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col.stephens Full Member
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Doesn't look too bad, does it? More soon. Terry |
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That definitely looks far more natural, good call. D ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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col.stephens wrote: Hello Evan. Thank you for your kind comments. Did you have to make any adjustments to the length of the roof components? [See my recent weighbridge/bothy post] D ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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col.stephens wrote: Hello Ron. It's much the same here in the UK. However, I have previously had a problem, when ballasting the track, with the pva wicking up the front of the Scalescenes' platform and ruining same,... Spray shoe/suede protector seems to stop that, and dries matt. D ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Hello Doug. Re the small building above and your query, I have added a post to your weighbridge/bothy thread. Thanks for your kind comments and the tip regarding the waterproofing spray. Best wishes. Terry |
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Problem? S'no problem... D ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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With reference to the Southern Railway concrete lineside hut, as shown in the 159th post in this thread. On reflection I decided that the colour, although attractive, would not fit very well with the rather muted colours already used on the other structures. Accordingly, I decided to give the hut a repaint and finally arrived at the right shade on the third coat!
This is roughly where the hut will be fixed to the baseboard...
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My thoughts are now turning to the lineside fencing. I recently acquired a couple of packets of these rather nice fence posts from Scale Model Scenery... To save time, I shall paint them a dark brown colour whilst they are still on the sprue. I think it's amazing that the holes are so accurately positioned. These are far superior to some of the plastic varieties which I have previously used. More soon. Terry |
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Hi Terry, Looks laser cut. Nice holes. How thin are they? Nigel ____________________ ©Nigel C. Phillips |
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Terry, have you considered giving them a simple wash over with diluted Indian ink/smashed up black cartridge, [empty of course]. They look nice and fine, be a pity to bung up the holes etc with paint... Douglas ____________________ 'You may share the labours of the great, but you will not share the spoil...' Aesop's Fables "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" - Benjamin Franklin In the land of the slap-dash and implausible, mediocrity is king |
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Nigel, the posts are 2mm square. Doug. Good idea, thanks. I have already given them a couple of thin washes of diluted brown/grey mix of acrylic paint. I blew hard on them which cleared any paint from the holes. Regards to all. Terry |
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Hi Terry, I checked the website, they have proper 7 hole GWR ones. After drilling countless holes on 40 feet of posts a few years ago this looks to be a great improvement. Re Douglas' comment: India Ink comes in all sorts of colors. Sleeper grey should be appropriate. Nigel ____________________ ©Nigel C. Phillips |
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Last night I turned my attention to finding a suitable goods shed for the layout. As Scalescenes' small station building is being used and the layout is quite small, I don't want a large goods shed which will dominate the scene and make it look unbalanced. I also want a building which has character and is not the usual block with office attached. Whilst perusing some old books I came across this drawing from 1955... That will do very nicely, thank you. Now, do I make it a brick built model to reflect the station building, or should it be of lighter construction such as clapboard? Decisions, decisions! Today's quiz: name the author and the book from whence the drawing came. More soon. Terry |
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Nice shed Terry.  I wonder if it was a later addition to the station, in which case, it could have been a clapboard construction. If it was built at the same time, I suspect they'd have used the same materials, i.e. brick ............ Re the author - my guess is it's not Joh n Ahearn - too "architect-like" and could the publication have been Railway Modeller ? They reproduced many drawings like that ................ In other words, I've no idea .................  ____________________ 'Petermac |
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Hi Terry, The shed at Lambourn is a nice small one. http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=12190&forum_id=14#p213996    Currently on the British Model Railway Club of Montréal layout. Smaller than the one you have, and a prototype. Nigel ____________________ ©Nigel C. Phillips |
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Hi Terry, One suggestion for that signal in front of the bridge. Red on red is not good, a white painted rectangle on the brick behind the signal arm would be something different and prototypical. Nigel ____________________ ©Nigel C. Phillips |
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Hello Peter. Thank you for your thoughts on the construction materials. Makes sense. Unfortunately, you are wrong about the publication, and it wasn't John Ahern. Nigel. Very nice goods shed. Thanks for posting the photos. Interesting suggestion re the signal. Something to bear in mind when I get down to fine detailing. Best wishes. Terry |
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More soon, Terry |
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Peco's water tank appeared to be just what was required to fit between the platform end and the starter signal. I found it to be a nice model and simple to put together. Unfortunately, the external fittings such as the ladder are made from a soft springy polythene type of plastic. I found it very difficult to cut flash away from the ladder rungs, it being almost impossible to get a sharp edge to the plastic. I suspect that the fittings are made from this springy plastic to prevent them from being damaged by rough handling. Nevertheless, the kit made up into a fine model. I gave the model a spray of Halford's grey primer, followed by a wash of runny brown acrylic paint. This was followed by a light dusting of 'rust' weathering powder on the main tank. The top of the tank is modelled to represent a planked cover. I painted this with white acrylic with a hint of brown, followed by three washes of very watery brown to represent old wood. Here is the model ready to be fixed in situ...
More soon. Terry |
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