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Post by stoker » Sun Jun 19, 2016 9:11 pm

A few years back we visited New York....
And took a tour bus ride around the sights...
The guide soon cottened on to an English family and asked where we were from.
We told him that we were from Lincoln where we had a cathederal that was started in 1052(ish) and finished in 1120(ish)

'Oh' he replied,'It took 'em just half an hour to build?'

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Post by Peter Butler » Sun Jun 19, 2016 11:59 pm

The paint job on the stonework is a real triumph, superb work there.
Everything you do on this project is just inspiring.... I am feeling so ashamed now that I can't finish my ruined castle which should have been completed months ago.
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Post by planty » Sun Jul 03, 2016 3:49 pm

Sorted the base of the roofing out, time for the time consuming job of adding all the roof slates!!

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For the top roof I'm looking to use the same technique I used on my station with cut up roofing felt. Looks really good when weathered in a bit. Not decided what I'm going to do for the side roof, same could work but the shape is a little more tricky!

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Post by jim@NAL » Mon Jul 04, 2016 9:18 pm

very impressive looking building what are you sticking the slates on with

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Post by philipy » Tue Jul 05, 2016 6:41 am

I've just noticed that somehow I missed the last post on the previous page, about the windows. I've never thought of doing them like that but it's a brilliant idea. My only concern is whether the waterslide transfers will remain in place and the inkjet ink not run, outside when it rains? However it is also possible to get clear self adhesive vinyl sheets which should be waterproof especially if printed on a laser pinter.
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Post by planty » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:16 pm

philipy:118826 wrote:I've just noticed that somehow I missed the last post on the previous page, about the windows. I've never thought of doing them like that but it's a brilliant idea. My only concern is whether the waterslide transfers will remain in place and the inkjet ink not run, outside when it rains? However it is also possible to get clear self adhesive vinyl sheets which should be waterproof especially if printed on a laser pinter.
I'm not too worried by the ink. I use an acrylic varnish spray on top of the dry ink. This allows you to place in water to slide off the decal, so if it can handle being submerged in a bowl of water it can handle a bit of rain :-)

I have thought of the decals sliding in the rain, for this model most of the decals overlap the size of the window so they are effectively trapped by the adhesive attaching the Perspex to the building. Fingers crossed!
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Post by planty » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:17 pm

For info the stuff I've used is:

Keen - Top Crystal Clear : Nitoracrylic Spray - Transparent

I think I got it from the same place as the decal paper
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Post by planty » Tue Jul 05, 2016 8:20 pm

jim@NAL:118817 wrote:very impressive looking building what are you sticking the slates on with
It's a pot of roofing felt adhesive (not tar). Just need to be careful with it as it gets everywhere!! The pot I had could be applied with a brush (use an old one though as I never got it clean!!)
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Post by jim@NAL » Tue Jul 12, 2016 9:03 pm

there is a very good type of mastic called CT1 that would gule your slates on it would be less messy

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Post by JCSteam » Sun Aug 21, 2016 10:50 am

Theres another type of silicon gun adhesive, which we use at work, called STIXALL you can get it in clear and black, about £5 a tube, but would be a lot less messy than brush on adhesive.

By the way the church is amazing, and I'm in awe at your weather and detail on the building :D
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Post by planty » Sun Aug 21, 2016 6:43 pm

Jon & Jim, if only I had read your post earlier this week!  :D

All the tiles are attached now, I spent a few days in the office this week with blackened fingers!! (thankfully no mishaps around the church, just on my hands). Invested in a box of surgical gloves for next time!

Will put up some posts of the church in situ soon, just got to test a rain shower on it to work out where there needs to be some drainage working into the model.
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Post by JCSteam » Sun Aug 21, 2016 7:47 pm

By drainage do you mean actual guttering that works? The flat roof parts will be a tough one, as there should be a over shoot to the roof below, then a hopper either end of each apex with a downpipe to the ground, of course on any straight bit of roof striaght guttering with downpipes down the walls will do just fine, have you started ground works on the drains :lol: ;)
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Post by planty » Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:43 pm

Some pictures of the finished build, kind of sad to finish as have enjoyed the build! Need another project now :-)

Just finishing off some drainage through the towers and then it'll have it's permanent place in the garden.

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Post by JCSteam » Sun Aug 28, 2016 4:59 pm

I'm in awe!!!! That is amazing 8)
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Post by TonyW » Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:01 pm

Superb!
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Post by planty » Sun Aug 28, 2016 5:32 pm

JCSteam:119603 wrote:By drainage do you mean actual guttering that works? The flat roof parts will be a tough one, as there should be a over shoot to the roof below, then a hopper either end of each apex with a downpipe to the ground, of course on any straight bit of roof striaght guttering with downpipes down the walls will do just fine, have you started ground works on the drains  :lol:  ;)
As you can see from the finished pictures on the previous page I went for drainage channels on the lower roof to shift as much water from the roofs off the side.

The flat roof I'm not too worried about as there are gaps round the edge and the model if hollow so it shouldn't trap standing water.

The towers have a drainage hole in the centre of the top and then holes at the base.

I thought about putting some drain pipes in (I did on my station built a few years back), but if you look at photos of the real church a lot of the water was just dispersed outwards rather than taken down drain pipes. I thought about doing this for the towers too but decided it would be too fiddly!  :D
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Post by Peter Butler » Sun Aug 28, 2016 8:37 pm

What an incredible structure that has turned out to be. Loads of detail and closely following the original so as to be easily recognisable.
It must be huge, please show us what it looks like on the railway.
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Post by tom_tom_go » Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:23 pm

Just caught up with this, amazing.

It looks to me like it belongs in a war diorama with a Tiger tank positioned next to it!

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Post by Dr. Bond of the DVLR » Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:28 pm

Gosh - that will certainly have presence out in the garden!
What an incredible structure!
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Post by Big Jim » Sun Aug 28, 2016 9:41 pm

Wonderful Job and a great memorial to a building now demolished.
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