Manufacturer
Summit USA LLC
512 Ford St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
www.summit-customcuts.com
Era: present
Comments: Nothing says modern America like fast food, and now you can have a contemporary burger joint on your HO scale layout. Jack in the Box is a laser-milled styrene structure kit that includes drive-through menu boards, clear window glazing, and peel-and-stick signs. The structure’s footprint is 31/2″ x 6″ x 71/2″, but be sure to leave room for a parking lot and drive-through.
The kit has clear, photo-illustrated instructions. The manufacturer also provides a list of recommended paints, which I found helpful as there are no Jack in the Box restaurants nearby for color reference.
Generally, the kit is easy to assemble and requires a minimum amount of filing and sanding for the parts to fit properly. However, I had to fill gaps and do some careful sanding to make the upper trim appear seamless. This kit is best suited for those with intermediate or higher modeling skills. An assembled and painted structure is available for $235.
The kit also includes styrene cutting templates for the awnings and wall sign bases. These parts are all cut from the same sheet of supplied Plastruct metal siding.
With more than 2,100 stores in 17 states, Jack in the Box is a well-known restaurant chain. This structure was fun to build and would look good along a busy road on a modern-era layout.
To bad you can not get the classic building of the 70's, that would be nice. I
Eric G. Hall
http://www.GSMrr.net
This model made by Summit-custom Cuts is an amazing model