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I thought they looked too good to be shop bought.

I'm more then willing to adjust the holes in the Jackson Miniatures kit to fit bigger, more prototypical doors

Chris

SpudUk:97948 wrote:I thought they looked too good to be shop bought.

I'm more then willing to adjust the holes in the Jackson Miniatures kit to fit bigger, more prototypical doors

Chris

if that is a subtle hint mine measure 132mm high and 70mm wide.  There is probably enough resin left for two doors but access restricted at present due to major tiling job on the workbench.....

bazzer42:97958 wrote:

SpudUk:97948 wrote:I thought they looked too good to be shop bought.

I'm more then willing to adjust the holes in the Jackson Miniatures kit to fit bigger, more prototypical doors

Chris

if that is a subtle hint mine measure 132mm high and 70mm wide.  There is probably enough resin left for two doors but access restricted at present due to major tiling job on the workbench.....

Well, if space was ever to appear in the workshop, I'd be able to make holes that big...

Well King Edward or Mr Spud it's not a problem if you want to make a resin cost contribution BUT you do need to consider whether the windows look ok. It is a question of proportion, will they look too small? One for you to judge....pm me when you have a view.

Back on thread, here's my backside fully tiled. After the ridge tiles I have some dolls house lead flashing to experiment with around the chimney, could be challenging!

bazzer42:98003 wrote:Back on thread, here's my backside fully tiled.

REALLY?? (Sorry - couldn't resist)

MDLR:98004 wrote:

bazzer42:98003 wrote:Back on thread, here's my backside fully tiled.

REALLY?? (Sorry - couldn't resist)

Oh yes! The work was done in, what is known in the office, as Sally's back passage...aka the utility. It's well lit and heated!

Well whether your backside, or Sally's back passage, are tiled or not, the station building is looking really good!

Thanks Philip. To gutter or not to gutter that is the question. If I'm going to be moving these bad boys in and out of the garden twice a year is it asking to be damaged?
The end wall looks bare though. Also wondered about a bit more 3D on the ridge tiles, most clay ones round here have a raised lip.

bazzer42:98017 wrote:Thanks Philip. To gutter or not to gutter that is the question.  If I'm going to be moving these bad boys in and out of the garden twice a year is it asking to be damaged?
The end wall looks bare though.  Also wondered about a bit more 3D on the ridge tiles, most clay ones round here have a raised lip.

I guttered my station building, but I've left it out all winter.

I was going to try to make resin cast gutters on my village post office, then I realised that in the pre-1903 picture it had no gutters anyway ( they had appeared by the 1920's!) so I took the easy way out and copied the prototype!!

To add a bit of detail to the ridge, you could just glue a thin strip of styrene on one side of each joint and paint it in.
The other thought, and I really don't know the detail of your prototype, is that slate roofs often had clay ridge tiles and terracotta colour shows the shadow line of the joint better.

Stunning work! I just hope the foam board will last outside! Is it the high density stuff?

I assume it is high density foam as it takes three passes of my mate Stanley Knife. Will it last? Will the tiles wash off? It's all learning.