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Neat, neat, neat: adding a fascia to the summer module.

Barry Ten

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I'm a firm believer in treating our home layouts with the same presentational care that we would use for exhibition models, if not more so, so for me that means a neat fascia and a decent lighting arrangement. The lighting bar is still to come here, but I've at least begun work on the fascia. Recently I've begun using bendy MDF for this, as while being thicker than I'd like, it is very easy to work with and (there's a subtle hint in the name) it bends really well.

 

In an ideal world you'd put the fascia in first then blend the scenic contours down to it, but plans don't always work that way - after all, we may not have finalised our ideas for the model until well into the scenic treatment, and we don't want to be locked in by a design choice too early in the process. As it is, I'll still need to remove elements of this fascia for a bit to access the underboard gubbins, so it'll be a while before can I work to conceal the joins and start painting it. But for now I can begin to work on achieving a harmonious join between the scenery and the upper edge of the fascia panels, especially in the areas where the gap is a bit obtrusive. Even in its present rough state, though, it does help tie everything together and start to hint at the finished article. If nothing else it does direct the eye into the scene, rather than have it linger on the ugly business of exposed baseboards, polystyrene foam and so on.

 

My camera can't get the whole module in view, so this is about three quarters of it, but hopefully it gives an idea. Unlike the other two modules, this one won't be "framed" at the ends in the traditional letterbox style, but I still hope it will look acceptably neat. The eight foot long lighting bar is being prepared - it will cut across this scene quite dramatically, I think - but I will make it easily removable for future work on the scenery. You can see one of the two mounting blocks attached to the left hand of the sky backscene - the bar will simply be screwed into place.

 

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Agree, agree, agree :-)

 

Bendy MDF, I wonder what that's called in Danish. Must check it out next time I'm in a DIY store.

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Mikkel - I used to have the same problem in Holland - would read about a British product and then have to find the equivalent in a Dutch DIY store, which wasn't always easy as some fashions in decor wouldn't cross over from one country to the next. I could never find cork tiles, for instance, so would have to stock up when in the UK. The bendy MDF is sold in 2'x4' sheets and is smooth on one side and corrugated on the other. Chris Nevard uses it a lot as well. The only downside is that it is relatively heavy.

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Thanks very much Al, I'm going to a store tomorrow and will have a look. Might even find a photo on the web and bring it!

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