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Started on the windows, which are made by sandwiching a piece of acetate between two frames. The frames, which have to be painted first, are so fine they won't stand up to much filing down to fit into the wall apertures. It's also next to impossible to get them to line up. Here's a warts 'n all look...

Started colouring it before I fit the doors and windows etc.

Not 100pc happy but getting there. You can see depth and detail even with my cack-handed painting.

Detail on this is amazing - just finished putting on the window sills after giving it a blast of primer...

Found this awesome kit and just had to have it, like you do. It wasn't even Black Friday but out came the plastic and a few clicks later I was 70 beer vouchers worse off. Laser cut parts with amazing detail. As in lots and lots of parts, including some very small ones which the people who make it sa...

Finally found a station that will fit and more or less look right. TBC in the kit forum - Spoiler Alert: May take months...

Also going to get rid of that light switch (middle, top...) somehow.

Finally got started on getting a bit more done, so here's a quick update.

Tried a couple of kits but couldn't make the platform look right. It's meant to serve both passenger and goods traffic on a small branch terminus loosely modelled on a couple of long-gone rural GWR lines which I've cut down length-wise to fit my office. So I got some balsa from NMMS (Nice Man at the...

I'll start a photography thread in the Mess Room - how to take better pictures.

Mick, the lighting will make or break the picture. I don't know what you use to light pics but bounced flash gives you much more life-like appearance. Otherwise you'll struggle with shadows where there shouldn't be any. Tart it up a bit with regard to contrast/tones and should work nice regardless w...