Model Railway Scenery Review - Platform Footbridge

Hornby Skaledale Platform Footbridge - R8641            Rating 1/10

Review: What a load of rubbish! and that is a understatement. Where to begin?

Firstly, the whole platform footbridge is poorly constructed. The steps are not straight they are bent. Blotchy paint work which is cracked in several places, and has either been missed in some areas or the undercoat has shown through.

Secondly, the barriers have not formed correctly in places and above the steps the barrier doesn't even reach over the edge! It's clearly not in the right place which doesn't help the look of this scenery piece. You can clearly see the joins in the barriers are poor, not level at all, and looks in places joined by far too much glue!

Then we come to the legs the platform footbridge stands upright on, they are twisted and bent at one end and at an angle the other end, how it managed to stand up on it's own is a miracle.

The painting looks bodged across the fences above the legs which adds to the nightmare of this scenery piece.

The detailing can be clearly seen as stickers.

If you dare to look underneath this scenery piece you will not be surprised to find more shoddy workmanship, as you will see the bodged formation.

This particular platform footbridge doesn't appear to have survived transport and others may not be as rubbish as the one being reviewed, but ask yourself one very simple question:

"why buy this platform footbridge when Hornby produce a much cheaper and better looking plastic bridge R076?".

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