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I think you would have a ready (and substantial) market for that one Chris. There have been many, many members seeking such a kit over the years.

Thanks again for the kind comments and all the likes. Roof Construction (continued) Shingling continues…. The first task for the other side of the roof was to complete the Dormer roof with Tar Paper and glue into position. In this photo, I haven’t yet finished the weathering of the tar paper. Shingles were then placed as per the previous side, up to the level of the chimney. The Chimney was then placed temporarily in position while the flashing was added on the top and sides of the chimney. The chimney was then removed while flashing was added to the lower side. Shingling then continues, working around the flashing, up to the level of the Cupola, where the lower flashing for it was added. And shingling continued up to the ridge line, again with a special row added along the top edge. In the photo below, you can see that some additional weathering has also been added to the dormer roof. Ridge capping was then added to the main roof and the two dormer roofs. The Cupola roof was also built and shingled at this stage, but I was so engrossed in what I was doing that I forgot to take any pictures of the construction process. Rafters were then added to the two large gable ends, and to the two dormer gables. Rafter “tails” were then cut and added to each side of the main roof. As well as to the sides of the dormer roofs. That completes work on the roof for now. There will be more details added a little later in the build, but for now we turn our attention to the construction of the Warehouse and the Yard Master’s Office….

Great to see you start the build log for this Peter. I know you will do this build justice. Mark, I can attest to this being a full scratch build from Alan Yedlinsky’s 2-volume book set. (I assisted with the transfer of the model from Russell to Peter).

Great job again Glen. I think Keith may have been right. Perhaps you should change your story to, “in a rare moment of brilliance, I decided to add the boats separately”. 😉 I look forward to seeing the final display.

Great work Glen! Loved the video too - must have taken a lot of editing to remove all the swearing and cursing…………… I’m glad it was only 4 minutes long though - I don’t think I could have held my breath much longer!

Thanks Henry, The capping rows for both the dormers and the main roof go on last, once the other side of the main roof is done.

Thanks Glen and also for all the likes. Shingling continues, albeit slowly… Once past the dormers, it is plain sailing up to the cupola. The cupola is constructed in much the same way as the main building - a laser cut substrate with weathered boards and end trim attached, and then windows with peeling paint. Some additional trim is added to the base to lift it off the main roof a little to assist with placing the flashing. Flashing is then added and the shingling up to the ridge line is completed. The final row is comprised of a special set of smaller shingles. Now to turn the opposite side of the roof…

Looking great Glen! Had you considered using SilkSpan for your sails? It would overcome the “problem” (if you can call it that) of the relatively open weave of your current sails. Regardless, this is an outstanding build.

Same here! Me too!!!

Roof Construction (continued) It’s been almost a month since the last update, so thought I’d better show “proof of life”! Of course, it’s been the usual excuses of life getting in the way, but it has been a fairly busy month for things other than modelling. Amongst that was two weeks spent on a Furniture Design Course – my other hobby, 1:1 scale modelling! A great course taught by Canadian furniture maker Michael Fortune - except for the part where we all came down with a particularly nasty Gastro virus (the Noro Virus) on the Thursday of the first week. Fortunately, we were all better again by the time Monday came around, so we didn’t lose too much course time. I finally got back to the modelling bench today and was able to progress with roof shingling. The first task was to insert two odd-shaped pieces around both of the Dormers, underneath where the flashing will go. The Dormer roofs were then installed. Then the flashing was installed on both Dormer roofs where they meet the main roof. These were simply cut from paper templates and painted/chalked as previously done for the Dormer walls. Shingles were then placed from the roof edge to the Dormer roof, overlapping the flashing. These were continued up to the 10th row, just shy of the peak of the flashing, and the side of the Dormer Roof was shingled in the same way. The whole process was repeated at the other end with the opposite Dormer. Next will be to complete the shingling between the Dormers up to the same level. Applying shingles is a little bit like tying ratlines – it seems to take forever, but eventually we’ll get there….

Amazing work Glen!

Rest In Peace Bob. You were a good friend and an inspiration to so many.

Looks pretty good from this distance Glen!

Glad to hear the injury wasn’t more serious Ian. We must constantly remind ourselves that every machine in our workshops is actively trying to murder us! Maybe that’s why my wife is happy for me to spend so much time out there…….. And yes, it’s not a real model if it doesn’t contain your DNA.

