verify that an item is in stock? I believe that if TrainWorld shows an item on their website, they have it in stock. You can call them and ask. Just make sure you use the information line, not the order line. Thanks, maxman. You are right. If it shows up on their website, it is in stock. The only unanswered question on their website is the number of a given item available. I called the information line as you suggested, and the lady who an answered was extremely helpful.......and friendly. That was my first time with Trainworld but certainly not the last time. Rich
Thanks, maxman. You are right. If it shows up on their website, it is in stock. The only unanswered question on their website is the number of a given item available. I called the information line as you suggested, and the lady who an answered was extremely helpful.......and friendly. That was my first time with Trainworld but certainly not the last time.
Glad you found what you were looking for. I checked what I had left and it was just a few small walls, none with the arched windows.
Checked my stash of parts. I have a blue bajillion pillasters (don't know what I'll ever do with those), one box of the large walls with square windows, and a couple of sprues of the large walls with small round windows. No large round windows though. Can you use the small windows?
jim
jmbjmb Checked my stash of parts. I have a blue bajillion pillasters (don't know what I'll ever do with those), one box of the large walls with square windows, and a couple of sprues of the large walls with small round windows. No large round windows though. Can you use the small windows? jim
NYBW-John Glad you found what you were looking for. I checked what I had left and it was just a few small walls, none with the arched windows.
dknelson jmbjmb Checked my stash of parts. I have a blue bajillion pillasters (don't know what I'll ever do with those), one box of the large walls with square windows, and a couple of sprues of the large walls with small round windows. No large round windows though. Can you use the small windows? jim If you have the pillasters you have the Modulers set that many guys failed to get and would give their eye teeth to get.
jmbjmb Checked my stash of parts. I have a blue bajillion pillasters (don't know what I'll ever do with those), ...
Checked my stash of parts. I have a blue bajillion pillasters (don't know what I'll ever do with those), ...
If you have the corner pilasters, two of them sanded so they fit back-to-back make great brick chimneys.
--Steven Otte, Model Railroader senior associate editorsotte@kalmbach.com
Specifically, what types of kits were you looking for?
maxman "Probably the most utilized kit was the Small Walls, Windows & Doors kit, sort of the basic building block of the entire modular system. However, this kit did not include pilasters and even though the kit included 58 pieces, only 4 of those pieces were small walls with "standard" window openings. So, it took a heck of a lot of these kits to build a reasonably sized structure. Go figure." First they suck you in with the printer.....then you have to buy the ink.
jmbjmbExactly. Found out building a large structure was very expense given how they packaged the kits and how many kits it took. Also why I ended up with so many pillasters because I had to buy all the pillaster kits as well. Much better packaging would have been wall sections, pillasters, windows, doors, foundations, and caps to make so many inches of wall.
Hi Jim:
I totally agree. The kit contents were poorly thought out and they were far too expensive. I built a couple of background buildings in N scale for my HO layout, but I bought all of my kits at the clearance price. The lack of sufficient numbers of pilasters was a major failing.
Dave
I'm just a dude with a bad back having a lot of fun with model trains, and finally building a layout!
hon30critter jmbjmb Exactly. Found out building a large structure was very expense given how they packaged the kits and how many kits it took. Also why I ended up with so many pillasters because I had to buy all the pillaster kits as well. Much better packaging would have been wall sections, pillasters, windows, doors, foundations, and caps to make so many inches of wall. Hi Jim: I totally agree. The kit contents were poorly thought out and they were far too expensive. I built a couple of background buildings in N scale for my HO layout, but I bought all of my kits at the clearance price. The lack of sufficient numbers of pilasters was a major failing. Dave
jmbjmb Exactly. Found out building a large structure was very expense given how they packaged the kits and how many kits it took. Also why I ended up with so many pillasters because I had to buy all the pillaster kits as well. Much better packaging would have been wall sections, pillasters, windows, doors, foundations, and caps to make so many inches of wall.