Winter Challenge 2024/2025 - Flat Iron Corner Building - Tom Langford.

[friscomike]

Wow Tom,

Great progress.  The stair offset for the drain pipes is well done.

BTW, welcome to the chopper club. I've been a member since 1980s. 

Have fun,
mike

[Philip]

  Looking great!

[Rick]

Tom, the work around to get past the pipes was a stroke of genius.
Lots of good tips on cutting and attaching the handrail which was always an issue for me.

[GPdemayo]

Stairs are looking good Tom.....

[Jerry]

Tom the work around the pipes first class.

I'd be out of breath climbing all those steps! 

Jerry

[deemery]

Tom, what kind of glue are you using for the railing posts?  When I've tried that, I haven't found a good glue that gives me good tack, working time to make sure things are plumb, and then dries solid.

dave

[ACL1504]

Wow Tom,

Great progress.  The stair offset for the drain pipes is well done.

BTW, welcome to the chopper club. I've been a member since 1980s. 

Have fun,
mike

Mike, Howdy,

Thanks very much. The stair offset work well.

I'm a one time member of the chopper club and that one membership is enough. 

Still having fun.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Looking great!

Thanks very much Philip.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Tom, the work around to get past the pipes was a stroke of genius.
Lots of good tips on cutting and attaching the handrail which was always an issue for me.

Rick,

Thank you for the kind comment on the stairs around the pipes. It took me a week of laying in bed at night to think of doing it that way.

Glad you are getting some good tips.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Stairs are looking good Tom.....

Greg,

From one builder, models, to another, 1:1 models, I thank you! 

Tom 

[ACL1504]

Tom the work around the pipes first class.

I'd be out of breath climbing all those steps! 

Jerry

Jerry,

Your compliment is very much appreciated, thank you.

I was almost out of breath building them.  

Tom

[ACL1504]

Tom, what kind of glue are you using for the railing posts?  When I've tried that, I haven't found a good glue that gives me good tack, working time to make sure things are plumb, and then dries solid.

dave

Dave,

I've been using Elmer's Carpetender's Wood Glue for the past 35+ years of model building. It sets up faster than the white glues, is sandable and paintable.

Tom 

[ACL1504]

For your convenience, I'm repeating two photos here.

The first shows the post located on the center section of the staircase. This post is just sitting there and not yet glued. I did this for a reason.



The next photo shows the railing attached/glued in position. The center post hasn't been glued in place.

[ACL1504]

Once the railing is glued to the top and lower, second platform, railings and dried. I then fit the center post into position.

The reason I did this so I can adjust the angle of the post to fit the angle of the railing. On this occasion I didn't need to make an adjustment. However, if you ever have this situation on a build, lightly sand the part to make the correct fit. You can sand a little vs cutting of a little to much.

The next two photos show the center post and the outside railing glued in place.

You can see the post is snug under the railing.

[ACL1504]

I moved on and added the rest of the railing posts and railings.

I also added a small concrete slab at the bottom of the stairs.