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Barrow Hill Mark II - The Roof - stage 1


PaternosterRow

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Stage 1 of the roof covering. Scale scenes corrugated roof texture has been photocopied on to 160 gsm light card and window openings cut out. I thought I might get away with just one layer with the texture on both sides, but it leaks too much light. Another layer will be applied - another lot of windows to cut!! The openings have been covered over with a transparency which has had the same texture copied onto it - this nicely emulates dirt that has collected in the corrugations as on a real roof.

 

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The other layer will cover up all those nasty white bits. One bugbear - the photocopier at work broke down last week so I had to use the local newsagent, but their copier is not a good one and the texture has come out with a slight pink tinge. I'm hoping a bit of weathering and some matt varnish will tone this down a bit.

 

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  • RMweb Gold

Amazing. The windows and the light coming through them works very well, I think. Is the layout limited to the shed or will you also build the yard outside?

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Many thanks Mikkel. Yes, I'm going to do the yard (fingers crossed) - this how the current model started out really. My first shed model was completed about 18 months ago, but I was never happy with the look. It was way too small and really only an experiment. I'm not sure whether to go with code 75 or 100 for the yard - what's the running like on 75 - is it reliable? I've never used it before and love the look of it, but if running is compromised is it worth it?

 

Mike

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  • RMweb Gold

That looks stunning Mike.

 

Am with Mikkel on that...the light coming through the grimey windows looks excellent.

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I'm not sure whether to go with code 75 or 100 for the yard - what's the running like on 75 - is it reliable?

I'm not the best to ask as I've always liked code 100 for its simplicty - but what I have run on code 75 hasn't had problems. But then most of that has been kit built or new RTR. Some of the older models supposedly can give problems in the points, but others can answer that better than I.

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GREAT tip re using the transparencies! must remember that. So far as code75 is concerned as long as your stock is less than 10 years old, it should run through ok.

 

Regs

 

Ian

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Thanks Ian. Looks like code 75 is out as I have a couple of much loved Hornby Class 86's that are well over 10 years old. Whilst there are no OH wires at Barrow Hill I do want to run them around - there's no third rail either, but I also want to accommodate my Bachmann 4 CEP. Thanks for the advice.

 

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Mike

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