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  1. David Bigcheeseplant
    I still need to play around with the colours, and intend maybe to darken the mortar later, the picture is of a test piece anyway. I don't have many colour photos but have a feeling the shed may been a bit darker or weathered than the bridge pillar anyway, I find it easyier to go darker if need be than make things lighter. Does anyone have any photos of the hut on the end of the up platform it was the original Aylesbury and Buckingham signal box then later a porters room and was there untill around fifteen years ago. David
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    I assembled the three walls of the office at the rear of the shed using plastic weld the mitre corners with correct brickwork round the corners and windows shows up well here. I also added more mortar colour in to the test pieces, and although I still need to get the base colour correct this effect was achived without too much effort.
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    These are some of the parts York Modelmaking laser cut for me, also a test piece that I am trying to paint, I first gave it a spray of halfords red primer, then ran mortar colour in the grooves, then I have dry brushed the brick work, I think I need to get the colour a more orange colour I may try colour pencils or water colour as per Pendon. I dont have too many colour pictures of the shed but took some photos of the footbridge brickwork that was built at the same time and was demolished a couple of years back. David
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    These are the laser cut windows Paul has cut for me all I can say is they are truly outstanding I also picked up at Warley the laser cut sides of the shed, I will try and take some more pics at the weekend as this was taken in poor light but you can see the correct English bond brickwork with quater brick closer, I am experementing now how to paint it!
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    A cleanish L1 at Aylesbury think I may renumber mine as this one.
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    When CoT went to the old Swindon museum in 1962 she was repainted plain green with the number 3717, although you could see the old livery under the new paintwork. When running in the 1950s the sandboxes were painted Indian red rather than green as used on the post 1985 livery David
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    What is the thinest line you can cut down to and are curves possible? if I send you drawings over any chance of doing my windows? David
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    The model will be made painted and weathered exactly as prototype, as it's right in the front of the layout so I want to get it right, hopefully I will get the drawings off this week and maybe able to collect from Warley. David
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    No I am going to do the windows in etched brass, as I think the laser cut windows are not fine enough, I also plan to etch the smoke troughs. I am not too sure yet on what to use for the corrigated aspestos roof.
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    This is my card mock up of the engine shed I am building for our clubs Aylesbury Town project; I drew up the building in AutoCAD with all the correct brickwork with quarter closure bricks at all corners. I am getting York Modelmaking to laser cut the whole lot in 1.5mm Romark (a modified form of ABS) each wall will be built of three layers the outer brickwork in 1.5mm Romark a centre clear 1mm acrylic and again a 1.5mm Romark inner skin with all brickwork detail. Before I sent it off to get cut out I printed out everything out on paper which was then glued to card and then the parts cut out and assembled to give me an idea of how it would look and make sure everything worked as it should. When York Modelmaking cut out the sides they will also chamfer the mating corners on a circular saw at 45 degrees so each side mates correctly without losing any of the corner brickwork detail. David
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    The cab has also the limousine doors first fitted to the class in 1953
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    I have a full brake on order, I will see how it compares to the Comet one I built a few years ago, I am sure I can add inall the brake pull rods and underframe bits and pieces. David
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    Presented by Risborough & District MRC RAILEX 2011 Stoke Mandeville Stadium Harvey Road Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP21 9PP Website: railex.org.uk Saturday 28th May 10.30-1730 Sunday 29th May 10.00-1700 Confirmed layouts 2mm/N Ashburton Highbury Colliery Highclere 4mm Scles Dduallt(009) Combwich (OO) Engine Wood (OO) Borchester Market (OO) New Hey (EM) Stainmore Summit (EM) Bramblewick (P4) Nettlebridge Valley Railway (P4) Portchullin (P4) Ravenscroft Sidings (P4) Sheep Pasture (P4) Wheal Elizabeth (P4) Harefield South (P4) 7mm/O Gauge 82G (O Gauge) Apethorn Junction (O Gauge) Courcelle Part (7mm S7) The Napier Valley Railroad and Coal Company (On30) Traders comfirmed to date (September 2010) Alan Gibson All Components Comet Models DC Kits D E videos Dragon Models Gramodels GW Models High Level kits Hobby Holidays Ian's Trains International Models Judith Edge - Etched Brass Kits Kevin Robertson Books London Road Models Marc Models N Brass Locos N Gauging Plus Daughters Radley Models Road Transport Images Roger Carpenter Rural Railways Southwark Bridge Models Sunningwell Command Control Wild Swan Publications Wizard Models Adults £7.00 Children £4.00 5 and under free Sunday only up to 2 children admiited free with paying adult.
