George Hudson

Actually it's not a chapel at all but just the original school.

So on the side of Mowlem Hall we have a church/chapel. I don't really know anything about its history or whether it was part of the school, I assume so although it is a very different architectural style although build around the same period as the school itself. It seems to be in all of the photos. I am only modelling one part of the church, that furthest from the hall. For those interested these pictures show some of the techniques I use with brick papers. 1. Lots of layers of mounting board to give depth. 2. Sometimes printing the original drawings onto a sheet of brickpaper so that I can keep everything lined up as the layers go on. 3. Finishing around the windows by teasing a strip of coping bricks along the window edge. These strips are cut crossways to the depth of 2/3 of the strip along the mortar gaps which enables me to work the paper around a corner when it's wet with prit stick or wood glue. 4. Using thin strips of coping bricks to line the inside frames of windows to cover naked card. 5. Essentially I work the paper like miniature wallpaper, rubbing it into crevices and around conveners with my nail or handle of a scalpel to fill cracks and gaps.

I like to do some "visualisation" during build, like this (and ..... opps slipped one in from the next board).

The drawings are done but construction is at an....um...early stage!

Hello all, I am starting a new topic for Aldersgate: this time we have a building inspired by Mowlem Hall in Stepney High Street. I remember this from the late 60s/early 70s as a boxing club and venue for dance classes. Before that it was Redcoat Secondary Modern (and previously Parish) school. I also remember the rather dodgy "New Flamingo" club housed next door. It was all knocked down many years ago and there are only a handful of photos available (unless any readers have some more).

busy day at Aldersgate today!

no but I'm sure that I should give professional juggling a miss

more photos just for fun plus Mrs GH seems to have taken over the railway room...help!

Top quality work, a lovely layout. Andrew

Eyesight rapidly deteriorating!

putting more lights in the scene keeps the details "in the hole" viewable....

I’m feeling pretty good about this cameo. Since this is all partially hidden these are mostly the figures one can buy in bulk from China on eBay. They are ok for the price but some have very long legs (probably for an architectural model) and have to suffer amputation above the ankle. These grisley bits turn up as boots for sale on one of the market stalls!!

I have to give credit to kingsway for the ticket machines. The WH Smith unit is probably about 50 years old. It's been part of the junk I have been carrying around in case I could use it one day!

Plus.....very much a work in progress, I am starting on the entrance to the Underground.

Quick update the market is nearly ready for "punters"

I posted these on facebook but I thought I should really be repeating them here.

I did and it's really quite something. Look forward to seeing it at an exhibition as and when we become "unlocked". By coincidence I took a walk from the real thing a week or so back.

From The Colour of Steam by R.C.Riley ISBN 0 906899 38 9

Thought I would add some update photos for anyone kind enough to have followed this topic in the past. The main update is that the track is now fully ballasted and painted. Liverpool Street was basically dirt and oil on a base of rust and I have followed suit. The sides of the rails were already painted in Humbrol rust and this has been followed by a wash of Daler acrylic raw and burnt umber. Lastly, Daler's "paynes grey" in various dilutions has been washed on to provide the required filth! It's come out better than I expected and I'm pretty happy with it. LMS Models' rail built buffers look really good in situ. Onwards and upwards!

A broken L1 is now repaired and I also chipped my two N2s so feel like I have three new engines today! Time to press on with the ballasting.

Ouch, no wonder I couldn't fix it with superglue. The L1 is now repaired and I also chipped my two N2s so feel like I have three new engines today! (Believe it or not I dropped a N2 yesterday but it survived.)

...anyway, New Modellers' Shop seems to have come to the rescue. Thanks again everyone. (And for introducing me to sources that I didn't know existed!)

Fantastic responses: thank you everyone. Now I know why I am on RM Web. To be fair to Hornby they did also just suggest: ..."Thank you for your reply, may I suggest that you could try AC Models for a replacement bogie, they break models down and sell the parts individually."