by: Chuck Bush [ ]
 Originally published on: Historicus Forma
Verlinden’s Blacksmith workshop is a nice starting point for a diorama. I think it could be used for WW I, WW II, Vietnam, Somalia, or Iraq.
This is an all resin kit, and there are some hugh hunks of resin here. You get a large end wall, back wall and roof for the main structure as well as a smaller back wall, end wall and roof for a small side room. You also get a fireplace with a smoke hood and a workbench for inside the building. In a smaller bag is a water trough, an anvil with wooden support, a large and small wooden barrel, a bucket, two water dippers, 4 mallets, a toolbox, and assorted wood support pieces for the roof.
I can see no major warping of the pieces and cleanup looks to be average. I have set the walls on an 8x10 base and there would be no room gor anything else.
There are no instructions included, so this could be a problem for newer modelers.
I think this kit could have had a few more tools (where are the blacksmith’s tongs?) but it is still impressive.
About Chuck Bush (cfbush2000) I was born and raised in Clearfield Co, PA. Six days after graduating from High School I found myself in Air Force Basic Training. I spent 23 years as an Air Force Medic, mostly in Emergency Room and Independent Duty work. I also have played drums in bar bands over the years. I retired from the ... Copyright ©2021 text by Chuck Bush [ ]. All rights reserved.
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