The Metcalfe kit is quite easy to build with very little cutting required. The completed station looks very realistic and feels very solid with no flimsyness. Metcalfe's window detail that gives a 3D effect. The building instruction sheets are particularly worthy of praise.
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I'm delighted with this kit, it arrived quickly and has been easy, if fiddly, to assemble. It looks good and I have been able to add lighting for extra realism. A link to the matching platform kit would have been useful. Not quite finished so no pictures.
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Really impressed with the quality of the kit, went together easily and looks great. Getting the windows just right is a little tricky, but I soon got the hang of it. I’d read that people say the chimney pots are hard to make, but I found them really easy. I will certainly be buying other Metcalfe kits in the future. I’ve added LEDs to mine, which look great.
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The quality & finish for the price can’t be beat. No painting required. Just follow the instructions for building & gluing and it produces a really sturdy well made building which is true to character for a station building of the type. Excellent product.
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Great looking card kit with very easy to follow instructions push out card parts fit together very well easy to modifier if you wish all in all a lovely kit
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This was my first Metcalfe model and I have to say I am very impressed. It probably took 4-5 hours in all to make, but I imagine you could do it much quicker if you have a cardboard model before. It's worth using the tools recommended on the instruction leaflet. I will definitely buy more Metcalfe stuff instead of plastic models.
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Easy to follow instructions. Very forgiving, made a couple of assembly errors, (clumsy with knife) and tried to be uber professional by painting over the card folds, this process is best left until more experience is gained in the techniques of assembling these kits. Despite three in total mistakes, the end product is superb.
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This is an excellent model when built. I was sceptical of cardboard models, thinking that's exactly how they would look, but I am very pleased to say I was wrong. If anything they look superior to plastic, being already coloured and the brickwork to scale it gives an excellent finish. All that is needed is a little weathering to take off the "just built new building" look. Anyone in two minds can be assured they will have a first class addition to their layout. I would thoroughly recommend this model.
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I have tried a few kits that are available. Most of them are a right pain in the arse. With others you have to cut out the A4 printed sheets then stick them on 300gsm card or higher and then cut it all out again which is tricky and fiddly. The Metcalfe kits are ready prepared, are far superior quality, have better instructions and best of all (for me) are made in Yorkshire where all the best stuff is made.
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My first experience of a Metcalfe Model - it is absolutely excellent. The print quality is very good, the instructions are clear and the components fit accurately and easily. The finished result looks great on my model rail layout.
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