Just finished my first building kit!

[Anonymous]

Hey Roadtrip, Good for you!!

Just think, when you can really aford the RTR 'models' comming out right now, you'll know how they were assembled.

Don't know if you can afford the RTR's right now, but you are learning the right way.

Model Building is just that. building Models and not buying them.

Keep up the good work.

And Yes, Yes it was edited by me and not someone else.!!!!

[Anonymous]

Congratulations! I'm in N-scale also, and yes, working with those microscopic parts can certainly be frustrating! Remember, as long as you're happy with your results, don't worry too much about what others might say/think; just enjoy!!

[METRO]

haha I remeber building my first kit, it took me forever, and I put the roof on backwards! Well congrats for you!

[Anonymous]

[^][^][:D][:D][:D][8D][8D][:)][:)][:P][;)][bday][bday][(-D] CONGRADULATIONS !!! I have started putting together my first "real kit" just last night. It is an Atlas station kit. I have attempted to put together kits before , but they have never turned out that great.[banghead][banghead]

[Noah Hofrichter]

Congrats roadtrp, I can remember when I built my first kit, and I know the feeling. I wish you many more to come,
Noah[:P]

[Anonymous]

Congratulations!! on your first kit.

So what type of glue did you end up using?

Do you have a way to show us some photos? I for one would like to see it if possible.

[sparkingbolt]

"....You have just taken your first step into a larger world"

Who said that, and in what movie? Not a hard one.

Anyway, congrats on your first one! Dan

[Roadtrp]

"Easy to Assemble Building Kit"
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Yea, right. Not for me.

I spent about six hours on the kit. Three hours, then a break of about 3 hours, then another three hours to finish it up. That is just assembly time -- I haven't weathered it yet.

I did enjoy assembling the kit, and plan to do others in the future. The biggest problem for me was the incredibly small size of parts for an 'N' scale kit. More often than not I was using tweezers and toothpicks to nudge thing into place. Fingers were just WAY too big.

The positive side was that I ended up with a much more detailed building than I would have gotten with a similar built-up. My building had gutter downspouts, individually applied step railings, and many other features that you probably wouldn't get with the typical built-up. So that was very cool.

The down side is that with 'N' scale, from two feet away you really can't tell the difference between a well-detailed building and a built-up. The plus side to that is no one can possibly see the minor construction flaws that were inevitable during my first attempt.

Overall, I really enjoyed the experience. But I have to be happy with self-satisfaction and the congratulations of my wife. Because I doubt that anyone else looking at my little railroad will ever have ANY IDEA how much work that little building took. [:)][:)]