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Post by ptc on Nov 10, 2019 21:15:45 GMT
This saga started about two weeks ago when Ken posted photos of his visit to is local Menards store and posted photos of their Christmas department. I spotted in the photos a Church with a beautiful stained glass window in the front. I had not seen anything like this before in Christmas related buildings. I asked Ken if he would be good enough to go back and take some additional photos and with some measurements. Even though the last thing in needed for the Christmas in the City side of our layout was another building, this piece was exceptional and I had to find room for it.
Ken picked it up for me to expedite the shipping. I got it Wednesday and was anxious to install it on the layout. I had to clear a short dead end street off of 42nd Street by removing sidewalks, accessories and roadway. That was a little tricky as everything was glued in place. The sidewalks are porcelain so I had to be careful not to crack them as I needed one for the new front sidewalk. I was restricted to placing it on the street closest to the front as I wanted to be able to reach the switch for the musical effect.
Finished the installation this afternoon. The City now gas a new beautiful Church.
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Post by Spice7 on Nov 10, 2019 21:31:47 GMT
Looks great.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 10, 2019 21:38:20 GMT
Very nice Brian.
Andy
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Post by kstrains on Nov 11, 2019 0:30:49 GMT
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Post by kstrains on Nov 11, 2019 1:29:20 GMT
Brian, I was curios what is the height difference between the Menards tower church and your Christmas in City skyscraper buildings by Dept 56? I am suspecting Dept 56 is taller?
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Post by ptc on Nov 11, 2019 12:22:07 GMT
Ken, they are about the sane in heigth. Normally, I would have installed the Church in the back row, but I wanted to be able to get to the switch for the musical feature.
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Post by Joe Saggese on Nov 11, 2019 12:56:50 GMT
Brian, that church is beautiful....
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Post by ptc on Nov 11, 2019 14:18:06 GMT
Thanks, Joe. Very nice addition to the City.
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Post by Pennsy484 on Nov 11, 2019 15:24:18 GMT
It fits right in perfectly on your beautiful layout!
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Post by ptc on Nov 11, 2019 19:00:37 GMT
When compared to current D56 pricing, this Church was a steal of a deal.
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Post by northstar on Nov 12, 2019 1:06:26 GMT
This is from the Enchanted Forest line of buildings only sold at Menards. They have carried buildings from this line for years, but this year they really stepped up the game. Several of these buildings are very attractive and unique this year, and as you said, are at a great price.
One of the buildings I have my eye on this year is the red barn. Normally I am not into a farm scene, but this is one of the buildings where the light permeates through the entire translucent building. For a Christmas layout, it's the perfect warm scene.
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Post by harborbelt70 on Nov 12, 2019 9:38:23 GMT
That is a really nice structure and I really have to resist getting one. 
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Post by ptc on Nov 12, 2019 14:00:16 GMT
Thanks for your comments, Northstar. I enjoyed reading the information behind the Menards offerings. This is the first departure for me from D56 and it was a good one.
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Post by Country Joe on Nov 13, 2019 0:24:47 GMT
Brian, the church looks great on your layout. It fits right into the CIC scene.
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