Merchant's Row III - A Magnuson Build.

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Magnuson's Merchant's Row III is the last of the downtown row series of stores. The stores in this set aren't as deep as the ones in the other two series.

MR III will fit on the opposite side of the street. It will not leave much real estate for those exiting the rear but it will work, barely.

There are three stores in this row of merchants.

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The walls are very thin and slightly warped. I set them on a piece of glass and then in the sun for about 45 minutes.

It was near 80 today but hot enough to warm the resin walls and glass. I let them cool on the work bench and the walls are still flat after several hours of cooling.





Done for today.

[friscomike]

Howdy Tom, away we go.  Looking forward to your build.  Have fun, mike

[Rick]

Another day, another build.   
It's great you're getting a lot done on the layout.

[GPdemayo]

I'll be looking in Tom.....

[Mark Dalrymple]

Hi Tom.

With those vertical columns on the end walls it would be very easy to reduce the width of the block if needed.

Cheers, Mark.

[PRR Modeler]

I'm watching Tom.

[elwoodblues]

Tom,

You're going to be an expert putting those kits together when you are done.

[ACL1504]

Howdy Tom, away we go.  Looking forward to your build.  Have fun, mike

Mike,

Yepper, here goes another one.

Still having fun for sure.

Tom 

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Another day, another build.   
It's great you're getting a lot done on the layout.

Rick,

This is a smaller one than I and II but just as deep. I'm still considering my options on this one.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

I'll be looking in Tom.....

Greg,

Thanks Butty. Let me know if you see anything.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Hi Tom.

With those vertical columns on the end walls it would be very easy to reduce the width of the block if needed.

Cheers, Mark.

Mark, Cheers,

Very interesting observation my friend. That is one reason I haven't glued the walls together on this one. It seems we are thinking along the same lines. However, the side walls have the brick details as the rear wall is glued to the insides of the two side walls.

I was thinking I could cover or partially cover this with a rear downspout and scupper.

Tom

[ACL1504]

I'm watching Tom.

Butty Curt,

Happy to have you along.

Tom 

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Tom,

You're going to be an expert putting those kits together when you are done.

Ron,

These kits are a challenge for sure. I'm wondering if they were this messy 40+ years ago when I first got them and didn't build them. I guess is, probably yes, absolutely!

Tom 

[deemery]

I remember assembling some Magnuson Resin kits at least 30 years ago, and they were a challenge.  But they rewarded work with great looking buildings, and at the time they were fairly unique for mid-size city structures that weren't highly compressed.

dave