just got back from a great visit to Northeastern that has relocated th model operation here in Chico. Met the owner Jean Oriol and he gave me a great tour of the operation. Some of the stuff he is building in unreal. Saw a complete dining room table and chairs in N scale. Great fun Incredible stuff. Jean was most concerned with the quality of work and the ease in the building. Seems he wants to make kits that everyone can handle. Robert Ray, you with your laser operation for the cabeese would have a ball looking at this stuff.
Marty- How about furnishings for a rural style depot? Such as the NP version done by AMB? Maybe the telegraph operators desk in the bay, etc? Sounds like a project you might take on! Boxcab E50
That's the downfall of my kits. They are not for the timid modeler, but rather the hardcore craftsman. I can make them easier, but details get skipped, so I decided to go for detail at the sake of ease of construction. I don't sell that many kits, but the people who buy them, know they are getting something otherwise unavailable. For now at least ... To me, they are easy! So, what is Northeastern Scale Models doing in Chico? Laser cutting structure kits? or are they the stripwood and scale lumber outfit?
Robert Jean sold the lumber portion of Northeastern and kept the modeling portion. He was tired of the New England winters and came west. He loves it. He asked if I had any favorite projects to design. I went online in his office and showed him your kits. He was impressed. I think he made many of the buildings on George Sellios Franklin and south Manchester. At one time he did work for Blair line Robert. the dining table and chairs were unreal. He went to Eureka and took pics and has made laser kits of many of the ornate buildings with gazebo's.
I'm impressed that he has done kits for FSM, as those are regarded as being of the best kits available in any scale! It's an honor that he even looked at one of my kits. I thought about making structure kits too, but there are so many people making them already, so I'll stick to my cabooses, and maybe some wood snow plows, or milk cars. I want to keep it low key, and low volume so I have time for my own modeling. -Robert
