Wednesday 22 November 2017

Metcalfe weighbridge hut kit

Finished off the weighbridge hut. Modifications as described earlier for the walls. The slates looked a bit like concrete paving slabs, so I fished out some old Prototype Models slate paper and covered the roof with strips of this cutting each division with nail scissors, followed up with a wash of paint and some talc. The roof looks too wide in photos, but doesn't seem to notice in real life. I'd probably chop the roof width down by a scale foot if I did it again. Gutters from 60 thou square strip and pipes from 1mm rod, chimney pot from the tubes box.
Craig's piece in RM states it would take you an hour to put it together. With all the extra work involved this came to about four - most of it being the roofing. Question is does it improve the basic kit? Well it doesn't scream pink bricks Metcalfe anymore, just adding those few textures makes all the difference as does the copious amount of graphite. I still wouldn't lash out for a full price kit as it wouldn't have been any slower to scratch build it using card and brickpaper for pence. All quite enjoyable though and I suppose that's the point after all I've still got the last freebie in the drawer which is a low-relief shop. I have a mind to turn it into a narrow warehouse.

1 comment:

  1. I've still got all the RM/Metcalfe freebies from the last few years, though I think I'm unlikely to get around to building them. Annoyingly, I can't see your photos as I've only got the ancient not-so-smart phone now, which won't display images...the Ipad having ceased to function at all. Odd, as I can still see attachments to emails, but so it goes.
    I have, however, built the free Auhagen kit (workmen's caravan in my case) that came with CM this month, it'll fit nicely on a narrowed Colin Ashby chassis....
    S.

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