Glasgow Tenement Corner
Glasgow Tenement Corner
Tenements are a ubiquitous part of Glasgow and its environs. Usually, built-in red sandstone they are synonymous with the city and will be an essential part of any scene that a modeller might wish to portray. This kit is for a CORNER tenement. It can be used with the PopUp TENEMENT kit to add to a row of tenement buildings. The kit features 2 shops on the ground floor (blanking behind the windows can create a pub!). The kit is representative of tenements across the city and can be embellished with options which occur in different neighbourhoods in the city. The kit is designed as a 4-storey block but can be truncated as a 2-storey building. Multiple kits can be used to recreate a street.
This bespoke 6 x A4 plus 1 x A5 laser cut 3mm plywood sheet (2x 0.8m ply sheets) model has been designed in 1/76 scale to represent a style of tenement building found across the West Central cities of Scotland.
The OO kit is base 282 mm wide x 168 deep x 260 high (to help with layout positions)Fabulous example of the OO kit when coloured and rendered by Tony Gillanders of Glasgow! Photo courtsey of him in the gallery.
The building requires glue. Choose a glue that allows at least a minute before setting to allow adjustments to be made during the build. Always test the build before using glue.
For finishing, we recommend first priming the surface, then painting with any acrylic or model paint of your choice. The material is etched, so any engraved detail such as brickwork or roof tiles will be visible after painting.
All TT:120 gauge kits are scaled to 66% of the size of the original OO gauge model. The mathematically correct conversion from OO to TT:120 is approximately 63.33%, meaning that our TT:120 models are intentionally slightly oversized.
Scaling to N gauge works well and requires no additional modifications due to the material thickness. Some parts will be very fine, so take care when removing them from the frame. If some window pieces are particularly fine, they can be reinforced by soaking them in glue before assembly.
When scaling to O gauge, some manual modifications may be required during assembly. This is due to the increased material thickness required when scaling from the 3 mm plywood used for OO gauge. At true O gauge scale, the equivalent material thickness would be approximately 5.25 mm. As this thickness of plywood is not readily available, we use the closest available thickness, 4 mm plywood.
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