Worklist:
Paint the factory annex exterior.
Assemble the annex interior details.
Fit the managers house windows.
There was no meeting last week as Stephen had come off the worse-for-wear in an argument with a squirrel and was not fit to travel!
Geoff got straight to work painting the exterior of the factory annex. Using a mixture of paints and 'dusts', the corrugated iron was coloured and weathered nicely. A lot less neglected than the engine shed.
Stephen fettled and fitted the windows of the managers house.
Finally, Stephen glued together the ground and first floor interior walls and the first floor panel of the annex. This can be inserted/removed as required, allowing further detailing if the windows aren't dirty enough to hide the inside!
Stephen had researched and found a sample building for the 'pallet' of natural stone colours for 'unpainted' cottages. He'd also produced a series of images of the cottages with a mixture of wall and joinery finishes. They were randomly selected using several prototypes found online. (Click the first image to start a quick flip-through of the rest).
But then again, why not have them all whitewashed like these Welsh workers cottages that were inspiration for the cottages in the first place? A bit of variation in the whitewash quality and the front doors designs and colours?
We could leave the derelict end cottage awaiting renovation (and whitewashing).
