Monon Shops kit experience?

Wow! The Monon Shop hasn't been around for years. I have a concrete silo coal bunker for a retail coal yard. It was actually my very first craftsman kit. I ordered it through an ad in OGR about 35 years ago. The scant instructions were not very helpful. 

Yeah, the contents of the kit look to be very old technology, like hand typed maybe.  35 years ago is pretty impressive.  I have a personal pursuit to build all these kits that have been hiding away in boxes before they put me in a box

@EmpireBuilderDave posted:

Yeah, the contents of the kit look to be very old technology, like hand typed maybe.  35 years ago is pretty impressive. 

A lot of these older kits actually build up rather nicely and with a little upgrading of details are when finished as nice as anything you can buy today, except you can take pride in the "I built this" factor.

I have a personal pursuit to build all these kits that have been hiding away in boxes before they put me in a box

 

Laudable.  I have been selling off stuff hoping to get to the finish line and breaking even....

mwb i have a feeling i'll build these kits then eventually sell them as finished models.  I like the building aspect the most.  Painting I am not fond of but am slowly gaining some skill.

@EmpireBuilderDave posted:

mwb i have a feeling i'll build these kits then eventually sell them as finished models.  I like the building aspect the most.  Painting I am not fond of but am slowly gaining some skill.

I too build for the fun of the building -- usually scratchbuilding but the occasional kit finds its way onto my bench.

Good luck on the selling - I've got 3 storage tubs and going on 4 of structures that I've unable to sell. People want $100+ kits built up with scenery and details added for $10.