Following a recent exhibition where the layout was operated in relatively stygian gloom 'The Management' decided that it was time we invested in a lighting unit.. My initial suggestion of individual 'Petzl' head torches was pointedly ignored... Instead I 'won' the contract to create the new units...
Okay, good practice for my own layout (should I get round to it!). A morning at one of our routine 'up' sessions oat the clubhouse saw a quick trial re 'light intensity' from the proposed light
A late decision to exhibit at the REC's 'Woking Show' a couple of weeks ago, was accepted as something of a challenge as our exhibition manager (bless him) couldn't accomodate the full length. We had to lose a mere 15 feet - including the current goods shed! I was landed with the task of making a small 'add-on board' - mainly so that locos could still run round their trains. Additionally it would be useful on running nights in the clubroom were it is not possible to erect the full layout anyway
The exhibition is getting CLOSE!
The ridge was then added from 'curly masking tape' from 'Halfords. Designed to follow curves it dealt with the ridgeline quite well, and its 'wrinkled' effect represents canvas/tarpaulin very well when sprayed with a 'sea grey'.
The next step was to fit the valancing. Faced with the choice of making my own - thousands of 'v'-shaped cuts, thousands of 1mm holes - or using Brian Lewis's 'Timbertracks' product, I bottled it! The laser-cut valancing co
I decided that the quickest (and prototypically correct) finish for the canopy was to represent 'board & batten' - where the roof (or wall) is covered by timber boards of a fixed width, butt-jointed together. The weather-proofing comes from the 'batten' - again timber of a fixed width - that is fixed over the board joints (sorry if this is 'suck eggs' time, but there MIGHT be modellers out there that don't know!).
The hole ('light') in the canopy allows three things - 1, as in the
To see the origins and the detailed construction of the various parts of the buildings and their canopy, please refer to this link -
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/56603-platform-canopy-services-for-netherley/
This blog entry will cover recent (?) progress which took place around the construction of the subway balustrade.
The buildings were in the main complete - just waiting final detailing.
The canopy was a different matter. The main transverse trusses w
Well the balustrade is finally complete & located on the layout.
'Valejo' 'Model Air' Hull Maroon appeared to be the closest match - but to make sure I primed the model with their dark brown primer. I'm very impressed with the ease with which the top coat went on - the paint comes ready-thinned for airbrushing (as the name implies) and it went through my 'Aztec' with no issues at all.
I find the other products in the range ('model Color' and the primers in fact need thinning abo
The last entry showed the 'test cut' done by Jonathan. Everything looked good so an order was placed for an 'A4' sheet of 0.5mm MDF - this would give more than enough for the club's needs.
A couple of weeks later a package arrived...
this shows the requirements for the subway balustrade.
The gap between the bottom of the railing was set by using a jig from 30 thou platiskard -
and using this the fencing sections were soon emplaced. -
On to the corner pillars. A
Definite progress on the balustrade for the subway -
This is the test cut from the drawing on the earlier blog. A very nice piece of work from Jonathan. I've made a correction to extend the legs slightly to make it easier to fix them into the surround, and of course the balustrading is made of several of these panels.
Much midnight oil was burned fitting out the station buildings with the remaining windows (the 'louvres' on the 'Gents Toilet' are actually 'Evergreen' '80 thou clap
Last year I was one of the participants in the '2012' RMWeb Challenge, as I was tasked to create the station buildings for the Club's new 7mm layout. The initial phases of the build can be seen here :-
http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/56603-platform-canopy-services-for-netherley/
and in the ensuing vote I was privileged to be placed 6th and I would like to express my thanks to all those who voted for me..
For those that did not follow the competition, a short resum
