PJB posted:Mark,
I'm a big fan of the Menards structures and have bought many. I've been asking for years for someone to please offer true city buildings, and voila! This appears to be a good one - I really hope it's the first in a series. You say it's made out of MDF. I tried zooming in on the website photos of this building to see the brickwork detail, but the photos aren't high enough resolution.
Any chance to get some close-up photos of the brickwork and building corners posted here?
Thanks.
Peter
Just received my hotel tonight. With the time I had, I took it out of the box, checked it out and lit it up. Wow, this thing is really grand! Nice size, nice detail and I like the lighting effects. The roof revolving things are also very cool. It's true that most all rooms have someone peaking from the same spot in the blinds, but that's a trivial thing.
At this point, I've got two follow-ups for Mark / Menard's:
1 - For folks like me who are trying to attain a true cityscape comprised of big beautiful and non-cookie cutter buildings - not a bunch of the 3-4 story buildings available from other suppliers that everyone puts on their layouts and calls this a "city" - I hope this hotel is the first in a string of city buildings from Menard's. I for one would buy them all. And, my guess is this one was a big hit. If so, I'm hoping Menard's is considering a plan to make more true city buildings?
2 - I'm almost thinking I should buy a few more to help with the city skyline, given true city buildings are tough to find. The question is - can they be cut down or reshaped so they don't all look alike?
Thanks.
