Howdy.
An update - although progress is slow.
I've been undecided about various elements of the build and after much dithering, I have made some very important decisions.
I wasn't sure whether to make the main frames using a hardwood or softwood. I have now decided on a softwood - a premium Scandinavian Redwood. I am also making the model to a scale of 1:15 instead of 1:12, purely for working space and where the model is going to live once she's complete. This means the actual finished size will be approximately 1150 long (gable-to-gable), 700 wide (fascia-to-fascia) and 650 high (base-to-ridge).
Another part of my dithering was construction; whether to craft traditional joints or not. I am going to craft most of the joints using traditional methods - albeit on a much smaller scale - indeed, very fiddly. Most of the structural joints will be a variety from the traditional draw/bore mortice & tenon family. I was also undecided with the King Post arrangement. I have now changed this slightly too. In all, there are approximately 173 traditional joints to make in the 5 frames with several other joints to follow. I shall be more detailed on these during the actual build - hopefully without boring anyone.
I have also found several suppliers I didn't think existed! One in particular, is a company who make all the masonry components required in a scaled model build - from the common house brick to a ridge tile - astonishing! I'm sure you guys already know about such places, but I'm a newby to model making. The bricks are actual bricks, made from brick material - clay, sand, lime etc. The same applies to other materials as well - flag stones, roofing tiles, ceramics and so the list goes on. I was blown away by what these guys make. I will however, still make the roofing tiles from 2.4mm oak construction veneer I already have in stock. This might be as a shingled roof or I might paint them to replicate a tiled roof - dunno.
Anyway, not much to see right now, but here are a few photos and an intro to my home hobby workshop which I fitted out almost a year ago. It's very small but doable. I've already made a sideboard from this 'shop and as it's off the dining room, I have plenty of space for dry/glue assemblies.
Here is the footprint base cut from 18mm plywood.
And the 25x25 PSE Scandinavian Redwood. Finished size - 20.5x20.5mm - replicating 300mm sq oak posts etc.
The workshop drawings.
And the Workshop Rod drawn onto the wall for marking-up all the components. Photo not very clear.
I have also bought a new backdrop in dark olive for when I start taking WIP and finished photos. I stupidly left my previous backdrop in the old workshop down in Dorset.
That's my update for now. Not much I know, but it is a start!
Cheers.
