I purchased this kit over a year ago for $5 from a LHS that was closing. I finally found a spot and some time to put together. NATRON is my son Nate and me (Ron). I'm a sloppy model builder, so this called for weathering to hide some mistakes.
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Well done Ron!
Alan
Great job Ron - I like the colors a lot.
Joe
You made it into a nice, customized building. Good work!
Natron is the same of the salt used by ancient Egyptians in embalming; to dry out the corpse. Perhaps your next build could be a nice brick structure with the sign "Natron Embalming"
Ron
Your great work with your son is an inspiration to me. I bought ten AMERITOWNE building kits 10 or so years ago and never built them. I am now building an O-gauge home layout for enjoyment by my two great-grandsons (Matthew, age 3) and Hudson (age 2). I recently uncovered the kits from the closet, and the boys can participate in the assembly process and name the buildings, perhaps as: MATT MANOR (for the apartment house kit) and HUDSON'S HOBBY SHOP (for the store kit). They might suggest: MEEMA'S MERCANTILE (for the department store). FYI, "Meema" is southern talk for "grandma."
Mike
(ritrainguy)
It is not always the result that is important but the time you spend with your son. I remember modeling with my dad and brother -- My son never really got the model RR bug but we did race 125 and 250 cc dirt bike, boating, fishing and racing on the Hudson on SeaDoo's. New hobby - target and skeet shooting.
Looks great
Ron,
Great job on the building. Thanks for sending the series of pictures with it.
Tom
Thanks fella's for the kind words. I took a few hours this week and worked on some scenery down along that small triangular area of the layout (Trees, ground cover, dirt and stone). I also ripped up the foam road and made one out of Masonite. It's just a little more durable.
Ron
Ron
The "reverse side" of Masonite is textured, so it suggests the texture of asphalt when installed "upside down" as a street or driveway or parking lot on a train layout and painted very dark grey.
Mike
(ritrainguy)
Nice job!
I notice you model the Reading Lines. From where do you hale?
Looking good!! Time for the next one! 
O-gauger posted:Nice job!
I notice you model the Reading Lines. From where do you hale?
My son is the Reading fan. We're not too terribly far from you. We sometimes take a ride up to 61 to the RNBMRR or the Reading museum.
Ron
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