Some time ago I bought a Faller HO model of a ruined castle (B-291) via eBay.
Having opened the packaging the kit came in, I realised that with a bit of work, I could use the parts to create two models ... a partially ruined castle that is still in use by the military and a small residential building. The latter began life as the wooden shop attached to the ruin, and its place was taken by a stone building constructed from spare bits and pieces I had in one of my modelling spares boxes.
After constructing the two buildings, they were fixed to MDF bases and then painted using the technique I used on my previous buildings before adding fine cork granules to their bases. The end results looked like this:
I like the way that you have converted that! If I remember correctly, I have one of those built in a box somewhere - I will have to dig it out and see what I can do with it
ReplyDeleteIan Dury,
DeleteCheers! I did modify the model by reducing the height of the tower to make it slightly less imposing.
If you can find your copy of the kit, I'm sure that you'll find a use for it.
All the best,
Bob
Two for the price of one - I like it. A nice model, Bob. I haven't tried a Faller model - do they go together well from the box, or is there a lot of prep work?
ReplyDeleteMaudlin Jack Tar,
DeleteCheers! The Faller kits that I've built have had very little plastic flash and gone together quite easily. I made both these models in a day ... and I wasn't rushing the job.
All the best,
Bob
An intriguing miniature, a ruined castle that comes with its own attached gift shop.
ReplyDeleteMark, Man of TIN,
DeleteI assume that it’s supposed to be the sort of souvenir shop one finds at visitor attractions … although in this case, the shop is almost as big as the attraction!
All the best,
Bob
Great results, Bob, and as Maudlin Jack Tar says (beat me to it.,,,) 2-4-1 is a real bonus. Shortening the tower was a wise move, as the original looks a bit ‘top heavy’. Will these go OK with your 15mm Belly Pork models (despite being nominally HO?).
ReplyDeleteMartin S.,
DeleteThe spare piece of the over-tall tower is now in the spares box … and I’ll try to find a use for it in the future!
My figures are mostly Essex Miniatures, which tend to be at the taller end of the 15mm spectrum. They are mounted on 3mm MDF bases, which gives them an actual height from the bottom of the base to the top of the head of approximately 18mm … which in 1:87th-scale works out at 1m 57cm or 5’ 2” tall. However, most HO buildings are slightly under scale (closer to something between 1:90th to 1:100th-scale in my opinion) to fit them onto model railway layouts, so the figures look right with the buildings.
All the best,
Bob