"Third Shift", A Review of Miniature Scenery's Large Forklift
Mutt kicked
the track on the broken forklift. He and Jeff were tired. Just because this was the second time they
had been caught using the forklift for their own little “side business”, the
Foreman didn’t need to stick them with the graveyard shift. Worse, that fluid
cooling unit was only 2 tons over the weight limit, the stupid lift should have
been able to handle it. It’s not their
fault. Why should they have to spend an extra unpaid shift fixing it?
This really cool little scenic item came from https://www.miniaturescenery.com/ in Australia. I like a whole lot of stuff on their website, and I ordered this forklift as a test purchase.
The price
was right and shipping took about 10 business days, which considering it came
from the other side of the planet, is not bad at all.
Overall, my
purchasing and shipping experience was very good, but I do have a quibble or
two. The checkout functionality was old tech and clunky, the policy for
shipping charges was not clear at all and there was no package tracking option.
BUT, I would like to emphasize again, these are quibbles, the product was great and arrived in a
reasonable amount of time without incident.
What do I
think of the model?
It’s
great. It would be nifty regardless, but
considering this began as a flatpack sheet of MDF with laser cuts, it is just
awesome.
...and when I saw it was powered by a radial aircraft engine on the back...
SOLD!!!
...and when I saw it was powered by a radial aircraft engine on the back...
SOLD!!!
I consider
my test purchase a major success, and I will return to Miniature Scenery and
buy more stuff from them.
They produce some fantastic stuff: amazing what they do with MDF. I have their helicopter gunship - a great kit. The forklift has come up really nicely.
ReplyDeleteThere are so many companies that have popped up. CNC still seems to be at the top for selection and quality.
DeleteThat looks amazing Will, I'll be doing business with them for sure thanks for the review.
ReplyDeleteGlad to help!
DeleteI've been wanting to place them an order since quite a while, and that very forklift is on my radar. I think your review is just what I needed to take my decision. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThat radial engine is just too cool to pass up.
DeleteGlad I could help
Hello.
ReplyDeleteThanks. Really useful!
I was working on a project for a friend and he requested to use this porg background.
Isn't that funny? :D