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FWLR Fence

Post by FWLR » Sat May 25, 2019 9:25 am

I know it's been some time since I promised that all would be revealed on the garage build. I am sorry for that. It's been a few long weeks, this health thing is [missed this word out (getting)] to me. I don't really want to keep on about it all the time, I just hope you understand.

On to the build. I think most of us when we have been driving along or even travelling on a train and we see garages, what else do we see apart from the garage....There is often some kind of a fence or wall with what else, cars for sale.
So I have made this build. I got these off bazzer42, who by the way, I haven't seen post on the forum for quite sometime....

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You can get them from Ikea or from eBay.


I then cut them from the moulding and also cut them in half, first with scissors, but that started to hurt my little fingers... :lol: :lol: Then with the guillotine that Anne got at Christmas for me.

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Then it was just a case of glueing them to some 5mm plastic strips and then fit them to 8mm square tube, or was it 6....This memory is getting worse... :roll: :roll:

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I made a sign board for the compound and glued them all the fences to the tubes to make a compound.

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I had to measure in-between the posts because Anne offered to make something for the compound.

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This is were I now forgot to take any more photos until the fence was finished, sorry. I got some Slaters 8mm plastic letters and glued them to the sign. I made the gate to open. I got the fixing from a Dolls house site. Then I made some lights for the board. It needs to have a separate switch, so I made a bin for the switch, again I can't show you the build of that because I did take some photos of it, they are not in any photo album I have, so again I have messed up, they have been deleted.... :cussing: :cussing:

So here are the photos of the finished fence and garage. I will be posting the finished garage on my main thread.

Anne made the bunting, but she give her sawing machine to middle Daughter, so we tried to iron them, you can buy some material that it supposed to iron, it didn't work!!
So middle Daughter sewed them for me.

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And with the lights

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I am pleased with the end result and more importantly, so is Anne...
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Re: FWLR Fence

Post by Soar Valley Light » Sat May 25, 2019 8:16 pm

Hi Rod,

That's fantastic! There are some lovely details there. I think the 'no hot ash' bin is excellent (that took me back!) and the bunting is absolutely brilliant! Well done.

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Re: FWLR Fence

Post by Peter Butler » Sat May 25, 2019 10:02 pm

Brilliant, there are so many 'back street' car sales areas looking just like that....... would you buy a car from them?
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Post by ge_rik » Sun May 26, 2019 8:18 am

Clever idea, Rod, and beautifully executed. I might borrow the idea for the fencing.
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Re: FWLR Fence

Post by FWLR » Sun May 26, 2019 9:10 am

Please do Rik. The price I have found for some grey ones is Β£8.91 from Amazon. They are 18'' long and you get 3 in the pack, so you can do loads with them.

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They are not free by the way..The link is on Prime..... :D

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Re: FWLR Fence

Post by steamer68 » Mon May 27, 2019 11:01 am

Rod great idea and I like your modelling detail of the fence.
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Re: FWLR Fence

Post by Andrew » Mon May 27, 2019 7:54 pm

Very nice! And I think your 16mm used car lot is the first I've ever seen!

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Re: FWLR Fence

Post by -steves- » Mon May 27, 2019 8:31 pm

Hi Rod

Loving the garage and car lot, looks amazing with the lights on too. Fantastic work, but I am curious how you did all that lettering so well?? :scratch:
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Re: FWLR Fence

Post by FWLR » Tue May 28, 2019 7:54 am

-steves- wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2019 8:31 pm Hi Rod

Loving the garage and car lot, looks amazing with the lights on too. Fantastic work, but I am curious how you did all that lettering so well?? :scratch:
Lots of patience Steve... :lol: :lol: :lol:

Seriously on the board for the compound, I used a wooden lollipop stick for a straight level and put the unglued on the board so that they were in place, then stuck them down with a small blob of thick Red Top Javis glue so the glue didn't run into the stick. I did the same for the Ash Bin too.

I hasten to add the board was laid flat while I did it.... :lol:

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