Assembly Instructions for Linton Mill Boiler House
Stonemillmodels.com
Please read through the instructions before beginning
assembly.
1.)Remove any flashing or blemishes from hydrocal castings. If any of the castings are broken and beyond repair please let us know and we`ll replace them. Notice that three of the wall castings have ends that are not at 90 degree angles. Don't change these angles while cleaning up and fitting the castings together.
This building is meant to have a sub-level floor 3 feet beneath ground level. This means it will be sunk 3/4" into your scenery base OR you will need to cut 3/4" off the bottom of the castings. You could of course leave the building as is without sinking it into the scenery base and build stairs up to the front door with a 3 foot tall loading dock at the double doors.
The sub-level floor is prototypical of this building and lends itself to interior detailing.
2.)Assemble the four wall
castings as in the picture below.
When assembled correctly there should be brick detail that wraps entirely around the building.
A and B are 90 degree angles.
Glue A first and then glue B followed by C and then D. We are gluing D last since it's seam is
partially covered by the chimney base and smokestack so a perfect fit here
is not that crucial. .Glue chimney base to structure as in photo below.
3.) The edge of the right side wall will be a slight bit
taller than the rear wall at joint C. File it down until the top of right side
wall is flush with the top of the rear wall. Glue brick strip onto the top of
rear wall.
4.)Place wood roof material
onto top of building and trace the outside shape of top of building onto wood
from below. Cut out shape on wood and you should end up with a piece that fits
perfectly on top of building.
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It's a good idea to paint
the brick walls now before adding any of the details to the building. I painted
the pilot model with markers and black ink/alcohol wash. I then used a Pantone
marker #154T to color all the bricks followed by a Pantone marker #484T on
about half of the bricks. I then used a Pantone marker #432T on random bricks
for the "clinkers". I brushed baking powder into the mortar lines
and sealed it in place with Krylon 1311 matte sealer and then followed this
with another spray of black ink wash. I'll have more details on using Pantone
markers to paint hydrocal bricks on my web site in the near future.
5.)Lights. Use brass rod to
make stems as in the photo below. You may have to drill holes in the shade
and base if the holes in the castings don't go all the way through.
6.)Doors. Use the head of
a common pin to make doorknob on single door. Drill two holes in each door
plate on the large double doors and insert [ shaped wire to make door handles..
7.)Glue smokestack pipe onto
resin base and place a resin ring at the bottom. Use extra rings on pipe
anywhere you want there to be a joint where two pieces of pipe are connected.
Glue cleanout door onto brick chimney base. Glue vent into opening in wall next
to chimney base.
8.) Use supplied resin trim
to go around front and sides of building. Heat bottom of drain pipes with
hair dryer and bend to make elbow. Glue onto building butting up against the
bottom of trim. Cut small piece of half round styrene and glue onto trim directly
above drain pipes. (see picture below).
9.) Roof. Use supplied tape
for tarpaper on roof. Start at the lowest point and lay the tape horizontally overlapping
about 1/8" as you work your way to the top. Leave extra tape hanging
off the sides and cut flush to edge of trim with sharp blade.
Paint tape with quick drying
craft paint to prevent roof from getting soaked and warping. We suggest
speeding up the drying process with a hair dryer.
10.) Ventilators and roof
monitor. Glue top and bottom of ventilators together and glue onto roof. Assemble
roof monitor as in photo below. Windows in the prototype were hinged to swing
open at bottom and you can model this by gluing the windows in that position
if you wish.. Cut thin balsa wood into two pieces each measuring 2 1/2"
x 1 1/8" and glue onto roof of monitor. Use supplied tape for tarpaper.
Glue monitor onto roof parallel to front and side of building.
11.)The last step is to glue
a piece of the supplied styrene strip onto top of rear wall.
