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  "description": "A love letter to a timber freight hall in France—history, structure and craft intersect, revealing warm wood, handsome spans, and quietly brilliant engineering.",
  "path": "/post/2014-10-03-halle-marchandise-en-bois/",
  "publishedAt": "2014-10-03T09:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "{loading=\"eager\"}\n\nFrench meter gauge goods shed\n\nI was invited to display one of my layouts as part of the celebrations at the Froissy Dompierre Light Railway in France. a few years ago. Whilst there I picked up a plaster cast kit of a classic wooden goods shed often found on the meter gauge lines with the idea that I would build a small layout for the La Meuse locomotive. The kit is from the artisan manufacturer Colinter Productions. based in Verdun, Northern France. The kit is HO but I will be using it at 4mm to the foot so it might appear to be a little small to some people. I will claim artistic licence for any that mention it.\n\nMy French is abysmal. However, the kit was straightforward enough — the plaster casting needing only a minor clean up to remove flashing and unwanted cast residue. The roof is corrugated cardboard — this could be substituted for better looking wiggly tin or a proper tile roof but I built my version as is. One side of the roof is larger than the other — I thought this was a mistake until I found plenty of prototype photos on the web.\n\nI have not put together a plaster kit before so experimented with PVA and ended up using Evostick Ultra which appears to have done the job. There are 4 walls and the office that go on the base so the bulk is quite simple. The roof takes a little bit of thought and almost caught me out as it is actually deeper on one side — I had to check photos of prototypes online to make sure this wasn’t a mistake. The roof trusses and beams are from the supplied strip wood and rest of lintels on the side walls.\n\nI have applied the first paint over the black undercoat using mostly dry brushing techniques and need to consider the details for the final finish before I get this project back on the workbench.\n\nHalle Marchandise en bois Gallery\n\nPlaster walls glued together\n\nHalle Marchandise en bois - roof joists\n\nHalle Marchandise en bois - roof joists in place on the cast walls\n\nHalle Marchandise en bois - roof on the building\n\nHalle Marchandise en bois - end office\n\nHalle Marchandise en bois - end entrance doors\n\nHalle Marchandise en bois - painted and weathered\n\nHalle Marchandise en bois - with box",
  "title": "Halle Marchandise en bois"
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