Tomorrow we head home. So today I finished this beautiful kit.
Pros:
• It is so pretty and the theme of a little book swap in a phone booth is just wonderful. I think I’ve said before that it reminds me of the street libraries that popped up during Covid.
• I didn’t use a lot of glue. All the pieces snapped together well with only a couple requiring a little wax (because I didn’t want to risk pushing too hard and breaking things)
• The battery pack is hidden in the mailbox (genius) and the wiring setup is straight forward and easy
• The use of foam for the books is a great idea
• There was plenty of spare parts (particularly the little bits that seem to get lost)
Cons:
• I wish there were more flowers to put on the tree to add some depth. (I plan on adding some when I get home).
• I managed to lose a part (or two) - don’t ask how - but changed a couple of things to cover
• There aren’t really any cons to be honest. This is a lovely build and it has become one of my favourite builds so far.
Tip:
The instructions indicate to curl the outer edges of the paper flowers before attaching but I decided to use an embossing tool and some leftover foam to give them shape.
I did a little video but it won’t upload.
I believe that Robotime are on a winner with this kit.
This turned out really nice. It is very hard for me to “pack” what I think I need when going on house and dogsitting jobs…but you did an excellent job without all of the extras.
I think it will add more depth to the tree. I also wanted to do something with the tiled base to make them more 3D so I might do that tomorrow once we get back home.
@Suzanne_Jones I hope you had a lovley time away …. This looks great and the foam for the books is a good idea .. I might look into this one as in the UK our red phone boxes have practically all but vanished ! Xxx I think adding a few more flowers a nice idea x
This is definitely my favorite of the new releases so far. This one, the Vienna Bookstore, and the coffee cart are my must have new kits!
You did a fantastic job on the flowers! Please show us what and how you added more flowers to the tree!
Where is the telephone? I love all the books. This booth reminds me of an old old show called Get Smart. Maybe someone here remembers it??
Either way, I digress. This is cute and it looks like it was fun to make!
We used to have red phone boxes a very long time ago in Australia. They had a flat roof. They are only found in museums now. Or people’s back yards because some purchased them and added them to their gardens.
Great work, and thanks for the in-depth review!