South River Modelworks 370 - Tucker and Cook Cotton Yarn Mil

[NEMMRRC]

Great coverage of the build but dude......your workbench is way too neat and clean.      

Well, I did clean it prior to starting the build.

I have a feeling it won't stay very clean for long.

Jaime

[GPdemayo]

Nice work Jaime.....I'm enjoying following along. 

[NEMMRRC]

Howdy.

I keep hoping someone else will join in the build or share their build with us as well. I shouldn't be the only one having all the fun.

It's time for the dormers.

First of all, the dormers are made from laserboard. If you are not familiar with laserboard then pay attention. Laserboard is cardstock impregnated with resin. It is durable and cuts on the laser real nice. It is also a tad tricky to paint. Well, it was tricky for me to paint.

I don't have much experience with laserboard. Thus, I followed the instructions as best I could. The instructions direct the modeler to spray paint the dormer laserboard parts with white. I did that. Here is the result:



I was not happy with it. The window openings took the paint well. The dormer sides did not take the paint so well. It was very cold outside when I sprayed these. I don't have a spray booth so I have to spray paint stuff out in my back yard. Anyway, I proceeded on.

Here is a summary of how the dormers are made:
1. Using CA glue I glued the sides of the dormers first. Note there are slots in the mansard roof and tabs in the dormer sides. It is a very snug fit.







2. I cheated and placed the building on its side so I could glue on the dormer window openings onto the dormer sides.





I test fit one of the windows.



It fit in just right.

You likely surmised the dormer roofs are missing. Those get glued on later.

4. There is one large dormer with no windows. I say dormer 'cause that is what the instructions call it. It was made of laserboard as well.







Here is how it all ended up.





I placed a Jordan pick-up truck and a can of diet soda (Lisa's) next to the building to give it some perspective.



Coming up - shingling the mansard roof.

Jaime
www.myyehudaexperience.com

[coors2u]

Man, Jaime you are going a great job with this kit. I like the can and Jordan comparison.

[nextceo]

Thanks for sharing Jamie. Putting those shingles on between each Dormer is going to be a B^%#H. I'm surprised the instructions don't have you add them to the roof first - then cut out the holes and then add the dormers...

Alan

PS On a side note, I got an email from Bar Mills that they began shipping out their Cundy Village kit today.

[NEMMRRC]

Thanks for sharing Jamie. Putting those shingles on between each Dormer is going to be a B^%#H. I'm surprised the instructions don't have you add them to the roof first - then cut out the holes and then add the dormers...

Alan

PS On a side note, I got an email from Bar Mills that they began shipping out their Cundy Village kit today.

Alan,


I wondered the very same thing myself.


I'm following the instructions in the order they are found in the instructions book. I've began the mansard roof shingling. It is not going to be quick. Actually, that part is going to take me a good bit. This week we have company from out-of-town coming to visit so I won't have much time to work on the build. I'll update when I have something to share.


Thanks to all providing feedback. It helps to know there is interest in the kit.


I wonder who will post the first Cundy Village build thread...


Jaime

[jrmueller]

Great thread. I'm glad I don't have to do that shingling job. Maybe if you offer enough beer you can get the Ledbetters to come up and do it. Aren't they they just across the river?  Have a great day. Jim

[CVSNE]

Jaime,
Thanks for posting this thread. I've got my kit (I swore I wouldn't buy another South River kit since I didn't have a spot for it on the layout - then I saw the kit and well, let's say I'm determined to find a spot for it!)
I will likely start mine sometime after the new year, but I'm enjoying following along.
Marty

[NEMMRRC]

Jaime,
Thanks for posting this thread. I've got my kit (I swore I wouldn't buy another South River kit since I didn't have a spot for it on the layout - then I saw the kit and well, let's say I'm determined to find a spot for it!)
I will likely start mine sometime after the new year, but I'm enjoying following along.
Marty

Hi Marty.

Hopefully you can find some room for the kit. It may even be possible to make it a background flat. See the photos I'm attaching of the pilot from South River.

Jaime

[Jerry]

Jaime very impressive.  What a great job your doing on this kit.

Jerry

[NEMMRRC]

Jaime very impressive.  What a great job your doing on this kit.

Jerry

Thank you.

South River does a great job of making the build flow along. The materials provided are top shelf. So far all the pieces match perfectly. It is not as hard as it seems. It is time consuming and at times tedious to keep moving. Nevertheless, the kit is fun to build and that's what I'm after.

Jaime

[gnatshop]

 

It is time consuming and at times tedious to keep moving. Nevertheless, the kit is fun to build and that's what I'm after.
Jaime 

Jaime spoke a truism!!
That's what this hobby is all about!!!!   

[bparrish]

Jamie...

Regarding the shingles between the dormers.......... I was thinking the same thing...

This is why I DON'T follow instructions.  My guess is that most manufacturers have never built their own kits.  Or they struggled through it so they didn't have to change the instructions.  I've heard it said often than when you become a manufacturer you don't have time to be a modeler any longer.

For a long time I followed a maxim that said, "When all else fails......... then read the instructions".

I'm with you on the notion of following the instructions but there are times when experience building yells louder than the instructions.

Oh...... and by the way............ That is one cool building.

thanx
Bob

[ReadingBob]

Thanks for sharing Jamie. Putting those shingles on between each Dormer is going to be a B^%#H. I'm surprised the instructions don't have you add them to the roof first - then cut out the holes and then add the dormers...

Alan

PS On a side note, I got an email from Bar Mills that they began shipping out their Cundy Village kit today.

That's a great idea but I'd be just a wee bit leery about ignoring the instructions and doing it that way.  Even though they're small there are a lot of dormers and that extra surface area is bound to add up.  I'd be concerned that I might run short on shingles because I'm covering spots that the manufacturer didn't factor in.

On a side note I save all the trimmed ends, scrapes, tidbits, etc. of shingles as I'm covering a roof until the job is complete.  Once in a while I've had to piecemeal together a row or two from those scrapes.

Wonderful looking build so far.  Great job on both the build and documenting as a thread.  Thanks for everything you do for us!

[NEMMRRC]

Regarding the destructions :-)

We all have developed our own ways of building these beasts. Some of us have been influenced by different kit makers. So, there will be times when following the kit's instructions is optional.

I chose to follow the instructions for this kit 'cause I don't have plans for the kit so I didn't want to deviate from the kit maker's original model. I just want to build it as intended and have fun along the way.

I did question the order in which the roof is getting built. Normally I'd have chosen to shingle the roof prior to gluing it to the building. But, that is because I've been influenced by how other kit makers suggest building their kits. I guess there may not be a right and wrong way.

Thanks for following along.

More as it develops.

Jaime