really like the look of this set buy marklin how ever not a fan of MDF painting is a real problem as the material soaks up paint like a sponge and card printed details don't look real or take weathering would be nice to hear if somebody has brought 1 and if they are happy with it



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You can weather these if desired using paint pigments or pastels. I haven't tried using paints but haven't needed to since the advantage of these is the nice flat colour finish and the glue doesn't stain, unlike your standard shiny plastic kits glued with solvent.

Or build your own out of high impact styrene.

A few tips down this page:
https://www.marklin-user...er-kit-building-services

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All out if styrene.

The buildings are just architectural marketing models. The hardest thing building them is when the architect gives you crap drawings (full of mistakes) & it takes so much longer to build it.


The building at the top of the tread with 3 roofs is not difficult. It's all straight surfaces. The dark lines, just spray strips & stick them on after. Easier than trying to mask for painting. Roofs paint separately.

The windows are not difficult, just tedious. I would score grooves on to polycarbonate (one whole elevation at a time, which then is behind the wall) & rub kids acrylic paint in, but one could build them up out of strips. Cut a square hole in a piece of cardboard as jig for an overall frame, then fit pieces within. Paint, then stick on the building.