M2A1

[scottie3158]

Lovely work Scottie - I like the yellow!

Peter,
Thanks mate I appreciate the comment and glad you like the colour. I will try and distress it a little and tone it down a bit.

[Guest]

Paul .
I'd have said you'd done that cracking line by scribe tool . Anyway that " natural " crack in the plaster is a winner in my eyes..
John.

[Steve Jones]

Stunning work Paul. The flashing is very realistic. Looking forward to seeing the guttering go up.

With John's drain pipe this site is turning into an edition of plumbers weekly.!:smiling5::smiling3:

[scottie3158]

Paul .
I'd have said you'd done that cracking line by scribe tool . Anyway that " natural " crack in the plaster is a winner in my eyes..
John.

Thanks John either way it does add a certain something lol.

[scottie3158]

Stunning work Paul. The flashing is very realistic. Looking forward to seeing the guttering go up.

With John's drain pipe this site is turning into an edition of plumbers weekly.!:smiling5::smiling3:

Steve,
Thanks mate I'm taking my lead from John.

[Jim R]

Hi Scottie
Roof looks really nice. No idea if the flashing is right or not but it looks fine. As for the yellow - I rather like it although Richard may have a point about it fading. Excellent work.
Jim

[scottie3158]

Jim,
Thanks mate I think toning it down will work wonders Or might go for a different colour.

[Graeme C.]

Hi Scottie, The detail on the building is superb, lead flashing has been used on buildings for years, a friends house was built in the early 1900's and has had lead flashing around the chimney the whole time. Churches have had lead roofs for hundreds of years, so I guess it's fine historically, besides that it looks good on the model!

[scottie3158]

Hi Graeme,
I guess your right and I'm glad you like it so far, thanks for sticking with it

[scottie3158]

Apart from some posters and a dull coat the building itself is pretty much done. The guttering was made from pewter sheet formed round some evergreen tube. the down pipe was made from evergreen tube. the fixing brackets from pewter with the addition of some hex heads punched form some pewter. I then made a hand rail again form pewter and copper wire. The electrical insulator was made from evergreen and wire with punched hex heads. Next the sign was made using a printed label glued to a piece of evergreen with an evergreen border. Finally the house number and street names were added.
Please suggest anything that needs adding or changing.
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[minitnkr]

Really looking good. I think the finishes are excellent. Telephone but no electricity? What is the round thing in the wall? Great rust stain BTW. PaulE

[scottie3158]

Paul,
It could be a telephone or I believe that older houses had the electricity delivered via cables but I could be wrong I am sure someone more knowledgeable than me will let me know. The round thing on the wall were plates fixed to rods running through the house to help support the walls. Glad you like the overall effect.

[minitnkr]

Never thought of cables. Sounds risky. Not familiar w/that const. technique. Nice touch. PaulE

[Steve Jones]

Thats really beautiful Scottie. The final detailing has really made a difference. Looking forward to seeing the M2A1 parked outside

[Jim R]

Hi Scottie
That looks excellent. Little details mean a lot.
Jim