I've built more than 10 kinds of LVM kits over the years, but not this one. It looks like it will be a nice model when you finish and look good on the Jeff Central.
The toughest LVM kit for me was the row house. Good luck, Roy Hoffman --- In [email protected], "Willam Fraley" <wjfraley@...> wrote: > > As many of you know I'm rebuilding the lower division of the Jefferson > Central. This has turned out to be monstrous frustrating project, more than > I ever thought I would get into at this stage of my life, however, I am what > I am and I do labor the point! 8>) > > > > Last month on this list I asked for a tower kit and received a very nice kit > [Building & Structure Co. - Interlocking Tower] from Bill Winans. > > Then Jeff Wilson of Hoquat Hobbies fame, advertised a Lehigh Valley > Combination Tower/Station kit (LVM31) and I thought that would just fit > right into the area I'm rebuilding, so, I purchased it and have been working > on it for about three weeks. > > > > Folks, this is no kit for amateurs! It said to read the instructions and > also has many cautionary notes. I read the instructions at least three > times, then decided to let my 60 years experience build the kit. I can tell > you that the marked parts are confusing, some areas of needed coverage seem > to be missing and that this kit is like putting together a 5,000 piece > puzzle. This kit requires a lot intricacy, and I'm doing the best I can. > > (I inserted a photo of the model as of this morning.) As you can see, the > finishing up work ["polishing" if you will] is about to begin. > > > > Please don't take this as a "Downer" on the LVM31 kit. I know the kit I > bought was not cut out by Frank Titman because of the work included. (Unless > this was put together by Frank at his end times, before selling LVM off.) it > does require a good bit of modeling experience to build to its completion. > > > > This overall rebuilding project has just taken up more time than I ever > thought it would and my time is running short. > > I wonder how many of my fellow modelers out there have built this kit and I > would like to hear about their experiences. > > > > Cordially, > > Your friend in our S scale modeling world, > > Bill (Fraley) > ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
