Laser Art kit - Tower House

[ak-milw]

Rear deck has been added, Starting the roofing, also while gluing shingles I will be making curtains

[Raymond Gardner]

I've been eyeballing this kit. I'll be following your progress

[ak-milw]

Raymond, thanks for stopping in. Keep an eye on my posting here, this kit has a lot of problems that I am trying to work out, fixed a few of them so far. I will keep you posted.

[bparrish]

Andy...

At the risk of being critical and not knowing the instructions or floor plan for this structure...

In the photo above, under the words "making curtains", there a gable end.  Is the lap siding on the correct side of the reinforcing pieces that you have blacked out?

I can't see enough to be sure........ just a question.

Either way this is a really cool build.

thanx
Bob

[postalkarl]

Hi andy:

Very nicely done so far. You are doing an excellent job with blue. It is a tough color to use. You seem to have it down pat.

karl

[ak-milw]

Andy...

At the risk of being critical and not knowing the instructions or floor plan for this structure...

In the photo above, under the words "making curtains", there a gable end.  Is the lap siding on the correct side of the reinforcing pieces that you have blacked out?

I can't see enough to be sure........ just a question.

Either way this is a really cool build.



thanx
Bob

Bob, thanks for keeping a watchful eye. That is an inside wall made to hold up the roof section. The house foot print is T shaped

[ak-milw]

Hi andy:

Very nicely done so far. You are doing an excellent job with blue. It is a tough color to use. You seem to have it down pat.

karl

Thanks Karl

[ak-milw]

Almost done roofing, just the tower left..



Has anyone else built a kit that has given you so much trouble and was made so bad that all you wanted to do was finish it and get it over with?

[Janbouli]

Had that several times , I am building the Dubois House from Laser Art at the moment and it doesn't fit as well as I am used to from them either. But that is in N-scale and while building it I get the feeling they made some mistakes while transferring it from H0 into N-scale .

[ak-milw]

After about an hour and a half of messing with the front bay window I have come to the conclusion that the front wall was cut about a 1/16 to short. the tabs on the side pieces didn't fit the slot, broke one trying to sand it down. Took all five pieces and threw them in the trash. I am now scratch building a new bay window.

[Janbouli]

After about an hour and a half of messing with the front bay window I have come to the conclusion that the front wall was cut about a 1/16 to short. the tabs on the side pieces didn't fit the slot, broke one trying to sand it down. Took all five pieces and threw them in the trash. I am now scratch building a new bay window.

Coincidentally , I am having problems with the bay window on the Dubois house too, not their strongest point we may presume.

[ak-milw]

After about an hour and a half of messing with the front bay window I have come to the conclusion that the front wall was cut about a 1/16 to short. the tabs on the side pieces didn't fit the slot, broke one trying to sand it down. Took all five pieces and threw them in the trash. I am now scratch building a new bay window.

Coincidentally , I am having problems with the bay window on the Dubois house too, not their strongest point we may presume.

I totally agree!

[postalkarl]

Hi Andy:

Looks good so far. Sorry to hear of your dilemma. I'm sure the scratch built version will be just fine.

Karl

[Mkrailway]

Andy, I had the same issue building Campbell's Grandma house.

[bparrish]

Andy...

Now I have it....... that piece that was yelling at me was just an interior support and they had you use a scrap of ship lap siding for the part.  Never to be seen again.

Again.......... great structure.

thanx
Bob