The models that time forgot.

As I focus on new and more elaborate models, it’s important to not lose sight of past models that have not gotten the attention they should. Especially during this season that seems to be a modeling desert. Summer sales are always bad  and we appreciate your continued support. The small sales and donations really help. Personally I can’t understand when folks say they can’t find anything to build. We keep prices down so modelers can take chances and try new things without much risk. We have a very deep collection. (and getting deeper) It’s a bit hard to manage. Every kit needs to pull its weight. Prices on newer kits have creeped up but with items from $2 to $20, things are pretty reasonable. We have to sell a lot of $5 and $10 kits just to cover monthly costs, (Have you seen the cost of ads ?) and sometimes in summer we don’t. Still we’re hanging on and we still enjoy what were doing.

This isn’t aimed at the stallwart fans who have every DVD, but to the dozens of new friends joining every week. We are getting more visits and complimentery likes then ever, (thank you Facebook) yet sales are essentially flat. I hope all you new friends will go on the adventure with us. Try a freebie and hopefully come back and buy a small kit.

So I thought I’d post some pix of forgotten kits that I personally think never got enough attention.

This is one I really like that never sold well and I don’t know why?

The Wheel Wrights Shop. Talk about versatile. Where wouldn’t this look good?

For $9 bucks this is a lot of coolness. 

A small hint at the maddness

Before everything ends up as nice neat pages for you to download, it looks like this.

Day 8/9 no more numbering the days

All of the major structural parts are done. Time to start laying out pages (about  24) and start a few exploded views made from actual parts. Still a lot to do, the waterwheel, penstock, loading docks etc.

Day 7 more research

I’ll start with a pic of the fake water wheel, added in the 1970’s.

It likely came from another mill. the verticle brick work was where the original woods mill was attached that housed the horizontal turbine that really powered the mill.

The distinctive brick was made from local clay on site. The building on the far side with the tall square chimney is a smithy and works today.