Great Chesterford Junction Part Two

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  1. gormo

    gormo Staff Member Administrator

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    Windows done.......doors next .....:thumbs:

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    The doors were drawn up in LibreOffice Draw, based upon the images I have of Bircham Mill.
    I have not accurately reproduced said doors, but rather a version thereof in keeping with the general feel of the building.
    I am not reproducing an exact copy of the buildings and out buildings at Bircham Mill, but rather a building similar in a lot of ways to the main building.
    Anyway...the doors printed out OK....the colour is wrong but that can be fixed.
    Always print out more than you need....this gives you something to practice on and sometimes b*****r up.!!!....:facepalm:
    The door panels were scored with an empty Biro pen ( no ink....run out )......it`s kinder to the card than the back edge of a blade.

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    Doors all cut out with extra areas added for gluing inside the back of the walls.


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    Now the colour was corrected with a red felt pen and over that a spray of Matt Sealer.


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    Doors were then fitted to the building


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    And glazing added to the back of the doors.


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    The white render has also been dirtied up a bit


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    And now a couple of pics courtesy of Google Maps ( Street View ) to show what I`m working towards.

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    I now need to work on the roof and chimneys and internal bracing for the building, bearing in mind it has to be a lift off building, so the internal bracing must not fowl the lifting handle I have on my scenery.
    Much to do ....but it`s getting there............my capacitors for my panels arrived yesterday, so I may take a break from the building and install those tomorrow.???
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    Capacitors were fitted today and there is a short video below showing the panels in action.



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    Very impressed Gormo!!
     
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    Thanks Ron,
    It`s getting there......:scratchchin:
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    Dear Gormo,

    yes, I think that the addition of the capacitor is an improvement,

    Best wishes and regards, Echidna.
     
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    Thanks Echidna.......:thumbs:
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    G`day Folks,
    Well the little Windmill farm house has moved along significantly today.
    The roof sections were cut to their correct lengths and cut outs were also done for the chimneys. I should point out, that when working out the cut outs for the chimneys I have made a fundamental error with my measurements. Basically the cut outs are too big for the chimneys I had drawn up. So I can either fudge it with laying flashing over the gaps, or just make up some more, larger chimneys......I think I will go with the second option as it`s no big deal to make a couple of chimneys.
    Not to worry.......everything else was measured correctly.........:hammer:


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    Once the roof panels were cut to size, the tiles could be applied. I use the strip method. Cut tiles two layers wide and then lay one layer of the next strip over the top of one layer underneath. It adds a bit more texture to the roof and looks better than just a flat printed surface.


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    This is how it looks in progress


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    And both sides of the roof tiled...........I wait till the glue dries and then flip them over and remove the excess tiles.


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    Roof formers / supports were then added to the underside of the roof sections.


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    And then the second roof section was glued in place. Plenty of PVA used here to make sure the job stays put.


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    Then on to putting the building together. It`s handy to have a square clamped to the bench to help with setting the walls to the correct angles.


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    You can see the redundant chimneys set to one side in this pic..


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    Roof being set in place.


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    And from the other side........after this pic was taken I also added the ridge capping.


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    Anyway.....that`s enough for today........next outing I will focus on some replacement chimneys and also adding extra details.....I have to also create a single row of tiles to cap the top of the raised end of the white wall shown above, however........ to all intents and purposes, we have a building......:thumbs::tophat:

    More as it happens
    Cheers Gormo
     
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  9. Chris M

    Chris M If 2 wrongs don't make it right ... try 3 Full Member

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    And Gormo said - "Let there be light ... and there was!" :thumbs:

    Chris
     
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    Careful saying stuff like that.....I don`t want to get hit by lightning..........:avatar::avatar::avatar::avatar:
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    Moving right along,
    I made up some chimneys to the correct size and fitted them into the building. Chimney tops were also added and are made from cereal box card coloured with a permanent marker


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    The single row of tiles has been added to the top of the raised end wall. Cereal box card again to support the tiles.


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    Some umbrella struts were cut to length to create guttering for each side of the building


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    And masking tape ends were Super glued to the ends of the guttering pieces. Once the glue was dry, and the masking tape trimmed to size, the guttering was painted Black.

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    Wire pieces from another umbrella were cut to length to form down pipes........don`t throw away your old, busted umbrellas......these bits were already black, so that`s a happy accident.


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    Down pipes were Super glued first, followed by the guttering


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    And a couple of cruel close ups


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    Well we`re on the home stretch now with this building.
    I just have to do some chimney pots. I tried some today made from plastic tube and was not at all happy with the result, so I`ll go back to my proven method of using rivets .
    After that some flashing for the chimneys and we`re done.
    A couple of jobs for another day.
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    Thanks Gormo.

    These are great videos, and really helpful.
    I have also downloaded LibreOffice. It looks good, and I will play around with this package

    Many thanks for your input
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    You're welcome Steve
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  14. Chris M

    Chris M If 2 wrongs don't make it right ... try 3 Full Member

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    Hey Gormo,

    Don't know if you have seen these noticeboard pins (available at most stationary outlets in Australia). I always thought they would make a good chimney pot. May be a bit big for your model but could possibly be trimmed down a bit.

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    G`day Chris,
    No, I have never seen this style of notice board pin, but looking at them next to the rule, they may have potential.
    Thanks for the info.
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    Gormo, I did my roof tiles one strip at a time but I do like your two strip method better - certainly gives a better definition.
     
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    G`day Sol,
    Next time you`re doing tiles, give it a go.......I find it quite easy actually. Once you`ve lined up your first row at the bottom of the roof, just continue overlapping the top layer with the next strip coming to the roof.
    The way I glue the strips has been refined too.........I just use an UHU stick. I take the lid off and mount the stick vertically in the vice......don`t squeeze it too hard in the vice. Then I hold each end of a strip of tiles between my fingers, and drag the underside of strip across the top of the UHU stick maybe three or four times.?....and then take the strip to the roof for application.
    If you want to go full on......once the strips are down.....you can score / cut the vertical lines between each tile.
    I have done this a couple of times, but I don`t think it makes much difference visually, and it`s a lot of work for little result.
    The rivet counters would probably love it.........but you know my views and opinions about rivet counters.......so I`ll say no more......:avatar:
    Have a good day...:thumbs:
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  18. Chris M

    Chris M If 2 wrongs don't make it right ... try 3 Full Member

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    Hey Gormo,

    It has been a while since I purchased the black pins shown in my last post. Checking Officeworks shows that they are now somewhat different (or a different brand). So the black pins may no longer be available. However I do have quite a few of them if you would like to try them.

    The current type from Officeworks look like this ... and could also work but the base would probably need trimming down to a smaller diameter.

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    Hope this helps (I don't want to pin you down) ... :giggle: just my opinion ...

    Chris
     
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    Ah yes.....I have some of that type.
    Not to worry Chris.....I will use rivets.
    It's a proven system I have used before and with rivets, it's easy to find a suitable size.
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    Gormo, what method did you use to hide the white edges of the paper when cutting the tile strips out? I used a grey Crayola marker & that is laborious.
     

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