While I am fairly confident that I can do all of the things needed to build our little theme park, I have to admit that I am worried a bit about the amusement park rides we will be using. They are models that need to be built and the boxes say they are for experienced modelers (which I am not). These models are hard to get here in the USA and are a bit expensive (some are way too expensive!) so the idea of getting one and destroying it is not a fun one.
So on our train store trip we also stopped by a hobby store that carries some train items and picked up a $15.00 water tower that looked just like the one I pictured for our layout. The weekend came, and it was time for the test!
First, here is a picture I found of what the model looks like right out of the box after it is built.
It looked too much like plastic so I decided to paint it first. I didn't like the green and wanted the wood to look more like real wood. So I painted the pieces in the basic colors I wanted first. After drying, I started putting it together.
Everything went well until I got here. Putting the legs onto the base gave me an idea of what "experienced" meant. It was tough. Nothing wanted to fit and I tried several things. I ended up bending some of the supports but finally got them in.
I then worked on getting the top foundation on and finished it off by attaching the barrel. I touched up a bit of the paint and was fairly happy with the results.
The issues I had with bending some of the bottom braces don't show unless you look VERY carefully and even this can be fixed.
I actually learned a lot doing this one and feel confident that...with a more careful, slower technique, I can build a larger model!
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