Merchant's Row I - Kit - 11 x 5 x 4''

Merchants Row was pretty easy to assemble, the directions are well detailed as are the parts. It comes with a lot of different decals so you can pick and choose many different types of merchants that you want in your row from all different ereas. The only down side is that there are no window details so you have to make your inside scenes or window details. Overall, this is a great purchase.

This town was fun to put together a lot of painting , but that was fun . if you prep the pieces they fit together great . the signs were kind of a pain , because of my big hands , but i got them . i mounted it on foam board to give the side walk some height . all around a good product fun to put together and reminds me of my Grandparents home town . It came with decals for the signs but i opted to hand paint

I started by painting the brick and cement with spray can paint. Masking between each coat adds to the time required. The trim and wood is hand painted with cheap acrylic paint. Mortar was added using Robert's Brick Mortar. At this point 2 dull acrylic clear coats were applied to protect the finish. For window glass I used a Microscope cover glass cut to fit. Noting looks like glass better than glass.Shade and blinds were then added from City Classic. Then I added signage, also from City Classics, to the front of the stores directly to the glass. Judicious application of Tacky Glue was used to hold all of this in place. When dry the glue is clear.I used City Classic Picture Windows to make four of the stores look like they are fully functional businesses. These are backlit with LED's to make them stand out more.The fifth store is detailed with Model Tech Studios Soda Fountain Counter and 2 customers and an employee. This store is lit with a LED. All LED's are in series except for the one in the restaurant which is parallel to the other four, and all are controlled with a SPST switch. Since the back of the building is visible it is painted and detailed. I added a Tichy Train Fire Escape. Everything was given two coats of India ink and alcohol wash to dull it down A fun build even with all the colours used on the front. Went together well with the sides fitting well and easy to make it square.