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Author Topic: TWF-02 - HAFT-OOB STABLES *** AVAILABLE NOW ***  (Read 39622 times)
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« Reply #60 on: June 23, 2010, 12:35:06 am »

Instructions are very professional. One thing though was that I couldnt see instruction on what glue to use for styrene to card tube. Obviously it will be CA but it should be made clear.
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« Reply #61 on: June 23, 2010, 01:05:47 am »

bottom of page 2. :p

http://www.worldoftwilight.com/HintsAndTips.pdf


thanks for reading through klute
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« Reply #62 on: June 23, 2010, 10:29:18 am »

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Can we design a creature for this?  Tongue
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« Reply #63 on: June 24, 2010, 04:32:25 pm »

Good news

oooh postman just called and i have a big (well not as big as last time) box of plastic bits!

now the bad news

in building the second of the prototype kits on tuesday night i found a couple of geometry problems that I think are still in the final product. I am going to assemble one of the these ne wkits and see if i need to make changes.

I already know that I have messed up the handrail holes (again) so will have to get a bunch of them cut but i think the cutout around the slates for the dormer is also now wrong... i dont understand how but it might mean i need to recut all the 0.5mm roof sheets Sad

anyway we shall know by the weekend!

finegers crossed.

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« Reply #64 on: June 24, 2010, 05:17:33 pm »

If they are 'fixable' I don't mind, just send me one anyway Smiley
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« Reply #65 on: June 26, 2010, 05:41:16 pm »

ok - the good news is the roof is OK. I was worried about something i had fixed but didn't remember fixing!

however the lower handrail is wrong. the spacing of the holes is too close together. Which means that the railings will not all stand vertically and sit into the holes in the railing.

on the prototype i cut new holes with a craft knife at either end and then elongated the holes elsewhere.

Ben - I'm happy to send your kit immediately if you want but I will be getting new handrails cut to slip into the kits with a note.

I also now have a built stables - I had to build it to check the roof and handrail again. - Would anyone like to buy this for the same price as an unbuilt kit?
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« Reply #66 on: July 04, 2010, 12:33:50 am »

Well the stables kit which was previously available as a pre-order is now all packed and will ship on monday - a week ahead of the planned availability.

http://bradlin.blogspot.com/p/laser-cut-buildings.html
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« Reply #67 on: July 04, 2010, 08:56:43 am »

Superb! I'm hoping Ben has my one already and I can get it from him tomorrow  Grin

Your link isn't working (you've lost the 'n' from brandlin) but try this:
http://brandlin.blogspot.com/p/laser-cut-buildings.html
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« Reply #68 on: July 05, 2010, 04:37:38 pm »

As promised, if you ordered one of these kits, it shipped today.. a week ahead of the 12th July schedule...

As always feedback, constructive criticism, notification of problems, customer pictures and reviews all gratefully received.
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« Reply #69 on: July 06, 2010, 12:43:53 pm »

Received, thanks!  Smiley
The cover sheet was very professional.  I will try to make more useful comments when I start building.
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« Reply #70 on: July 06, 2010, 02:47:31 pm »

Received, thanks!  Smiley
The cover sheet was very professional.  I will try to make more useful comments when I start building.

Good old royal mail - that went in the post at about 3pm yesterday!

Thanks for the comments Beth. I hope the instructions are equally as good. If in doubt, just ask! Smiley
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« Reply #71 on: July 25, 2010, 07:57:00 pm »

So, the building stage is complete!  Now I just have to work out how to paint it.
For a completely novice modeller not known for patience and attention to detail, I was quite pleased with the result.  It is far from perfect!  But I hope once it is painted it will be acceptable.
The stairs were tricky.  At least, I thought they went together fairly easily, but then discovered that unless they are done with absolute precision the outer stringer doesn't fit.  As I was boxing in the stairs this didn't really matter, I just cut cardboard to fit and filled in the gaps with, erm, Anita's 3 dimensional paint.  Probably not a staple of most modeller's kits, but I didn't have any putty-type substance.  For some reason it smelt of chocolate.
The handrail on the balcony was quite straightforward, but the one up the stairs was a bit trickier, probably because my stairs were wonky.  Also, I forgot about the extra enclosed handrail and glued the wrong one on, so I ended up with a three layer handrail for that bit.
The roof was also tricky, particularly the slates towards the top.  Suggestion for Brandlin - is it possible to make the tile strips so that they don't al line up in exactly the same place, as this makes one place on the roof where all the tile edges align.  Just a thought. 
The instructions were excellent, and places where I screwed up tended to be where I hadn't followed them carefully enough.  Remember, Brandlin is always right!  Also remember, it takes longer to dry than you think.  No, longer than that even.  And most of it is shaped in a way that means you just have to use your fingers, hence I am now waiting for the superglue to wear of my fingertips.
But it was great fun.  I must now go and read the painting guide.
No, you can't have photos.  I don't have a camera.
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« Reply #72 on: July 25, 2010, 09:13:32 pm »

