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Well we’ve been and gone from our third Toowoomba show.
All in all it was a great show. As I’ve mentioned it isn’t the biggest,
but it is the most enjoyable. So thanks to all those who came along
and said “G’day”. Thanks also to Ted and all the others from the DDMRC
for putting on a great show.
Now back to the layout!
As many of you know, Jade has been in the hospital to get an operation
to see if
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we can get her to see things my way. Unfortunately,
this objective could not be met so she is back same as always and
giving me grief. Whilst she was recuperating however I managed to
get a bit of work done on “Hillbilly House”, this is a house we
have positioned high in the hill behind Holman Passing Loop. |
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well camouflaged by trees, I am intending on making this little
scene have some “interest”. We may put one of Noch’s “Sexy Scenes”
(and people say the Germans have no sense of humor) in the house…
We’ll jump off that bridge when we get to it. |
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I still have to position the lights inside the
building (note the hole in the layout underneath for the wires to
run through) and then I need to add some more stumps. Those you
can see are matchsticks and are there to ensure it is level. Ever
since I was doing architectural model making, I have had a love
for buildings that are not on a level plot. |
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job, but have not seen very much on layouts. |
The method I use is to make the building and then
mark out the footprint on the ground. Once this is done, I drill
a hole for the corner posts to be positioned in. After this, fit
the posts to the building and test fit them to make sure they line
up with the holes.
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posts as they are not required (usually) as load
bearing posts. I use a similar method for doing this with brick
or concrete buildings. Again mark out the footprint and then cut
out the footprint with a dremel or similar. Then you can make a
flat based to sit inside the resultant hole and sit the building
in place. |
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process, but it makes the world of difference to the realism of your layout. |
Since we last put chapter to website, Jade and
I have been busy making more trees as well. We have found a new
method for doing these, that I think looks even better than the
original method. But you’ll have to wait for the next chapter to
find out about our new breed of SUPER TREES!
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That’s right super trees, able to ward of intruders
by “barking” and so the bad puns continue or at least they would if
Jade wasn’t threatening me with bodily harm if I continue.
We shall see how we go.
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