Malcolm's Miniatures Stratford BK202 User manual

This is a kit for a typical mber framed “black & white” building, based on a
building in Straord upon Avon.
Contents of the kit:
Ref Descripon Qty
1side of building shell 2
2rear of building shell 1
3ground oor 1
4intermediate oor 2
5upper oor front 1
6middle oor front 1
7ground oor front 1
8front sides 2
9upper oor 1
10 middle oor 1
11 ground oor/pavement 1
12 upper oor overlay 1
13 middle oor overlay 1
14 ground oor overlay 1
15 front side overlay 2
16 main side overlay 2
17 barge board 1
18 upper window frame 2
19 upper window glass 1
20 upper window lace 1
21 middle window frame 2
22 middle window glass 1
23 middle window lace 1
24 lower window frame 2
25 lower window glass 1
26 lower window lace 1
27 door 2
28 main roof 2
29 front roof 2
30 roof truss 2
Hinges and pins 2
Chimney & chimney pot 1
The main parts are provided with slots and tabs to ease assembly. Some of the wall parts have a horizontal
line marked as a guide to placing of the mber frame overlay. The walls must be ed with this line to the
outside. Handle the window laces with care as they are quite fragile.
To complete the kit you will need glue, paint, woodstain (or paint), white DAS or similar air drying clay,
Impress moulds for stone or brick and les or slates, as required.
We recommend the use of Aliphac Resin and a pin point applicator for assembly of this kit.
Instructions for Kit No BK202 - 1/48
Timber Framed building - The Stratford

Assembly of the kit
Before commencing assembly or painng it is useful to do a dry run to check how the parts t together 1.
- it is much harder to correct mistakes when glue has been applied!!
Start by staining or painng the mber overlays (parts 12-16), barge board (17), window frames 2.
(18,21,24), door parts (27) and oors (3,4,9,10,11). Use a dark oak stain or similar dark coloured paint
for the mber frames, windows, etc. A lighter colour could be used for the oorboards.
It is also easier to paint the internal walls and ceilings before assembly (parts 1-10) and the door 3.
threshold.
When the paint and/or stain is dry start assembly with the main part of the building. Note it may be 4.
necessary to sand o any paint on the slots and tabs to achieve a good t.
Glue one side (1) to the rear (2) ensuring that the tabs engage fully 5.
in the slots.
Glue the two internal oors (4) into the slots in the side (1). Note 6.
that the tab is not central so the oors only t one way round.
Glue the other side wall (1) to the rear and oors.7.
Glue the boom oor (3) to the assembly and set aside to dry.8.
Glue the ground oor front (7) to the two front sides (8) ensuring 9.
that the tabs engage fully in the slots. Make sure that the sides are
square to the front.
Glue the other two front pieces (5 & 6) to the sides. Ensure that the 10.
slot on part 6 is to the boom.
Glue the two oor secons (9 & 10) in place. The large tab at the front engages in the slot in the 11.
appropriate front wall and the two small tabs t into the slots in the sides.
Glue the ground oor/pavement (11) in place with the tab on the front wall engaging in the slot in the 12.
oor and the oorboards to the inside.
When the glue has dried t the hinges next. Two large elasc bands can be used to hold the two parts 13.
together while the hinges are aached. The hinges may be ed on either the le or right side of the
building as required. Fit the hinges where the marks are on the side walls. This means that the internal
oors provide some support when pushing the pins in. Be careful to keep the hinges straight and
central to the join between the walls. A lile superglue may be used to aach the hinges in addion
to the pins. A lile extra superglue may also be run round the edges of the hinges aer pinning. Be
careful to keep the superglue away from the join in the hinge!
Paint the underside of the jeed upper oors a dark colour to match the mber overlays.14.
Now glue the mber framing overlays in place starng with the front ones (12,13,14). The overlays 15.
project at the sides so as to overlap the side overlays. Apply glue to the back of the overlay preferably
using a ne point applicator.
On the side where the hinges are located chamfer the edges of the side overlays slightly (15, 16) so that 16.
they don’t prevent the front opening.
Glue the front side overlays (15) in place bung up to the front overlays with the boom of the overlay 17.
above the marked line on the side.
Glue the overlays (16) in place on the main side walls. Note that the shorter projecng mber is to the 18.
front - this give the correct spacing between the mbers across the join.

On the side where the hinges are located cut o the corners of the front and 19.
main roof secons (28, 29) where marked to allow the front to open.
Glue the two main roof pieces (28) and glue a roof truss (30) under the front 20.
edge to set the angle.
Repeat with the front roof pieces (29) and remaining roof truss (30).21.
Paint the underside of the roof secons and trusses and leave to dry.22.
Glue the chimney pot into the chimney.23.
Roll out some DAS (or similar air drying clay) into a thin sheet. Spread a 24.
lile glue (PVA or Aliphac resin) onto the chimney. Lay the DAS around the
chimney and trim o the surplus. While the DAS is sll so use a stretcher
bond brick impress mould to create the bricks on the chimney.
When the glue has dried on the main assembly the next step is to add the inll between the mber 25.
framing and the base wall.
Spread a lile glue between the mber frames and press DAS into the gaps. Smooth the DAS out 26.
removing any excess to leave it ush with the mber surface.
Roll out some DAS into a thin sheet, cut into strips to t the space below the boom of the mber 27.
framing (ie the base of the wall). Spread a lile glue over this area and apply the DAS. Use a suitable
impress mould to create the paern of stones or bricks.
Chamfer the top edge of the side walls/mber overlay so that the roof ts properly without any gaps 28.
and then glue the two roof secons onto the building.
When the DAS on the chimney has dried, glue the chimney onto the roof.29.
Glue the barge board (17) in place on the front edge of the roof.30.
Roll out some more DAS into a thin sheet, apply glue over the roof areas 31.
and apply the DAS. Use either a le or slate impress mould to create the
nish on the roof.
Leave unl the DAS is dry.32.
Next paint the base wall, chimney and roof with thin washes of acrylic 33.
paint in appropriate colours. When the wall and chimney paint has dried apply a very, very thin wash of
mortar colour to sele into the grooves between the stones or bricks.
Assemble the windows by inserng one of the window frames (18,21,24) into the window opening 34.
from behind with the coloured side facing outwards, followed by the window lace (20,23,26) and the
glazing (19,22,25). Then apply a lile glue into the edge of the window aperture behind the glazing and
t the second window frame (18,21,24) with the coloured side facing inwards.
Glue the two halves of the door together and add dummy hinges and other door furniture from card if 35.
required. Then glue the door into the door frame in either the open or closed posion.
Other thin washes of paint can be applied to weather the roof, walls and, if required, the inll between 36.
the mber framing.
On this type of building the mber was oen creosoted or painted so the mber can be le with the 37.
stain or paint nish. Alternavely to represent a more weathered mber eect a lile chalk can be
rubbed over the mber.
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