RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, lezz01 said: Whilst I admire your skills in designing these items that you have 3D printed Chris, why not just build it out of Wills sheets or slaters stone effect sheets. I mean why keep supporting the French economy? It's not like you don't have the skills mate. Regards Lez. I thinks its whatever you feel comfortable with Les. Chris is extremely skilled and I'm sure he could knock something up. His work is tremendous, far superior to anything I can produce. Thats why I enjoy working with RTP buildings. I don't have that skillset. Not forgetting of course these buildings, from Bachmann and Hornby are made in China , as are the vast majority of the RTR model railway products these days. As for not supporting the French economy , can I take it you no longer purchase French wines, cheeses etc ? Rob. Edited March 5, 2021 by NHY 581 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winslow Boy Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 3 minutes ago, Andrew P said: Well said Lezz. Here, Here. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 42 minutes ago, lezz01 said: Whilst I admire your skills in designing these items that you have 3D printed Chris, why not just build it out of Wills sheets or slaters stone effect sheets It’s not all 3D printed, I’m scratch building and kit bashing the other parts while I wait for the main part 45 minutes ago, lezz01 said: I mean why keep supporting the French economy? The stuff from shapeways comes from the Netherlands I’d never support the French economy, I’ll never buy a French car again (I owned a Renault for 8 weeks and it put me off French cars for life) I don’t drink wine and proper cheese comes from either Somerset or Cheshire 46 minutes ago, lezz01 said: It's not like you don't have the skills mate Good of you to say, thank you. 4 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted March 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) 45 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: I thinks its whatever you feel comfortable with Les. Chris is extremely skilled and I'm sure he could knock something up. His work is tremendous, far superior to anything I can produce. Thats why I enjoy working with RTP buildings. I don't have that skillset. Not forgetting of course these buildings, from Bachmann and Hornby are made in China , as are the vast majority of the RTR model railway products these days. As for not supporting the French economy , can I take it you no longer purchase French wines, cheeses etc ? Rob. Well to be honest I'm not much of a drinker, yes I take a little rum now and then, Mount Gay is my favorite tipple it's from Barbados and my brie and camembert are both a product of Somerset. I used to live in Provance and whilst the French in the south are lovely and very friendly the rest of them tend to be a bit...err....off if you get my drift. Especially as I'm from Arab descent! So no I do my best to not support the French economy if I can avoid it. I will confess to driving a Pug but as I brought it second hand I don't think that counts. Regards Lez. Edited March 5, 2021 by lezz01 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 Rob AKA @NHY 581 has helped no end! Applying Matt varnish before powders works a treat, especially given you can wipe off any excess much easier....Thanks Rob! Top tip I’ve applied another coat of matt and once dry I’ll look at picking out individual boards, although I quite like the effect this far 8 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 (edited) Chris, That looks great. So nice how the planks are suddenly picked out. Once you start on individual planks it becomes a tad addictive. Top stuff. Rob. Edited March 5, 2021 by NHY 581 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simonmcp Posted March 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 4 hours ago, chuffinghell said: It’s not all 3D printed, I’m scratch building and kit bashing the other parts ... And very good those bits look too, the beams of the goods shed look brilliant. I shudder when I remember my early scratchbuilding efforts. I think you have the skills to scratchbuild anything, just take it one step at a time and you won't get frustrated or annoyed with yourself. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 6 hours ago, Winslow Boy said: I thought engineers built it, then draw up the plans. Ah, did you work at Marconi with my grandfather c1940? That was his Modus operandi. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 I don't think that it is all that important how you get to point B when building a layout as long as you make it all blend together like it was always a part of one scene. Regardless of the origins of the components of Warren Branch, I think that you can guarantee that nothing will be stuck on straight out of the box. It's what makes this build so interesting. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 4 hours ago, NHY 581 said: Chris, That looks great. So nice how the planks are suddenly picked out. Once you start on individual planks it becomes a tad addictive. Top stuff. Rob. Thanks Rob I don’t think I’ll ever use brown for wood ever again and I much prefer using powders instead of washes (now I know to apply a coat of matt varnish first) I’m going to try the fibreglass pen technique you use but I’m going to try it on a scrap piece to see how well Vallejo polyurethane varnish holds up to various levels of abuse Once again thank you for sharing your weathering technique on your thread, it has proven very helpful Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 5, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, simonmcp said: And very good those bits look too, the beams of the goods shed look brilliant. Thank you, admittedly it took a couple of attempts to get the roof truss how I wanted 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted March 5, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2021 I've spent the last couple of days reading this thread from start to finish, and must say that I'm hooked. Fantastic work Chris! 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingEdwardII Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 7 hours ago, chuffinghell said: proper cheese comes from either Somerset or Cheshire Something far more wonderful comes from Somerset. Hereford too. Like the produce of Perry's of Dowlish Wake - now there's a name redolent of English countryside and apple orchards. Shame that Dr Beeching saw off the local line at Ilminster - its a long walk from Crewkerne now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 6 hours ago, chuffinghell said: Thanks Rob I don’t think I’ll ever use brown for wood ever again and I much prefer using powders instead of washes (now I know to apply a coat of matt varnish first) I’m going to try the fibreglass pen technique you use but I’m going to try it on a scrap piece to see how well Vallejo polyurethane varnish holds up to various levels of abuse Once again thank you for sharing your weathering technique on your thread, it has proven very helpful Chris You're very welcome, Chris. That's very kind of you and only too glad to have been of use.........But it's you that is doing it and making a jolly good job of it all. Top stuff. Rob. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 6, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 I’ve started to pick out the details on the roof trusses, it’s at times like these I wish I could afford O gauge or bigger Once dry I’ll seal it with varnish and do some weathering 13 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 24 minutes ago, chuffinghell said: I’ve started to pick out the details on the roof trusses, it’s at times like these I wish I could afford O gauge or bigger Once dry I’ll seal it with varnish and do some weathering Sheep frantically runs about looking for the 'bloody hell that's good' button. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 6, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 Tried not to apply too much powder hopefully just enough to soften the finish and give the impression of old wooden beams 10 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 Damn fine. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted March 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 Looks great to my eye. Having read through this whole thread, I'm hoping to see a few cobwebs added in the corners maybe?! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post chuffinghell Posted March 6, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2021 Don’t know why but I wondered what would happen if I added a little dark earth powder cruel close up showing where I accidentally took a chunk out of the ‘wood’ with a file 10 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 6, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 11 minutes ago, Graham T said: Looks great to my eye. Having read through this whole thread, I'm hoping to see a few cobwebs added in the corners maybe?! Thank you, cobwebs eh? Now there’s a thought 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted March 6, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 I’ve not left much room for a model railway in the goods shed roof space 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted March 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 7 minutes ago, chuffinghell said: I’ve not left much room for a model railway in the goods shed roof space Now that would be very meta. But a touch difficult to pull off in this scale I'd have thought... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted March 6, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, chuffinghell said: cruel close up showing where I the GWR carpenter accidentally took a chunk out of the ‘wood’ with a file his chisel. Fixed that for you. Edited March 6, 2021 by 57xx 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post chuffinghell Posted March 6, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2021 (edited) It took some doing but the bargeboards and fascia boards are now painted in my version of dark stone The truss frame looks darker in the photo than it actually is, taking photos is not something I’m that good at Edited March 7, 2021 by chuffinghell 13 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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