The completed Cellar (almost)

Before talking about the Courtyard, I have a wee update on the magnets I mentioned previously as a way of fixing the main door of this property - it's not going to happen!   I lined them up, fixed them in place and closed the door but it just wasn't right.    Although they were smallish magnets the fact that they were visible was annoying and they cut into the placing of the cornice - right where your eye lands so out they came.   I'm going back to the original plan of using the hinges that came with the kit.  

So, onward.

Apart from some additions to the Courtyard, I think I'm pretty much done with the Cellar space.

More bits have been added to each of the three spaces and although it's still not as "crumbly" as I think it should be I'm just going to have to live with that otherwise I'd be fiddling and faffing for ever.  Time to move on.

This is how it all looks now -

The Ale/Fruit & Veg store -

Coal and Log Store -

The fabulous (non-electrified) lanterns, buckets and stool came from Ashwood Designs

and my coal heap was created using real coal smashed down to 12th scale (thank you Elizabeth), built up on a separate base and held in place with liberal amounts of glue.   I did the same with the logs in the Log Store.

The next room on my list is this very old and very crumbly kitchen -

* With many thanks to Roelof Bakker for his permission to use this photograph