Builder’s Skip – “Skip Hire” Waste Container

Details

• Authentic skip shape: Tapered sides, flared lifting ends and a wide open top, ready to be filled with rubble, planks and scrap.
  
• Raised “Skip Hire” lettering: Crisp embossed text on the side panel gives it a ready-made commercial look, and it picks out beautifully with a dry-brush.
  
• Chain lug details: Small lifting eyes on the top rails add a realistic touch for a skip lorry scene.
  
• Side reinforcing rails: Raised horizontal bars and moulded ribbing capture the heavy-duty look of the real thing.
  
• Bright yellow finish: A high-visibility yellow that looks great as it is, or can be weathered with dirt, rust and scuffs.
  
• Single-piece design: No assembly needed.
  

Perfect for

• Building site and construction yard dioramas
  
• Model railway layouts and street scenes
  
• Skip lorry and roadside displays
  
• Wargaming and post-apocalyptic scatter terrain
  
• Garage, workshop and renovation scenes
  

Painting and weathering tips

Apply a dark brown or black wash to settle into the lettering and corners, then dry-brush the raised text in white or a lighter yellow. Add rust streaks along the rails and a dusty grey-brown stipple around the base. Fill it with plaster rubble, balsa offcuts, scrap wire or static grass for a working skip.

Please note: Fine layer lines are visible on the surface, which take paint and weathering well. Supplied empty and as shown. Rubble, scenery and vehicles are not included.