FSM Kit #30 Signal Tower

[postalkarl]

Hey Curt and Hairball:

Thanks for the great compliments. Much appreciated. I'm working on the stars now. It's probably the most difficult part of the kit.

Karl

[ReadingBob]

Looks great Karl!  Brings back some fond memories of being amazed by the ads for these older FSM kits when they ran in MRR and/or RMC.

[postalkarl]

Hey Bob:

Thanks for the compliment. Much appreciated.

Karl.

[postalkarl]

Hey All:

As they say in Germany Es ist fertig (it is finished). This kit was quite A job but I like how it came out. I did not follow the kit instructions for the stairs. I used stair template drawing from another FSM kit. Here's a picture. Hope you guys like how it turned out.

Karl

[vinceg]

Very nice, Karl. I love the detail -- not just the stairs but the individual shingles for the roof corners, the meter, the gutter, coloring of the brick work, the vines. A seemingly simple building but so much to look at.

[PRR Modeler]

Beautiful modeling Karl. I love the stairs.

[GPdemayo]

Great job Karl.....the finished kit looks great. 

[postalkarl]

Hey Vince, Curt and Greg:

Wow guys thanks for all the great compliments. Very much appreciated.

Karl

[Opa George]

Agreed. Karl, this looks fantastic. Thanks for sharing this vintage gem and showing what great results are possible with old kits.

--Opa George

[tom.boyd.125]

Karl,
You took that original kit to the 2020's with the new brick and the shingle work...think you earned some forever stamps too !
Tommy

[postalkarl]

Hey George & Tommy:

Thanks so much fro the great compliments. Much appreciated.

Karl

[Mark Dalrymple]

This came out really nicely, Karl.

I especially like the hip and ridge tiles.

Cheers, Mark.

[S&S RR]

Karl


It looks great.  It has been awhile since I've seen one of these built.

[Zephyrus52246]

Nice looking tower, Karl.  Good to see these vintage FSM kits built up and improved as you have done.


Jeff

[postalkarl]

Hey Mark, John and Jeff:

thanks for the great compliments guys. Much appreciated. Yeah it was A challenge due to having to make all new parts for the bottom walls and the roof.

Karl