That is a great reuse of a Metcalfe kit, very clever! Also adds a bit of variety in terms of architecture to their standard offering, have lots of these to build so will certainly look to use this option too. I successfully cut in half PO239 wayside station shelter to make two low relief buildings, so it's all about thinking "outside the box", well done, Stephen

I love these budget focused videos.

Good idea, looks great. I like Metcalfe stuff and have more than a few, but the trouble is they are so popular that everyone's towns all look so similar. You've created something truly unique and kudos to you sir. Kitbashing done right! I got a mould for a retaining wall which I filled with wall plaster. After a short while it dries and it is possible to make a considerable amount in a reasonably short time. They also, as you would expect, take paint and weathering very well and look very realistic.

This has been a great help. I have do this in a large area. This has given me some great help. Thanks

One word : brilliant. That is kitbashing at its higher level ! Thanks for one of the cleverest idea I had seen at this date in model railroading.

Thanks for showing this, I did the exact same thing with the metcalfe viaduct kit.

What a brilliant, elegant and simple solution. I'm needing to build about 22m of retaining wall and have been in blind panic at the potential cost of using any manufacturer! Metcalf viaducts - here I come!

Great idea and awesome video. Thank you..Hope you and the family are doing well

Great video and good ideas given. Hope you and your family is safe and well. Take care -Kevin

That's a really good idea! I will consider this as I have a long bit of retaining wall to build on my upper section. Plus I could leave out the MDF backing so I can curve it. Thanks very much for this. 😊👍

Great Idea, very well explained thank you

Brilliant idea! Thanks for sharing. Cheers Onno.

Excellent idea, thanks for sharing.

Fantastic video.

Fantastic video and great idea of the use of other Metcalfe kits.. it's going to save me some money as well..

Innovative, superb structure,.

Thanks for sharing this great idea ........Peter

Great idea. A vast improvement on the previous retaining wall. To save having to build up the scenery behind, you could trim the bottom of the new wall to match the old one without any detrimental effect. Best wishes, stay safe. John.

A great idea and looks really good,wish I’d thought of it 😂,look after yourself 👍

great job

Hi from Garth Close from South Africa

I find in Australia prices are kind of ridculous too. Shipping from the UK is not too horrible in price, but it is the time waiting for it to get here that can be the killer. I sometimes it worth waiting a bit and doing an order from the UK and still get it for almost half the price things are available here. That said, I like to make my own things where I can, but sometimes they just don't turn out as well as I would like. Thanks for some great ideas on reusing different kits. A little imagination can go such a long way

Have you looked at Scalescenes website? A fraction of the price. You may need to do a bit more work but you're doing that anyway. Have a look at their scratch building materials. You make a small payment to download the pattern for the sheet material you want and can then print it off as many times as you want. You're already adept with preparing card substructures. All you then need to do is stick the brick or stone paper onto your structures. Best of luck. Bob (UK)

Here I am again with another cup of tea 7:30am here in the UK watching your video. Got a bit confused as I thought is it Sunday, lol! Great idea and it looks really good I must say. Have you heard of a company called Scalescenes, I’m sure you have, they have lots of kits to download. Very detailed, they do a retaining wall and obviously many other things maybe worth a look if you don’t know of them. The good thing is once you’ve purchased the download you can print it as many times as you want and you get it instantly. I’m currently building the cargo ship as I intend to have a harbour scene and wanted to see the size (I’m building in N gauge).I print onto a4 labels which makes it much easier to stick to card then take it from there. I have some Metcalfe kits too which I like and are a little easier to make and find both can compliment each other. Sorry if I’m rambling on! Looking forward to your next video, home you’re all well, kind regards John

Good idea.

That's very clever idea what you did with the metcalfe kits ,I do like metcalfe kits they are a easy way to get your layout up and going until perhaps eventually you may scratch build items , I know you are NZ can you not buy direct from the supplior in the UK or would that include to much postage or tax ,obviously I know its better to support your local model shop just didn't know if it was a cheaper alternative ,I liked what you did before with the curved viaduct made from the metcalfe kit some time ago ,I have done previously quite a bit of slight alterations with some metcalfe kits ,stay safe over in NZ its hitting quite hard here in the UK at the moment ,bless the NHS .Ray .

Have you come across Scalescenes and Smart Models? They sell print at home kits, both railway and on-railway. You buy it once and then you can print off forever. Smart Models produce a range of railway kits primarily of North Eastern Railway originals including the free to download signal box at the Beamish Open Air Museum (which was originally at Carr House East). The free to download kit from Scalescenes is a goods yard office/weigh bridge, which comes in different brick or stone options. The Scalescenes kits tend to be a bit more generic.

And if you need extra brickwork, Metcalfe sell A4 sheets of it. 😀

Hi Julian great video mate you could put a suburban platform between the two tracts in the cutting to make a inner suburban station you have a enough room beweenthe train mate stay safe Julian I have today been working on my layout at lancaster station doing scenery and ballast the track in the station mate clive

you can buy mould kits on ebay

May I suggest you try using 2mm or 3mm. foam board instead of the thin MDF ( whichis fairy heavy and not to easy to cut. The foam board is available in various qualities one of which is called "Kapa" board which is similar to foam board but a more dense foam board centre between the paper outsides. The material is "feather weight" and so easy to cut with a scalpel. Strength wise, obviously not the same as card but probably actually stiffer than the card. A retaining wall is not going to be moved after installing som strength does not come into the equation. Such materials should be available from art shops or via the wonderful Web. Hope this is useful information for you. I suggest searching on U.Tube for some videos of it in use. Regards Jim R in the UK.

Did you copy this idea from my March 27th posting on Metcalfe model group ?

Made scratch-built walls using cardboard from an amazon parcel and the Metcalfe blue engineer's brick.

Either Scalescenes or have a look at Chandwell Model Railway, on KZfaq and see what this bloke is doing with card and brick or stone paper printed from a free source. The software that he uses (Inkscape) is also free. Bob

G`day Julian, I just caught up with this video......I`m a bit slow at this, however it made me wonder whether you are familiar with the Scalescenes web site which has down loadable model kits. They are very high quality at very reasonable prices. I will insert a link below that shows their arched retaining wall kit. The philosophy of the site is down load it once and then print as many times as you wish. Hope this may be of assistance to you........Cheers Gormo scalescenes.com/product/r018-low-relief-arches/

Why not photo copy the pieces you have and make sure to clear coat your copies and you can make any amount