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GWR Broad Gauge Goods Shed

Ian Smith

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It's been a long time since I posted anything in my blog. However some of the items I've been working on have been documented elsewhere on RMweb :

 

GWR 1854 Saddle Tank conversion from Graham Farish 57xx

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=904684

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=922762

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=925638

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1025075

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1028773

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1045639

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1066142

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1067384

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1071008

 

3D Printed Outside Framed Brake Van

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1072380

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1075225

 

 

Goods Shed

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1098981

 

The shed itself is based on the drawings of the one at Moretonhampstead in GWR Branch Line Termini Vol 2. It is constructed from 0.030" plasticard with Slaters embossed stone plastic sheeting each side. The corner stone quoins are small rectangles of 0.030" welded on, and made good when dry with a file. The shed crane has also been documented elsewhere (http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/65499-whats-on-your-2mm-work-bench/?p=1102447). The office door is simply another rectangle of 0.030" with a 0.005" panelling section welded on (after carefully cutting out the panels of course!) The window frames are also 0.005" plastic sheet carefully cut to shape and size (a little at a time for the arch until happy with the fit in the window opening). The glazing bars were drawn onto thin Cobex sheet with a ruling pen and fitted behind the frames after they had been paintetd. To accomodate the windows, the rear of the 0.030" inner core of the wall around the window openings was carefully chiselled away to form a rebate to allow the frame and glazing to not interfere with the fitting of the interior embossed stone sheet.

 

The stonework was given an all over coat of a mortar coloured buff enamel that I mixed from a humbrol pale brown colour and white, and when dry the stones themselves were tackled by dry brushing various shades and tones of grey enamel diagonally across the stone surface so as not to clog up the mortar lines.

 

The wooden weatherboard above the rail entrances was built up from 3mm wide strips of self adhesive printer paper from Rymans, each strip overlapping the one below by about 1.5mm. These strips were built up on 0.010" plastic sheet, and once a suitable sized piece was made, a circle cutter was used to provide the archway, and the remainder trimmed away until the item fitted neatly in the rebate provided by the embossed sheet and quoin surround.

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Weatherboard under construction

 

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Weatherboard archways fitted in position

 

I've just made a start on the roof, which has the soffits (? or perhaps they are gable ends? or eaves?) built up from layers of plastic sheet added so that it is a snug fit over the end walls. Once this is thoroughly dry (tomorrow) I will file the layers back to give a smooth

finish. I will probably make the slate roof in the same manner as I made the weatherboarding, but because of the prominence of the roof in a model I may well draw up the slates on the PC and print them onto the self adhesive sheet first - I can feel an experiment coming on :-)

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Trial fit of the roof. The interior roof trussing will be added before final fixing

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scanman

Ian -

 

As I sell slates. tiles & wall finishes made in exactly the same way (see 'BCNPete's 'Kyle' blog & John Brenchleys articles in the 2mm Mag) - can I recommend the use of a laser printer?  Basically the inks used in an inkjet have a propensity to fade over time.

 

Anyway - nice modelling - and are you going to do the loco shed as well?? G>

 

Regards

 

Ian

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Hi Ian good to see all this pulled together in your blog. I'm going to have to start looking in the 2mm section more, I had no idea you'd been so busy! The saddle tank looks great, definetly worth all the effort you put into it. I think I agree with scanman regarding using ink for the roofing tiles on the goods shed. Really looking forward to seeing the finished pictures of the shed, it's a really lovely model of a very attractive building.

 

Dave

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Ian Smith

Thanks both for the encouraging comments.

 

I hadn't intended actually printing slates on my inkjet, what I'd thought about doing was to use the printer to print some dotted lines on the sheet so that I can more accurately judge where to cut the slates and more importantly where the overlap point would be.  I would then paint them once fixed to the roof.

 

I don't intend modelling Moretonhampstead itself, so no I won't be building the Engine Shed / Signal Box.  My intention is to model a fictional location in South Devon (Modbury), which would originally have been built by the South Devon Railway to Broad Gauge, but by 1905/6 would have been narrowed but still retain the Baulk Road trackwork.  The plan I have

Modbury

would be a passing station on a single track line.  The turnout off stage will be the other side of a road overbridge scenic break.  The goods shed will be sited behind the main platform, a cattle dock siding alongside it and a long back siding also form the yard.  The diamond isn't really, it will be a single slip I just haven't worked out how to draw it in Templot yet!  I think that I can get all of that in to a 6 foot length with up to 2 foot traversers on each end (enough for about 10 wagons and engine).
 
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PS Dave, you really don't want to go into the 2mm section, the standard of modelling is awesome and you will spend so much time looking and drooling that you'll never finish your Dean Goods or Goods Shed!! :sungum:
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richbrummitt

Hi Ian good to see all this pulled together in your blog. I'm going to have to start looking in the 2mm section more, I had no idea you'd been so busy! 

 

Or Ian could update his blog more often :P

 

 

PS Dave, you really don't want to go into the 2mm section, the standard of modelling is awesome and you will spend so much time looking and drooling that you'll never finish your Dean Goods or Goods Shed!! :sungum:

 

As a time suck it's better than most of YouTube.

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The Shed is looking really good Ian. The word I have have always used for the edge of the tiles at the side of the roof is the verges and any boards underneath closing the end of were Bargeboards. On a proper railwaybuilding I would expect to see 1and a half width tiles or slates every other row (half tiles or slates where not a proper job (obviously not pantiles where they are not staggered).

Yes some of the 2mm Modelling is of a very high standard yours included.

Don

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D869

Ian,

 

As others have said, the shed is looking great. Be careful though or you might be getting the contract for a slightly bigger one.

 

Regards, Andy

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PS Dave, you really don't want to go into the 2mm section, the standard of modelling is awesome and you will spend so much time looking and drooling that you'll never finish your Dean Goods or Goods Shed!! :sungum:

You were quite right, I shouldn't have looked! Some fantastic modelling on show, I really fancy a dabble in 2mm fine. Sidney Gardens in 2mm would make a fabulous shelf layout to watch the trains go by. Must Resist, Must Resist!

 

Dave

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Mikkel
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Hi Ian, well like Dave I had missed your work in the 2mm thread. That 1854 in particular is astounding - it almost has a 7mm look to it. And what a lovely goods shed, it just oozes Brunel. I had to look up soffits, but haven't found a trnalsation into Danish yet! 

 

BTW I've been looking at your past posts and comments on the shapeways W2 cattle wagon as I've been building a 4mm one myself, it's nice to have shared interests in the same rolling stock.

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