Micro Engineering 200ft Tall Viaduct - a build

[Wiredup]

I decided to start construction of my Micro Engineering 200ft Viaduct... the tall one. AND IT IS TALL!!! The bridge is about 8 inches tall unmodified... I had to get it down to 6 inches. So theres a slight kitbash here. Build time? 2.5 hours



The one PITA with this model? The barrels and bridge mtc. walk way is an ADD ON KIT!!! Thats not included... how frustrating.



Wow that is tall!

Tower assembly:








Bridge assembly:



Sprues are bigger than the actual MAJOR parts. So be careful with your pen knife... or....



and if your not careful with the file...









Now here's the pieces needed to assemble it all. Before this however I trimmed off the bottom section of the towers (2 inches) with my Dremel tool... No pic





I glued the main tower in with the bridge upside down... why you ask? To make sure there's no gaps



Assembled an in place! How nice!




All thats left is to paint, weather, and add track.

A lot easier than I thought it would be.

For others wanting to partake in this kit:

RESIST the urge to use super-glue to speed up construction. Super glue sets way to fast for this kit. I like using super glue for buildings...but in this case the brush on cement works just fine. But use a smaller applicator than the included brush, less is a LOT more for this kit.

On that note, when assembling the tower structures, don't let the glue cure all the way. Be sure to assemble it while the glue still has a little give so you can make sure the tower ends up being square and level.

Take your time. This is a general idea for all models, but I put emphasis on this kit. Why? Because it's VERY easy to mess up, and they can be very frustrating.

Paint it onces it's completed. I normally paint first while everything is on the sprues, then paint it after. But in this case a nice can of flat black spray paint will be working wonders.


Thanks for viewing!