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Marty, the wall frames all used wood glue in their construction and were then epoxied to the main floor. Because the construction of the walls themselves follow the prototype structure they are very stable and strong. In the model world epoxying them to the floor creates an extremely rigid structure when they are all connected together.
Thanks Brian, I wanted a woody colour for the interior, the greyer sunbleached tones will show more on the exterior components. There was no need for pins or extra stability, the structure is very strong.
Thanks Scott... make room!
Bryan, yes it will be lit, I have already mocked up the trusses and determined how the wiring will be hidden and how the lights will be realistically hung. You may have to wait a week or two to see it, but, the structure has been lit, the plans laid and the tests fully completed...... The structure needs to be shafted and detailed before we can get to the final install of the lights though.
Talking of shafting.... that will be my next update. Thanks again to you all for your comments.
Karl.A
Please do not hold back on the details of how you install your lighting as it will make a huge impact on the mills appearance by highlighting all the interior detail that Brett has put into the kit.
Respectfully,
John
I laid out all of the shafts and blocks in their respective positions to make sure I hadn't missed any or made any mistakes. Some shafts are still a bit long at this point and have not been cut to final length.
The manual explains a great technique using reversed clothes pins to hold the shafts in their final position below the headers.
Using the clothes pins and a square as described in the manual ensures that everything lines up perfectly, both with the machinery and each other. A great and hassle free method.
The pillow blocks were then epoxied and clamped in place and left to dry. Even though I used 5min epoxy I left it for a good two hours before 'fiddling' with anything.
The first four pics are pretty accurate of true colour incidentally.
Karl.A
You are just moving along so quickly. I guess it shows how good the kit and construction manual is; or how very talented you are.
Marty
As for the 'speed', keep in mind these are 'recap' photos, I'm not posting "as it happens", yet.
Very shortly though the pics will have caught up to where I actually am.
Karl.A
John
Karl.A
Jerry
Great shots of the line shaft install, I might offer to put out the next load of washing so I can pocket a few pegs
Yes Bryan I have the lighting figured out and have built a mock up to check it works.
The next step was installing the shafts, wheels and belts. This was one of the moments in my build that gave me a "wow" feeling. After a few hours modelling following the instructions you lean back and look at where those steps led.
And then I just sat back and smiled....
Onto the maintenance shed, storage room and sawdust bin.
Karl.A
This project just gets better with every new step.
Keep up the great work.
Jerry
Beautiful fantastic realistic stunning work Karl. WOW
Come on Marty, join in. I've said it before and i'll say it again, this kit makes an incredible stand alone diorama to show off if you are a HO guy.
Indeed Bryan a lot of care is being taken. It is sitting loose on a piece of blue foam so it is not too bad in the scope of things.
Thanks again, guys,
Karl.A
(not glued in yet)
Karl.A