Hello,
Kit building is great but sometimes the kits are not exactly what you had in mind or require. Scratch-building is awesome but requires skills and knowledge which you may not have yet. The Craftsman series from Wills bridges the gap: they are complete kits which are designed to teach you scratch-building.
In each box you get the raw materials (sheets of brick or stone walls, sheets of slates, doors, windows, etc...) as well as scale building plans and clear instructions on what to do. This allows you to substantially modify each building to suit your requirements and teaches you how everything goes together.
Available for OO gauge, there are 13 kits in total (click here to see them all) covering all aspects. Here are a few examples:
Scratch-building is usually not really an option in N gauge due to the size of the models., unless you have lots of experience. However there are lots of kits available which can be combined together or be modified to give you the perfect building. One such range is Kestrel Design, which offers more than 50 kits (click here for the full list) . Here are a few of them:
If you build any of the kits above, we strongly suggest you use a decent adhesive. For plastic, we recommend Plastic Magic. Technically it is not a glue but a solvent and as such melts the plastic together, giving you a seamless joint. The box includes two brushes for easy application. Please note this will glue most plastics such as styrene, PVC, acrylic, ABS, polyester, polycarbonate, butyrate, ...
Finally, just a quick reminder gift vouchers are available all year round.
If you are looking for a present for someone or a beloved one does not know
what to give you for your birthday, gift vouchers are the answer. Simply
contact us for details.
Send us an email or give us a call to check availability or to reserve anything, whatever scale you model in. As usual, if we do not have in stock what you are looking for, we will order it for you and you will get it fast (usually within a week if the manufacturer has it in stock). We place weekly orders with most suppliers.
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Isle of Wight
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