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Precast Concrete Walls (SPS-031) 1:35


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Precast Concrete Walls (SPS-031)

1:35 Meng Model

 

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Another new issue from the Meng Supplies series are these handy precast concrete barriers that are often found on the road running up to a gateway or checkpoint, to force oncoming traffic into a chicane that slows them down and prevents high speed ram-raid attacks.  The set arrives in the familiar black box with orange interior, and contains four barriers of two types, one being thick and fitted with lifting eyes, the other being thinner with a weighted base, and both types are sub-divided into new(ish) and beaten-up examples.  They are moulded in pressure cast resin, and to cut down on weight they are partially hollow inside, with an internal framework keeping the parts rigid.  They have already been removed from their casting blocks, although a little sanding will still be needed to get them to sit flat on the ground.

 

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The detail is excellent, and the texture of the rough-cast concrete is very realistic, as are the distressed effects, which are mostly confined to the edges.  Both types top out at a shade under 6cm, which in the case of the thicker barrier includes the height of the two lifting eyes.  The thin barrier is 6cm wide and 3cm thick at the bottom, while the thicker one is only 5.7cm wide, and 2.5cm at the bottom.  If you plan on doing anything more with them than described above, you might find yourself using more than one pack, and it would have been useful if they were provided in packs of a single type to assist in this respect, but at this point this is all we have.

 

Highly recommended.

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