Warren Branch

[chuffinghell]

4 hours ago, Rowsley17D said:

Looks very convincing to me. What about a longer shot? We rarely get this close to our models.

I often take close up shots and then get bitterly disappointed because a close up always highlights the errors and once I’ve seen something that’s not quite right it bugs me and it’s all I focus on and can see it from a mile away

[chuffinghell]

This evenings efforts, used a thin piece of plasticard, scored and folded into a ‘V’ then glued and pressed against the individual ‘tiles’ 

Hopefully a coat of matt varnish will blend it all together

 

I think it’s worked okay

[chuffinghell]

As I’d hoped a blast of Matt varnish has tied it all together (and got rid of the shiny mess left by my over enthusiastic use of superglue)

Depressingly cruel close up

 

Weathering should help even further

 

I still need to make the gents to go on the left hand side with the parts I have left, although I haven’t figured out which bits to use and the orientation. At the moment a plain wall at the front and door on the end is the easy option

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by chuffinghell
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[Worsdell forever]

Just to spoil things a little, the lead in a valley must go under the slates, water runs off them and into the valley and down into the guttering.

 

 

[Alister_G]

2 hours ago, Worsdell forever said:

Just to spoil things a little, the lead in a valley must go under the slates, water runs off them and into the valley and down into the guttering.

 

 

 

To be fair to Chris, we may have confused him somewhat. Back on page 49 we discussed this, and Chris did originally model it with the flashing in the valley underneath the tiles.

 

However, we then had a discussion regarding flashing where a roof butts up against a vertical wall, where the flashing does often go over the tiles.

 

Al.

[chuffinghell]

Very confused now, anyway I’ve tried to remove it and clean up the mess, I might have to start again if I can’t clean it up anymore 

 

 

[Rowsley17D]

Actually Chris that to me now looks like a lead valley underneath the slates as it should be.

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi Chris, I know you are a perfectionist and I suffer from the same condition as my old Mum always used to tell me.

 

But it looks fine and by the time the roof is weathered it will be great.

 

Cheers, Ade.

[chuffinghell]

58 minutes ago, Adrian Stevenson said:

Hi Chris, I know you are a perfectionist and I suffer from the same condition as my old Mum always used to tell me.

 

But it looks fine and by the time the roof is weathered it will be great.

 

Cheers, Ade.

Thanks Ade

 

Yes trying to get things perfect is a curse

 

I've filled, filed, sanded and re-painting the roof and also painted down the gap with the 50:50 blue/grey mix

 

Cruel close up

 

I will probably weather it heavier than originally planned

 

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

While that’s drying I’ve had a look at the fascia

 

As per the kit

 

Small and subtle

 

Big and brash

 

Personally I quite like the larger one

 

Thoughts anyone?

Edited December 29, 2019 by chuffinghell

[Andrew P]

1 hour ago, chuffinghell said:

While that’s drying I’ve had a look at the fascia

 

As per the kit

 

Small and subtle

 

Big and brash

 

Personally I quite like the larger one

 

Thoughts anyone?

I quite like the smaller one, Less is more, and very subtle, but what do I know, I've never even managed to get a Kit Roof on square yet.

[chuffinghell]

In the end I decided to go in between the two

 

 

And carefully notched out the frame around the valance

 

 

It won’t be attached flat to the wall as shown in the photo, there will be a gap between the wall and bargeboard....so I’ll have to notch out the valance a little more to suit

 

Edited December 29, 2019 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

12 hours ago, Worsdell forever said:

Just to spoil things a little, the lead in a valley must go under the slates, water runs off them and into the valley and down into the guttering.

 

 

Yes, I’m very annoyed with myself for my miss understanding, I should have left it alone

 

It’s almost back to how it was but not quite as good 

[Alister_G]

Hi Chris,

 

Sorry to cause you all the extra work. The fascia looks good.

 

Al.

[chuffinghell]

13 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

Hi Chris,

 

Sorry to cause you all the extra work. The fascia looks good.

 

Al.

No need to apologise Al, it was me that misinterpreted/misunderstood what someone else had posted

 

Chris

[chuffinghell]

We've been to Ikea today  despite not really wanting to go I did spot a couple of interesting items l could make use of, especially a computer desk that could be re-purposed as a modelling table with drawers for paint brushes and tools etc

 

Anyway on the way back whilst crawling along the M6 I got thinking about the bargeboards and decided to add the strip I’d cut off (waste not, want not)....

 

Much better than just a plain board I thought, I’ve also put a thin strip behind to set it away from the wall

 

Undecided on the colour, not sure whether to go dark or light stone....I’ll probably go dark

 

 

Edited December 30, 2019 by chuffinghell
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[Captain Kernow]

38 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

Undecided on the colour, not sure whether to go dark or light stone....I’ll probably go dark

Surely the GWR would have stipulated which colour to use in their manual?

 

[chuffinghell]

I’d like to clarify that I added the strip when I got home and not whilst I was driving (crawling) along the M6 

[chuffinghell]

1 minute ago, Captain Kernow said:

Surely the GWR would have stipulated which colour to use in their manual?

 

I’ve looked at photos that show either

 

As always I’m not strictly adhering to any prototype, however I do like how you’ve done your buildings on Bethesda sidings using both light and dark

[sb67]

I like that Bargeboard Chris. Last time I went to Ikea I came away with two Lack baseboards from the bargain section 

[chuffinghell]

26 minutes ago, sb67 said:

I like that Bargeboard Chris. Last time I went to Ikea I came away with two Lack baseboards from the bargain section 

the computer desk I’ve seen has a cupboard to the left for the tower with a drawer above it and a hole in to top for monitor leads....I’m thinking compressor in the cupboard and the air hose for the airbrush through the hole 
 

 

Plus there’s a drawer under the desk which I assume is for the keyboard that would be ideal for paints, brushes etc

 

Just something else I can spill superglue on 

 

 

Edited December 30, 2019 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

21 minutes ago, sb67 said:

I like that Bargeboard Chris.

Thanks Steve

 

Luckily the thinner strip just tucks in nicely behind the canopy valance frame

I’d love to say I planned it that way but it was pure luck

 

Edited December 30, 2019 by chuffinghell

[Captain Kernow]

2 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

I’ve looked at photos that show either

 

As always I’m not strictly adhering to any prototype, however I do like how you’ve done your buildings on Bethesda sidings using both light and dark

Thanks, I think it was sometimes a case of the painting foreman choosing which shade to use!

 

[Andrew P]

This might help Chris.

https://www.stationcolours.com/gwr

[chuffinghell]

3 minutes ago, Andrew P said:

This might help Chris.

https://www.stationcolours.com/gwr

Thanks Andy