Back in August I bought a Faller kit to assemble. It has the code number B-924 and is named 'Old-town block'. The box looks like this:
The model contained sufficient parts to build several buildings ...
... but being the sort of modeller that I am, I 'mixed and matched' bits from several of the buildings (and some embossed plastic sheets from Wills Kits*) and ended up with a total of eleven buildings and a section of town wall. The end results looked like this:
I still have some bits and pieces left over, and intend to put them to one side in the hope that I can use them if and when I buy another Faller (or similar) kit.
* I bought the following embossed plastic card from Wills Kits:
- Wood Planking
- Plain Tiles
- Fancy Tiles
Hello there Bob,
ReplyDeleteThey look really nice and I note the (intentional?) use of smallish table footprints - with a nod to the Portable Wargame perchance? :-)
Eric’s terrain collection contains quite a few of these kits and I believe there may even be some unmade versions but I would have to check with Bill.
Very nice looking with a real old school vibe!
All the best,
DC
David Crook,
DeleteIt was the potential small footprint of the buildings that appealed to me as I knew that I could use them with my PW terrain.
If Bill has any similar kits or completed buildings he wants to get rid of, I’d certainly like the opportunity to acquire some.
All the best,
Bob
They are lovely Bob! Are you going to paint them or leave them in the plastic?
ReplyDeleteThe German HO an N gauge buildings by Faller, Kibri etc are very nice.
I have some, but was discouraged when I won a really nice lot of built second hand ones on eBay, only to have the seller's wife send me the wrong parcel. I even sent it on to the correct person at the seller's instructions but never saw my rather nicer parcel of buildings! Someone got a windfall!
Neil
Neil Patterson (Neil),
DeleteThese European building kits aren’t cheap these days but they have so much potential for modification. I have a large box of HO buildings that I acquired many years ago and these are currently in storage.
I am probably going to leave these buildings as they are although I might repaint one or two bits on some of them.
Sorry to read about your mishap with the misdelivered parcel. I’ve never had that happen to me but I can 8 agile how frustrating that must have been.
All the best,
Bob
Hi Bob
ReplyDeleteYou certainly got your money's worth out of that kit!
I have to admire your imagination, I would have just completed the kit as sold.
Although I always liked the Faller kits, I always felt they lacked a little character. I must prefer your adopted versions.
Well done
Paul
Paul Leniston (Paul),
DeleteI think that they worked out at about £2.50 each, which I think is a bit of a bargain.
These European building kits can look a bit bland at times, so I always try to modify them a bit to give them some individuality and character.
All the best,
Bob
Those are great Bob and lovely work on putting them together etc. I've looked at the N guage stuff, but frankly too pricey for me and these days I use 6mm buildings with my 10mm figures, which works well.
ReplyDeleteSteve J.,
DeleteCheers! I did think of using N-gauge buildings but opted for HO instead as there was no great difference in price and they seemed to fit in better with my 15mm figures ... and will work with my 20mm ones as well.
All the best,
Bob
Lovely models Bob - a very good investment indeed!
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteCheers! They were a real eBay bargain!
All the best,
Bob
Fantastic modelling Bob.
ReplyDeleteI am a great fan of faller and similar buildings, the HO scale works great for 20-30mm gaming. I think I will treat myself to the set you bought.
Willz.
Tiberian General (Willz),
DeleteThese European model buildings seem to work with most figures between 15mm and 30mm, and are generic enough to be used for most Northern European locations.
Good luck finding a similar set of buildings!
All the best,
Bob
Super mixing and matching Bob, you have come out with a load of really handy buildings very nice indeed!
ReplyDeleteDonnie McGibbon,
DeleteCheers! I still have a few spare parts and I hope to use them with any further Faller kits that I buy.
All the best,
Bob
BOB,
ReplyDeleteVery good going- lots of choices there for your games- the buildings look just right for your 15mm figures. Cheers. KEV.
Kev Robertson (Kev),
DeleteCheers! I’m pleased with the way they’ve turned out and I look forward to using them in the near future.
All the best,
Bob
Bob -
ReplyDeleteThat is some tall architecture you have there! Were it not for the zillions of building I already have I'd be VERY tempted to look these up myself. Mind you, from the local (well, North Island) vendor of such treasures, these items are pretty pricey (when they are available at all). Well done - and, I imagine, sufficiently inspiring to encourage a little bit of war gaming!
Cheers,
Ion
Archduke Piccolo (Ion),
DeleteThe buildings I have ended up with are somewhat smaller than I think they were originally intended to be. Some of the originals were supposed to be taller and were made of two parts (upper floors and lower floors) but in most cases I constructed them separately and used the spare parts that came with the kit and the Wills embossed sheets to create two buildings instead of one.
Since I built them, I have altered the stone walls by adding a fire step/platform over the main gate and along one of the walls. I can now use it as a town/city wall or as the basis of a fortification.
Although another set of these building kits would cost me about £60.00, I am thinking of buying one so that I can produced even more modified buildings. It will give me something to work on until I can finally get up to my toy/wargame room.
All the best,
Bob
I like that second to last building, the red brick garage with the chimney and outhouse. That one seems to have a lot of potential.
ReplyDeleteMr. Pavone,
DeleteThat was one of the buildings that I cobbled together from spare parts and I was very pleased with the way it turned out. I envisaged that it could be used as a warehouse, factory, workshop, and/or garage.
All the best,
Bob