Thanks for the review Bethar!

I'm not taking "no camera" for an acceptable excuse though!

The outer stringer does take some patience and it isn't too forgiving if you have mistakes or misalignments in your steps I agree. In my experience it comes down to how accurately you made each individual stair. I cannot recommend the lego jig method shown in the hints and tips pdf file highlt enough.  Did you use that?

Oh, and when i say "let it dry thoroughly" in the instructions - ii really do mean thoroughly! Smiley You're not a proper modeler until you have glue on 4 of your fingertips and you've sliced off the other one!

You suggestion about the roof i've already implemented for the next batch, with the cut out for the dormer being on each end of the curve of shingles, so there are no joins except where the shingles meet the dormer !
Smiley

How did boxing in the stairs go? I've not actually done that yet. The template i supply in the instructions should work to fit behind the stringer, so i'm interested in how that worked out without the stringer in place?

Would you like some spare handrail bits?

Would you like a job being my non-modeling tester for every kit? Its a role my son currently has but as i wont let him play with superglue and sharp knives yet, he's a bit limited.



WOW a woman said "Brandlin is always right" you made my day!!
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« Reply #73 on: July 25, 2010, 10:09:31 pm »

Thanks for the review Bethar!

I'm not taking "no camera" for an acceptable excuse though!
Um, what exactly would you like me to do about it?  A sketch, maybe?

The outer stringer does take some patience and it isn't too forgiving if you have mistakes or misalignments in your steps I agree. In my experience it comes down to how accurately you made each individual stair. I cannot recommend the lego jig method shown in the hints and tips pdf file highlt enough.  Did you use that?

Alas, I do not have any small children and therefore an excuse to have lego bricks.  I had some at one point in my childhood, but I expect my parents got rid of that a while ago.  I attempted to fudge something, but it wasn't too successful.

Oh, and when i say "let it dry thoroughly" in the instructions - ii really do mean thoroughly! Smiley You're not a proper modeler until you have glue on 4 of your fingertips and you've sliced off the other one!

I am beginning to learn...


You suggestion about the roof i've already implemented for the next batch, with the cut out for the dormer being on each end of the curve of shingles, so there are no joins except where the shingles meet the dormer !
Smiley

Cool.

How did boxing in the stairs go? I've not actually done that yet. The template i supply in the instructions should work to fit behind the stringer, so i'm interested in how that worked out without the stringer in place?

Yeah, I was going to use the stringer, but when I realised it didn't fit I cut a slightly larger piece of card and cut the steps into it, in a "Bodgit and Scarper" fashion.

Would you like some spare handrail bits?

No it's fine, I just stuck the extra bit to the two I'd already glued together.  It looks fine. Apart from the inherent wonkiness.

Would you like a job being my non-modeling tester for every kit? Its a role my son currently has but as i wont let him play with superglue and sharp knives yet, he's a bit limited.

I can imagine that makes building anything quite difficult!  It depends on your timescales - I'm not the most organised, and from the end of September I will be quite busy with going back to university, but if you don't mind extreme slowness I could give it a go.

WOW a woman said "Brandlin is always right" you made my day!!

I really have to blame the two glasses of wine on an empty stomach for that one.  Embarrassed
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« Reply #74 on: August 03, 2010, 11:13:01 am »

Just thought I'd tell you all how much I'm enjoying making up my stables kit.
Having great fun doing it and am stupidly proud of how well it's turning out (in my opinon anyway!).

Great kit Brandlin!
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