Superquick Coaling Tower - 1/72 OO/HO - Card Model Kit

If you are a newcomer to Superquick these comments may help (a) you need to be careful taking the sheets out of the packing, many pieces may become unattached by themselves and it is worth writing the description of the piece on the back of any that do you so you can easily identify them; (b) you do need to have a dry run (or two) and read through the instructions at the same time as seeing how the relevant pieces will fit together (c) it may seem obvious to the old hands but when the instructions say fold over and glue the tabs that is what they mean (some, like me to begin with. may have assumed the tabs were used as jointing pieces to glue to the adjoining piece, they are not they just make a double thickness edge against which to glue the adjoining piece); (d) it is well worth getting in a stock of small spring clamps to hold glued pieces together whilst the glue sets as this speeds up progress (e) be careful when fitting Windows not to leave so much plastic surround that it gets in the way of a fold or adjoining piece. Although this was only my second Superquich kit ( the ash tower was the first) I enjoyed making it and for the price it is possible to achieve a very creditable building. I used Scale Model Scenery tube clamp style railings, painted with silver acrylic to finish off the two platform areas and that worked well but if you do this the holes in the platforms are not needed (so don't prick them out as I did). Of course having made it I now find that prototype situations where they used Welsh coal would not have had these towns as the coal was too soft and would have been pulverised!

Difficulty with instructions when to glue parts not straightforward.Due thickness of parts model very fragileI added card strips to strengthen walls etc

Arrived on time. Enjoyed building it.

poor instructions and quality

Brought as a gift for my Father who has said very easy to put together and a really impressive item to put in an MPD.

Typical Superquick kit. Not bad quality though not brilliant instructions. Seems really tall on the layout

Used for railway layout modelling excellent! Very realistic. Quick delivery and in mint condition on arrival - daft but if you need this sort of thing great!

I found this Superquick model very challenging to complete. The instructions are very confusing with not enough detailed diagrams. The kit is not a patch on a Metcalfe kit, and I would not buy another superquick model if a Metcalf model was available.