The T014a Non-conformist Chapel………

Well it’s time to change the blades in my knives and sharpen my pencil, because the new kit from Scalescenes the T014a Non-conformist Chapel is here. I know that the kit has been available for a few weeks now but, I’ve only now had time to collate all of the photos of the build process and get some words written for my blog.

The kit is sold as a Non-conformist Chapel, and it certainly fits that bill, but I think that there are far more uses that the final build could be used for. A pump house, an engine house, a library or a village hall, not to mention any kit bashing, the options are numerous. 

Anyway enough rambling on, let’s get started. 

 

Firstly, get all of the kit and the instructions printed off. Then glue all of the pages onto their relevant thickness of card. In this case, as with most of Scalescenes models, 2mm, 1mm greyboard and 200gsm light card. I print onto A4 self-adhesive labels, with a colour laser printer. Make sure there are no air bubbles. I use a brayer roller.

Next, cut out both the Side Walls base layers and cover them with their corresponding cover layers, taking care to line up the arch of the windows. Wrap the window flaps around and glue in place. Carefully colour the underside of the arch with a felt pen. 

I’m lucky, I have a wide array of pens. Each with three shades per pen. (144 colours)

Cut out the window sills next, and glue into place.

Next, cut out the windows. I’m using the Scaleglaze 14 option. Glue them centrally in the window aperture. Set aside to dry. 

Cut out both the left and right Internal Walls next, and glue into place. Set aside under-weight to dry.

Next, cut out the Internal Buttresses A and wrap their corresponding cover layers around. Repeat the process for Internal Buttresses B, and glue into place on the internal walls.

Cut out the Radiators next and glue them into place. 

Next, cut out both of the Rear Wall base layers and glue together. Set aside under-weight to dry. While the glue dries on the rear wall, cut out the Rear Wall Cover Layer. Once the glue has dried on the base, wrap the cover layer over the base. Glue the flaps tightly around. 

Cut out the Internal Rear Wall along with the two Downpipes. Wrap the two Downpipes over the Interior Wall edges. Then line up the bottom edge and glue the Rear Wall and the Interior Wall back to back. There should be a slight overhang. This is to form the Drainpipes. 

Next, cut out the Front Wall base layer and the Front Wall cover layer, and glue the cover layer in place. Line up with the window sills. As with side walls, glue the sills and windows in place. Don’t forget to colour underside of the window base layer. 

Carefully cut out the Gable next, and glue it squarely into place on the front wall. Cut out Gable edges A and B and glue into place. 

Next, cut out a Front Door option and glue to the back of the front wall. Cut the Interior Front Wall and fit an Interior door. Then place the front wall section face down and glue the interior Wall into place. Apply weight and set aside to dry. 

Making sure that the walls are square and flat, glue front and back walls to the side walls. Once you make sure everything is square and perpendicular, set aside to dry. 

Next, cut out the two Column A and B base layers. Lay column A flat and glue column B in place. Repeat for the second one. Cut out the Column Cover layers and wrap around the base layers. Once the glue is dry, glue the columns into place on the front corners. 

Cut out and glue into place the Left and Right Ledges into place next. Make sure that the downpipe top edges are lined up. 

Next, cut out the Internal Gables A and B and glue together. Once dried, glue into place on the front interior wall.

Next, cut out the six Ceiling supports and glue into three blocks of two. The glue into place on the two gables. 

Cut out the Gutter base layers and Cover layers next. Wrap the cover layer over the base layers and cut out the hatched sections. Colour the raw edges then test fit and glue into place. 

With a sharp blade cut out the Roof Tiles and keep them in numerical order. Cut out the roof base layer and lightly score the red line. Starting at the bottom, use strip one and glue into place on the light blue line. Continue all the way to the top, slightly overlapping as you go. Trim off all of the edges. At this point, I lightly colour the raw edges of the strips of tiles. Repeat on the other side.

Next, test fit and glue the roof into place. Cut out the ridge tiles and glue into place. 

I have a confession at this point, I forgot to add the interior Ceiling into place. When I realised, the glue had dried on the roof, so I had to retro fit the ceiling (In a fashion)

That’s it for now, I should have the rest of the build written up in the next couple of days. So check in soon, to see the complete build.

 

Until Next Time………..