This is how to NOT store a paper model.

I have been working on the Electric Overhead Traveling Crane for well over a year now.  Actually closer to two.  The problem I am having with the completion is coming up with a suitable operators cab.  Well, when I hit a stone wall, I typically put the kit aside for a while and just occasionally think about it until the lightbulb, over my head, comes on.  Well, that finally happened with the crane, but when I went to unpack it, I discovered that soneone (me) must have stored something rather heavy on top of the box it was in.  Well, now with fresh resolve, I am begining again to do a test build, this time in HO scale, rather than my traditional O.  I just thought you might get a hoot from the picks of my inspiration.

Comments

[Justin McCowan]

Well you could still use most the pieces on a layout, either in a scene with an extra terrestrial invasion or a demolition/scrap handling site!

[Dave Miecznikowski]

Justin, I like the idea of a space invasion. Just something I want to point out. Just imagine if the concrete pylons were made from sheet metal. The crumple would be really realistic. Another advantage of paper models. You can destroy them very realistically.

[D. Rarig]

I had a similar experience...a couple years ago I built the Rural Church in S scale for my wife's Christmas display. She packed it away inside a box and put it in the attic. She took it out a couple days ago with the idea of setting up a display again, only to discover that something (cats?) had caved in the top of the box and crunched the steeple and right side of the main structure. SO SAD.