James
Western Thunderer
Looks fantastic!
Thanks Mr. W.Looks fantastic!
Way too early for that kind of humour...Would this chap quality as a serial layout builder?
Model railway fan creates West Yorkshire town from cereal boxes
Models of Bradford's Midland Hotel and Shipley's clock tower are part of the fictional town.www.bbc.co.uk
It's a real shame the BBC went for a rather trite headline because the modelling is rather very good. Again when you think this is 2mm scale.Would this chap quality as a serial layout builder?
Model railway fan creates West Yorkshire town from cereal boxes
Models of Bradford's Midland Hotel and Shipley's clock tower are part of the fictional town.www.bbc.co.uk
Indeed!It's a real shame the BBC went for a rather trite headline because the modelling is rather very good. Again when you think this is 2mm scale.
Sounds like you have done a proper job!PK, thanks for reminding me about the straps. It was remiss of me not to mention them.
I have fitted them, roughly 2m apart. At 1m in length, I managed to attach over 5 courses of block work. I don't use the plug and screw method any more. I use 100mm masonry screws otherwise known as frame screws. They come with a Torx head, with a Torx bit included in each box of fixings. Drill a 5.5mm pilot hole (so it clears the holes in the galv strap without damaging the galv coating), then drive the Torx masonry screw straight into the hole. No plug required. Very impressive fixings. I only discovered them when starting my roof. The wall plates are attached with the same Torx masonry screws. I used 150mm screws to fix them. You can use a normal battery drill/driver for these fixings (I used to). But a proper impact driver makes very light work of the task. I cant recommend them enough for anyone that is a diyer or serial layout builder.
Toolstation is the cheapest supplier that I found.Sounds like you have done a proper job!
When our 'builder' had finished the roof, I found a pile of straps lying in the attic.
They had been bought and delivered, but he hadn't bothered to fit them...
It was a real pain getting them fitted afterwards.
Thanks for the Torx masonry screws tip.
PK