Was putting together the new Walthers bungalow kit (933-3787) and couldn’t locate the small roof that goes over the porch (part 28). I email Walthers and they responded the manufacturer left the part out of all these kits and they’d send me a replacement as soon as they received them. They didn’t have a timeframe as when the parts would arrived. So if you’ve purchased this building and not opened it yet recommend you contact Walthers customer service to make sure you get the missing roof.

Bar Mills recommends spraying wood kits with Walmart Gray primer. It seemed to work quite well, fine pigments and inexpensive. BUT, Walmart has stopped carrying the gray primer or any inexpensive spray paints other than black or white. 

Anyone have suggestion for alternative that is not expensive?

thanks

David Stickney, Red Bluff, CA

I have an area that is roughly 9ft long and 24" deep, where I am simulating trackwork for an HO scale [selectively-compressed] automobile assembly plant.  In order to accommodate the types of operations I wanted, I had to use basically all of the shelf surface area for trackage - leaving only an inch between the wall and the closest rail of the innermost track.  So my only option is to represent the outside of a five-story tall factory building that runs the entire length of the wall (backdrop), to avoid betraying the fact that it has no depth. &nb

When I was making a coaling tower I posted the best photo that I had of the tower and asked for ideas.