kes Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Having in filled the top of the platform with hardboard, glued in with pva and weighted down with anything to hand I now have a flat surface to work with. So out with the cereal packets, slicing them into 14mm wide strips, and scribing them to represent stone flags. They are glued down with more pva, and are awaiting painting with acrylics. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 The heat is drying it all out nicely. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2020 Looking good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 1, 2020 No Yorkshire Tea boxes? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted June 1, 2020 Share Posted June 1, 2020 Your platform is looking good. I tried to do the same with scribed plastic sheet but I didn't like it. I have ordered paving stones and edging from Intentio. http://intentio.co.uk/paving/ John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted June 3, 2020 Author Share Posted June 3, 2020 (edited) The platforms have now had a couple of coats of thinned emulsion paints applied. This soaks into the card and allows the texture to be seen. Edited December 29, 2022 by kes . 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted June 4, 2020 Author Share Posted June 4, 2020 The layout finally has a name - Badger's Bottom. It was suggested by Maggie after we had a badger in the garden! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 (edited) I have started work on a water tower, made in the best Allan Downes style, from an aerosol lid, some wooden dowel, brass rod, and a few washers. Edited December 29, 2022 by kes . 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 5, 2020 10 hours ago, kes said: The layout finally has a name - Badger's Bottom. It was suggested by Maggie after we had a badger in the garden! Do I not recall Barry Humphries in Private Eye talking of having a mouth like a badger's bum about 50 years ago? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ray H Posted June 5, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 5, 2020 There's some excellent work here. I wish I'd got the talent/patience. I note you have a garden set up. Is there a thread on here about it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Hi Ray, the garden railway loop is on RM web in 7mm scale, as The Garden Railway. I don't know how to link it from this post! It is a very slow build as I get distracted by other layouts, but it does work and gives me a 3/4 scale mile continuous run to allow the engines to stretch their legs a bit. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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kes Posted June 5, 2020 Author Share Posted June 5, 2020 Hi Ray, above should be a link to the garden railway. Best Wishes, Kevin. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted June 6, 2020 Author Share Posted June 6, 2020 (edited) Yesterday I made a few of the details to affix to the water tower. It now has the rising main (aluminium wire), ladder, brass, and the operating rods and chains attached. The banding around the tank is plasticard strip, and the water bag is a length of sheathing from CAT5 computer cable. It still needs rivets adding, the stay to hold the chain from the spout and a drain making up. Edited December 29, 2022 by kes . 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted June 15, 2020 Author Share Posted June 15, 2020 (edited) The water tower has now been primed and given the base coats of light and dark stone. I am making a fire devil out of a piece of 15mm copper tube, a plastic rod and some tooth picks. Pictures to follow. The chains have been blackened with a chemical agent. Edited December 29, 2022 by kes missing 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Fire devil now made out of bits and pieces. Edited December 29, 2022 by kes . 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Another view. Edited December 29, 2022 by kes . 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 (edited) Final view. Edited December 29, 2022 by kes . 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Excellent work on the water tower and fire devil. John 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 20, 2020 Don't think they'll be lighting it up today.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidmouth Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Very impressed with that water tower , looks absolutely spot on 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kylestrome Posted June 20, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20, 2020 I like the layout name. Just for fun I did a search in Google Maps and came up with this: https://goo.gl/maps/VTeLCYxTzMaAhkBi6 Unfortunately, It's some way away from GWR territory. Some really nice scratch building, by the way. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Sorry that progress is slow with this layout, it is a long term project and progresses when I get the urge. The big problem is I find myself going in the shed and shunting a few trains and wagons for an hour or two! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 1 hour ago, kes said: Sorry that progress is slow with this layout, it is a long term project and progresses when I get the urge. The big problem is I find myself going in the shed and shunting a few trains and wagons for an hour or two! It's a common problem that affects all model railway builds I'm afraid, but don't feel sorry for it as it lets you make sure that everything works without going too far down the road. I find that it also gives one ideas for further scenic developments. Excellent work so far by the way Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kes Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 (edited) I finally did a bit more modelling yesterday, whilst it was wet, rather than playing trains. In my vast collection of bits and pieces I found 2 wooden wagon bodies, some w irons, wheels, buffer shanks, rocket sticks and lolly sticks, so I created a GWR 5 plank open, and I am working on a GWR 4 plank open. Edited December 29, 2022 by kes missing 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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