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Title: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: PRR Modeler on January 29, 2026, 12:13:50 PM
Hello All,

Today I opened and sorted through the different parts of the kit. I fixed a broken resin wall, and started detailing the wood walls.

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Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: Vietnam Seabee on January 29, 2026, 01:02:23 PM
A broken resin wall....maybe ask for a discount from the seller 😊😊😊

terry
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: Jerry on January 29, 2026, 02:01:38 PM
You have a lot of work in front of you Curt.

Jerry
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: Larry C on January 29, 2026, 02:12:41 PM
Curt that looks like a fun build and certainly enough pieces parts to keep you busy for awhile. Take your time and have fun with the build. I'll be following this one and will be interested to see where you place it on your layout.
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: deemery on January 29, 2026, 02:15:26 PM
HO scale?

dave
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: Mark Dalrymple on January 29, 2026, 03:03:54 PM
Its a long while since I've seen a build of this one.  Looking forward to see what you do with it, Curt.

Cheers, Mark.
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: friscomike on January 29, 2026, 05:44:08 PM
Howdy Curt,

While there are a lot of parts in the kit, it is much better than a 2"X4" and a razor blade you find in some kits.  I'm sure you'll have a blast.  BTW, I can recommend a good therapist after you paint all those detail parts.

Have fun,
mike
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: Rick on January 29, 2026, 06:03:51 PM
Curt, congratulations on the new kit.
You already know how great the SierraWest kits are since you just finished one.
Have fun with this one and I'll be happy to follow along.
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: Zephyrus52246 on January 30, 2026, 09:14:16 AM
I love the smell of resin parts in the morning.   :)  Looks like a fun kit.  

Jeff
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: deemery on January 30, 2026, 09:30:19 AM
Quote from: Zephyrus52246 on January 30, 2026, 09:14:16 AMI love the smell of resin parts in the morning.
I dunno, the old Magnuson kits stunk pretty badly!  

On that cracked corner, consider turning that into a 'feature'.  Use a thicker CA so the parts don't mesh quite perfectly, and then weather it as if the foundation shifted and caused the crack.

dave
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: elwoodblues on January 30, 2026, 10:00:00 PM
Curt, I think you have a year of detail finishing on this kit.  I'll be following along.
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: craftsmankits on January 31, 2026, 11:58:16 AM
This should be fun.  Can't wait.
Title: Re: SW Blue Sky Company Warehouse
Post by: Pennman on February 01, 2026, 12:18:44 AM
Curt, my good man, and great builder, especially of SW kits.
Glad to see you rolling out the red carpet for this one! Of all
of the Sierra West kits, this is my favorite design that Brett did.
I will be watching as you proceed. Good luck and turn this into
something special.

Rich