RMweb Premium Claude_Dreyfus Posted October 7, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 7, 2014 Well saved! Looks very good... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted October 10, 2014 Share Posted October 10, 2014 Good save Paul. You can hardly spot the damage. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted October 11, 2014 Author Share Posted October 11, 2014 (edited) Nearly there! Before I fit the 'finished' interior of the restaurant I thought I'd take a photo ...... may add some more details before I fit the ceiling but I need to move on and get the building finished ..... Edited October 11, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted October 12, 2014 Author Share Posted October 12, 2014 (edited) Nearly finished .... just a bit more interior to do and maybe some more passers by on the pavement and some people queuing in the café and some more air conditioners and a light in the café ..... blah, blah, blah! Seriously, I'm about done with this building for the moment .... for the time being at least I have started work on another (different) kitbash of a more modern block of apartments. Edited October 13, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted October 19, 2014 Author Share Posted October 19, 2014 Just looking though some photos of China ..... found these ones that inspired the building I have been working on ...... photographed earlier this year .... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted October 20, 2014 Author Share Posted October 20, 2014 (edited) Have moved on to building the first of 2.5 apartment blocks to be placed at the l/h end front as 'sight blockers' ... that's two full size buildings and a low relief one..... And, yes, the door will need to be taller! Edited October 21, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted October 21, 2014 Author Share Posted October 21, 2014 After a full day's modelling we now have a weathered facia with all the windows 'done'. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Spot on, Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted October 23, 2014 Author Share Posted October 23, 2014 (edited) Managed a couple of hours work on the building before going to work ...... roof fitted, end wall fitted, various bows in the walls straightened .... The building is 'low relief' in both planes .... that is to say that it is half depth and about one third or even one quarter in length .... just chopped at the board end. Edited November 26, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 4, 2014 Author Share Posted November 4, 2014 (edited) I have been working away on buildings, although somewhat distracted by Xmas shopping and researching some issues for the layout which has resulted in me spending two whole days trawling through my photo library - more of that next time!This shows the original half-relief block at the back ... with the next full depth block shown under construction ... Edited November 26, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 Have had a major disaster with this building - more on that later. For the meantime am experimenting with signs and adverts ... here's one and another 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted November 15, 2014 Share Posted November 15, 2014 Have had a major disaster with this building - more on that later. For the meantime am experimenting with signs and adverts ... here's one DSC_0172modified.png and another DSC_0123modified.png Paul. Hope not too much of a disaster. We can have look tomorrow. Signs look good. First one is for a fish restaurant called Silver River Fish -refers to the Milky Way. Second one is a advert for China Mobile telecoms company. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 15, 2014 Author Share Posted November 15, 2014 Paul. Hope not too much of a disaster. I'm hoping that one of the signs can hide to problem ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) Al ( of Remagen bridge fame ) has been over to see the layout and brought the bridge he's working on for this project ... Amazing work - thanks Al! Edited November 26, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 16, 2014 Author Share Posted November 16, 2014 (edited) OK ..... not so much physical progress to-day but lots of planning progress.Took the opportunity to fit some advert/signs to the existing (1940's style) tenement, plus added a couple more air conditioners - and a chicken! A rather poor photo of the signs And started on the next .... I have decided to modify the design slightly with regards the 'shops and businesses' on the ground floor ... eight single units as opposed to four double ones. Here is one panel to the new design (r/h) and one unmodified one (r/h) Edited November 26, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 29, 2014 Author Share Posted November 29, 2014 (edited) Two weeks later here is the state of play with the new building ............. I have decided to extend it by 50% compared to the first one.. Edited November 29, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted November 29, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2014 Like how you're overcoming the mishaps I keep doodling plans but I end up with Jingpeng and need it all in N or a very large truck! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted November 30, 2014 Share Posted November 30, 2014 Plenty of retail units to fit out. Have fun... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 Hello Al I am (quite seriously) thinking on setting the layout at about 6.30am to 8am .... so most of the shops haven't opened yet ! And so I can model them with the shutters down!!And it also make sense for the industrial passenger train ... probably only runs at shift change. Joking aside ( was I joking ?!? ) there will be dozens of retail units and I can't afford the time or money to fit them all out as per the ones I've done already .... here's my justification for lots of closed shutters .... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted November 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 30, 2014 How about tacking on shutters for now with double sided tape then fitting them out once the layout is complete enough to be exhibited? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted November 30, 2014 Author Share Posted November 30, 2014 (edited) Yes, to be honest that was my plan .... it's the interiors that take the time. However I will still limit the number of interiors as otherwise there would be a lot of similar ones ... very often (back in the day) many Chinese shops sold exactly the same items. Edited December 19, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted December 19, 2014 Author Share Posted December 19, 2014 (edited) I have been working on tenement # 2 for about 5 weeks. It is 50% longer than # 1. #1 was four flats wide, # 2 is six wide. Eventually there will be two like # 1, two like # 2 and (hopefully) one monster eight flats wide. Here are both just posed on the layout ... # 2 is about 80% finished .... needs interiors and some extra weathering...... and some more air conditioning units! Edited December 19, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al. Posted December 20, 2014 Share Posted December 20, 2014 Progressing well, Paul. Look forward to seeing more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted December 21, 2014 Author Share Posted December 21, 2014 (edited) Last week 11 more Piko 61146 kits arrived ........ good job that I've got 11 days off over Xmas! I've spent today making up 'panels' ............. this will be the next building ....... This will be a new design with the ground floor being apartments not retail units............. doorways still to be made full size! Edited December 21, 2014 by TEAMYAKIMA 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TEAMYAKIMA Posted December 26, 2014 Author Share Posted December 26, 2014 Have a total of 9 days off over Xmas and New Year, so hoping to make some significant progress... Boxing Day (day#3) and have been concentrating on the three tenements at the l/h front of the layout - scenic board #1. Noon on Boxing Day and I have tried a mock up of how things might look ..... The whiteboard represents the backscene separating the scenic section from the FY. The backscene is 'stepped' ..... the unpainted baseboard represents the first of the fiddle yard boards and so the buiing and backscene will be removable. The purpose of the tenements is to hide the fact that the trains are curving away into the FY at the back of the oval ..... I hope that makes sense. How much more progress today? Will post again at the end of the day. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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