TimberSurf's 2018 OO Gauge Christmas competition No. 11 submission

Martinsted Mill

Double accommodation

"A room with a view and roll on the summer holidays".

Here is one I didn't make earlier...

 

Yes Ian. Tis a Windy Miller scene.

"On a small plot, perched atop a windswept hill, sits an old Windmill. Long since its sails did turn, an enterprising individual has converted it into a desirable dwelling. Beside it sits the old barn, now repurposed as a trendy Holiday Let. "

The plan is formulating, some materials I am short of where ordered last night. I will trott down to Jewson thisavo for the 8x4 sheets!

 

"Camberwick Green is a British children's television series that ran from January to March 1966 on BBC1, featuring stop motion puppets. Camberwick Green is the first in the Trumptonshire trilogy, which also includes Trumpton and Chigley"

I was brought up with this, hence it is what I think of when you mention windmill's, I immediately think of 'Windy Miller' and the tune (dum dee dum) starts running in my head!
When the comp was announced, I immediately thought I could enter my "Garage diorama", an idea that was already in production, consisting of the use of my car lifts and a sales forecourt for some VW Samba's. The three buildings for it are all but complete and it just needs pulling together on a board with all the detail adding. But as none of it is repurposed, it does not fit the bill, so that will be another thread! Thus a brand new idea was required. Racking my brains for something original (as you will get to know me, I tend not to be a sheep, more independent and off track, so, more Goat like ), I needed an idea that both fits the comp and can be a diorama that can later be dropped in to my layout. As you will learn over time, each part of Lumsdonia tends to come with a story, the occupants of the territory infrequently follow the 'Mainstream'.
So, for the purpose of the comp, the Windmill will be sailless and and will not be prototypical as it will have way to many windows as it has been converted to accomodation.
In the fullness of time when placed on the layout, will have hopefully sprouted a sail that works for when it is planted on the layout. We will call it phase 2, post competition.
The build
Essentially the main components will be Wills. Consisting off a reconfigured barn and 2mm textured sheets for the scratch built Windmill. I did look at all the available Windmill kits, but none of them fit my minds eye of what it should look like!
The scene will sit on a XPS (extruded polystyrene) base, hence I need to buy a 4x8 sheet of the stuff. I have done a simple CAD outline to give me the dimensions, so can start chopping bits of plastic now.

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Whos' stupid idea was it to scratch build an octagonal sided building?

The double glazing man has been round and started bashing holes in the Barn.

 

Got a fair bit done today.


Above left, is the basic Wills parts and right is the replacement wall for the big barn door and the start of some new windows


A closer look with a start of the dormer windows


Above shows the beginning of the weathering


No velux's for this conversion! Full blown dormer no less!

 

Windmill base is coming along, main door and lintel installed.


Now complete, mortar wash first, then dry brush after.

Cutting holes in 2mm is a pain! But I love the rigidity of just a simple construction that you get.

 

Ian, you stand no chance with your skates! I have a superbike under me britches! Catch me if you can! (we still haven't even worked out what your doing!)

 

The general cutting up is not an issue, I have a patented method that makes short work of cutting them up (just seconds per cut) my version is here, but can be bought from OLFA or Tamiya, etc. The joints can be made by scoring, then further scoring the sides to form a V channel and then simply fold. For the ends, don't try to file a bevel, just place medium wet n dry on a flat surface and rub the part against the surface. Holes are just dremelled out with a miller bit. The hard part (that takes ages) is to square up the sides and cut the round corners into sharp square ones.

 

Progress tonight, walkway on the windmill base, top constructed and Barn roof assembled and first coat of paint applied.
It looks more like the opening credits than the windmill! Just hum the tune while you look at the pics

 

Forgot the pics