1-48th queenslander - assembly manual

Pieces needed

Fit 4 internal walls into floor tabs and glue walls to each other , but do not glue to floor so you can remove later for decorating

Tip: dry assemble all components before glueing to confirmhow pieces assemble. Most pieces have tabs to assist line up

Fit 4 main external walls, glue to each other at ends but do not glue to floor or internal walls. Use ceiling panel to align and keep square butdo not glue.

1920s Queenslander1920s Queenslander

Tip: I use Exterior PVA and masking tape for most construction, But you can use any glue suitable for Mdf

Flooring

Made by W Barnard, 95 Ellison Road Springwood, NSW 2777, Australia E-Mail: Web: [email protected]

Glue underframe to bottom of flooring, make sure that you arrangeas per drawing above and line up top L and R corners flush. Deckingarea will overhang underfloor slightly. When glued place a weight ontop to help assembly dry flat but make sure it doesnt move.

align cornersone above each other

Pieces neededInternal walls

Pieces neededMain external walls

ceilingpanel

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Tip: dry assemble all components before glueing to confirm how pieces assemble.

Lift existing exterior wall slightly and glue and fit 3 angle topped wallsin order of drawing above and photo. Refit walls so all fit into floor tabs,fit exterior walls, glueing only on walls. Use sanding board to sand topsof exterior walls to match angle of roof. See next photo. Do not glue to floors. At this point seal walls with thin shellac or your favourite sealer.

Kitchen/Bathroom

Pieces needed all weatherboard

2mm x 2mmsticks x10

Start glueing weatherboard/clapboard panels to exterior faces, line up with top and ends of walls and windows. Panels will sit on decking wherepresent but cover down 3mm otherwise. Test fit first to make sure you are happy with fit before glueing, again glue to walls but not to flooring. 2mm square sticks will fit into all interior and exterior corners to finishoff weather boarding. Take your time because all boards will line uparound the house and a good lineup will show and a bad will show even more. Leave to dry until well dried.

When dry use side cutters to snip off overhanging sticks then using a flat sanding board carefully sand a chamfer to top of all weatherboards.

sand edge

sand edge

Tip: Use a thin wash of Shellac to seal all Mdf from moisture.

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dry fit roof framing, glue to each other but not to ceiling.

Fit front and rear roof pieces using tabs in frames for alignment, glue to each other and to frames. Glue and fit side roof panels one ata time to front/rear pieces, use tabs to align and tape to hold whiledrying. Check fit on top of walls.

I promise all this not glueing has a purpose.

When dry use sanding board to sand outside faces vertical. This is nowyour Barge board and makes a noticeable difference to the finished model

Tip: Use a thin wash of Shellac to seal all Mdf from moisture.


Pieces needed

front

Sand vertical

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Tape across the 2 awning pieces, glue gap and use triangle as guide to angle. Do not glue to guide.

Glue awning into roof, use top edges of join for lineup. See photo.

When all is dry you can now dissasemble all the sub assemblies to decorate.

Photos below of completed prototype that can stillbe disassembled. Floor boards were stained with 2different colours, decks where then distressed withgrey wash and steel wool. Interior floors where sealedwith semi-gloss clear for a sheen, walls where paperedwith my own wallpaper prints. Assembly of doors and windows coming up.


guide only

tape

Why we didnt glue everything together

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Take layer 2, remove protective backing (darker side) with sharppointed tool and then carefully align layer 2 with layer 1, press together.Take layer 3, remove backing and align on layer 2. Press all togetherfirmly. Make 8 sets.


Paint exterior weather boards to your favourite colour, I think lightercolours are better for Queenslanders.

Assembly of Doors and WindowsPieces needed French Doors

layer 1 layer 2

layer 3

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Rear deck doors

layer 1 layer 2

layer 3

Pieces needed Front door

layer 1 layer 2

layer 3

Pieces needed Interior doors

Take layer 2, remove protective backing (darker side) with sharppointed tool and then carefully align layer 2 with layer 1, press together.Take layer 3 if shown above, remove backing and align on layer 2. Press all together firmly.

layer 1 layer 2

x 6 sets

x 2 setsonly 1 withlayer 3 & 4

x 6 sets

Pieces needed Kitchen front deck door

x 2 sets

layer 1 layer 2

x 10 sets

x 8 cardx 4 Ply

x 6 cardx 5 Ply

x 5 cardx 5 Ply

layer 4

Pieces needed Windows

x 5 card

x 1 rc card

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Lay some double side tape on to scrap board, lay assembled doors,windows and door and window frames back side down. .

