Small station on the Devan & Summersett

Just out interest, what is the material meant to be? Concrete slabs, flat sheet tin?

Roof shape looks good to me too.

Marty

[user=19]Marty[/user] wrote:

Just out interest, what is the material meant to be? Concrete slabs, flat sheet tin?

Roof shape looks good to me too.

Marty

Dunno Marty, I will use TX34 from Scalescenes called roof cladding…

It has been suggested the pitch needs to be a slightly steeper angle - will have a look at that in the next day or two.

I'd agree the pitch needs to be steeper Sol.

Max commented on the snow load and, even in Devon, that can be quite high.  There is a building regulation regarding roof pitch, which is much steeper than in more southerly climes - or in your case, northerly climes.  I'll see if I can find out from my brother who was an architect. :thumbs

I,m with Gary on the roof style, just looks right to me.

Pete. 

Sol, apparently a pitch of anything around 45 to 50 degrees plus is the "norm"..........beyond that, it gets "technical" .................

The steepest angle I could do without extending the walls upwards


now to finish it off with ridge capping, barge boards, gutters & canopy supports

I'd say a bit flat Sol but I take your point about extending the walls.

One thing did strike me - I'm assuming the roof is either "weathered" panels or felt of some kind where the lines form the seamed join between two "panels".

On the front edge of the canopy, and probably the rear edge too, the "seam" should run down the edge rather than set in slightly…………  Also, I think it would look better if the seams followed the main roof edge rather than leaving that odd shaped triangle at the front ridge area.

If you did that, it would look as if the roof had actually been made to fit the building rather than just "wall-papered" on.  You may get a few odd shaped panels to make it all fit, but then that's very prototypical.  :roll::roll::roll:

facia/barge boards and gutters added



The roof panels are ???  dunno what the Scalescenes represents.
I was considering tiles but thought I would have "fun" doing the edges near the gutters.

Not the most ideal building but it fills the hole…  after giving it a good matt varnish spray — some weathering powders.
but before it is placed semi-permanently, I have to do roadworks behind it

this side not normally seen..


the side as seen by the operators on the D&S - downpipes & weathered…

Good solid industrial building/warehouse Sol. Definitely says "deliver/pick up here" to me.

Who's Elliott?

Marty

[user=19]Marty[/user] wrote:

Who's Elliott?

Noel Elliottt - one of my Operators - I have other industries/locations  named after other crew as well.

Great looking model, but I can see an entrance for the employees on the end of the visible wall…

Something like this perhaps :



Cheers, Gary.

I think it's a nice touch. Glad Noel got a building too.

Marty

[user=878]Gary[/user] wrote:

Great looking model, but I can see an entrance for the employees on the end of the visible wall…

Something like this perhaps :



Cheers, Gary.

that would be a good idea except that, that part of the ground is not really accessible by employees or anyone except railway personnel. Employees enter via the back entrances off the road side. I will get a photo of that part tomorrow.

looking really good sol, fills an awkward spot well and is unique. must admit i agree with Gary about that end door…maybe some fencing to turn it into a bit of a yard for  the building ? It all adds interest…   well impressed though mate


cheers


Matt

added a door - steps are inside the building… concrete pad outside & the chalk lines will be the fenced area.

a lot of details to be added

the road access side

The image in post 169 confused me as I thought that the railway line ran up both sides of the building… Then I realised now, after looking back to that post, that the building was turned around and the photo not taken from the other side of the layout… One of those dooh moments ! :roll: 

Anyway, the door looks good, and the recent photo shows the road access clearly !! :thumbs

Cheers, Gary.

started fencing using Ratio 436 kit

almost done - just details