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Last Updated January 9, 2012

Model by Göran Assner of Göteborg, Sweden
I´m a Swedish N scaler - building a large layout in Colorado in 1949 and have bought a few of your great Laserkits through Internet and attached (below) you will find three images of your #601 General Service Building in which I have connected 6 extra lights (2 inside and 4 outside):

Kit No. 601 General Service Building

Keep up the good work.

Models by Mike Tylick of Sturbridge, MA
I recently built a few S scale models for a client, thought you might like to see them.
www.whatdetail.com www.trainweb.org/tylick:

Kit No. 90 Branchline Station

w/tabbed shingles w/rolled roofing

Kit No. 77 Sonny’s Shack

Models by Lee Christopher of El Segundo, CA
I thought you might enjoy the results from a slight alteration of your HO kit #861, Great Northern 25' "shorty" caboose. I wanted to build an HO scale model of this ex GN caboose currently in service on the McCloud Railway (in Northern California) as a VIP car. Your GN caboose kit was excellent for this project! I shortened the cupola height a bit and added detailing to match my prototype photos and here are the results:

Kit No. 861 - Great Northern 25' "shorty" caboose

This is 1995 photo Lee's Model Lee's Model
Thanks for a high quality well designed kit!

Model by Bob Rule, Jr. of Hatboro, PA

Kit No. 488 - Martinsburg Coal Mine #2

Models by Alan P. Tuttle

Kit No. 2001 - DABLER MILL & SUPPLY COMPANY

Kit No. 715 - A. C. BROWN MANUFACTURING COMPANY

Models by Charles A. Duckworth

Kit No. 135 - ELLINGTON MERCANTILE

Kit No. 123 - CORYDON GENERAL STORE AND POST OFFICE

Lineside Structure No.709 - Boston & Maine Yard Office

Kit No. 122 - Dill's Market

Models by Tom Washko

Kit No. 801 Santa Fe Number 3 Depot

side view end view

Kit No. 802 Santa Fe Number 2 Depot

side view end view

Model by John Armstrong
This is John's first attempt at a craftsman style kit and he has done a great job. John has even tried his hand at a little scratch building by providing his barn with upper and lower interior floors as well as a removable roof:

Kit No. 119 Country Barn

Model by Dave Cwirko

Kit No. 147 - Hillview Volunteer Fire Department

Model by Mike Caravello

Kit No. 8000 Bump End Barge

Models by Dean Haywood
I customized each building, N-scale kit #'s 615 A. C. Brown Manufacturing Company and #653 Hinkle Mill, with an inkjet printed sign. A wooden ladder was added to the water tank on the A. C. Brown building. The Hinkle Mill was customized with corrugated roofing and even a couple of pigeons sitting on the roof ridge!

Kit No. 615 A. C. Brown Manufacturing Company and No. 653 Hinkle Mill

Model by Bill Alt of Janesville, WI

Kit No. 701 - General Service Building

Models by Gary Mittner

Kit No. 185 PRR MO Tower

side view end view

Models by Loren Perry of Gold Medal Models
I have just built five (5) of your superb N-scale Oil Derrick kits (these are my very first AMB kit projects) and want to express my total satisfaction with the engineering and design of them. They all went together flawlessly. Your instructions left nothing to be desired. I am truly amazed at the precision of these kits. Your designers are first rate. Thank you for these excellent products. I'll soon be building a lot more of your kits that I've accumulated over the years and will no doubt enjoy them every bit as much as I did these.

N Scale Kit No. 616 - Glenwood No. 2 Oil Derrick

Model by Kathy Tucker of Granbury, Texas

N Scale Kit No. 643 - Windsor Hotel

Models by Tom Johnson of Kewanna, Indiana

HO Scale Kits No. 117 Hitzeman Feedmill and 121 Silex Grain Elevator (kitbashed)

Model by Doug Frobes of Fayette, Illinois
"Just wanted to pass along a couple of pictures of my IC side door caboose. Hope you enjoy them. It was incredible to build. The parts fit together very well. I used the Adair shops weight set which fit perfectly, and the car rolls exceptionally well. I still need to add the marker lights and some curved grabs at the top of the ladder. I am looking forward to building another. Thanks for a great kit."

