Hallo,
Jetzt, wo ich seit einigen Monaten eure Bauberichte geniesse, möchte ich auch einen Beitrag liefern an der Freude am Lesen und mein erster Baubericht erstellen.
Ich möchte mich dabei der englischen Sprache bedienen und zwar aus zwei Gründen.
Erstens, wenn ich etwas mehr Wörter widmen will an einem Bauvorgang, komme ich auf Englisch doch wesentlich schneller voran, und zweitens möchte ich auch an einige englischsprachige Architekturanhänger, der Baubericht betrifft ein Architekturmodell, die Gelegenheit bieten den Bericht zu lesen (ich meine zu wissen dass jeder hier der englischen Sprache mächtig ist).
Deutschsprachige Reaktionen sind selbstverständlich herzlich willkommen!
Model: Old London Bridge
Model Series: Micromodels
Size: LxWxH = 22.5 x 6.5 x 3 cm
Scale: approx. 1:1250 ( I read on the internet the original is some 280 m. long)
Number of Sheets: 12
Number of Parts: approx 200
Presentation format: courtesy John
For a description and history of this bridge I can recommend following link: Old London Bridge
My interest in micromodels was aroused when a saw an assembled model of Westminster Abbey at a fair a couple of months ago, a really charming piece of work.
The last micromodel report I found in the forum, the Houses of Parliament by Ulrich ( great build Ulrich), seems to be over a year old so I thought it would be of interest to enter this report.
Progress may be slow at times because I am currently also building HMVs Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.
I originally planned to complete that model before starting another one but, judging the pace of building, this plan would move this report into next year (2010 indeed). I dont want to wait that long with the Old London Bridge report.
The original kit is no longer available so I ordered a reprint. This ships as 5 printed 160 g. sheets.
In spite of the cardboard reinforced envelope used for shipping the sheets suffered some folding during transportation. Not a big problem since I will scan and reprint anyway.
This gives me the opportunity to touch up the colours, make enhancements to the model and make a reprint when something goes horribly wrong. No second thought here as the original is already a reprint.
Being a micromodel, its parts are small, but not the smallest Ive handled (some KWdG parts are smaller).
The challenge here is, given the sketchy drawing style that makes the lines appear quite bold in relation to the size of the parts, to judge exactly where to cut and score in order to arrive at a straight assembly.
On the other hand, I expect the real thing must have looked quite raggedly in its heydays; a little "warping" may not be a bad thing. And when things really get out of hand there's always the possibility of a reprint.
It may take some time before I present the first parts cut and glued in place as the first thing to do involves some cosmetic surgery.....
Cheers for now,
Bruno