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A Grand Day Out - The Platform For Further Progress

Tony Simms

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As others have previously posted, last weekend was Expo 2mm; a lower key event than last year's Golden Jubilee Expo, but an excellent day nevertheless. The big advantage of these days is getting to see members from across the country, old friends and new alike and have a good chat about all things 2mm in a relaxed environment.

 

I especially enjoyed seeing new layouts from Nigel Ashton and David Long. Always a great source of inspiration to see other members layouts taking shape.

 

Back home, having acquired some etched bargains from Phil Copleston's gloat box, I set to Brafferton. The station building had been well received and it was time to start the second part of the building. This is now being redone to match the latest version of the main building:

 

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One of the etches that Phil passed on to me was the Shire Scenes cast iron gents toilets. Parts of this were extracted and adapted to make some outside privies in the yard area.

 

Once the various sills etc. were attached, the two units were placed on the platform and positioning strips of microstrip were glued around them. This allows the platform surface to be formed of filler whilst retaining a neat edge:

 

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Once dry, the filler was rubbed back and patching undertaken as required. The roofs of the building still need finishing, then glazing and curtains, chimneys and chimney pots. Oh, and glazing:

 

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nick_bastable
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very impressive and is really starting to looks like something although I rather liked it at expo 2010...

 

how did you achieve the contrasting brickwork on the main building its rather nice and suitable for an idea I have in mind

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bcnPete
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Nice work Tony - I particularly like the third photo...with the wagon seemingly run aground ;)

 

As Nick says, this is really turning into a very nice project.

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Tony Simms

Pete, thanks for the comment. Somebody's going to catch it for leaving that wagon there! rolleyes.gif

 

Nick, I covered the brickwork in an earlier post. In summary, it is Scalescenes brick (aged red, I think), the quoins and lintels are drawn and coloured using a CAD program and then printed onto paper, cut out and overlaid. Hope that helps!

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backofanenvelope

Hi Tony I like the 1st photo as I think you have caught the colours really well and it certainly has that NER feel to it. I think everyone cannot help feeling inspired from the Expo.

Tom

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-missy-

Hello Tony.

 

The layout is comming along really well, it has an excellent sense of space about it.

 

The more photos and stories I hear about the 2mm meet the more I regretted not making an effort to get there. I havent seen Phil C for aggeeess and it would have been nice to meet up with him again amongst others. It sounds like I missed out on a few bargins too!

 

Keep the posts comming...

 

Missy.

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Tony Simms
...it has an excellent sense of space about it...

 

Thanks, M!

 

I like getting spaced out, now and then... rolleyes.gif

 

 

 

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