HO Scale Kits No. 852 - Illinois Central Side Door Wood Caboose

Models by Kim Saign of Round Rock, Texas
From left to right: Class A (unmodified kit), Class B, and Class C

N Scale Kit No. 649 Northern Pacific Combination Depot

Models by Karl Scholz of Lansdale, Pennsylvania

HO Scale Kit No. 189 Garner's Market

Models by Frank Eva of the Gold Rush Hobby Shop

Kit No. 155 - D&RGW Cumbres Depot

Kit No. 719 Bruckner Woodworking

Kit No. 129 One Story Section House

Kit No. 722 Miner's Cabins

Models by Frank Binder of Franko's Rail Depot

O Scale Kit No. 473 Water Supply Tank

HO Scale Kit No. 134 Southern Pacific Type 22 Depot

Model by Kathleen Fisher of Point Pleasant, PA
I want to let you know how very pleased I am with your Grain Elevator kit. It went together without a hitch. I think it looks pretty good considering I am a novice at kit-building. Thanks for a wonderful product!

O Scale Kit No. 472 Farmer’s Grain & Stock Company

Model by Bill Justus of Dallas, TX
Thought you might be interested in this take on your new Santa Fe caboose [kit number 875]. In the March, 1957 issue of Model Railroader, Eric Stevens wrote an article about scratch building this car. My father-in-law, Terry Walsh [MMR 11] built a model as his first scratch building project. He passed away in 2002, and his wife died this past January. At that time, his sons and my wife cleaned out their parent's house and discovered several boxes of rolling stock and structures from his layout [which was dismantled in 1966]. I decided to use those structures and some of the rolling stock in a recreation of the main town on that layout. His eldest son took the original caboose, so I figured I'd have to scratch build another one. Your kit saved me a great deal of work and is, I think, spot on. I modified the kit-really not much was necessary other than the roof overhang and end platforms/railings.

HO Scale Kit No. 875 Santa Fe Sidedoor Waycar

Model by Mark Doyon
A little back ground on the painting crew on the roof. I started out with a real soft green for the whole building thinking that would look good, but that just look nasty. So, I repainted the whole building white and I was not happy with that as well. Again, I repainted the main building a "Delta Creamcoat Bambi Brown", the color you see now, and was not real keen on that look as well, so I started to sand down the Bambi Brown and the white started to come through and it started to look like the paint had been stripped off, so I went with that and it came out great I think. The left side of the building I changed up, instead of your brick, I made it clapboard siding and added 16 lights all over the buildings plus any door that was open has an interior. Overall, it took me about a year on and off at a few weeks at a time.

HO Scale Kit No. 2001 Dabler Mill & Supply Co.

Model by Charles Smiley of Nothridge, CA
I recently discovered your tower kit (#702). It has perfect proportions that work anywhere in the US. It's a great foreground model. I added an extra window (easy to do). It has full lighting and and interior. The layout is at the Charles Smiley Presents video studio in California. It portrays the Oakland Bay area in 1955 on the SP -- and soon the Sacramento Northern.

HO Scale Kit No. 702 Interlocking Tower

Model by John Evans of Bel Air, Maryland
Thank you for sending a lost part so quickly for model #140. I have attached a few photos of the completed structure. The porch was altered to match a friend's home, almost identical to the model. Also placed shutters. One suggestion, include one full length roof flashing cap, would look better than several sections. I also moved the chimneys closer to the side walls.

HO Scale Kit No. 140 Two Story Farm House

Model by Bob Harford
I have just finished your Kit #601, General Service Building. You might wonder why I am addressing this accomplishment. I wish to commend you on the laser accuracy and the "magical mastic" shelf life of this kit. I purchased 4 kits from a vender at the Greenberg’s Train and Toy Show, Dulles Expo Center in Chantilly, Virginia in 1997. My far less than nimble fingers (nearly 70) were still able to accomplish the task. The building was finished with Bragdon Enterprises Weather System Model Aging "Old Yeller" and "Soot" sealed with Krylon Workable Art Fixitif (see photo attached). I am working on the other 3 kits and expect equal success. Thanx again for very nice kits.

N Scale Kit No. 601 General Service Building