The Bridge
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from Hornby magazine May 2010 & one purchased recently.
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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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!;-)
Cheers,John.B.:thumbs
Cheers,John.B.:thumbs
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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!
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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 :oops: )
Now to really get started. More photos, etc will be coming ( & yes, so is Christmas exclam: )
Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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What exactly is the Tarzan glue Sol ? Is it like Evostick - a solvent glue, or more of a PVA ?
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Terry
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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.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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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
Bends are done using sharp edge of a steel ruler. Flat surfaces glued using a Glue stick, bends are done with a smear of supa glue run along the card edge.
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
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"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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Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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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.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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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
"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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Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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You could always incorporate a muddy creek somewhere to use up some of that brown water ………..:hmm 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 ………:cheers
"Bon chance" as we say here ……………;-)
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'It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that Swing'
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Edge work under way with the road:-
Ron
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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thin plaster coat over PVA soaked cleaning cloths.
Ron
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NCE DCC ; 00 scale UK outline.
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Max
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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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