Structures for the freemo module

Today I began putting together some of the other kits that will make up the town on my freemo module.

I'm using a combination of DPM and Rix kits for the module, and these two were by Rix, a corner store called 'Johns Place' and a clapboard bungalow.

I assembled the main parts of each kit to help judge the final positions for each building on the module, and also used my NSWL True Sander for the first time, it certainly helped to square the walls on the corner store kit before assembly.

I used extra bracing pieces inside the corners, by gluing short lengths of square profile evergreen styrene.

I plan to add some extra detail on the roof edges of the bungalow and the corner store may also feature and interior.

I will update more on these new buildings as they take shape.

You can't handle the true...

This morning my Northwest Shortines True Sander arrived this morning, it's a very useful tool for sanding flat edges on plastic and wood.

I bought it from the Antenocis Workshop, who seem to be the only UK supplier for NSWL products. If you've not heard of them then their website is definitely worth a browse at http://www.antenocitisworkshop.com/ 

Although primarily a wargaming website, they have pretty much every useful model building or scratchbuilding supply you can think of and lots of items suitable for model railroading.

I bought the True Sander following a recommendation by Jeff Wilson in his book 'Basic Structure Modeling for Model Railroaders' published by Kalmbach, which is a very good source for simple tips to help with model kit building.

Here's a quick shot of the True Sander as it comes, including a set of angle templates to help with sanding edges to match specific angles, two fixed angles and an adjustable one.  The sanding block comes complete with a piece of 180 grit sandpaper, so the tool is very much ready-to-run straight from the box.

I'm going to be testing the sander in more depth when I use it to help with the next building kit for my club Freemo module, but a quick test this morning suggests that it will quickly become an invaluable tool for sorting out the uneven edges on DPM and Rix building kits.

I'm looking forward to trying the features of this tool in more depth as I begin the next round of structures for the freemo module.