If you have the ability to to turn a screwdriver and can lift a couple of pounds, you can easily assemble Mianne benchwork. Once you get a couple of leg sets assembled, each additional piece is attached to the already standing pieces. It builds upon itself. The hardwood, straight grained poplar wood is very light and the unitized construction of the poplar/MDF beams (up to 4' long) are as well. Full color coded assembly instructions and drawings along with high grade simply installed hardware removes all guess work. The finished assembly should give you a good feeling of accomplishment and you will be quickly moving onto the next phase of building your layout.
Tim Foley, designer/maker of the system provided the benchwork for my layout some 15 years or so ago. I have added onto it five times. My wife and I think so highly of his product that we help man the Mianne booth at York and Springfield shows.
