MiniArt Scaffoldings (49005) 1:48

[Mike]

Scaffoldings (49005)

1:48 MiniArt via Creative Models Ltd

 

 

If you’ve been watching the procession of the new 1:48 diorama kits from MiniArt, you’ll have noticed that they’ve been applying their magic shrink-ray to the diorama accessories that they have been releasing in 1:35 over the last few years.  This scaffolding set is one of those boxes, and while the box didn’t shrink, the contents did, so if you want some scaffolding for a project you have in mind, read on.

 

 

The kit arrives in an end-opening figure-sized box with five sprues in grey styrene within.  Due to the modular nature of the scaffolding, there is only one sprue design, and there are three assemblies to be made up, two that are basically the same but have the N-shaped tubular frames reversed to add strength to the assembly, the other a top platform with U-loop making up a perimeter.  The parts are fixed to a bottom frame to create a ‘storey’ and have a ladder section attached to the bottom, and can be stacked as far up as the contents of the box allows, topping them off with a flat section of tread-plate, with inverted U-shaped brackets that give the user a modicum of safety.  To facilitate movement of the unit there are four castors attached at the bottom, which have pedals to apply the brake once they are in position.  These are moulded integrally as wheel, yoke and pedal, with ten in the box that can be used to complete two mobile bases with up to four additional layers of scaffold to make up, with a stack of three and two (including bases) shown on the box and in the build-up photos below, each with a standing area at the top, and some spare parts for the box.

 

 

 

Conclusion

A scaffold is a handy thing to have for any 1:48 diorama, whether it is tall or wide with planks or spare sections of tread-plate between them.  They can be painted any colour you like, but a few examples are given in the instructions printed on the rear of the box, plus you can have some fun with wear and weathering effects.

 

Highly recommended.

 

 

Review sample courtesy of

[Enzo the Magnificent]

Can I release my inner pedant here and point out that despite what the box top says, these are in fact Mobile Work Platforms? 

 

If anyone intends to use these in a diorama, it would be worth doing some research into the health & safety regulations of the chosen time and location.  If used in a modern UK context, these would require two guy stays per face, extending out to at least the width of the MWP

 

[Mike]

30 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

Can I release my inner pedant here and point out that despite what the box top says, these are in fact Mobile Work Platforms? 

Yeah, go for it.  Just don't expect anyone sane to listen

[Enzo the Magnificent]

2 minutes ago, Mike said:

Yeah, go for it.  Just don't expect anyone sane to listen

 

Given that this is Britmodeller, I should have a wide audience! 

 

[psdavidson]

I was gonna make some comment about Miniart taking diorama building to the next level ......

[Pedro52]

15 hours ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

Can I release my inner pedant here and point out that despite what the box top says, these are in fact Mobile Work Platforms? 

 

If anyone intends to use these in a diorama, it would be worth doing some research into the health & safety regulations of the chosen time and location.  If used in a modern UK context, these would require two guy stays per face, extending out to at least the width of the MWP

 

Aargh, health & safety regulations, you should see the pile of kit in the car, boots, hard hat, gloves, eye protection and hi-vis. The you get a lecture because the hi-vis is the wrong colour, with no sleeves. 

[k7rkx]

1 hour ago, Pedro52 said:

Aargh, health & safety regulations, you should see the pile of kit in the car, boots, hard hat, gloves, eye protection and hi-vis. The you get a lecture because the hi-vis is the wrong colour, with no sleeves. 

 

17 hours ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

Can I release my inner pedant here and point out that despite what the box top says, these are in fact Mobile Work Platforms? 

 

If anyone intends to use these in a diorama, it would be worth doing some research into the health & safety regulations of the chosen time and location.  If used in a modern UK context, these would require two guy stays per face, extending out to at least the width of the MWP

 

No need to worry about any of this nonsense if you're making a diorama of John Noakes on Nelson's column (younger members may need to Google this!  ) Or actually anything involving John Noakes!!!

Edited August 7, 2024 by k7rkx

[cmatthewbacon]

Sorry, but it always ticks me off when people moan about "elf and safety". Nearly 5000 workers died doing their jobs in 1900. That number has halved every 20-25 years for the last 120 years, and the number for 2022-23 is 90. The rate of non-fatal injuries has dropped by 60% since 2000. It might be fun to take a pop at hi-viz vests and hard hats, but all the evidence is that they work. As someone in a class of 27 kids at school who lost one classmate drowned in a slurry pit and another crushed by a rolled over tractor in a few years in the 70s, I think workplace safety is no laughing matter...

 

best,

M.

 

[Mike]

1 hour ago, cmatthewbacon said:

Sorry, but it always ticks me off when people moan about "elf and safety". Nearly 5000 workers died doing their jobs in 1900. That number has halved every 20-25 years for the last 120 years, and the number for 2022-23 is 90. The rate of non-fatal injuries has dropped by 60% since 2000. It might be fun to take a pop at hi-viz vests and hard hats, but all the evidence is that they work. As someone in a class of 27 kids at school who lost one classmate drowned in a slurry pit and another crushed by a rolled over tractor in a few years in the 70s, I think workplace safety is no laughing matter...

 

best,

M.

 

Maybe it's the funeral directors that are running the campaign?

[Pedro52]

3 hours ago, cmatthewbacon said:

Sorry, but it always ticks me off when people moan about "elf and safety". Nearly 5000 workers died doing their jobs in 1900. That number has halved every 20-25 years for the last 120 years, and the number for 2022-23 is 90. The rate of non-fatal injuries has dropped by 60% since 2000. It might be fun to take a pop at hi-viz vests and hard hats, but all the evidence is that they work. As someone in a class of 27 kids at school who lost one classmate drowned in a slurry pit and another crushed by a rolled over tractor in a few years in the 70s, I think workplace safety is no laughing matter...

 

best,

M.

 

Sorry, it was not meant to sound moany, been a visitor to enough unsafe sites over the years. One of my former work colleagues fell into a trench with uncapped reinforcement sticking upright, only his hard hat saved him from serious injury, lucky to walk away with a  scratch. HSE got a tip off and the site was given warning.

[Enzo the Magnificent]

6 hours ago, Pedro52 said:

The you get a lecture because the hi-vis is the wrong colour, with no sleeves. 

 

That sounds like an employer-specific problem.   The HSE regulations only say the HV clothing should comply with BS EN 471, thereby giving individual employers wide lattitude over the management of HV clothing.  Regarding colour, the regulations only state that the colour should contrast with the surrounding environment.  So, in a work environment where the walls are painted yellow, the HV clothing should probably be orange. 

 

If the employer wants to use a certain colour and/or other standard, then it is the employer's responsibility to provide that specific HV clothing to the employee. Lecturing the employee about wearing wrong HV when the employer has a statutary responsibility to provide it can very quickly lead to HR and/or the unions getting involved. 

[Mike]

Can I just say....

[Enzo the Magnificent]

12 minutes ago, Mike said:

Can I just say....

 

I've desperately been trying to think of a pun, like in the cheese threads.   But no...   

[Mike]

15 minutes ago, Enzo the Magnificent said:

I've desperately been trying to think of a pun, like in the cheese threads.   But no...   

Maybe it's above your level?  

[cmatthewbacon]

I think we’ll have to wait until we hear from a Pole…

best,

M.

[psdavidson]

1 hour ago, Mike said:

Maybe it's above your level?

Or just the wrong platform?

[Enzo the Magnificent]

2 hours ago, Mike said:

Maybe it's above your level?  

 

2 hours ago, cmatthewbacon said:

I think we’ll have to wait until we hear from a Pole…

 

1 hour ago, psdavidson said:

Or just the wrong platform?