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The only drawback to these buildings is that they will make the lack of detail on other buildings stand out. These are clearly forground structures! A great job by a great manufacturer
Agree with Tom’s assessment. Too bad these can’t be made for a more reasonable price. Everything in todays world is way too expensive.for a model railroader.
I totally agree with Bob’s assement. I purchased the Menard’s building for $79 and after Christmas for $69. I added poster board bases and lights. Woodland Senic put and outstanding product on the Market for O gaugers.
Prices will hamper the hobby, but after seeing the detail I could not resist. I was in shock when the (train expense hater) (wife) agreed to the purchase.
I also purchased the Menard’s building and am glad to have a
building of this detail on my layout. Looking forward to adding more
of the WS structures as they become available. I have built the entire
line of prefab structures in HO. Woodland Scenics should consider
producing the O scale buildings in kit form to reduce the cost. They would be an instant hit with O scalers.
These are nice and detailed but out of the average modelers price range, 60.00 for an MTH structure is crazy as it is but over a hundred for 1 yikes! I canbuy one a year and have all them in three years as long as they don’t release anymore. This hobby is expensive so we have to pay the price.
I have all 3 of these buildings, after XMAS sales. $70.00 each At that price it’s not such a bad deal, considering all the detail. The detail parts are $20 to $25 dollars per building or more. Now with that said they really aren’t as expensive as adding all that detail to an MTH or Lionel building. It was a dream come true for me, I always drooled over WS’s N & HO building. Now
I have it in 0 gauge, thanks WS !!!
I purchased the Menard building for 70.00 at the local Menard’s. It is a great looking building. I added a light to the building and agree with John that the extra detailing makes the buildings worth the investment (but not at the $100 plus suggested retail. I appreciate the fact that the hobby is expensive, but some of us have limited budgets.
Love these buildings! But like other comments, they are out of my price range. Yes the hobby is expensive, but like anything else, where there is no competition for a product ( and you can’t go anywhere else to get one like it) the manufacturer will get whatever it can. Whoever can come up with similar quality buildings at a reasonable price will not be able to keep up with demand. Any real innovators out there?