enginelane Posted February 9, 2018 Author Share Posted February 9, 2018 Test building now moved to right hand side of the layout. This building will have the conveyor structure on it. Established position of the 3 loading bays. Next step produce construct open loading bays, construct a full piece of conveyor and trial construction of a loading bay canopy. Should soak up a few more hours! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 Mocked up the framework of the loading bay canopy. Going to need some thought on how to secure to the brick surround so canopy does not pull away under its own weight Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 10, 2018 Author Share Posted February 10, 2018 (edited) Slow Saturday evening on the telly so spent time creating the framework and front valence for the loading canopy. Needs to dry thoroughly before attempting to attach the roof sheeting. Noticed in some images a simpler type of canopy so mocked up an example. Both types afixed to building by brackets and wires, metal rods. Edited February 10, 2018 by enginelane 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Another cold day so spent some time mocking up sample pipe support brackets that fit under the covered conveyor and conveyorvsupport brackets. At this scale will have to add bolt or fixing detail as well 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 Sample shadow box for a loading bay made from foam board off cuts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 14, 2018 Author Share Posted February 14, 2018 3 hours work this morning and does not look a lot to show for it but worked out what does work and what does not. Card will not work for the canopy roof, needs to be curved on both sides for overlapping to look effective. Looks like will have to put windows in the conveyor storey anyway. Mocked up a sample sliding door that occurs on some of the loading docks. This one will be modelled partially open. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 15, 2018 Author Share Posted February 15, 2018 On duty at the NYMR tomorrow so no modelling will be done. Progress so far after 34.5 hours of modelling. Need to take to club room to test fit shadow box loading bay. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 In order to work out the dimensions of some other parts of the buildings and tanks etc need to build a section of the bridge that goes from the “house” across to the factory. Secondhand stall delivered up two kits of a 4mm overhead walkway but need to scale up to 1/48 th scale. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Morning progress 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 (edited) Morning session will be roofing the canopy. Eating up the supply of sheeting. Trip to London on Tuesday will result in a trip to 4D Models for fresh supplies. At this scale there will have to be some attempt at representing fixings as well. Edited February 25, 2018 by enginelane 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Roof on canopy complete with sheeting. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxcab Posted February 25, 2018 Share Posted February 25, 2018 The first turnout has been built, only 5 more to build. The switch points, guard rails, frog, rail braces & head rod (tie bar) are all castings from Right-O-Way. The R-O-W castings are high quality with no flash and are beautifully detailed, they are well worth the money. The tie plates are Grandt line from R-O-W with R-O-W spikes. I made the gauge plates & hook tie plates from 10 thou plasticard as described in Mike Cougill's book "Detailing Track". Mike's book has been my track building "bible". The turnout still requires cosmetic rail joiners, these will be added once the turnout is installed on the layout, the plan is to fit cosmetic rail joiners at scale 39 ft lengths. The sub base road bed is 5 mm "Foamex", a plastic that is strong but soft enough to spike into. I discovered Foamex after one of our other club members used it for a large industrial building on his layout. Because the ties are only about 1.5 mm thick (coffee stirrer sticks) I had to build on a sub base to allow for the length of the spikes below the ties. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 25, 2018 Author Share Posted February 25, 2018 Trial fitting of the walk way roof 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 Waiting on fresh supplies so mocked up a trial piece of what could become a power house or generating plant within the factory complex. Made up of 4 separate layers of plasticard to try and get some depth into the window reveals. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardEyre Posted February 27, 2018 Share Posted February 27, 2018 I'm going to have to light that walkway aren't I? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 27, 2018 Author Share Posted February 27, 2018 I'm going to have to light that walkway aren't I? I reckon so. On the basis there are two kits available then it will be two spans wide. If go with the height of the conveyor being establish at 4th storey of the factory building then established the height at which the house will be built up from and the level the walkway will start. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted February 28, 2018 Author Share Posted February 28, 2018 Snow day but now retired every day is a snow day! Made the design of the power plant modular so different tops and bottoms can be inter mixed. Trial of the base with deep inset windows just to ring the changes of the normal glass window pattern. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Front aspect of proposed power plant. Run out of Flemish bond and with the pile of bits left not a lot I can do with them to go further so awaiting delivery coming through the snow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 1, 2018 Author Share Posted March 1, 2018 Think will go with the smaller glass block effect windows to give some variety to the buildings. Next try out methods for creating some open windows and vents 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Just time this morning to trial windows and some detailing. The plastic of the window frames does not like glue so it will have to be superglue for attaching window frames etc. For some reason on the real prototype there is a door leading out to a piece of machinery so had a go at mocking up using a 1/48 th scale nato mechanic as reference for dimensions etc. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Has been known for the Post Office to get deliveries wrong but fair play today in numbing cold cheery postman, forvhe was male, delivered a parcel of goodies from Squires, other tool and materials suppliers are available, so worl on the factory complex can continue! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 The plastic of the window frames does not like glue so it will have to be superglue for attaching window frames etc. Have you tried canopy glue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Have you tried canopy glue? The window frames are cut from the type of mesh net that needleworkers would use to create their designs, thecsquares I thought would create the glass block design. The plastic seems by feel to be a polythene and quite soapy to touch. Who makes the canopy glue? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted March 2, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2018 Rocket. Do a guick google. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 Built up power plant module with both sections joined 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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