Brittania Hunter Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 I'm getting back into my 00 model railway after donkeys away...so I have salvaged much of the stock and models from a couple of decades ago when I was into it with my (then) young son. Among my card models is the "Marsh Side Brewery" - see pics - and I can't recall who the manufacturer was. Metcalfe's card kit brewery looks different with a high-level walkway bridge and Superquick don't seem to do one. The reason I ask is I'd like a guide on the "geography" of such a brewery ...where the building are ideally best placed. Any help from the forum would be great. Thanks in advance./media/tinymce_upload/3d6d01e8763e8e3c60b4e906a11b66d7.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/10d721176b20eb792b74f80cc448e59b.jpg/media/tinymce_upload/e180d2d814d6e210c6407cbc2e640f28.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atom3624 Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 I could be very wrong, but that looks like a scratchbuild model somebody has made in the past. Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted February 13, 2020 Share Posted February 13, 2020 I agree it is scratchbuilt. If it is a kit it hasn't been built very well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittania Hunter Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks to walkingthedog and atom3624 for the replies... to respond, no it was not scratchbuilt and, secondly, I plead guilty to perhaps not having assembled the kit very well 😳. It was a kit and I'm responsible for how it looks (although it has been stuck in a box since 2002). I just can't remember who the maker/manufacturer was. If I traced that, it would be perhaps easier to see in what order/design the brewery buidings should be placed on its site. If anyone has ideas on the manufacturer or, indeed, the geography of an old brewery, please advise!! Thanks again guys for the swift replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 It could possibly be an older Metcalfe kit? The original kits needed to be cut out before assembly. An example.. /media/tinymce_upload/17a7ed81efa2adef64f30610fba58ee7.jpg They have been around for a good few years now, and have improved and changed the design of their kits over the years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittania Hunter Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks Sarah...that was my first thought. But then I saw a Metclafe brewery kit and it looked different - it is different. But, as you said earlier, maybe this was an earlier Metcalfe version? I'll maybe give Metcalfe a call...much appreciate your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walkingthedog Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Could it have been a freebie from a magazine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 No, not a magazine freebie, but Hornby Magazine did have free kits. Mainly Scalescenes kits printed in the magazine. This brewery is an early Metcalfe kit. This example is in a museum collection! /media/tinymce_upload/93ece57fc9c6d9957ca57b84c578f885.jpg http://m.vam.ac.uk/collections/item/O134986/brewery-buildings-model-metcalfe-models-toys/ Paper model depicting Brewery Buildings, made in England by Metcalfe in 1996 I found it in the end! 😀There are a few of the original 1990s cut out kits on this site... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJ73 Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 Does it come with either 'Model Beer or Cider' by any chance??? 😉 😆 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittania Hunter Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks Sarah! That's top service...I am very grateful. A museum piece, eh? Sounds about right as all my models were boxed up in about 2002 and I've only just got into the hobby again! Thanks to you and everyone else for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittania Hunter Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks Sarah! That's top service...I am very grateful. A museum piece, eh? Sounds about right as all my models were boxed up in about 2002 and I've only just got into the hobby again! Thanks to you and everyone else for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittania Hunter Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks Sarah! That's top service...I am very grateful. A museum piece, eh? Sounds about right as all my models were boxed up in about 2002 and I've only just got into the hobby again! Thanks to you and everyone else for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittania Hunter Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks Sarah! That's top service...I am very grateful. A museum piece, eh? Sounds about right as all my models were boxed up in about 2002 and I've only just got into the hobby again! Thanks to you and everyone else for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittania Hunter Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks Sarah! That's top service...I am very grateful. A museum piece, eh? Sounds about right as all my models were boxed up in about 2002 and I've only just got into the hobby again! Thanks to you and everyone else for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brittania Hunter Posted February 16, 2020 Author Share Posted February 16, 2020 Thanks Sarah! That's top service...I am very grateful. A museum piece, eh? Sounds about right as all my models were boxed up in about 2002 and I've only just got into the hobby again! Thanks to you and everyone else for the replies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted February 16, 2020 Share Posted February 16, 2020 No problem. I like research... And I was curious too. It's not that well known, about early Metcalfe kits, that were not pre cut. There were some good models, not duplicated in the pre cut series of more recent kits. There are a few in the V&A museum collection... Maybe there will be some re runs when Metcalfe celebrate a "birthday" anniversary? 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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