What kinds of kits do we need?

[richbeau]

Oh yeah I hope Doug continues to release Ed's kits

If you can find one of the rare kit #1, "Turn of the Century Mill" is great old northeast US mill structure.

I have a copy of Jimmy's kit (Railroad Kits) Ed's  #2½, "The Office" in a box

I built a number of kit #3, "Three Story Tenement to Let "

And the Cranberry Warehose (kit #4: "Break Time"). This one can be expanded with some very nice brick and/or wood expansions

I built kit #5B (brick) "Three Story Tenement with Garage": There's a C version (clapboard)

Kit #8, "The Old Stone Warehouse" is one of my favorites. I've got one of Doug's versions on the shelf. Plus 1/2 of Jimmy's - I used the other half as a background structure on a friend's switching layout.

Kit #09: "The Mill" can be reconfigured or kitbashed into all kinds of interesting complexes.

Kit #013 "The Used Car Lot" comes in B (brick) or C (cinder block). I love the cinder block variation and hope Doug releases this one.

Kit #014: "Corner of Main & Smith " consists of three structures. And like a few of the others I have one of Jimmy's sitting on the shelf. All kinds of of opportunities to customize these.

Here's a pick of my Kit #3 for 2004(?)

[Opa George]

I hadn't responded yet because I stand about where Bob is--I'm getting to the point of "all filled up" on my layout.  To that end, I find myself now drawn to small footprint kits--3 x3 inches or less, but I'm always a sucker for those occasional really funky, quirky looking kits (many roof angles, or odd features).

Nevertheless, I have heard many calls for good masonry structures, and believe that is a need for lots of modelers. 

Laser- cutting and 3-D printing have revolutionized modeling since I first began many decades ago.  How does anyone see those technologies contributing?   What would you like to see as kit features using those tools?

--Opa George