Yorkshire Dave
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In one respect it's a testament to how well the kits are designed so they 'fall together' without instructions.
4mm Llanfair ....
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In one respect it's a testament to how well the kits are designed so they 'fall together' without instructions.
Peter Cross
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And in two sizes.
LarryG
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Agreed although I put the inner back wall in the wrong way round initially. The parts fit together like jewelry. I would have preferred somewhat deeper mortar courses, but that's merely a personal viewpoint. They worked out okay in the end with some final dry brushing over the bricks. Still some work to do, I adopted lighter bricks as at Llanfyllin rather than the bricks at Barmouth. Also avoided all blue brick embellishments. A reminder that this building is a mere 2¼" X 1¾".....
A view from this actual box after re-siting at Glydyfrdwy...
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LarryG
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Glazed, glued together and downspout fitted...
Cruel close up showing the delightful Cambrian embelishment to bargeboards. There isn't enough in the kit for the extension so I used the 'male' part left on the sheet...
Interior not fitted or required. Finials, stovepipe spout and gate to locker room to add later. I'm glad this is out of the way now...
Cruel close up showing the delightful Cambrian embelishment to bargeboards. There isn't enough in the kit for the extension so I used the 'male' part left on the sheet...
Interior not fitted or required. Finials, stovepipe spout and gate to locker room to add later. I'm glad this is out of the way now...
LarryG
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The sky is real, but it's the luck of the draw Geoff. We've had more than our fair share of rain hereabouts for too long. Peeing down this morning ~ nice by late morning.
LarryG
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Thick glazing was glued with Evostik Impact across the back of all the door and window apertures...
I ran a brown line around the edge of all the window frames before dropping them onto the glazing and adding a small dab of Loctite adhesive. The upper window sashes followed. Job done. Too wet and windy for outdoor photos.
From left to right, the station masters house, booking hall with adjacent tea room & general waiting room, ladies waiting room with toilets, then external gents with two lavatory cubicles...
I ran a brown line around the edge of all the window frames before dropping them onto the glazing and adding a small dab of Loctite adhesive. The upper window sashes followed. Job done. Too wet and windy for outdoor photos.
From left to right, the station masters house, booking hall with adjacent tea room & general waiting room, ladies waiting room with toilets, then external gents with two lavatory cubicles...
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Yorkshire Dave
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I'm delighted to see you've carried over the orange brick colour from your 7mm models for these buildings 
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It could be the camera, lighting and/or the additional varnishing which may have washed out some of the weathering on the station building however I think the icing on the cake would be a few whiter patches (where the salts have leeched) on the bricks as you've achieved on the signal box. Unless of course you haven't added a final mortar wash or finished the weathering.
.It could be the camera, lighting and/or the additional varnishing which may have washed out some of the weathering on the station building however I think the icing on the cake would be a few whiter patches (where the salts have leeched) on the bricks as you've achieved on the signal box. Unless of course you haven't added a final mortar wash or finished the weathering.
Yorkshire Dave
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I entirely agree about the mortar colour which in real life is generally a buff, sandy or grey colour and even when viewed from a few metres can disappear into the fabric of the building depending on the degree of weathering it's received. Now having said that I'll be revisiting my 7mm buildings to tone down the mortar courses
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Andy P
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Hi Larry, Just caught up, late to the Party as usual.
Firstly, I hope your keeping well my friend.
Secondly, a Good choice with keeping it all ''in Shed'' I'm sure you will benefit from that move.
And lastly, its looking so good, I love those Buildings and your new found form.
Good luck with the Build, and all things in general, keep well and stay safe.
Andy.
Firstly, I hope your keeping well my friend.
Secondly, a Good choice with keeping it all ''in Shed'' I'm sure you will benefit from that move.
And lastly, its looking so good, I love those Buildings and your new found form.
Good luck with the Build, and all things in general, keep well and stay safe.
Andy.
LarryG
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Kit duly arived. I think I've built five of these now! A sheet of bricks was purchased with the shed kit and so as usual the first alteraton was to replace the peaked bricks at each end with courses running parallel with the angle of the roof...
The rest of the brick sheet was used to make blank windowless walls.....
The 'church' window walls provided in the kit look nice, but they would make it easy for criminals to break into the goods shed IMV...
The roof is removable and was glued to two triangles cut from spare wood...
The rest of the brick sheet was used to make blank windowless walls.....
The 'church' window walls provided in the kit look nice, but they would make it easy for criminals to break into the goods shed IMV...
The roof is removable and was glued to two triangles cut from spare wood...
