These folks make kits for buildings plus parts for bashing. Their prices are very reasonable, too. Take a look.
Colorado structures made in Florida.
Sumpin wrong with that picture.
I didn’t see as thing that resembles Colorado structures on their website.
I like em.
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I think it was Mike who detailed his CMS tower with levers. Ralph
Yes, nice kits for the price. I plan on picking up one of the new ore buildings at York for a bash project and I have a shopping list to put together for a customer.
-Brian
That new mine they have is pretty neat and low priced.
I have a couple of their buildings. here’s one:
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Here’s another:
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I have quite a few of their models… Jane paints them up and assembles them…
Once she has the 4 walls together, I measure and cut Acrylic sheets <from Lowe’s, or Home Depot> to the inside wall size, and she goops them to the inside window and door frames… I do the opposite sides first, then measure and cut the ends…
This makes the walls thicker, adds weight to the building and makes the window glass for the windows, all in one application…
Andy Clarke said:
I have quite a few of their models… Jane paints them up and assembles them… Once she has the 4 walls together, I measure and cut Acrylic sheets
I’ll have to try that. Mine are always getting blown over. I knew you were good for something, Andy…
Ken… You’d be surprised at the difference the acrylic makes both in strength and weight to a building…
Probably just lining the inside of the roof pieces would help…I’m always chasin them around the yard…
Boing! Looks like Lowe’s will se some of me and my wallet…
Thanks for the reminder! I’d seen this stuff on Ebay from time to time but had forgotten about it. I just spent a few bucks on one of the “4 pack specials” so we’ll see how that goes!
Chas
Thanks for the reminder! I’d seen this stuff on Ebay from tiemt o time but had forgotten about it. I just spent a few bucks on one of the “4 pack specials” so we’ll see how that goes!
Chas
I use acrylic for windows a lot.
I also use it in place of styrene sometimes, because it is cheaper and I usually have some around.
Ralph
Ralph, those buildings look good, nice choice of colors…
I like these building kits, very good price/quality. Curious what others use to glue them together, the plastic does not seem to like standard modeling adhesives. I’ve started to wash them down with mineral spirits and use a construction grade adhesive…any others have luck with something else?
Forgot to add, I usually use aluminum angle stock in the corners for added strength. It really aids assembly as many of these kits just have chamfered corners without any alignment tabs.
I use Ambroid ProWeld.
I also use acrylic for the windows and to stiffen the walls.
I run a small bead of silcone on the joints to keep light from shinning through.
Ralph
We have one out, another in preparation I used styrene angle and devcon plastic welder at the corers to strengthen it
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My wife puts them together with ““Goop”” totally…
I use “Goop” too…usually the plumber’s goop or the lawn and garden goop…works better for outdoors.
I have been informed, by a very respectful source, that no matter what the outside package says, all the goop is exactly the same… Doesn’t make any difference if it says “Household, Garden, Plumbers, etc. etc”"""…