N Scale Architect - 50068 - Structure, Panel Kit, - Undecorated

Specific Item Information: This Curtain Wall Panel System provides a laser-cut 7.5"w x 5"h fiber board wall panel in two(2) different configurations (ALL-WINDOW KIT #50088, WINDOW/LOADING DOOR KIT #50089 OR TWIN-PAK (BOTH KITS) #50068) along with laser-cut “concrete” and plastic brick sheets with self-stick vertical and horizontal architectural elements. The wall panels have selectable openings that can be removed for window, door & pass-thru openings or left in place for plain concrete or brick areas. These laser-cut self-stick concrete and brick pieces are applied to the front of these Wall Panels in numerous combinations. Also included with each kit is dozens of windows & doors from the Tichy Group and two(2) 7.5"w x 5"h fiber board sheets in two(2) thicknesses used to build loading docks, roofs, and support. Each wall panel kit can be easily cut & rejoined in different arrangements or combined with additional kits to create expansive multi-story flats, low-relief and 3-D models. Each kit includes a QuickCut™ glazing sheet and full-color instructions. Roof details shown are available separately as part of our “Making A Scene” product line (Items #20082 thru #20094).

Road Name History: Although they may be molded in color, unpainted and unlettered, undecorated products are marketed to modelers who seek to custom decorate their models for private roads and/or road and/or company names that were not commercially produced by any of the major manufacturers.

Undecorated models are frequently also unassembled or only partially assembled and required modelers to be comfortable with glue, paint and sometimes solder in order to prepare their models for display. Materials for these models can vary but often include plastic, pewter and resin. Models may or may not come with decals or other decorations such as plastic signage, railings and ladders to enhance the appearance of the final product.

Brand/Importer Information: The N Scale Architect was founded in 1991 by Russ Kaufman who has been active in model railroading since the early 1970s. Although many model railroaders received a Lionel Train as their first train set, Russ and his brother Bill were bitten by the model railroad bug in the form of an Aurora N-Scale set.

Russ started The N Scale Architect based on the encouragement of fellow modelers who thought that the plans he had drawn up for scratch building over the years might be enjoyed by others in kit form. The first kits featured detailed step-by-step instructions with hand drawn illustrations and plastic templates to be used for cutting the various pieces. This tradition of high quality instructions continues with the addition of "in-process" and color photos and, thanks to better computer aided programs, more detailed drawings. These templates have been replaced with laser-cut micro-plywood pieces along with the addition of many detailing castings which are now also available separately as part of their "Making A Scene" product line.