C. C. Crow Stone Church - First Annual Raymo Build Challenge 2016

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Once the glue dried, I glued the two halves together.

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Next step, starting the steeple.

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The castings for this kit are beautiful - but fragile.  I wanted to get them braced before I moved this off my workbench.

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Here are a few pictures of the process I went through to install the braces.













I find this bubble level very useful in making sure, even the bracing, is plumb. Make sure your workbench is level first.

[postalkarl]

Hi John:

Looks like you're off to a good strat.

Karl

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The last step for today was the paint booth for the primer.

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Hi John:

Looks like you're off to a good strat.

Karl

Thanks for stopping by Karl.  We are getting there.

[ak-milw]

John, A man after my own heart. Angle plates, 1-2-3 blocks, machinist squares. Gotta love em

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking fantastic, John!

Cheers, Mark.

[Janbouli]

Looking great John , do you fill the gaps between the walls after you've primed them , or are those dark lines not gaps?

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John, A man after my own heart. Angle plates, 1-2-3 blocks, machinist squares. Gotta love em

Andy


Thanks for following along - sometimes it's all about the tools.

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Looking fantastic, John!

Cheers, Mark.

Mark

Thanks for following along and the emails - very helpful!

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Looking great John , do you fill the gaps between the walls after you've primed them , or are those dark lines not gaps?

Jan



Jan


Thanks for following along.


The black you see is the overspray paint from painting the inside surfaces before I assembled the walls. The joints are nice and snug and the stone detail is in the edge of the overlap wall.  The lines disappeared when I primed the whole assembly.

[Janbouli]

That's what I thought John , thanks .