Hornby Country Church
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I thought I would share my progress on this project as others may find it useful.
I need something tall to fill one of the corners at Middleton station on my layout and it seems a church on a rise in the ground might do the trick. I have been looking around for a church that will fit into quite a tight space, give height and look the part. After a lot of looking I spotted an old Hornby kit - The Country Church. It is not a bad model and as it has no nave it will fit nicely into the space I have available. I also liked it because the etched detail is very well done and very crisp, however at about �12 it was more than I wanted to pay. As luck would have it I found one on ebay which I bought for about �3 making around �5 with p&p. It was already constructed which was good in some respects, but would make painting it more difficult. The model is moulded in beige and brown plastic:
Clearly some work is required to make it look reasonable for the layout. I decided I would paint it grey stone with a slate coloured roof. To start I painted the whole building a medium grey. I used Revell 75 as this is a brownish grey and will simualte stone well. Once dry I painted the roof a darker grey (Humbrol 27) and again once dry I treated all the woodwork; the doors and tower roof in a medium wood brown (Humbrol 110). Finally I painted the gutters, drainpipes and the iron work on the doors a very dark grey, almost black.
This will now be set aside to dry for at least 24 hours, after which I will start the weathering process.
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Looking forward to the weathered shots….should fill your space a treat.
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Can't wait to see how you weather it. That's a skill I've yet to master !!
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Due to cutbacks, the light at the end of the tunnel has been switched off.
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Does it have stained glass windows?
Mike
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Indeed it does have stained glass windows, which was one of the problems when it came to painting as they were already fitted. Needed a fine brush to get into all those window frames.
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Perfect then for some night time scenes with interior lighting :DNovice said
Indeed it does have stained glass windows
As for wanting bells … :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Darryl
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The Church Looks great, please be thorough with your weathering technics, as I have never done it before.
Also, being from the good ole USA, I have no idea what a "nave" is, please explain.:oops:
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Tim is better qualified to speak of this than me so I stand to be corrected, but I'll draw on my memory as a former Churchwarden and tell you that the nave is the main part of the church where the congregation sit i.e. usually the central isle and the pews (seats). :D :D
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By the way, we have 'naves' in the USA as well :!:
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a "knave" which is a young servant boy, or a rogue
Oh Tim "lead us not into tempatation".
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