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A collection of our projects that are gradually heading towards the completion of Duddeston Road

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The Stairs and Drop down Platform of the LNWR Coal Hole

So the fiddly bits! I really enjoy making things like these, proving to myself what is possible with Plasticard and my limited skill set.   So to begin with a little set of concrete stairs. Pretty easy to make, just quite small. I start with the sides, remembering to take off the the thickness of the plasticard for the tread and riser so that I don't end up with a staircase 1mm further forward or higher than I intended   These are to give you an idea off the size of this little thing, and
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Walls and Beams of the LNWR Coal Hole

Well all of this was very time consuming, and not massively satisfying, but I'm pleased to have got it over and done with!   So it began with adding the final layer of brickwork around the top of the Coal Hole. Not too difficult, I just used the same technique as before allowing the ends to hang over so I could trim them down when the glue had set.   I trimmed the top pieces to size and then started on the final layer around the bottom of the Coal Hole. This was much more fiddly as I n
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LNWR Cole Hole is making progress

So quite a bit of progress recently, or at least it feels that way!   Comments, thoughts, questions, hints and tips are of course always welcome!   Anyway, here is what I have been up too...   Ive added another layer of brickwork to the long sides. As the corners will be viable i left them long for accurate trimming later...   This shows the extra length a little better...   I then moved onto the doorway, which I knew was going to be awkward! First i added the brickwork between
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Rolling stock continued

Done a bit more at 42355 Coal in the bunker Cylinder heads Char on the running plate.....got to get a bit off the sides of the frames. Quite pleased with the way that has turned out.   Still got to do the missed bit on the ends of the buffer beam.
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Rolling stock

Hi Here's my first contribution to our Duddeston Road blog   This is actually a loco I am doing for my brother - but its bound to appear on shed sometime.   We bought this Fowler 4P at the Huddersfield MRC show. It looked fine and ran well. When I came to start weathering it I realised there was a horrid gluey thumbprint on the LHS tank.     I carefully reduced it with a fibreglass pencil, a scraper and some very fine abrasive.   Martin had given me a prototype to base it on   an
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LNWR Coal Hole progress

Appologies for the quiet spell, Ive been rather busy with work recently, and was out at a show all of last weekend.   Not huge progress, but a little, and there may still be time this weekend to get a tad more done.   Anyway, here are the photos of whats been happening...
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Well its a start

Well we have been meaning to set ourselves up a blog for a little while now, and we have finally taken the plunge. So here is the first of hopefully many posts about what we are working on.   My current project is a LNWR coaling stage in 4mm. Below are a few photos of how im getting on...     Further updates of this and other projects from myself and Charlie will follow
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