Materials and Such:

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. This special pattern is ideal for a clean look or heavily aged. Every kit comes with a jewelry box filled with an extensive assortment of white metal castings made from our own patterns.  A variety of roofing materials, Mt. Albert Stripwood, Grandt Line Windows metal etchings and more round things out.

A Commitment to Value and Innovation...

We like this little story - especially in these times. We first posted it a couple years ago..

...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? It can be the introduction of a new material, a special pattern or the sharing of a new technique. There are always ways to innovate and bring new ideas to bring to the hobby.

A kit that can be built....…

At SRMW, all the design, tooling, and directions are done in house. Nothing is farmed out. This high level of control insures the best possible accuracy - which is essential in a complex craftsman kit.

The foundation of the instructions is an extensive book. This is spiral-bound, has large clear print and over 150 photos and diagrams. There is also 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.  Each step is aimed at providing information to everyone from the motivated beginner to the experienced modeler.

Some additional topics include: A history complete with photos of the buildings the kit is based on, planning and siting ideas, setting up your workbench, a full scenery section including how to do our rock work and water features.