MrWolf Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 You do realise that once you start, it's harder to give up making sheds than giving up smoking. But I am liking it a lot! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 55 minutes ago, MrWolf said: You do realise that once you start, it's harder to give up making sheds than giving up smoking. But I am liking it a lot! I've never smoked so I don't know how hard it is ! But I guess it's pretty hard. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 58 minutes ago, MrWolf said: You do realise that once you start, it's harder to give up making sheds than giving up smoking. But I am liking it a lot! 1 minute ago, Rowsley17D said: I've never smoked so I don't know how hard it is ! But I guess it's pretty hard. I managed to give up sheds, (although I still have to have one very occasionally.) I still smoke... Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 1 minute ago, Alister_G said: I managed to give up sheds, (although I still have to have one very occasionally.) I still smoke... Al. A social shed-builder, eh? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 Just now, Rowsley17D said: A social shed-builder, eh? Yep You think you've kicked the habit, and then someone goes and posts a nice looking shed, and you just have to do one... Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 27, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 4 minutes ago, Alister_G said: Yep You think you've kicked the habit, and then someone goes and posts a nice looking shed, and you just have to do one... Al. I have two or three more to make so I'll try and space out the builds. I wouldn't want to encourage bad habits. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 I have a sheddiction... 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted June 27, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 27, 2021 2 hours ago, MrWolf said: I have a sheddiction... Outstanding paint job Wolfy. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted June 27, 2021 Share Posted June 27, 2021 Thanks to @MrWolf unintentionally directing my attention to the Elwood build thread, I’m now fully aware how overscale the Wills product is. May I ask which bases, cranks, etc. from the Modelu range you used @Rowsley17D? (I’m not sure if I ‘liked’ your posts showing the installation of your point rodding, so I’ll just say now that your whole build looks incredibly realistic and only the fact your photos are in colour prevents me from thinking you haven’t just posted a load of prototype photos) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2021 9 hours ago, Tortuga said: Thanks to @MrWolf unintentionally directing my attention to the Elwood build thread, I’m now fully aware how overscale the Wills product is. May I ask which bases, cranks, etc. from the Modelu range you used @Rowsley17D? (I’m not sure if I ‘liked’ your posts showing the installation of your point rodding, so I’ll just say now that your whole build looks incredibly realistic and only the fact your photos are in colour prevents me from thinking you haven’t just posted a load of prototype photos) Being a Midland Railway installation I used ModelU MR stools - 1, 2 and 3 rollers. For the cranks and compensators I used their GWR range. The rodding is Slaters' 20thou white rodding coloured with a graphite stick and a bit of paint where it missed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Thanks @Rowsley17D. I’ve been looking at the Modelu range and seen they also do LNWR stools and BR cranks and compensators. I need to double check with my other reference material, but a quick look at the JW Sutherland photos on the ‘net seems to suggest that’s what I use. As anything below the base of the stools seems completely buried in ballast, it looks like I can get away with using plastic strip or rod to get the stools the right level rather than needing the crank frames or concrete blocks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 28, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2021 8 hours ago, Tortuga said: As anything below the base of the stools seems completely buried in ballast, it looks like I can get away with using plastic strip or rod to get the stools the right level rather than needing the crank frames or concrete blocks. That's exactly what I used. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) Another shed built, this time with horizontal boarding with a corrugated roof left over from a Ratio carriage shed in primer. Edited June 30, 2021 by Rowsley17D Duplicate photo 8 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 The British Shed Appreciation Society approves... 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 A top coat of paint, some weathering and a sign later... In situ for now. 15 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR Chuffer Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Rowsley17D said: and a sign Fine modelling but haven't I read elsewhere here that shop, office and advertising signs were always block capitals until lower case started appearing in the late 1950s...? Edited June 30, 2021 by MR Chuffer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 Very nice, and I like how fine that corrugated iron looks. Did you say that it was from Ratio? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 5 minutes ago, MR Chuffer said: Fine modelling but haven't I read elsewhere here that shop, office and advertising signs were always block capitals until lower case started appearing in the late 1950s...? Looking at Google Images you could well be right. Good job I saved the files. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 30/06/2021 at 15:31, Graham T said: Very nice, and I like how fine that corrugated iron looks. Did you say that it was from Ratio? Surplus from a modified Ratio carriage shed. The only downside of this plan is that the kit is going up for £30. I use Wills corrugated glazing - corrugated iron type. It's much thinner than the regular Wills'corrugated iron, but is far more convincing IMHO than the vacuum formed types. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted June 30, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 Signs now capitalised. I've added the company buildings to see what the row will look like with more coal merchants' huts. 25 minutes ago, Graham T said: Very nice, and I like how fine that corrugated iron looks. Did you say that it was from Ratio? The corrugated sheets were left over from the Ratio Carriage shed kit although I think you can just get the sheets. 12 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 Very nice indeed Jonathan. Al. must not do a shed... must not do a shed... must not do a shed... must not do a shed... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 30, 2021 Share Posted June 30, 2021 On 30/06/2021 at 17:40, Alister_G said: Very nice indeed Jonathan. Al. must not do a shed... must not do a shed... must not do a shed... must not do a shed... I think that you should do a shed. More specifically, a corrugated iron shed that has seen a good few winters.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 30, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2021 Get thee behind me, Santa... Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted July 1, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 Another shed begun today. This time a more substantially built building using Scalescenes' textures. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 1, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2021 I know you are a man of the cloth, but you are doing your best to lead me into temptation... Another fine shed, drat it. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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