Made a start on this over the last few days while the rest of the family have done the chaos of Xmas and left me in peace! :D (I haven't spoken to a soul for two days and it's been great!)
This is the ground floor and it's straight out of the box except for a couple of details. I painted all the door hinges and I've covered the roof sections with ready-painted paper in a slate tile pattern that Ron helped me find. It's over scaled but it covers up the connecting lugs which show on the kit and I reckon it looks much, much better. At least it does now I've put two layers on as I got the first layer upside down! I'll go round all the white edges with a dark felt tip once I've done them all.
The build itself is straightforward and so far there have been no fit issues - even though it's not perfect. A lot of the parts (there are well over 100 for the first floor!) are a bit delicate, but once assembled everything is quite sturdy - a necessary quality for this kit as it's designed for use in wargaming.
There are window frames still to be added but they're not glazed. I have some thin acetate sheet I can use for glazing, I've just got to work out the easiest way to cut and fix it. I think CA will be OK as it won't fog the acetate - am I right with that?
I've put it in the Dio section as I intend to add furnishings and people. On that topic, can anyone suggest the best way to remove the bases from the figures which are made from lead-free pewter?
This is the ground floor and it's straight out of the box except for a couple of details. I painted all the door hinges and I've covered the roof sections with ready-painted paper in a slate tile pattern that Ron helped me find. It's over scaled but it covers up the connecting lugs which show on the kit and I reckon it looks much, much better. At least it does now I've put two layers on as I got the first layer upside down! I'll go round all the white edges with a dark felt tip once I've done them all.
The build itself is straightforward and so far there have been no fit issues - even though it's not perfect. A lot of the parts (there are well over 100 for the first floor!) are a bit delicate, but once assembled everything is quite sturdy - a necessary quality for this kit as it's designed for use in wargaming.
There are window frames still to be added but they're not glazed. I have some thin acetate sheet I can use for glazing, I've just got to work out the easiest way to cut and fix it. I think CA will be OK as it won't fog the acetate - am I right with that?
I've put it in the Dio section as I intend to add furnishings and people. On that topic, can anyone suggest the best way to remove the bases from the figures which are made from lead-free pewter?
