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i made a command decision last night. first, i've decided that the only way i can get the roof right over the balcony, is to redo the front main roof panel, build the balcony roof, install it, and THEN shingle around it. that will also give me the opportunity to redo the stencil on the roof, because i blew the centering of it thinking it would be centered over the balcony roof. it's not.
second, i decided to rebuild the stairway in the rear of the building, because the one i build before didn't take into consideration the 1/2" foundation, and consequently is a 1/2" short.
i also decided to add more lights.
stay tuned....
thanks ed. i have a vdvd of a van morrison concert from belfast in 1972. it can only be viewed on a computer. i'll send it to you (but i want it back).
here's where i'm at today. i've made three attempts with three separate gooseneck lamps to add a light above the back door at the top the of the steps. last night was the last straw. i added about 6" of wire to the black and red leads from the rectifier to the gooseneck. got all the soldering done and tested it. it didn't work, in spite of me doing it exactly the same way as the last 6 leds, so.....screw it. the story is norton told his handyman to change the bulb and he keeps forgetting to do it. today or tonight i'll cut the plywood for a new front roof panel. i'll scribe it for the shingle lines and tack it on so i can build the balcony roof. when the balcony roof is built i'll mark it's dimensions on the roof panel, then i'll remove the roof panel and shingle it around the balcony roof frame markings. that way i can cut the valley on the bench and not have to try cutting it on the model.
i'm waiting for shingles and stair stringers to arrive.
i'm also thinking about scrapping the "base" and pouring a plaster foundation instead. if i decide to go that route i'll need to redo the front plank walkway, but that's not a big deal. i'm thinking about embedding small stones in the plaster so i have a stone foundation; more prototypical for the 1860s. that will require me going on a small stone safari to see what i can find locally. so the motivation has seemingly returned, and i'm pretty happy about that.
Terry
my good buddy ed sent me a kit. he thinks i can knock it out in two weeks. i scoff.
i think i'm going to build it as a diversion. i need a break from this damn hotel.
here's a test of a stone foundation wall. sorting stones, mixing plaster, i just don't know if it's worth while.
if i decide to press on with it, the plaster won't be as dark.
is it worth it?
I built Finescale Miniatures Engine House many years ago that had the individual stones for the foundation. After doing it I vowed to use some other foundation materials readily available, such as sheet plastic, plaster castings, resin castings etc. I wasn't really sold on the look of the stones. It is an individual preference however. It is very tedious placing all the stones to look good.
Another possibility for your test project, how would it look if you put a slurry of plaster over what you have done? It would look like cement was packed over the stones.
if you look to the area near the bottom left where the inlet is, you can see that i (using a surform) created a natural(ish) walkway to the pier, and a low lying area between that and norton's. i also rounded off the 'bank) of the river and made it more of slope.
getting the stone wall out of the 1/2"x1/2" stock forms was a real pita. i ended up breaking it but it glued back together nicely. the front and back walls won't work doing it the same way, so i'm going to use screws to put the forms together instead of wood glue. i'm also going to smear vaseline on the inside of the forms to make it as simple as possible to get the walls out of the forms.
any better ideas will be welcomed....