Paint all assemblies, (only one set shown for clarity).

Remove backing paper and stick door down on clean acetate, press firmly, Cut acetate around door using door edge as guide.

Turn Over, remove backing from second set of skins, align and press together.

You have one door finished, time to assemble all doors and windows, EXCEPT Interior doors use no acetate, just back to back.

Doors or windows can be cut out to place them in an open position


Tip: The trim are backed before cutting with Jac doublesided adhesive sheet to allow easy sticking of clear Acetate

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Separate paper strips cut to approx 20mm longer than each ridge. Put down on work space and using a straight edge align down centre ofeach strip and using blunt tool crease down centre line of paper, take paper and gently fold along crease, place glue along inside andglue to ridges, 4 long ones first, followed by top ridge cap cut to correctlength, then lastly awning ridge. When dry trim ends to corrugated cardwith scissors. Fit awning barge board. Paint roofing, turn over and paint barge boards, underside around edge and verandahs white


Sand top of roof structure with sanding board to correct any misalignments in roof joins. Glue corrugated board to matching roof structure, corrugated board will overhang barge board by 2 - 3mm.

Now that your shell is painted or wallpapered you can fit all thedoor and window frames that you have pre painted. Use RC card ones for inside and plywood one for outside. For inside remove backing paper and stick in place, for outside glue in place. When dry paint cutout in wall between frames to match. When paint dry fit door or window centred in wall with small amount of glue

Pieces needed

Pieces needed

6mm paper strips

Tip: I use PVA to install windows and doors into holes.

Trims

Roofing

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Using the holes in the decking floor fo alignment fit the 3 large pieces together and glue together. Do not glue to deck, then glue post thickenersvertically at each post. Use narrow caps at front of sides and large ones for front of corner

Tip: Paint verandah frames white before adding trianglecovers which have been painted house colour.


Fit triangle cover plates behind front and left end frames.

Fit mdf strengthener around top edge of assembled verandah, stick approx 2mm below frame top and 1mm above. Leave to dry, when dry remove frames from deck and lay one face at a time down on a flat surface, then carefully spread some thin super glue along mdf, this will soak in a little and stiffen the mdf as a support beam, do all 3 frames, 1 at a time.

Pieces needed

Dowels x 30

Turn house upside down, put a small amount of glue in each hole, thenfit dowels into glued holes, turn assembly up the right way and remove any glue coming through top alignment holes, carefully check all, especially verandah ones. When happy turn back upside down and carefully stand all posts vertical.Use a square to do the outside posts and then look along rows from 2 directions to align the rest.

Verandah post and handrails

House posts

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Glue frames together as photo, paint trim colour, paint corrugated cardto match roofing colour. Fit painted frame to weatherboard, crossbar levelwith top of windows, when dry fit painted roofing to frame and up againstwall.


Refit painted verandah frames to deck.Trim a mitre at the back ends of the valance pieces, paint house colour and fit below deck between posts.

Pieces needed

medium mediumlong long long short

top

Valances

Pieces needed Window awnings

Glue rear deck handrail to back of stair rails

Pieces needed Rear steps

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Assemble end and front rails to prepared rear rail by glueing up the legs,when dry fit post thickeners (Red) as drawing above, Leave to dry, then paint trim colour and treads in either wood effect or different colour.

When dry gently spread apart and fit top deck first then fits steps fromthe top down, a little glue will go a long way to hold together. Finally remove backing from and fit cover strips down sides of rails to coverstep ends.

The front steps are done in a similar way, assemble rails as per photo,glue on post thickeners as per drawing (red) and paint trim colour. Paintsteps wooden or contrasting colour. Fit deck first then work up to topstep then work you way down to bottom step.


Pieces needed Front steps

x10

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Fit you decorated house on a base and detailusing Model railway scenic materials.

I hope you enjoyed building your 1920s Queenslander.

Read my Blog for other existing and upcoming structures


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1-48th queenslander - assembly manual

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glue walls

fit exterior walls

refit walls

glue suitable

topsof exterior walls

test fit

check fit

dry use sanding board