FANTASTIC MODEL.......BUT!!

[@collinsngauge5493]

Hi Graham you made a good job of building the Metcalf kit. Hope your rehabilitation is going well. Colin

[@PondersEndModelRailway]

great video to aid kit builders, believe it or not, you can improve the kits, scribe into the card to create texture between the bricks and roof tiles,

[@alfiejohnchester8108]

Great video, and well done. Metcalfe kits are good but they could be better if they embossed the brickwork/stonework to give them a bit of texture. But all is not lost because it is possible to emboss them yourself. I use an old ballpoint pen that ceased to work ages ago. Using a ruler I gently go over the lines of mortar or even the tiles with the pen to give an embossed look. Eventually - if you have a steady enough hand - you won't need the ruler. In some cases you don't need to do every single brick either but once done it improves the look of the building and a wash of an appropriate colour can give a building a good finish. Try it on one of the smaller cheaper models. Hope this is a help. Thanks for a great video and get well soon.

[@colinwarrior]

Hi Graham l hope you are doing okay, l do think the Metcalf kits are great but anything in N gauge is difficult, l had N gauge but changed to 00 because of my eye sight so hats off to you and all N gauge modelers 😊. All the best Colin from Mossend railway oo.

[@Blairgowrie_Forest_Railway]

Hi Graham, you asked what I thought, this is my 1p. 1) If the windows have lintols on top, shouldn't the doors have a lintol above the door. (I don't know the actual building which the model is based off i am using my common sense. 2) I think since you have put lighting in the rooms, you should try to add an interior. As your model is N gauge, I think some appropriate photos from a magazine should be more than sufficient. 3) It might be an idea to add curtains over the windows as well. I look forward to watching your progress in the meantime regards Andrew Johnson

[@kaatom1]

In the past when I have used that type of lighting I have cover the strip in a piece or two or printer paper. Or replace with a warm white led and add resistors.