Tuesday, November 27, 2018

Clever Models Gateman Tower: Completed

It came out a little cattywumpus, which is actually kind of charming. There are a couple design problems with the engineering of the kit, the worst of which is: the upper level doesn't really connect with the lower in a proper, structural way... it attaches to the lower shingles, while the lower level attaches to the underside of the shingles at a different point. The floor of the upper level is held above the lower by the shingles, with a gap of around 5 or 6 scale inches between the two. The gap should have been hidden by the top landing, but I built the stairs quite a while ago, using a different printer, so I think it's a little smaller than it should be. Anyway, I hid the gap with a bit of clapboard from a second printout.

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  1. I'm sorry Dan. It was never intended to be a "structural" model.
    Dave Miecznikowski
    Clever Models LLC

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