Hampden Fire Engine House #46 Kit

Nice model with good detail and unique design elements that will make a nice addition to my HO layout. Simple to build and parts fit up well. Not a lot of clean-up of parts prior to assembly. Instructions were simply an exploded view drawing with not a lot of assembly detail. Molded in color so only a few parts needed painted to enhance detail. Reasonably priced.

Overall, very glad I picked this firehouse for my layout, brings back a lot of fond memories from my youth. Very nice design and leaves a lot of options for painting/detailing. Liked the lookout tower very much, Plenty of room inside for lighting, a couple fire trucks and more. I did have some issues though with the kit 1) The instructions were a bit vague in spots, especially with the garage door assembly, I did figure it out but it was a bit daunting at first. 2) An extra part was enclosed that didn't belong to this kit, turns out it belonged to the police station. Thankfully, the parts for the firehouse were all accounted for, nothing missing. 3) The air raid siren was in my opinion very insubstantial, looking more like a tiny steam whistle. A much beefier and realistic looking siren modeled after a real existing one would've been nice. On mine, I wound up getting a 3D printed replica of a real life siren. Quibbles aside, this is a very classic brick cirehouse that will be a very good addition to a layout, lights up real nice too at night with LED's

Another outstanding Life-Like produce; I constructed this kit alongside the Woodlawn Police Department kit. After opening the kit to inspect, there was very little molding flash; all the parts were straight and accounted. The directions were clear and easy to follow, but this project required a little skill to construct, the sidewalls, drains, and drain pipes took some time to line-up and fit perfectly just like the Woodlawn Police Department kit. This kit looks much better then it appears on the website and package; it is a nicely detailed building with modern truck doors and signs. Overall this was a good project and fit well alongside the Woodlawn Police Department building in my small city layout.