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Old 11 Sep 17, 06:26 PM  
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So carrying on with Bag 3:

Surprise! Surprise! Another load of windows:



More trim goes on the end windows:



Cross pieces go on to strengthen the structure:



More strengthening arches go in:



Guess what? More windows:



On the back wall we install a significant black brick. This will carry the shaft for the winding mechanism ( I'll point it out now. It is not a full working clock which is a shame).



Just to show you the intricacy of some of the structure. These fit either side of where the next large window will go:



In situ:



Within the clock tower we fit this block which carries some of the transmission cogs:



The area that will transmit vertical movement to horizontal (all very technical !):



More monarchs. More windows:



more 45 degree angle placement of bricks:



A look at the transmission cogs in the clock tower:



The second storey fascia of the clock tower goes on:



The winding shaft for the clock faces is constructed:



and installed:



More windows! The window cleaning bill for the actual building must be phenomenal !

Finally a blue disc is installed in the tower to guide the vertical shaft:



354 bricks 2 hours

Running totals: 1679 bricks. 7 1/2 hours.

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Old 11 Sep 17, 07:28 PM  
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Looks very intricate
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Old 12 Sep 17, 08:51 PM  
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Moving on to the bags marked 4 - a lot of intricate trim in this section:



A lot of these shield shapes are about to feature:



Caps on the columns:



Shield bricks get added:



And more shields:



And now upside down shield bricks:



More pieces are added to the clock tower:



I'm showing the instructions so you can see the construction of the window lintel:



And in position:



An edging layer on the clocktower:



Trims are added to the perimeter:



And finally for tonight - a few windows and the start of the roof:



Bags 4 are not finished yet - maybe tomorrow.

317 pieces today. 2 hours.

Totals to date: 1996 pieces 9 1/2 hours

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Old 12 Sep 17, 10:19 PM  
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Hope you have plenty windolene Ian's atbthe villa with no power so he's building the Lego he bought being a bit squirrely on how much it was thought
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Old 13 Sep 17, 08:54 AM  
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Let him enjoy it Helen! Will while away some of the time.
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Old 13 Sep 17, 09:40 AM  
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So continuing with Bag 4...

We start to fit some architectural embellishments:



The end gets some detail:



And we add some windows on the end turret:



These become arched. The turret roof goes on:



Then we fit more to the central part of the clock tower:



The turret roof gets some gold embellishments:



More is added to the clock tower:



The next storey walls for the tower are constructed and put in place:







The corners are constructed and these are added:





A view of the model at its current stage:



So this morning I used 397 pieces over 2 hours

Running totals: 2375 pieces 11 1/2 hours
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Really taking shape now
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Old 13 Sep 17, 08:02 PM  
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Bag 5 -

This is quite an intricate part of the model - we are going to be adding two more storeys to the clock tower.

We have to duplicate everything to create the two storeys so:



And on...



And on...



And on:



Eight sides have to be put together - 2 storeys x 4:



These are then attached to the central support:



Corner pieces finish off each storey:



The tower is looking good:



Believe it not but those two storeys took 638 pieces ! Another 2 hours.

Running totals: 3013 pieces 13 1/2 hours

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Wow, it's really taking shape now...looking good... hopefully there will be no more windows!
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On to Bags marked 6:



Embellishments are added at roof level:



Trim is added to the far end of the building:



And also on the clock tower:



Construction of the roof:





We now add 32 of these little tiles:



Followed by 32 of these little trims:



Roof in place:



Gold trim on top of the far tower:



The side roof is constructed:



In place:



More wall trims for the Elizabeth Tower:



In place on "Big Ben":



Pieces: 253 1 hour

Running totals: 3266 14 1/2 hours
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