Bob is not a Chester Fan, but I am; though agree the use of tacks to secure the metal sides to composite kits yields a REALLY bad look for the resulting car. Thanks for posting the ads, instruction and photos. The Chesters are pretty plain jane but can be made into nice cars. Restoring them after they've been beaten up with tacks and bends is quite tedious though; taking the dimples out of the soft roll-stamped aluminum sides is not fun either. They are 17/64 too so there's that... but I again like them for what they are. Opinion , the overall look can be improved to respectable with the addition of end plates, a cut liner (I use matte pebble board) and suitable details like under-body parts, hand rails, and roof fixtures. Replacing some of the doors with better shaped window versions helps too, especially with the head cars. The line appears to be loosely based on pre-war PS plans. I'm currently bashing up a set of five to approximate a late model T&NO Sunbeam in its last year of operation after the parlor had been dropped.
Pete
