Walthers Cornerstone City Water Tower 933-3815 N Scale Model Railroad - Structure Kit

This is a very nicely designed kit and faithful to the original prototypes. The one I purchased was in N scale, molded in gray. I considered the buying the built-up version before buying this one but liked the idea of being able to apply my own paint choice. I've completed quite a few kits from Walthers and other craftsman type kits. While the main parts of this kit are easy to assemble, the cross braces (at least in N scale) are very small pre-cut metal wires that must be applied one by one with cyanoacrylate glue (Super Glue, Gorilla Super Glue Gel). This is because of the dissimilar materials. It's pretty tedious to glue them in, and while satisfying when completed, may prove to be frustrating to some. Knowing this, I more likely would have sprung for the extra money for the built-up model version of the same model... I should add that a decal sheet with individual letters will allow for a town or industry name to be added to the tank. I'd suggest doing this before mounting the tank assembly on top of the tower. The letters are black, so it would be important to use a lighter color for the tank if you want to use them.

It’s a million tiny plastic pieces that you’ll break most of trying to get them out of the mold. Absolute nightmare. Don’t waste your money

Received as a replacement for a kit that someone had partially assembled. Respectfully disagree with the one-star reviews. This is a complex build, but is certainly not garbage or fragile if you use precautions like sprue cutters and tweezers. Currently building the supports. I would recommend fastening the legs to the tower, and then attaching the cross-members. That way the structure is approximately squared up before you batten it all down. If you don't have the time or patience, go for the assembled model, but this is challenging and fun to work on. Will edit this again once finished and painted. Going for a local prototypical example to use on my layout.

I purchased this for my dad who has picked up the hobby of model train sets. This fit perfectly with his N scale set. The build quality, fine detail, and ease of assembly. He had it set up in his industrial yard model quickly. Highly recommend.

I bought this for the caged ladder to use in another project. I went ahead and built the rest and weathered it severely. Straightforward. Another quality Cornerstone kit and a nice addition to the layout. The wire cross braces are a pain if all the other structural parts are not squared up perfectly, so watch out for that.

Not worth $36!! So cheaply made it ended up in the trash. Couldn't get the pieces assembled because they kept breaking.

Buy the pre-assembled one. I have built hundreds of kits successfully for my layout, this is the WORST one I have EVER come across. The instructions stink, the sprues are sloppy and hard to cut, the pieces ill-fitting. There's just no way that anyone can assemble this and have it turn out at all. Complete garbage. Buy the pre-assembled one.

This kit is VERY difficult to assemble. I love Walther’s kits, but I think they should “grade” them. Beginner, Intermediate, Expert. This one is an expert. Very tedious. But it’s a great kit and looks awesome on my layout!!!!

One of my best structures on my layout, but it takes some serious patience to build all the little details right