The Vollmer kit has now arrived for the station hotel (honestly I've got far too much time on my hands) now how do I turn this into something with a passing resemblance to Snow Hill

The ground floor needs extending, so I've sliced the pieces in half and inserted some plasticard, scribed to carry on the stone courses. I've also spliced one side vertically and glued it either side of what was the main entrance to one of the buildings. All the cut sides were then glued to some 40 thou to give more strength and thickness to the sides.

Its then been built up on some 80 thou sheet which will form the basement area, I've not bothered to put windows in this since the area wall will be quite close and you wouldn't see them in any event. I might put some plasticstrip as window surrounds to give the impression that the actual windows have been bricked up.

Sorry buts its a bit difficult to make out any detail with all the white plastic but heres a photo or two.

Anyway this will form the ground and basement floors of one of the end pavilions. Think I'll do the columns on the front when the other floors have been added. The other end will be done in the same way, but with the back wall blank as this had an extended rear.

Have also got a faller overall roof kit ref 120199, this will form the basis of the booking hall.

well should keep me out of mischief for a while

Rovex

P.S.

Sunday has seen me getting a move on with the building work. The upper floors of the west pavilion have been made and glued in place. The sides from the kit were glued to slaters plasticard, this gives a smaller brick size and helps to hide the joins. With the windows cut out, and the kit window surrounds attached to the side ansd back these were glued in place on the ground floor. Stengthening strips have been glued inside. The front has been left plain (without window surrounds) until I've attached the columns and pediments which decorated this front. A pediment from plasticard strips has been stuck round the top floor. I'm in two minds as to whether to start the east pavilion or to have a go at the top floor. The sensible thing wqould be to do the east pavilion whilst I still remember how I did this one

Heres the progress.

P.P.S.

Work has started on the east pavilion, a mirror image of the west pavilion but with a rear extension. The two are shown here, set approximately the right distance apart.

And this shot just shows detail of the ornamental brick corner quoins.

Anyway back to the plasticard