Because we planning to have good views of the interior scenes within the two-story shop building, it is necessary to form cut-away sections in one side wall, ground floor ceiling and the roof space.
After careful planning, I decided on a suitable cut-away pattern for the wall and committed to cutting it to shape before fixing in position on the semi-assembled structure.
Even though the main view will be into the long, side elevation, with all the cut-away areas and many windows, it must be assumed that no part of the model will be hidden from view and therefore everything must be finished to a high standard and not "fudged because it won't be seen".
The fourth side, the shop front, is a very complex structure and although I have thoroughly photographed and surveyed the whole area, I cannot yet say I have a truly clear idea of the best way to approach this area.
What is clear is that the three columns of glazed, terra-cotta brick can safely be put in place, at least up to ground floor ceiling height where there are substantial cross-members that support the first floor beams. The nature of the columns change from bricks to a large, carved block of terra-cotta stone.
My trusty old marking out tool was employed to ensure consistent heights for each of the corner columns.
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