Fos Execution Rocks

[GPdemayo]

Great thread & build Mike.....I'm glad to see you over here from the "other" forum!

[madharry]

Thanks Tom, Bob, John and Greg for your kind words gentlemen.

In order to age my windows somewhat I mixed up a thin wash of black acrylic paint and sponged this onto the frames...

I then added signs as per the instructions to the main building. Checking the sheet of signs (bottom picture) I noticed there was no black rectangular wall sign supplied with the kit as shown in the left photo of the model above the awning.  So I copied the smaller white sign and applied this to the wall instead. This wall would be blank otherwise............

The signs were glued to the walls with Elmer's white glue. I then scribed in the boards using the reverse of my blade. Afterwards I gave the signs a wash of A&I and then distressed them further by carefully rubbing them with fine sandpaper..........

[madharry]

Continuing.............. When applying the large horizontal signs I found they were too tall inasmuch as the windows would cover up part of the lettering. I think it is nicer for the sign to be balanced between the windows and subsequently I chose to enlarge the openings of the middle set of windows by carefully cutting out the frames at the bottom with my blade. Another way to do this would be to reduce the height of the black sign before affixing it to the wall...........

[madharry]

Continuing........... Here are the walls and signs ready for the next stage. With all the enlarging of the windows previously I decided to add a larger door to the bottom of one of the buildings by just removing a little of the wood until it fitted.............

[madharry]

Deviating slightly I decided to attach the three earlier constructed buildings together. I decided to add some 20x20 bracing to the internal walls of Millatt's Coffee to give me more gluing surface..........

[madharry]

Here are the main walls finished ready for gluing together. They go together in a triangular shape so the next stage could be fun!

[madharry]

Continuing.......... First up is adding the two walls at each end of the building which are easy as they are at 90 degrees..

[madharry]

Continuing............ Here the two end walls have been added. FOS suggest gluing the floor chipboard template between the walls with a hot glue gun.

I decided to glue a horizontal beam along the straight back inside wall in order to support this template instead. My pencil indicates where I have glued the beam. This will give a solid surface to which can be glued the floor template.

[madharry]

Continuing.............Here you can see the template which helps to achieve the angle in the walls which I have glued to my beam.

The walls need to angled by rubbing with an emery board so they go together neatly.

Next I added the two tower walls. FOS say to brace both walls on one side only. You need do this only to one wall. As the second wall does not need any bracing as it uses the bracing on the walls either side of it.

Then the tower windows need to be added using Canopy Glue.

[madharry]

Continuing.... I made up the sub roof from the lazer cut chipboard supplied. Here it is sitting on the walls............ next I made up the frieze boards which sit on top of he tower windows. I have cut my overlong corner posts and I will level them carefully with a little rub of emery board.

[madharry]

The tower roof is next. It is made up of three pieces of different sizes. I glued them together and then painted the edge white.
Here is a picture of the building so far while I am planning the mansard roofing.

[madharry]

Continuing.......... The main roof needs to be covered in rolled roofing.

First I used a emery board to smooth down the three prominent tabs on the roof.

Then I covered the roof with double sided tape.

Next I started covering the roof with strips of rolled roofing.

[madharry]

Continuing........

I have covered the flat roof with rolled roofing cut to differing lengths. Then I have used a sharp pin and rule to simulate nail holes.

Mike

[madharry]

Next I weathered the roof by dry brushing it with white paint. I then brushed on some grey chalk before sploshing on some A&I.

The roof is on a building right by the coast so it should be cruddy and covered in seabird poop.............

Mike

[madharry]

Adding shingles to the four mansard roof sides is next.

I have found the instructions a little hazy here. They state "add the four mansard sides, test fit before gluing, do not worry about gaps as they will be covered by roofing - glue them in place".

I have decided to try a different approach. I have used sellotape to affix the four mansard sides together and I intend shingling these flat on the workbench before gluing the complete assembly to the roof............wish me luck!

Mike