Given the job of building one of the main buildings on the BRM Runcorn Salt layout, I decided I better make a mock-up. The trouble was, all I had to work on were some photos and no measurements whatsoever. The one I'm working on is the brick building on the left of this photo.
The prototype uses pre-fab modules for the main walls, so all I had to do was find a similar building and take some measurements. Now, these places have often been replaced, but one local to me is Shire Hall, home of Warwickshire County Council.
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Measuring a building looks a bit suspicious, so I decided that nipping over in the evening, once most of the occupants had gone home, would be less likely to see me on the end of odd stares. So, at 7pm, I parked up and after 15 minutes with a tape measure, I had all the numbers I needed.
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From these, I was able to draw out a single unit and then multiply this to give me an idea of the size my model needed to be. Then it was out with the cereal packets and the rest can be seen in this video, along with some ideas for the next steps.
Measuring a building looks a bit suspicious, so I decided that nipping over in the evening, once most of the occupants had gone home, would be less likely to see me on the end of odd stares. So, at 7pm, I parked up and after 15 minutes with a tape measure, I had all the numbers I needed.
From these, I was able to draw out a single unit and then multiply this to give me an idea of the size my model needed to be. Then it was out with the cereal packets and the rest can be seen in this video, along with some ideas for the next steps.