Here are a few photos of some Downtown Deco kits I'm constructing. Over the last year and a half I have been collecting older D.D. kits. I like the newer ones as well and may add a few, but the older ones have a unique character that I really like. I'm kind of on a building binge, ala Peter(Putnam Division). I'm experimenting with an idea I discovered online. I'm assembling the walls of each structure first, which will give me a footprint in real time. I will then experiment with building placement. I'm obviously assembling them one at a time starting with the larger ones. As I construct the four walls I can begin placing them on the layout and determine which one I want to construct and add next. Using this process I can also determine how much real estate I have so that I either continue constructing or stop. Besides that benefit, I can also use this process to create a bit of uniformity from one building to the next when I begin to paint and detail the buildings. I suppose I could fully construct and detail each building initially and accomplish the same thing but this way will give me a faster sense of satisfaction and motivate me to want to get to the next step when I see the potential. For a person like me who loses interest rather quickly, this might be the way to go.
This small town will not only be comprised of D.D. kits solely. I'm starting out with them because of their fragility and the time I know I will need to spend detailing them. Here's a few shots of what I have so far. My goal is to have two assembled per week. With these crazy work hours, that might be a stretch, as it's taking everything I have in me now just to post this, lol.
Dave
