English Village Thatched Cottage

Using my N Gauge Model Planner mentioned in my previous post, this is what the thatched cottage looks like when completed.

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To build this you need the following:

1. A fine sharp craft knife
2. UHU hart adhesive or similar (quick drying)
3. Bostik Quick Stick glue stick or similar
4. Metal rule

Firstly you need to print the plan and the texture sheet out on A4 paper. Using the glue stick, fix the wall texture to some thin card (preferable plain on one side). Lay the wall plan section over this and lightly glue on some waste areas so that the paper doesn't move while cutting. Cut along the green lines and lightly score the red ones for bending. Do this for all the parts of the plan.

After removing the windows I added some clear plastic to the inside and on top of that glued the window decoration. Then I glued the walls together using the end wall inside strengthener. Once dry I added the floor section inside for added strength. I cut the door texture out a little larger than the door space on the model and just glued this inside. The porch is an added option and built the same way.

For the chimney, fold along the scored lines carefully and fix together. Then glue this to the main building over the side with the joint running from top to bottom of the wall. I used the glue stick on the top side of the roof piece, once cut out. Then I stuck it to the back of the roof texture so that it was in the centre and also the texture was overlapping on all sides. I cut around the texture, glued and folded the overlapping pieces onto the underside of the roof. Once the roof is stuck in place on the walls I added a small central piece of roof texture to make the ridge. I finished the chimney with a small card block and rolled two pieces of paper between my fingers, plus a little glue on the end for chimney pots. I painted the pots with water colour before attaching to the chimney stack.

Get the model plans as a pdf download in my Etsy shop