MetalEarth Notre Dame de Paris
1July 4, 2022Missed photo'ing progress on the first sheet of instructions - not anticipating any problems - sorry about that!
2July 4, 2022putting the roof on really stabilized the construction.
3July 4, 2022didn't like the way in which the flying buttresses fitted!
Not only are they a little angled,.....
4July 4, 2022This shot really shows that angle
5July 4, 2022here too
6July 4, 2022Just to prove I wasn't building badly - I checked the Fascinations website - same angled buttress too!!!
7July 4, 2022and the "flying" buttress doesn't meet here either!!!
8July 4, 2022Having confirmed my suspicions, I can safely say:
The problem with these parts, is that the lower of the two "flying" projections is too long, by about 1.5mm, which means that the upper of the two doesn't meet the building (it's supposed to be supporting!)!!
9July 4, 2022So I removed all of part #26' that I had installed, and chopped 1.5mm off the lower "flying" part
10July 4, 2022And now it touches where it should, and stands vertical
11July 4, 2022That's much better - Hope that's all!
12July 4, 2022From Fascinations website - All these buttresses, with "flyers" to the cathedral wall, look a little angled here too
13July 4, 2022and the same on the other side.....hm
14July 6, 2022Added all of the smaller flying buttresses - no size problems with these
15July 6, 2022The vertical view help to ensure that they're lined up OK.
16July 6, 2022All vertical too
17July 6, 2022It's important to make sure that the buttress parts are bent at 90 degrees, or the "flying" arm will point at the wrong angle.
I used a steel ruler, ensuring that the "end" of the buttress is held firmly against the edge of the ruler, then bend each side to the face & back of the ruler - makes manufacturing of these parts easy.
18July 6, 2022All of the side buttresses fitted - check the measurement of each one before you secure it in place.
19July 6, 2022And check that the "flying" arm points correctly.
20July 8, 2022All the flying buttresses added OK - no modifications required
21July 8, 2022This side OK too
22July 8, 2022Vertical check to show they all point where they should
23July 8, 2022starting on the tower end of the cathedral.
I used my favoured "secret tab and eye" method when assembling these 4-walled constructions - makes it a little tricky to handle until you can start locking the "inside" tabs - but a much neater result.
24July 8, 2022Tower end components
25July 8, 2022at another angle to show the work involved
26July 8, 2022starting on the spire, using the "secret tab and eye" method - so both the tab & the eye are bent inside to 90 degrees
27July 8, 2022The secret joins completed - probably photographed too close as all this shot does is highlight where the part was cut from the frame.
28July 8, 2022close up view of the inside joins
29July 8, 2022Now all the tower parts are ready to assemble.
30July 8, 2022Voila! - tower assembled - outer view
31July 8, 2022inner view
32July 8, 2022Tower is attached to the rest of the building with only 2 tabs, then comes the tricky part of getting all 13 tabs into the receiving slots in the base.
No in progress shots of me twisting and writhing in my chair, complete with facial twisting no doubt, to get this complete.
33July 8, 2022From the tower end
34July 8, 2022and the other side
35July 8, 2022sideview of one side
36July 8, 2022and the other
37July 8, 2022here all the slots & tabs that secure the cathedral to the base....
38July 8, 2022and high up in the roof, TWO tabs secure the steeple in place...... Fine pliers needed here!
C'est Magnifique!!
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MetalEarth Lasercut kit of Notre Dame cathedral
Started this after Expo22 to complete the Paris trio of
* Eiffel Tower
* Arch de Triumphe
- Notre Dame
###Noticed error in parts for the "flying buttresses" so though I'd better document that!!
As Chris from M&H4U suggested, this one has a fire-proof roof!!
