Visited hobby shop this morning. Materials purchased. Now to find concurrent time and energy 
February project
- Thread starter Chris Vernell
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I got some similar in my Tool Box so are available in UK, though where from? Had them a long long time.
Yes, I'm awake, I'm awake! Started to install the window/door frames with 5-minute epoxy from the dollar store. Yes, they are inside out, to look as though they are inset in the "stone" walls.
Oops
. Don't tell Herself, but I've just found the styrene sheets that I went out to the hobby shop to replace the other day. I was looking for something else 
, which I also found.
Onward
.
Oops
. Don't tell Herself, but I've just found the styrene sheets that I went out to the hobby shop to replace the other day. I was looking for something else , which I also found.Onward
.
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Lintels and sills epoxied in place along the front wall.
Don't want to end up looking like this
Don't want to end up looking like this
Roofing commences. I used slow-cure epoxy to give me time to adjust the roof panel, so I'm going to leave it clamped down for 24 hours before I install the other half.
Then I shall paint the underside before gluing the roofing sheets to the outside.
And then the exterior painting.
Then I shall paint the underside before gluing the roofing sheets to the outside.
And then the exterior painting.
Epoxied the second half of the roof in place Tuesday night; took the clamps off Wednesday morning.
Onward
Onward
And now we watch paint dry. Nobody is going to see this, but I'm trying to protect the MDF as much as possible; it gets quite humid here in summer.
That is looking good.
Might be worth putting some waterproof feet on it so it is not resting on a damp surface all its life.
Might be worth putting some waterproof feet on it so it is not resting on a damp surface all its life.
Looking for something else in the chaos of my workroom, I dug out my other Jackson's Miniatures kit. The siding is somewhere.
So, an additional project.
So, an additional project.
That's why I epoxied the ABS angle to the bottom of the walls, but it might indeed be a good idea to have feet as well to keep it off the planks.
Roofing. Yes, it should probably be "slate" sheet, but I couldn't find any in 1/24, so "shingles" it is ...
... and painted a slatey colour it will be
... and painted a slatey colour it will be
Waiting for the glue to cure on the station building roof, so I found the "corrugated" sheet that I had squirrelled away and roofed the waiting room.
Stockers may note that this building has a "foundation" of 3/8" square ABS tube to keep the MDF off the ground. I sealed the open ends of the tube with epoxy, and I'll cover the tube with offcuts from the "stone" sheets I used for the station building walls.
Stockers may note that this building has a "foundation" of 3/8" square ABS tube to keep the MDF off the ground. I sealed the open ends of the tube with epoxy, and I'll cover the tube with offcuts from the "stone" sheets I used for the station building walls.
First Friday morning steps 
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Half-round ABS moulding for a ridge cap. I was going out to buy some, then my one remaining little grey cell fired up at midnight and I remembered the ones I've had for years, buried in an " I'll-need-it-one-day" box.
First piece of siding glued onto the back of the waiting room.
This the easy side
. No windows/doors to work around.
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Half-round ABS moulding for a ridge cap. I was going out to buy some, then my one remaining little grey cell fired up at midnight and I remembered the ones I've had for years, buried in an " I'll-need-it-one-day" box.
First piece of siding glued onto the back of the waiting room.
This the easy side
. No windows/doors to work around.
And finally, the front. Very fiddly. I think I got as much adhesive where I don't want it as where it needed to be .
Have to find the paint and do over
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Have to find the paint and do over
Last one of the day, I think. Ridge cap on the waiting room.
Time to let the adhesives cure overnight, I think.
Gee, that's an awful lot of thinking. The little grey cell is just about out of juice
Time to let the adhesives cure overnight, I think.
Gee, that's an awful lot of thinking. The little grey cell is just about out of juice
