I’ve always envied modelers that have an endless supply of kits and supplies. They always have something to work on. Unfortunately some of them are just collectors of kits and never build anything. Still, I’m in awe when I see stacks of unbuilt kits and drawers full of detail bits in someone’s work area.
I haven’t gotten to that point yet, but I do have a drawer or two in an old dresser that have several unbuilt items. I’ve been looking through those drawers quite often lately in my exercise to have the layout “done” for the MFMR Convention in May. I need structures! Chappellton hardly looks like a town and it’s supposed to be a city. I need buildings – short and tall, fat and wide. Brown buildings, red buildings, purple buildings – I don’t care!
Oh, and I need trees too. Lots and lots of trees. I doubt if I’ll get time to make any before Convention so I’ll have to make do.
So, what’s my next build? Why, a tug boat of course!
I heard a while ago that Frenchman River Model Works had released a 92′ Railway Tug. When I was asked to review it for Scratchbuilder’s Guild I nearly flipped. The little 45′ Tug I reviewed for them last year just wasn’t cutting it in Chappellton. The poor little thing was severely overworked! So I jumped at the chance to build the “big brother”.
It arrived today and I hope to get started this evening. I’ll make a post here when the review is complete and available at Scratchbuilder’s Guild. After taking this photo I realize I have some barge building to do as well.
I haven’t opened the box yet. I’ll leave that for this evening.
Scott