Unfortunately the products available on the market are very limited in variety. If you're looking for European-style buildings that are not German mountain huts, the selection is rather small. That's why the house I'm assembling today is actually quite similar to a model I already have.
The set I'll be working on is Piko 62072. Its overall architecture is almost identical to the previously reviewed Piko 62050. But the external look is quite different, or at least that's what I'm telling myself...
The product comes in an impressive box measuring 60 x 40 cm. Lifting its cover reveals additional internal containers protecting parts of different kinds...
The largest elements are of course the walls and the roof.
One wall piece clearly stands out. It's painted using two different colors. The building is supposed to resemble a house under renovation, and that particular wall is exactly the side being worked on at the moment.
The house consists of many other parts...
...and features a white fence.
An easily noticeable set of gray and brown parts allows assembly of a scaffolding structure that will attach to the half painted wall.
The set includes also some curtain imitations, stickers, some flora foam and three tubes of glue. Baseplate is not included.
The manual is as detailed as always. Building steps are very, very clear.
The build starts with the walls. Doors, window glass and curtains are added during this step. Please note the extra part glued at the top of the door frame - this should stop it from opening to the inside.
In the meantime the scaffolding can be constructed. This element is really fun to build and looks really cool.
The fence is unfortunately just four pieces. There's not enough to circle the house.
With the four walls and a roof connected together we get the first glimpse at house's future look.
Some extra details and it's almost ready.
One thing I complained about in my review of Piko 62050 was the building's symmetry. It looked almost identical from both sides. Now the problem is even bigger, as I not only have a symmetric house, but actually two of those (both looking very similar). In an attempt to countermeasure repeatability on my layout, I have 3D printed some extra elements to replace the stock ones.
Add some custom made stickers and it's ready!
Let's take a look from different angles...
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I have to say it looks very nice. And quite different from Piko 62050 after all. The idea of modeling a house under construction was a very good one, and the scaffolding element definitely adds to the scene.
The house features some nice and soft colors. This makes it look pretty realistic. The symmetry is still an issue with identical "front doors" on both sides of the building. But I think the extra 3D printed parts actually helped here and I'm happy with the result.
Here's the house placed outside with interior lighting already installed. I definitely like it!
It's not like the product could not be better. With just a few extra parts one would not have to worry about model's symmetry at all. The fence would be much more useful if there was more of it. And I really think Piko should start providing its own method to control whether the door opens to the inside or not.
But other than that, it is a very, very nice model. It looks just like a regular family house and that is a big advantage of this set. Many other similar products try to show some very specific style and sometimes all we need is just a regular building. This item fulfills that role 100%.
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