tstage wrote: Make sure you add the wood planking on top of the cars... Tom
Make sure you add the wood planking on top of the cars...
Tom
I gotta add planking too? They should call this a "semi-kit" or a "enough parts to get you started" kit or a "you just started spending money on this" kit.
Chip
Building the Rock Ridge Railroad with the slowest construction crew west of the Pecos.
cacole wrote:That's why they're called a "Craftsman Kit."
It doesn't say craftsman anywhere on the box.
But I aint ascared.
Have at it, Chip! Give it your best shot and enjoy!
F&C comes here to NE Ohio every year in October for the NMRA Divison #4 train show. They sell their kits buy one, get one free. I've been tempted to try one but haven't as of yet. Those short PRR flat cars ought to look nice when completed.
Chip, I'll be interested in how you like putting them together. If they end up bustin' your chops, I'll be glad to buy them off of you and take a crack at them myself. If you end up enjoying them, let me know. I can keep my eye out for any kits that your are interested in at the show in October.
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Fun?
This looks like a great kit to learn resin-building skills. With two complete kits included, build the first one for practice, then do the second, which should be better for the skills you've learned on the first.
Mike Lehman
Urbana, IL
Hi Space Mouse
You are now in the deep end its sink or swim time
If you take your time read the instructions a million times you should be OK be a bit wary on some resin kits the instructions are not always that clear.
But if you get it right it will be a very trying learning curve but very rewarding in the end.
Just like the first scratch build is.
regards John
SpaceMouse wrote: What the heck did I get myself into?
What the heck did I get myself into?
A mess????
Picked this up because I wanted to try a resin kit and I got it for cheaper that resist. But there's no paint, no, trucks, wheels or couplers, a zillion white parts, white decals on white paper with lettering smaller than I could read with a microscope, sticks of wire...