Finished Part One…………….

I eventually finished the T012 Farmhouse from scalescenes. I thought it was going to be a quick build over the Christmas holidays, but I was wrong. I have enjoyed building it, but it seems to have gone on forever. This I know has been due to my work load and time at the Fire Station. I normally like to set to and get a good start with a project, as it gives me a buzz seeing the basic elements come together creating a new building, but with this one, I should have waited till I had the time to do so, as it seemed to sit on my table for days going nowhere, in a sorry state of neglect.

Anyway here it is in all its glory

I would love to find a family of homeless little people to live in these buildings. All they would only need the electric and water turning on, and away they’d go.

Mary, please observe co-ordinating  curtains.

 

The fine detail of the exterior and the comprehensive detail of the interior is phenomenal. Down to gutters and drainpipes on the outside, to bookcases and fireplaces on the inside.

When I have the time, I’m going to build an “exploding “ version, so I can take to pieces and showcase the detail. It is a crying shame that nobody sees inside.

Next is the Barn, that goes with the Farm House.

Until Next Time…………

Chris

Coming Along Nicely…………

Just a quick update to let you see how the T012 Farm House is coming along. I know that it doesn’t look much since the last time I posted, but believe me it has been quite a fiddle getting five roof sections to marry up. (I tell a lie it wasn’t hard, I just have very little patience). Would you believe there is two sets of roofs, an inner set and an outer set. The inner set that you see in the pictures have a ceiling detail on the inside, which I might add again, nobody is going to see. And on the underside edge, it has the detail of rain gutters. Those clever Guys at scalescenes think of everything. The outer set have the tile detail on them. So I have all of the cutting out to do again. I will try to be more patient this time, as this time all of the joints have to be near perfect, as it is the finished roof.

Unfortunately Jean/Mary, I tried to make the roof into one piece so that I could lift it off to view inside, but I failed.

I will let you see when the outer roof goes on.

Until Next Time………..

Chris

 

Farm House………

Well I’ve  finally got round to start building my T012 Farm House from scalescenes. I have had the kit since Christmas, but I’ve be so busy with work, the fire station and the house, it has just been sitting there waiting patiently for me to get round to it.

It seems like months since I’ve had the time to just sit at the table and get out all of my model making stuff and play!! I feel it is so therapeutic to sit, cut out and assemble these models from scalescenes.

I think this project will go well with the Country Pub and the Church in a rural village scene.

At first I thought it was going to fly together, but I was wrong, as I realised once I had all of the rooms and detail to do. I should of known better.

I still find it a great shame that all of this attention to interior detail is never going to be seen by anyone but me.

It even goes as far as having dormer windows upstairs.

This is how far I have reached so far, and you can see it’s not just me that thinks all of the detail is a shame to be hidden. It must take the John at scalescenes many hours to achieve all of the interior never to be seen again.

Hopefully I can finish work today and get back home to my table and get the roofs put into place. Oh did I forget to tell you, there is a Barn that goes with this Farm House. I think you might be impressed with that too, as it too is very highly detailed.

Until Next Time…………..

Chris

Best Wishes For 2012

Could I please take this opportunity to wish all of the people that have followed my blog this year, a very happy, wealthy and most importantly a healthy New Year. Thank you all for the support and comments you have given me since the start of this blog. I’ve been humbled to find that I’ve had people from all over the World looking at  my blog. Who would of thought it would be of interest to anybody, let alone people from the four corners of the globe.

Could I also thank John Wiffen and the team at Scalescenes for all of their hard work in producing some fine models in the last twelve months and may they continue to do so in 2012.

Happy New Year.

Until Next Time…….

Chris

New Project For The New Year…….

Hello there!! Only me. No I haven’t fallen off the end of the world, I’ve been incredibly busy at work and decorating the house for Christmas. (Oh yes, Merry Christmas). Now that all the rush has passed and things are getting back to normal, I can sit at my craft table again. I think my Wife Jak is pleased as well, as she also uses the same table as me and we had to tidy all our craft things away off the dinning room table so we could have all the family round for Christmas Dinner.

I know that I haven’t finished the Warehouse, but I realised that I could cheat and place the Warehouse in a different place on Wynyard Lane. As you may or may not know my layout is in the loft. There is a main support for the roof and it is 10’’ x 3” It stands at the edge where the dock is going to be. I can conveniently place the Warehouse around the main beam and hide it really well. I will have to modify the roof on the Warehouse, but that shouldn’t be much of a problem. I will show you the final result once I have it finished it and have it in place.

The next project I have is again from Scalescenes. They have come up with a fantastic Farmhouse and Barn (T012) It comes in a choice of finishes. Aged Red Brick, Aged Brown Brick, Coursed Rubble,  Squared Rubble and Lime washed Stone. I have chosen the squared rubble finish. Go on over to the Scalescenes site and take a look for yourselves, it’s brilliant.

I will update you as I go and let you see how I get along.

Until Next Time…….

Chris  

Better Late, Than Never!

Here it is then, the latest project for Wynyard Lane. It is the Warehouse/Factory T026 from scalescenes. I’m sorry it’s taken so long to bring it to you but, I’ve had major computer problems. To the point it has had to be totally flattened and re-built. Subsequently I have lost a lot of my editing software and programs, so I’ve had to start all over. Being without my laptop was like having right arm cut off. I don’t just use it for pleasure but I use it for work as well.

Well here it is. I have never seen so many windows! I have definitely got cutter outers finger.

Any way after lot of cutting and cursing I eventually got all of the walls and windows cut out and got them all mounted together to create the finished walls. All the hard work, I think you’ll agree was worth it.

Just when I thought all the hard work was done and I just had to put it all together, I forgot about all the windows and doors. Thirty eight windows to be precise and ten doors.

Not only is there great outside detail, but as with all scalescenes models, the interior is just as good.

The next stage is to build the interior, even though it won’t be seen and pull all of the walls together.

Until next time…….

Chris

FIVE GRAND

I feel that I must post this to thank all of the people out there who take the time to look at my humble blog. When I started the blog back in the summer, I never imagined that so many people would be interested in watching me building my loft layout and my scalescenes models. I feel humbled when I think that I have had 5000 hits. Thank you all so much. There are times when I just can’t be bothered when I get in from work to pick up my craft knife. But I then think that people are out there  looking at my blog and waiting for an update on the progress. That it inspires me to get off of my backside and do something. I am sure that that can only be a good thing. Once again can I thank you all for helping me achieve 5000 hits.

It has been a bit hectic at work recently and I genuinely have not had time to either blog or even pick up the knife, but I promise I will get something on over the weekend as I am off work. First lie in for 20 days. That is if I don’t get called out for the fire brigade!! Here’s  hoping.

Until Next Time…….

Chris