The Basics…

SRMW kits are "multi-media". They rely on a variety of materials to bring the design together. The core three are: urethane wall castings, wood walls and white metal details. Masters for the original urethane wall and masonry castings are tooled and hand carved in-house. Wood walls are laser cut from weathered Northeastern Scale Lumber siding. Every kit comes with a jewelry box filled with an extensive assortment of white metal castings made from our own patterns.

A Kit Manufacturer's Policy…

Recently, we went to the grocery store to buy a half-gallon of Ice cream. For the second time in as many years, the "half-gallon" has shrunk while the price has increased. Over the years, part of our philosophy of kit manufacturing has been to eliminate the first part of this equation, while doing our best to keep prices under control. No one wants to pay more for less. So, every year we do a new kit, we always ask ourselves – what can we improve or add?

How to put it together…

At SRMW, in addition to the design and tooling, the directions are also done in house. The foundation of the instructions is an extensive book. This is spiral-bound, has large clear print and over 150 photos and diagrams. This year there will be a color center section in addition to plan cards and color posters. This instruction set is not just a litany of "attach Part A to Part B". As much as possible, we attempt to de-mystify the entire craftsman kit building process by documenting the entire process as we build our diorama, sharing with you the nuances and discoveries we encounter during the construction process.  The history, diorama planning process, setting up your workbench, a full scenery section –these are all contained in the instructions.