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silk purse / sows ear as it were - teejay - 01-27-2012
One of the many fun things , for me , in the hobby is taking a cheapo kit and revamping it at little cost . In this case I found a Magnuson Boiler House kit at a train show ....one of the early resin kits that featured warped walls , tons of flashing , air bubbles , etc . Got this puppy for about $6 , if I remember right . I changed a few things around , added some extra details and .......voila !
![[Image: magnuson002.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/magnuson002.jpg)
![[Image: magnuson003.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/magnuson003.jpg)
![[Image: magnuson001.jpg]](http://i1202.photobucket.com/albums/bb364/teejay1799/magnuson001.jpg)
I've got some ideas for placing this on my next layout .
Terry
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - Puddlejumper - 01-27-2012
Nicely done!
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - Gary S - 01-27-2012
Very nicely done. About my only regret of having narrowed my layout theme down to the Houston area/modern shoebox era is that it precludes me from working on all the other really great older structures. Still, I can buy cheapie "sow's ears" rollingstock and modify them to be "silk purses".
Nice job on the building, Terry, and the base looks good too.
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - sailormatlac - 01-27-2012
It's the best part of this hobby, making ugly ducklings into swan. It turned out pretty nice and well weathered/scenicked.
Matt
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - nachoman - 01-27-2012
I love doing that. Nice work on that kit!
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - jwb - 01-27-2012
But when do we get to see the start of your next layout?
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - teejay - 01-27-2012
Thanks , glad you liked it , all .
Bear in mind these are not , and never will be , show winners ....strictly models for the background of a layout .....wall corners don't fit well , as well as the other problems mentioned above . They had to start somewhere with the early resin kits and the quality suffered compared to those offered today . Besides , it helps improve your kit bashing skills !
and , the price was right !T
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - teejay - 01-27-2012
....the "next layout " is in my mind right now ....not working again , so it's best not to be buying mrring stuff ( like wood ) until things get back to normal .
T
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - Ralph - 01-27-2012
Looks great!
Ralph
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - Tyson Rayles - 01-27-2012
Nice job Terry!
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - ezdays - 01-28-2012
Gotta echo the others and say that I like what you've done. I find kitbashing satisfying as well.
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - e-paw - 01-28-2012
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - teejay - 02-10-2012
Got a question .....how much do you think I should ask for it at an upcoming train show ? A friend will have a couple of tables of his stuff and I plan to add a few of my models that I won't use on my new layout ( I'm going to use a lot of false front type buildings )
The HO kit only cost a few bucks but probably has about 20 hours into it plus materials ....any ideas ?? :?
Terry
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - Steamtrains - 02-10-2012
Wish I could run into a sow's ear like that...!!
Great job..!!
Re: silk purse / sows ear as it were - Tyson Rayles - 02-11-2012
Have no clue T, but let us know what you get. Pricing stuff that we make is hard. If you have 20 hours and you go for $10 per hour that's $200 just for the labor. It's a fair price considering your time but I don't know if it would sell at that price point. Years ago I built a tank that had a battery pack that went by cord to a hand held controller (pre-RC days
). It was 1:35 and the kit cost about $25 which was a lot back in the 60's. It had independent torsion bar suspension (about 24 of those suckers, but it didn't actually shoot anything) revolving turrent and so on. It took me about 25-30 hours to build. I had a friend who was a WWII nut who just had to have it. When his offer hit $150 
(keep in mind minimum wage was about $1.90 back then) he became the proud owner! If you can find the right buyer.................................