Winter Challenge 2024 - Flat Iron Corner Building - Tom Langford.

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Next I'll work on the two main lower windows and the windows on top. I'll use Evergreen styrene strips to frame the windows.

Done for today.

[jerryrbeach]

Tom,

Looks like I got here just in time to watch you build up the storefront.  I find the storefront to be the biggest reason to buy a laser kit.  I'm really looking forward to watching how you do this so I can apply what I learn to building storefronts from scratch, instead of relying mostly on laser kits for these parts of my structures.

Needless to say, I'll be following along even though I got here late...

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Tom,

Looks like I got here just in time to watch you build up the storefront.  I find the storefront to be the biggest reason to buy a laser kit.  I'm really looking forward to watching how you do this so I can apply what I learn to building storefronts from scratch, instead of relying mostly on laser kits for these parts of my structures.

Needless to say, I'll be following along even though I got here late...

Jerry,

Happy to have you along on this one. You may find the next several post interesting. Multiple layered storefronts are a challenge. Laser printed ones from kits are very nice and all the work was done by the kit manufacturer. Since this is a scratch build, I'm going to do most of the work.

With the exception of KC's Workshop corbel columns, it is all cut from a file folder.

Again, thanks for taking the time to watch this build.

Tom

[deemery]

Doing layered storefronts might be sufficient justification for a Cricut or similar machine 

dave

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Okay, I tried something and didn't like what I did. So I did a do over.

In the third photo above you can see I cut the two end doors as separate doors. My idea was to then cut the center windows.

Well, I decided to build the overlay as one whole piece that fits over the base.

The next two photos show the new one piece overlay. I cut the bottom trim and started cutting the window openings.



All top window openings now cut out.

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Doing layered storefronts might be sufficient justification for a Cricut or similar machine 

dave

Dave,

You are correct but, I don't want to invest in one. I'll just stick to the old fashion was of doing it. For now anyway! 

Tom

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The next photo shows my original drawing on top. The middle piece is the base and the bottom the overlay.



I used the overlay to outline the windows on the base.

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I used a metal ruler to draw in smaller window opening. This will give me a little material on the base that represents framing.



I then began to cut out the smaller window opening.

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The next photo shows the overlay now finished. Overlay on top and base on bottom.



Taking a Diet Pepsi break, back in a few.

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I have the two pieces together in the photo below.



Here is how it will look with the corbe3l columns in place. I think the details of the two layers will look much better when painted and weathered. That will be next. 



Done for today.

[restocarp]

That looks great, Tom! All of those little cuts!     You have certainly earned that Diet Pepsi today!

Matt

[Mark Dalrymple]

Looking very nice, Tom.

Some very fiddly work executed extremely well.

Cheers, Mark.

[deemery]

How frequently do you change your knife blade?  Are you using X-Acto #11, or maybe scalpels?  That's a lot of very finicky work.  

dave

[EricQuebec]

Very nicely done.
Usually when I do this kind of work, I work only with stripwood, on a 1/32 basswood base,
I like doing that

Eric QUebec

[Jim Donovan]

Looking great as always Tom. Like I said, if I could model like you I wouldn't need a laser that is for sure. Really impressive.

Jim