Emsford Mill - Nearly there...
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Finally - after 4.5 years, the mill is nearly done! I doubt the original took this long!
First job for this session was to complete the last 12 window units in the rear wall. However, before the wall itself could be added, the gable end window had to be built and placed -
This really was the LAST window of over 50...
Next job - the mill owners house required a front door. Being (probably) the richest person in the village after the squire the door had to reflect the family's status...
Then it was back to the rear roof. I'd forgotten to darken the edges of the front tile strips - a job for a felt-tip - but the strips for the rear roof were treated differently -
Take the cut strips,
clamp together with small 'bulldog clips' (another essential little tool!) -
Using good-quality watercolour paint of a similar shade (darker is okay) - load a flat brush and -
paint the edges. The clamps prevent the colour 'bleeding' on to the printed tiles - but ensure that the outer faces (front and back) are the rear face of the tile strips. The roof had previously been 'underfelted' (see last entry) and parallel guidelines drawn on it (the tiles also have a guideline for the overlap) so it was then just a case of laying the strips.... And finally,
The roof was complete!
Rear wall and roof added made the back MUCH better -
and just to round off, here's the front!
The whole building sits on a 'floor' of 2mm 'Depron' and has a good 'overlap all round. This will a) allow the whole model to be 'bedded in', and the Depron can then be scribed for a cobble , brick or slab finish. Next job is the 'boiler-house'. More on that later!
Regs
Ian
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