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Sol Former Member
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Novice Bob, the ones from Hornby mag are simple - well relatively. The shed/warehouse on the platform at Barnstable http://yourmodelrailway.net/view_topic.php?id=4447&forum_id=101 was the freebie as well & also downloadable at no cost - I modified it & that took a bit longer. I did the North Light Engine shed first & added a bay, now that took time and I have this to build yet http://www.scalescenes.com/products/T026-Factory-warehouse and I can only repeat what Geoff said about them - if you muck it up, reprint the page. |
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MikeC Former Member
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Disguise the flaws with weathering, would you? I like your style  Mike |
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Lovely job,Ron.I really like the mellow weathered look of the Scalescenes bricks.The Metcalfe kits by contrast always look too "new" to my eyes,damn fine kits though they are! |
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John Dew Full Member 
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Excellent Job Sol..............looks really good I tried one of the free downloads and it was ok but not great but after your demo I think I should perservere. Like you I have a Warehouse Kit which I have yet to start! ____________________ John Granby III Lenz DCC,RR&Co Gold V9 B1 Windows 10 |
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Sol A modelling Moderator. 
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While the "freebie" as above suited the location perfectly, I needed a larger version to span one track and an adjacent road to be used as a seperating scenic block between two of my stations. I had intended to use the Scalescenes Concrete bridge but tracks underneath did not fit so I altered my plans and now will use Scalescenes Arch Bridge R011. This photo shows the overall concept ( supplied by John Wiffen of Scalescenes with thanks). It is brick but mine will be with random Ashlar stone.  for thick card, I am using the brand favoured by our resident card & paper expert Dooferdog- that is, using Cornflako card. Two lots of card glued together on the smooth sides ( roughed up with heavy duty coarse sand paper) with a general purpose glue & weighted overnight. These are the 3 glues used  The Bostik BluStik ( glue stick) for the printed papers to card; Tarzan's Grip for joining card to card : and the Fine Tip PVA applicator for gluing edges. The Fine Tip is perfect & I thank PeterMac for pointing this out some time ago ( well I think it was PeterMac and if I am wrong, I will be  )Now to really get started. More photos, etc will be coming ( & yes, so is Christmas  )____________________ Ron NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline. |
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Petermac Moderator 
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Looking forward to this build sol and yes, it was me who pointed my fine tip at you ....................sorry, I meant "pointed you towards the fine tip" .........anyone who builds in card and hasn't already got one, should do so immediately !!!  What exactly is the Tarzan glue Sol ? Is it like Evostick - a solvent glue, or more of a PVA ? ____________________ 'Petermac |
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col.stephens Full Member
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Looking good Ron. I also found the inside top of the arch the most difficult part of this kit to fit properly. Which matt spray did you use? Terry |
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Sol A modelling Moderator.
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Peter, Tarzan's Grip does dissolve foam styrene - it is like a clear contact cement. Terry, I use a matt spray obtained from Art & Craft shops but on some I also used a gloss spray from paint sections which is far cheaper than Artists' matt & then only needing one quick coat of matt. I had no real problem doing the arch - about 10 minutes of trial & error. ____________________ Ron NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline. |
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Chubber Casseroled Badger 
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Sol wrote: The abutments - glossy surface of the Hornby mag paper will be eradicate with matt spray varnish later. Taking a copy for reference is very helpful as bending paper on blue mark points is hard when cutout & the mark points disappear Just a tip that might help with the disappearing fold lines, place a ruler along the line prior to bending/cutting and pierce through with a sharp point in two or three places along the line. This will give true set of marks showing clearly on the plain back surface, so that a folding crease can be made on the 'inside' of the fold. See 'Scoring before bending' in the link below... https://www.model-railways-live.co.uk/Features/Practical_BRM-_Cardboard_Modelling_the_Scalescenes_Way_Part_1/ Hope this helps, Doug ____________________ '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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Sol A modelling Moderator.
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Thanks Doug- - one for our Index I think.
____________________ Ron NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline. |
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Sol A modelling Moderator.
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Slowly getting there - I made the arch bricks/stone stand out for somemore relief. ____________________ Ron NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline. |
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Sol A modelling Moderator.
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The easy part is done ...... now to build it into the scenery especially on the left hand side with the road extending over terrain ____________________ Ron NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline. |
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Chubber Casseroled Badger
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Aha! Will we be seeing the infamous 'mirror beside the bridge to make a double bridge worth...'? Doug ____________________ '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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Sol A modelling Moderator.
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Not sure how I am going to handle this right now, my mind is currently on other things like my homehot water heater is giving brown water at odd times ( well, it is 16 years plus) so it has to be replaced so that is quite lot of modelling money !!
____________________ Ron NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline. |
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Petermac Moderator
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The bridge looks excellent Sol. Looking forward to seeing the roadway take shape. You could always incorporate a muddy creek somewhere to use up some of that brown water ...........  We had one (a water heater) replaced a year or so back and it wasn't fitting the new one that caused the problems, it was getting the old one out of the attic !!! A 300 litre lagged tank half full of limescale weighs quite a bit on an old man's shoulders ........."Bon chance" as we say here ...............  ____________________ 'Petermac |
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Ken Member 
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That's a great looking bridge Sol, very well done. (Thinks: how about trying one in N scale and winging it my way?)  Ken ____________________ 'It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Swing' |
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Sol A modelling Moderator.
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Sorry Ken, N is not my thing - Marty would be better at it than me ! Edge work under way with the road:-  ____________________ Ron NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline. |
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Sol A modelling Moderator.
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In between many other things, slowly the bridge ground work coming together  thin plaster coat over PVA soaked cleaning cloths. ____________________ Ron NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline. |
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MaxSouthOz Admin 
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That's going to break up that long run on that side. ____________________ Max Port Elderley |
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Chinahand Full Member 
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Hi Sol, I'm sure you've thought it out Ron but there doesn't look as though there will be much room for the road by the time you've allowed for the 10ft way and a boundary structure/fence of some sort. ____________________ Regards, Trevor |
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