Wall Construction – Wall Assembly With the walls complete, they were assembled – in pairs initially – with the aid of my magnetic gluing jig and some small clamps. The two sections were then glued together as a single structure. Here are a few shots going around the building. Two braces are added to the base, to make the structure more rigid and to help keep everything square. A view block is also added by means of a piece of black card cut to fit. Another pair of braces are added level with the top of the side walls, and then the ridge beam is glued in place. Roof Construction The roof substrate is a laser-cut piece of card with some clever engineering to help with placement of the shingles (more on that later). The underside and edges are painted first, and the roof card is then glued in place. At this point the two right wall Dormers are also glued in place. Joists are then added to the underside of the Dormers as previously done for other dormers. Shingles are provided in the form of laser cut paper strips on carrier sheets. These had a preliminary preparation way back at the start under “advance preparations” when they were given a light spray of AK11008 Grimy Grey (my substitute for Floquil Earth). The shingle strips are now cut from the carrier sheets and individually treated with chalk and alcohol. The basic procedure is to scrape some raw umber chalk (Rembrandt 408.3) over the strip, then blot with a soft round brush dipped in alcohol. A little white chalk is immediately scraped on top, and the same brush used to blot and blend most of it in. Once all these strips have been so treated and are dry, a stiffer, dry brush is used to blot some grey chalk (Rembrandt 408.9) randomly on top. This gives a nice, aged appearance with some natural variations between strips. Some leftover solid scraps from the carrier sheet were also saved and treated in the same way as these get used for part of the shingling process. Now for the clever part of the roof design. The lines visible on the roof card are actually strips that peel away to reveal adhesive beneath. We begin by measuring and cutting a plain strip (from the scrap), and then lifting the first row of adhesive and placing the strip. This additional strip, lifts the first row of shingles off the roof in a very prototypical way. The first row of shingles is then measured, cut, and glued on top of this row. I forgot to take a picture of the first step, but here is the first row of shingles in place. After this first row, strips of shingle are simply measured, cut and placed by simply revealing the next row of adhesive. The protective paper on the row above acts as a guide to but the shingle layers against. The strips of shingles are also provided with an even number of whole and half shingles on the ends, so it is easy to alternate rows such that the rows of shingles are staggered. Here is the second row in place. And the third row. And here is the first three rows in place across the entire side of that roof. I could be at this for a while yet…

So nice to see you back on the forum Mark - I hope we will be seeing more of you soon.

Nice recovery Glen!

Thank you so much EG, Glen, Mark and OC - you are too kind. Thanks also to all of the likes as well. Wall Construction – Wall Details (Right Wall) Details for the Right Wall commence with the large awning for the Loading Dock. A laser cut card piece forms the substrate, which is painted on the underside and has tarpaper applied to the topside. The preparation for this is the same as previously described. There are four support struts, again in laser cut card, which are also painted and the two outer supports also have siding and trim applied. I got a bit carried away with the process and forgot to take many in-progress pictures. Here is the back of the almost completed awning. And a shot to show the siding and trim applied to the end pieces. The top of the awning then has the streaking effect applied as previously described. The awning is then attached to the wall using the cleverly designed location markers. An elbow vent is also provided as a metal casting. This was prepared and blackened as previously described and glued in place with some epoxy coloured with a little black paint. The paint/glue is dulled with a little grey chalk and some dull cote once the glue is dry to take off some of the shine. Here is the completed (for now) wall. The next step will be to join the walls together and add the roof, before adding the two remaining dormers that were prepared earlier.

Off to a great start BE. I always enjoy following your build logs - this will be no exception, I’m sure.

Am I the only one here who doesn’t just happen to have heavy pieces of railroad track lying around waiting to be used to bend wood? 🤣🤣🤣 Love your plan Glen. Yep, revisions between paper and product are all too frequent - at least in my workshop!

Thanks very much Ken and Gary, and also to all of the likes. Gary - high praise indeed. If I end up with something half as good as your dioramas, I'll be well pleased! Wall Construction – Wall Details (Left Wall) Details for the Left Wall commence with attaching the Dormer to the wall and adding the floor joists under the Dormer. This is done in the same way as for the Rear Wall just completed. The next item to add is the Sawdust Collector. This is a cast metal item that was cleaned up with a combination of #11 blade, file and brass brush mounted in my Proxxon rotary tool. Here’s what it looks like after clean-up. It was then blackened using Jax Pewter Black and buffed with a felt wheel in the rotary tool. It was mounted to the wall with epoxy darkened with a little black paint to represent tar and pitch, allowing a small amount to ooze out around the joint. Once dry, a wooden brace was added between the Sawdust Collector and the wall. Next, the landing is constructed using the provided template. Rather than cutting directly onto the template, I used scraps of wood to set the length of a stop on my Chopper in order to ensure pieces were identical in length and cut square. Once cut, I placed some double-sided tape over the template and glued the parts together over the template, using a straight edge to ensure that it was square. Once dry, some nail holes were added and the piece removed from the template. The landing is then attached to the main wall and the Dormer door wall. Two braces are cut to length and angle using the template as a guide, and attached to the landing and the wall. That completes the Left Wall (for now). Here is an overview of this wall to date. Next, we move on to the Right Wall…

The WWI series was my favourite. You really should check it out Glen.

Looking forward to seeing an update Mark. Hope you make it through the doldrums okay.

This build is very aptly named - it will be a real “adventure” implementing your cunning plan Glen! Or to quote Blackadder, a plan so cunning you could pin a tail on it and call it a fox! Can’t wait to see this come together.

Wall Construction – Wall Details (cont’d) I had a little unexpected free time today, so took advantage of that to continue the build. The awnings are provided on a laser-cut sheet. We initially applied a base coat to this way back in “Advance Preparations”. It is now prepared in the same way as the tar paper, with coat of dull cote followed by some light streaking with chalk. The awnings were then cut free from the carrier sheet and folded along the score lines. A little extra chalk powder was applied to the creases after folding. I used Rembrandt 343.5 for this as it seemed to be a close match to the base coat. They were then glued in place – a delicate but relatively straight forward operation. The signs were then trimmed up and glued in place. That completes the Rear Wall. On to the Left Wall next…