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Title: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: BarryD on May 02, 2025, 08:31:04 PM
I have a kit for the Railroad Avenue Hotel that I want to build, however the instructions are pretty sparse, and I have a couple of questions on how the parts go together.

 
If you built the kit, I would like to talk to you.
 
Barry
Title: Re: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: tom.boyd.125 on May 04, 2025, 09:40:41 PM
 Barry, Welcome to this Forum and I recall this was a topic of another Forum that recently went off line. If you have built some larger craftsman kits then your ready for this one ! This link below will show all photos of the plans in the kit for your info in case your kit is missing something...putty will be needed since some of the wall parts may be poor fitting...instructions are like a puzzle that is why previous builds are a must...good luck ! .... also included a photo from Ebay of one that was sold a year or two ago for your reference...Tommy
https://www.brasstrains.com/classic/Product/Detail/063450/HO-Scale-Craftsman-Kit-Railroad-Ave-SK-10-Hotel-Kit
Title: Re: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: Philip on May 05, 2025, 09:13:46 AM
Welcome aboard Barry and wow, what a kit!
Title: Re: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: ACL1504 on May 05, 2025, 09:46:25 AM
Barry,

Welcome to the forum. Good to see Tommy was able to help you on the quest.

Tom
Title: Re: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: Rick on May 05, 2025, 10:05:55 AM
Barry, welcome and that looks like a great kit to build.
Maybe you'll start a construction thread when you start.
Title: Re: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: tom.boyd.125 on May 05, 2025, 02:39:12 PM
Quote from: BarryD on May 02, 2025, 08:31:04 PMI have a kit for the Railroad Avenue Hotel that I want to build, however the instructions are pretty sparse, and I have a couple of questions on how the parts go together.

 
If you built the kit, I would like to talk to you.
 
Barry

 Barry, here are a few more photos from that Ebay auction that I saved that show the kit model built up...hope they help your project...shows that you can change the color choice of the box also...Tommy

Title: Re: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: deemery on May 05, 2025, 04:13:20 PM
I remember when that kit came out.  It's "prototype size", but would never have fit on my layout...

dave
Title: Re: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on May 05, 2025, 08:25:34 PM
Welcome aboard, Barry.  This kit looks like a challenging build.  Hope you will post a build thread, interested in seeing what you do with it.  

Jeff
Title: Re: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: GPdemayo on May 06, 2025, 01:52:38 PM
Welcome Barry, looking forward to your build thread..... :)
Title: Re: Railroad Avenue Hotel
Post by: BarryD on May 07, 2025, 02:49:11 PM
Thanks Tom,

I have never seen photos of the back of the building other than the grainy B&W photos included with the kit.

This has been very helpful.

Barry