Sunday 25 November 2012

20mm Urban Grittiness on eBay

Time to push one of my favourite eBay sellers. David a.k.a. eBay seller Harleycat pushes out a constant stream of excellent decaying urban and industrial buildings in OO scale (20mm). And all at very reasonable starting bids to boot.



Each of these low-relief run-down block of flats measures 14.5cm long x 13.5cm high x 4cm deep and are solidly constructed from printed card mounted on a sturdy and professionally constructed hardboard frame.


Over the year David *Harleycat* also offered a wide variety of run-down commercial premises, offices and factories. The popular ones come round again fairly regularly, so no need to get into a frantic bidding war. I look out for new products from David every time I stop by eBay because I love the grittines of the urban secenes he photographs and find them inspiring for Winter of 79.





As a consequence, I've picked up several of his buildings. For scaling purposes, here's one of David's low-relief flats (left) on the streets of Winter of 79. I've got the flats with shuttered convenience store too and am after that Chinese Takeway you can see in the background of the second photo to round out a particular scene I have in mind. One of David's two part commericial/industrial buildings forms the backdrop to my industrial estate.

Cheers
Mark

12 comments:

  1. They look brilliant and just the thing for your setting. What a great find.

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  2. Brilliant buildings and such low prices! I really should re-activate the Geezers-Shuttit! project!

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    1. They are great for Geezers-ShutIt or similar games inspired by 1970s crime dramas!

      Especially the commercial buildings. They can be the backdrop for a wages or post office van snatch or just somewhere where your villains get cornered.

      Cheers
      Mark

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  3. Hi Mark..thanks very much for the great review!
    I'm really chuffed to see the buildings on your blog & thanks for your suggestion to make the shuttered shop flats..I'm pleased how they've turned out.

    Best wishes,
    David.

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    1. Wow they're nice. Are you thinking of doing them in 28mm?

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  4. Excellent find Mark, I'll be buying some stuff! Dougie

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  5. So good I've nominated you for a Liebster Award !
    http://dougieswargamingblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/11/liebster-award.html
    Dougie

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  6. Ah I see I'm late - I also have nominated you for a Liebster!

    http://joyandforgetfulness.blogspot.ie/2012/11/leibster-awards.html

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  8. Thanks to you both Dougie and Conrad.

    Cheers
    Mark

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  9. Woah, those are fabulous. They really capture the mood of those urban settings.

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  10. Looks like I'm following in a grand tradition Mark, as I too am nominating your excellent blog for a Leibster award!

    http://coldwarhot.blogspot.com.au/2012/11/liebster-awards.htm

    Richard

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