As I am prone to do, an unusual title to this post but as the UK is still continuing the weekend activity of 'Find the Fuel' I was pleased to have completed 4520 miles on my bicycle this year so far - all fueled by me rather than any petrol or diesel!
The wriggly tin part of the title is more to do with having built the Wills Corrugated Iron Chapel to join the other buildings so far placed on the 009 narrow gauge layout. Corrugated iron is nick named wriggly iron in many places and industries.
I have had this kit a while and it was bought for this layout and its is just iconic of the type of building that once was seen in most parts of the country. Corrugated iron may not be the most pleasing material to look at but it enables someone to get a weatherproof building up fairly quickly and without specialist tools. The fact that being inside of it during a rain storm is probably akin to being inside the snare drum of the late and genius drum legend Buddy Rich (and if you want to see the great man in action please click here) whilst he was doing a drum solo was just a small drawback!
The kit itself is well moulded and went together fairly easily - no swear jar moments with this kit! I just did one thing with the gutters which was to cut down the mounting piece as shown in the photo below. No one will see the modification but it just satisfies me for some unknown reason!
The finished kit is ready for paint although I have left the brick chimney parts loose to paint separately as well as the wooden door.
This now joins the other two buildings along with some sheds near the canal wharf but more about those another time. I now have to turn my skills to the culinary delights of preparing Mrs. Woodys dinner. BLT's! Mmmmmm! Just hope I don't over cook the bacon turning it into a corrugated disaster but with my cooking skills just about anything could happen! Mrs W wisely does have a good stock of indigestion tablets in stock - just in case they are needed for emergencies you understand but for some reason she seems to buy them every week!
Anyway the layout is progressing so here is a picture of the buildings so far.
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