Being a longtime fan of The Andy Griffith Show, I felt that the Courthouse would be a nice addition to the layout. After research and screen shots we came up with a pretty nice example...
The doors & windows are custom cut and fit very nice. There is nothing close to the front 1st floor windows offered commercially, this is all unique & custom.
The building is .25" mdf, the windows & doors are laser board and there is custom cut glazing for the windows.
Needless to say, I am very pleased with the end product.
We are open to selling a few unpainted kits if there is an interest. This is what is included.
- (4) .25" brick engraved mfd walls
- (9) complete windows for the top level. This is outer window mullions, the clear window, and inner window mullions. 27 total pieces for the top windows
- (3) complete windows for the first level. Including the interior & exterior mullions and clear, this is 9 total pieces
- (1) front door
- (1) side door
- (7) pieces of top trim to go on the front
- (1) front step
- (4) pieces of wood trim for the front
- (1) front porch roof, this includes 2 dowel rods, and the 3 pieces used to make the overhang. The overhang is grooved so you can hide an LED under the roof, and the porch is also pre-drilled for the dowel rod columns.
- (3) pieces of pre-cut mdf for the roof, the second floor and the first floor. This would allow you to build a complete interior, and give Otis a place to sleep...
- (4) drilled blocks for column tops & bases
- Engraved sign for over the door.
- (4) pieces of engraved trim to go over the cut edges of the mdf walls, to cover the cut areas.
The mdf is dry brushed on the brick pattern- this was my first dry brush attempt and came out pretty well IMHO. The windows were all laid out and spray painted. Once the paint was dry, I flipped them and sprayed 3m spray adhesive on them. I then laid the "glass" on the once mullion, then laid another mullion down, making a sandwich. This technique was super fast and easy.
This was my baby, and I brought AG from this forum in on it. I sent him the design, we worked it out, and he produced the product. I give him two thumbs up. There is a lot of detail parts, but they go together relatively simply.
This was a very fun project, and was very rewarding to see a vision come to life. I already have Floyd's Barbershop produced, and is in paint & assembly now. Floyd's is over 100 pieces! I intend on making a few more Mayberry buildings, I have never seen anything remotely close to scale or with any detail ever offered. I just need to find an old 1962 4 door Galaxy to park in front now...
This building has a footprint of 7"x8.75" not including the front porch.
(Go ahead & whistle- you know you want too)
Thanks!
Front of the courthouse- the columns are dowel rods sitting in pre-drilled holes. There are drilled blocks for the column tops & bases.
The "real" Mayberry
Detail showing brick, mortar, top 7 trim pieces, and the windows
close up of front door, sign will fit above door if you wish.
Three quarter view
under the roof showing the recess for the LED light and the holes for the columns
