Pretty decent for the money. 3.5 stars if I could
The building arrived fairly quickly. Actually on the short end of the date range. It was packed safely and all the parts are good and present. I am trying this one as a trial for this manufacturer to see whether I want anymore.<br /><br />PROS:<br />1. All the parts are precut and separated in a bag. No need to punch or cut anything out of a larger sheet. No need to clean the edges where the punchboard tabs were.<br />2. Very cleanly cut and the parts fit tightly together. It will likely hold well even without glue.<br />3. Fairly thick sturdy material.<br />4. Quite a bit of basic detail.<br />5. You can customize the sign name and have anything you want within the character limit. You can have some fun here and make good comedic names for your buildings or owners.<br />6. Quick to put together and not too fiddly.<br /><br />CONS:<br />1. Minor: All the pieces are cut out and not labelled. Fortunately there are not many parts so it is easy to figure out.<br />2. All the pieces are the same thickness so there is no ability to have thinner pieces for window or door frames.<br />3. Design if fairly simplistic with few embellishments. This is both positive and negative. Easy to build, but lacking the details of some of the competitors.<br />4. The laser etching is not perfect along board lines. I had some areas where it looks wavy rather than clear cut lines.<br />5. Scale may be a bit large for 28mm. This is fine if your figures creep up into the 30mm+ range. But some figures might look small next to the large doors and windows.<br /><br />Overall this is a good western building for the money. Especially with the customizable sign. There may be better more expensive manufacturers out there, but this should allow you fill in some buildings at a more reasonable cost. With a much faster build time. Plus it will add some more character to your western town so it doesn't look like it was all build by the same developer. Recommended.
Rating: 3 stars