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Coming along at your usual quick pace John - great!

John - that looks really good - pray tell, what did you use to form the storm drain? Is it simply cut out and then polyfilla'd, or have you used something else?

Is that you sneaking your Ford Capri in there?

Track looking good.

Chris

John - that looks really good - pray tell, what did you use to form the storm drain? Is it simply cut out and then polyfilla'd, or have you used something else?

 

the original baseboard level is the bottom of the storm drain. I topped it with a new piece of 1/2" MDF to give me a clean start. Trying to be frugal, I used offcuts, the rear one ending at the back face of the drain. That's what formed the idea, when the next new piece was added I just left a gap creating the drain slot,

 

Originally the slot had straight walls, I used filler (P38 body filler from the car spares shop) Filler applied liberally down both sides then using a plasti card offcut with an angle and rad I scraped off the excess down both sides whilst still wet, leaving the wall shape. Once dry a bit of sanding , a second light filling and final sanding left the shape I have. P38 is filler plus a small amount of hardener added and only takes 10 minutes to "dry" you have to work fast or do small areas at once but not waiting for drying is a big bonus.

Is that you sneaking your Ford Capri in there?

Track looking good.

Chris

 

Could be ! I don't have any US models to populate the pavement yet !

Up to your usual high standard John. I love the storm drain looks great !!

the original baseboard level is the bottom of the storm drain. I topped it with a new piece of 1/2" MDF to give me a clean start. Trying to be frugal, I used offcuts, the rear one ending at the back face of the drain. That's what formed the idea, when the next new piece was added I just left a gap creating the drain slot,

 

Originally the slot had straight walls, I used filler (P38 body filler from the car spares shop) Filler applied liberally down both sides then using a plasti card offcut with an angle and rad I scraped off the excess down both sides whilst still wet, leaving the wall shape. Once dry a bit of sanding , a second light filling and final sanding left the shape I have. P38 is filler plus a small amount of hardener added and only takes 10 minutes to "dry" you have to work fast or do small areas at once but not waiting for drying is a big bonus.

 

Thanks John - an interesting way of doing it!

Jack