Tricky's Workbench

[Tricky]

Hmm. I got redirected to C&L, 7mm wagon parts don’t seem to be available.

[Western Star]

Hmm. I got redirected to C&L, 7mm wagon parts don’t seem to be available.

Yes, bit of a problem there... the new C&L owner has yet to re-introduce the product...  help to create the demand.

Edited March 9, 2018 by Western Star

[brossard]

My rendition of the Coopercraft 3 plank:

 

 

I had a dreadful time time to figure out the brakes and got it finally with help with people on RMWeb.  I got the buffers to spring using Slaters heads and carefully drilling out the kit housings.

 

I represented bolts on the inside with tiny blobs of PVA.  A trick I learned from Barry Norman.  His article in MRJ 174 has many good tips and ideas.

 

I have used Bill Bedford (Eileens Emporium) and Slaters springing kits.  Both are pretty good but the steel spring wire in Bills kits tends to corrode horribly in the packet.  Slaters use coil springs and on balance I think I prefer these.

 

John

Edited March 8, 2018 by brossard

[Tricky]

I thought I’d resurrect this thread for stuff that’s on the go that isn’t related to ‘Bristol’ or ‘Monk’s Gate’. This therefore is the start of the station building model to 7mm that I’m doing for the Vale of Berkeley Railway (see my entry under Small Suppliers and my website).

Early days as you can see! The base board is 18mm MDF, measures about 500mm x 1000mm and I’ve edged it with a profile I machined out of walnut. The strips form the platform edge and support for the building itself.

Here’s my drawing of the outline placed in position.

And here’s my drawing of all the pieces that will make up the walls, drawn to full size at 7mm.

And lastly here’s a sample of some of the wall blanks cut from 4mm ply. I will make all the door and window openings before glueing them all together.

This is a nice shot of the real thing, from an old postcard.

[Richie Kynaston]

Hi Richard,

How are you progressing with your model of Berkeley station? I may have missed this on your other threads, but how do you do your brickwork?

 

Richard

[Tricky]

Hi Richard,

 

There's been no progress unfortunately since my last post, which I see was over two months ago! I've been distracted on other things but hope to resume in a few weeks.

Brickwork for this model will be Slater's sheets purely for speed. But previous methods used for other models have been either scribed DAS or scribed mount board.

 

Richard

[Tricky]

Thought I would add to this thread by detailing the build of the weighbridge office that just about still stands at Berkeley. I took the opportunity to measure it when I visited the site back in September.

 

 

So far, I’ve made a display base and formed the main walls. It’s at the same scale (1:24) as the LNWR signal cabin I’ve just finished. The walls are 6mm MDF covered with mount board and scribed.

 

 

And these are the blanks for the windows and door. The weird holes are so I could get solvent in without getting it all over the acrylic.

 

 

And lastly, these are paper strips of slates, partially cut through and roughly painted. They’ll then be stuck down onto the roof and detail-painted.

 

[Tricky]

Just working on an order of 30 barrels, these are 12 in a new-ish condition, 18 to do looking a bit older.

As well as a dozen tea chests, just adding foil edging.

And lastly 6 wicker baskets - base coat painted on, needs detail painting, stencil initials on some and varnish to complete.

[Aldgate Box Boy]

Just working on an order of 30 barrels, these are 12 in a new-ish condition, 18 to do looking a bit older.A85154CF-9196-4D4B-B5D9-A612A88186AA.jpeg

As well as a dozen tea chests, just adding foil edging.

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And lastly 6 wicker baskets - base coat painted on, needs detail painting, stencil initials on some and varnish to complete.

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Hi Richard, could you tell me us how you do your barrels they are fantastic, as it everything else, but my need is barrels - industrial quantities!

Cheers Tim

[Tricky]

Hi Tim,

 

They're Slater's. But I add my own banding. If you pm me, I may be able to help with supplying them finished as per the photo.

 

Thanks,

 

Richard

[Tricky]

I’ve finished, at last, the 3-plank with a drop side. Can’t believe it’s 15 month so since I last posted a pic!! Tempus fugit. 

Ive not bothered with springing the wheels as it’s more or less a static model. The load of barrels is permanently stuck down as is the straw on the floor. The pic was taken on Bristol where for now it will sit in a partially unloaded condition awaiting the return of a member of yard staff.

[Mikkel]

Very convincing as always Tricky. I like your innovation of the tea chests, makes  lot of sense. Congratulations on the Cameo competition, well deserved!

[Tricky]

Thanks! Excitement and trepidation in equal measure!

[Tricky]

Just need to clean up the moulding pips from the tops of the end posts...oops.

[MarshLane]

11 hours ago, Tricky said:

I’ve finished, at last, the 3-plank with a drop side. Can’t believe it’s 15 month so since I last posted a pic!! Tempus fugit. 

Ive not bothered with springing the wheels as it’s more or less a static model. The load of barrels is permanently stuck down as is the straw on the floor. The pic was taken on Bristol where for now it will sit in a partially unloaded condition awaiting the return of a member of yard staff.

 

Wow ... nothing else you can say .... but WOW!

 

Rich

[Tricky]

A little progress has been made on the model of Berkeley Station Building diorama, the track is laid and ballasted and the platform edge wall is finished. I had actually got as far as cutting out and sticking the main walls together but I've decided to scrap them and start again when I have my new laser cutter! I'll re-draw the walls then with etched lines of bricks, string courses, window and door heads etc. It will make life a lot easier in the long run.

[Tricky]

I’ve been working on a small display diorama of a Midland dray with one of   Ned’s cousins in attendance, which will be used to show some wicker baskets, crates and other stuff in their natural habitat. A photo of the completed diorama should follow in a day or two. Meanwhile, any relation of Ned’s is bound to be producing lots of  horse poo, so here it is in progress...

[Tricky]

Not posted on here for a while but I’ve been a busy boy, not least of all with this WH Smith’s bookstall for a customer. Made significant progress today on the exterior. Next up will be the interior with newspapers etc on show for sale and a couple of vendors working away within. It’s all scratch built including the windows. The Refreshment sign is also scratch built and as I couldn’t find a realistic representation of the GW font, drew it myself. There will be other platform signs required for the same project.  The lid in grey primer will sit in a recess on top when everything internal has been finished. 

[Tricky]

Recently undertook to research and draw this. As you can see it’s a GE wagon sheet, complete with that elusive dragon wing emblem. My Autocad drawing is at 7mm/ft but can easily be scaled to any other scale. Next step is to draw the serif style and also R&D a suitable material to make into realistic sheets (tarps). 

And then on to the same process for other company’s sheets. Let me know if there’s one particular company you would like that you can’t find. Of course, you could use the paper that this is printed on to make your own sheet. And, of course, any number is possible. 

[MarcD]

looks good

 

Marc

[Tricky]

An update on the WHSmith bookstall- the interior detailing is complete, just waiting for some staff to turn up before fitting a roof. 

[Ian Smith]

No sign of MRJ 272 though! 

 

Seriously though, as usual your modelling is exemplary!

Ian