Bill and Friends, I always find it interesting in our little world how
little support we give some of our suppliers and yet many of us buy more
stuff than we'll ever use. Not to toot my horn too loudly but I also
have built several of the BTS structures: Cabin Creek mine (about 2/3
done), the post office, loading dock, the Milwaukee engine house, and
some little shack (Greely's maybe). All of these are very nice kits. I
do think however, like Bill mentions, we just don't have that many
layouts under construction, so I guess many of these kits will be on the
top shelf of the closet or crisscrossing the country after a e-bay
auctions for years to come
On the other hand, (and this is the problem us moderates have--we
always see both sides of a discussion) all these kits can cost a lot
more than scratch building. I was thinking of adding a generic business
to my little town of DeerLodge. It was a Sunday afternoon fairly early,
so I got out some Evergreen clapboard siding and all those packages of
Grandt windows that I've seemed to have collected. In about 3 hours, I
had put together a typical two story building featuring a store front ,
a residence above, with an outside staircase and an attached woodshed!
I painted the building the next night. So now I have a unique building,
didn't have to figure out someone else's plans, and I would guess the
total price at about $30. At other times I have been fortunate in
being able to trade my photography services for product, which generally
creates a win-win situation for a couple of valued clients.
Bob Werre
B.T.S. - Bill & Diane Wade wrote:
> Pieter Roos wrote:
> > Hey Bob;
> >
> > You bought three of the kits. I suspect that if half
> > the members of this list bought one kit each Keith
> > would be a happier man.
> (snip)
>
> Shoot, most of us structure manufacturers would be thrilled to get half
> that support. I have been creating and selling S structures for over 16
> years now, and to date, not a single S building kit has come close to
> selling 100 units.
>
>
> As for the guy wanting a two-stall engine house... we have one, and as a
> reminder to you all, a lot more stuff at
> http://www.btsrr.com/btsstrct.htm <http://www.btsrr.com/btsstrct.htm>
>
>
>
>
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