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ToddH Challenge 2017

The MIK - Annual Build Challenge
#21

It is official I am out of the Taylor blocks and I was just short so I had to make 4 half blocks out of wood to finish the backside of the chimney.

This spot won’t be seen much so it is OK.

In other news I wanted to do a thatched roof on this pub and I was thinking about using an outdoor mat but they all had something written on them such as “welcome” . I then found a grass type placemat on clearance for $1.00 at the local shop but they only had one. Then my wife came up with a brilliant idea to use a coconut husk liner for potted plants. I found one for $3.00 and I think it is going to be perfect.

Stay tuned…

#22

Progress! The windows and doors are getting ready to go on. The long blocks will go on top and bottom of windows.

I did end up cutting out the window holes and I’m thinking about putting in a solar light. The next step is the roof.

#23

Looking at the nearly completed building I thought it needed a base so I put one together using scraps of plastic trim. I then scored it with my dremel then painted it with an overall spray of medium grey then brushed and wiped a darker grey then dabbed around with an even darker shade then sprayed the whole deal with a matte clear coat. The clear coat looks a bit shiny so I might have to do something with that but I’m happy to have a base for the building. It will be screwed to the building.

There is still details to do but this build is nearing completion.

#24

I am intrigued by the thatched roof idea!

#25

Nice job integrating the scraps. Looks like it was always one piece.

#26

Well the thatched roof didn’t turn out the best but it is good enough and doesn’t look to bad. It certainly conveys the theme.

It will be unveiled in the final photos next week.

The base is actually 4 pieces. The strips on top are holding it together plus a lot of glue. The building looks really good sitting on it.

One week left until the big finish!

#27

Todd Brody said:

Nice job integrating the scraps. Looks like it was always one piece.

I’ll second that! Looking good Todd.(http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-cool.gif)

#28

A bit more progress. I was able to find cheap solar lights and bought 3 for $5. My plan was to take one apart, extend the wires to the panel so I could put the solar panel on the roof and battery etc… inside but this unit was too tight to mess with so I ended up drilling a hole through the roof in the back to accept the bulb and wrapped the unit with the thatched roofing material. I reduced the glow from the bright white bulb by painting the bulb diffuser with an amber glass paint that I had bought years ago for a project that I don’t even remember. I tried it both ways and the amber glow is better than the bright white. The diffuser is now glued to the inside of the roof where the bulb comes through.

In other news my wife printed some Guinness advertising posters for the outside using decal paper. I will attach them to thin styrene then to the building to give it the Irish pub feel.

Coming along.

#29

When that solar light stops working replace the cheap battery with a better one and it will be better than new. I’ve saved many cheapos with a brand name battery.

My guess you painted a bright white led for a loco’s headlamp…

John

#30

Very cool idea indeed. I am storing that trick away

#31

Sweet!.. I am looking forward to a pint of Blonde in a Skirt at the Grand Opening… (http://largescalecentral.com/externals/tinymce/plugins/emoticons/img/smiley-smile.gif)

#32

I just put up the finished photos in the voting thread and thought to put a few here to explain them.

The roof is supposed to be thatched. I thought about using a straw welcome mat but they all had writing on them so I used this material instead which comes from the lining to a hanging plant, it is a coconut material. Under the thatched roof is a thin aluminum real roof that will keep the weather out.

I bought the lambs years ago and they were supposed to be G scale but I think they are more like O. They came in handy for this application. The shamrock I took from a St Patricks day necklace. The signs were printed onto decal paper then applied to a thin styrene and glued to the side of the building. The lanterns were made from a clear ball point pen, 2 brass nails and 2 wingnuts for electrical wires.

I was running out of Taylor blocks so I had to put a door on this side. The barrels are cut from a dowel and a closet pole. On the back roof you can see where the solar light is. I had hoped to rewire it so the electronics and LED would be inside but the unit was pretty tight so I drilled a hole into the roof for the bulb can fit then on the inside glued the tinted difuser.

I’m not a fan of Guinness Beer but they do have a new Lager called Hop House 13 that is pretty good. I am a fan of their advertising posters. Every pub in Ireland has them plastered on the inside and out.

Being an Irish pub I thought it would be neat to add a Celtic cross around the circle window near the peak.

The tall Leprechaun is now the mascot for “The Lamb and Clover” Pub. Stop by on the grand opening day and he might just hand you a gold coin good for one FREE pint !

I used all but 3 of the tiny Taylor stones and actually had to make several out of wood to finish off the back of the chimney.

This was a fun build and as usual you guys have built amazing things.

#33

Gotta love it. The lambs are perfect, but then I’ve always had a thing for pretty sheep.

#34

Great Job! The roof looks good!?!? who’da thunk it?

I am not a beer person so I think of “Hop House” as the name my uncle calls his house in Hopkinton New Hampshire! He is a Professor of German so it would be “Hop Haus” and he is my Onkel!

#35

Great job, like the roof idea.

#36

Ha! Eric. Hop Haus. It is good stuff.

Thanks guys. The roof will be a test when this building heads outside in the Spring. I have a feeling that over the Summer it is going to fall apart on me or get moldy if it is damp. The material is cheap enough at $3 for a roughly 6x8x24 “box” but will it stand the test of time?

I have to credit my wife for this roof material idea though I think a Welcome mud mat would have been better I couldn’t find one without black ink writing on it.