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Friday, October 11, 2013

Victorian Terrace #2 WIP6 - brick etching finished.

Having taken the last week of the school holidays off to spend some time with the kids, I have also found myself with a little hobby time here and there, as playdates were organised for the kids, and naff weather (typical school hols huh?) has kept me inside...

 A final cramming session today saw the brick etching finally finished on Victorian Terrace #2... Pics as below...




Not too bad for ~3½ weeks work!

So next job is to sort out the roof. I need to make a base lift off type structure as last time, using 'mounting card' - a thick card base used by picture framers. Its about 3mm thick card, and can be cut with a stanley-craft-type knife though it takes several passes against a steel rule. Once this in position, I can start cladding it with card tiles for the roof tile effect. This will be the most laborious part of the project (small inward groan!) ;-)

Wish me luck, and patience!

12 comments:

  1. Great work Scott. Looks just as fine as the first and in half the time! Are you going to light this one up as well?

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    1. Thanks, I hope so!
      Yes, lights are waiting to get wired up, but I want to get roof sorted first. Finished the roof base tonight, now need to clad it...

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  2. A proper labour of love, great results so far.

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  3. Roof cladding takes a long time I feel for you.

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    1. Started cladding yesterday, got about 6 rows on one side... this time I added some penciled on guide lines to follow first, rather than just doing it all by eye, which has made it a little easier, and slightly quicker...

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  4. How you stay sane and do this is beyond me! The effort is certainly worth it though.

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  5. Very well so far. That will make excellent terrain for your EotD stuff.

    Cheers
    Stefan

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  6. That really is rather splendid Scott, well worth the effort in my humble opinion.

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  7. Scott - you are truly tireless and your efforts are very impressive. I was waiting to see your Ork truck progress and instead see the marvelous "brick work" you've done here. Best, Dean

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    1. Thanks. I have also made a little progress with the trukk parts, and have made a riveted gantry type thing for the wrecking ball upgrade. Had to order some model chain from local store to finish that part off. I have also be working on some extra heat-shielded exhausts to protrude from the sides of the engine compartment... I also have plans for a lower 'assault ramp' from the back deck... stay tuned for an update soon-ish...

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