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    An LNER V2 ended up in Swindon works and they put a copper capped chimney on it, there is a photo to prove it in a book. David
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    Another of John Reeds photos this one shows a split footplate example with a Met loco behind David
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    I am going to need a couple for our Aylesbury project. Here is one in apple green BR livery at Aylesbury just like the Hornby model, but I prefer the split frame front end. David
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    Some photos of Whitchurch Road
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    Although I am likely to scratch build my own buildings,I would think GWR standard goods sheds and station buildings could be a winner. David
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    I have a 97XX to finish, it is a Samhongsa brass model although I have built a High Level pannier chassis to go under it, David
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    I had a run on the demo line behind COT pulling a couple of period coaches, Hope you like the B & W photo, other than the fence it could be 1912.
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    Another photo
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    I went to Didcot today and I must admit City of Truro looked great in its new livery. David
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    RAILEX 2010http://www.rdmrc.nildram.co.uk/railex2010v.html Presented by Risborough & District MRC RAILEX 2010 Stoke Mandeville Stadium Harvey Road Aylesbury Buckinghamshire HP21 9PP Saturday 29th May 10.30-1730 Sunday 30th May 10.00-1700 WEBSITE http://www.rdmrc.nil...railex2010.html CONFIRMED LAYOUTS (April 2010): Albion Quarry 7mm (O Gauge): Bob Alderman Anderstaff Yard 4mm (EM) Brendan Walsh Arne Wharf 4mm (009): Chris Nevard Bawdsey 4mm (EM) : Paul Marshall Potter Blakeney 4mm (EM): Geoff Kent Clinkerford 4mm (P4): John Darch Connerburn 2mm Jim Watt Dainton Bank 7mm (O Gauge): Peter Talbot Dinas Blaenau 7mm (0-14): Paul Holmes East Lynn & Nunstanton S Scale : Trevor Nunn Grafenwalde 3.5mm (HO): Tim Hale Grove Ferry Junction S Scale: Robin Fielding Kilbrandon S Scale: Paul Greene Lower Soudley Ironworks 4mm (P4): Shropshire & Herefordshire Group - Scalefour Society New Mills 4mm (OO): Cooperhire MRC Quai: 87 3.5mm (P87) Brian Harrap Totnes 2mm (N) John Birkett-Smith Treneglos 4mm (OO): Stafford Railway Circle Westford 4mm (OO) Westford Modellers Group Whitchurch Road 7mm (O gauge) Paul Bambrick Demos Malcolm Smith Cottage & structure modelling Nick DeCourtias Scratch building coaches from card and paper (see Model Railway Journal No. 105) Philip Hall Wagon & rolling stock contruction CONFIRMED TRADERS (April 2010) 247 Developments Alan Gibson (new for 2010) ALL Components Bill Bedford Models Brilliant-Baseboards.co.uk Cheltenham Model Centre (new for 2010) C&L Finescale Comet Models Dart Castings David Geen (new for 2010) DC Kits & D&E Videos Dragon Models Eileen's Emporium Exactoscale Ltd & The P4 Track Company Finney and Smith Freestone Model Accessories Golden Arrow Productions Gramodels GW Models High Level Kits Hobby Holidays (new for 2010) Ian's Trains Inter-City Models International Models Judith Edge - Etched Brass Kits Kevin Robertson Books London Road Models MB Models Marc Models / Electrifying Trains Model Loco Resprays N Gauging Parkside Dundas Phoenix Precision Paints Plus Daughters Railwayania Road Transport Images (new for 2010) Roger Carpenter Roxey Mouldings Rural Railways Shawplan Southwark Bridge Models Sunningwell Command Control Tools 2000 Unit Models Wild Swan Publications Wizard Models (inc MSE/51L) Societies Great Central Society O Gauge Guild RMWeb Scalefour Society Scale 7 Group S Scale Society Free Vintage Bus Service We will be providing a free bus service from Aylesbury railway station direct to Railex and return every forty minutes during both Saturday and Sunday. The service will start half an hour before Railex opens and the last bus will depart Stoke Mandeville Stadium a few minutes after the show closes each day. The bus service will be run by a vintage routemaster bus.
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    The front of the pannier tanks really should be black not green, other wize a nice job. David
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    Most of the ex GWR locos had black tops. David
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