In Episode 5 I finish off the river bed before starting work on Wills Cottage kit and completing my Dapol Church. 00:00 Finishing the River Bed 08:43 Building the Cottage 17:53 Painting the Church 19:36 Building the cottage part 2
That’s exactly what it is just with the added advantage I didn’t have to draw it up myself. But now I’ve done one I’m tempted to do another, Glutton for punishment. Cheers for watching.
The Sculptamold is quite easy to smooth out, if you do it while it is still moist. Think Charlie at Chadwick Model Railway did a video on this at some point. Or maybe it was Steves Trains. I'm a bit in doubt. More coffee! :)
Thanks for the comment Bil, it certainly want the easiest of kits but it certainly gave the satisfaction a ready to plant can’t when I put it on the layout.
Superb stuff, you've done a great job on those buildings - the cottages in particular. Like you I find the Wills sheets a bit thick too but I do really like their stone moulding. I might have to have a go at one of their Craftsman kits myself now having seen the results you've got. Keep up the great work 👍
Really fantastic buildings. For the church, have you considered coloured sharpie pens to simulate stained glass, colouring the window glazing? Thankyou for the show and really on the wills Craftsman kits... I have a mill to do and seeing your method gives me a lot of good clues on how to do it. Many many thanks.
No worries Simon I’m glad my video can be a help to you. That’s a great idea about the windows, I have loads of sharpies and alcohol markers so shouldn’t be too difficult to achieve 👍
@@nmah2883 I can’t argue with you there, despite my dislike for the thickness of the sheets I will no doubt probably do one again in the future, I really like the look of the black horse Pub kit, but it doesn’t look very Welsh so that will have to be for a different project.
Lovely! I can't wait to see more :) I had no problems in cutting the plastic for windows and doors, I used the exacto knife, slowly cutting with precision and it worked 👍
Cheers Mattthew, I think the main problem is I’m just a bit too impatient to be building these kits, I certainly wouldn’t want to a row of terraced houses in it 😆
Well done with the cottages. I have a pack of the brick sheets I have never used because the material is so thick! Do run trains much to help keep your enthusiasm high? Layout is going to look great when done.
Thanks Paul, the material certainly isn’t the most user friendly but I think once you’ve figured out what works best for you the material becomes easier to work with. I do like to just watch the trains run round just to remind myself of what I am aiming for and imagine what that final scene will look like, fingers crossed it will please everyone who has been following the build so far.
I opted not to use cork in the end as the ballast shoulder wouldn’t be to mainline standard and the track was already on the insulation board which deadens the sound quite well.
