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Cawdor Quarry


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7 hours ago, AdeMoore said:

Nice work Al lovely weathering.

Is the tank scratch built or a bash of something?

Enjoying the thread.

 Cheers 

 

Hi Ade, thanks very much.

 

The tank is from a Slaters' kit, pretty much stock so far, although I'm going to add some extras.

 

Al.

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2 hours ago, westerhamstation said:

Hi Al, lovely bit construction and paintage on the tank. All the best Adrian

 

I agree

 

I always look forward to the next installment of Al's quarry adventures

 

Very inspirational stuff

 

Chris

 

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Thanks very much all of you for your encouragement.

 

This evening, I've added the pipework pipage pipery...

 

A cast iron pipe, with asbestos insulation, I think:

 

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and in position:

 

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Thanks for looking,

 

 

Al.

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This evening, I've started a rockery:

 

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Adding various sizes of limestone, from chippings to dust, in a heap at the bottom of the quarry faces.

 

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I must remember to paint and detail the quarry though, a job for this week, maybe.

 

Also, in gardening related news, I've got fed up of the glaring white expanse of the insulation foam on the top, so I've covered it in grass.

 

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Much more pleasing to the eye - and almost Dover-esque in its contrast!

 

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It also provides a more interesting setting to take photos of the buildings:

 

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Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

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Make sure you wash your hands thoroughly when you've finished applying the asbestos!

From personal experience of pipework in/on pipe bridges, there would generally have been some bracketry (real word, yay!)  of some sort to hold the pipe steady against vibration/slippage.

 

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Your modelling is an inspiration!

That warren truss / latticework looks so much more delicate than commercial offerings and both this layout and Ladmanlow Sidings show what is possible with plasticard, micro strip and patience.

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18 hours ago, Alister_G said:

Last night and this evening, I did some more welding:

 

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A bit more lattice work, and some supporting trusses:

 

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which together make this:

 

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and joins up like this:

 

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So, when painted, we get this:

 

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Or, in somewhere with proper lighting, this:

 

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Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

 

 

The supporttage for the pipery is just splendid, Al. 

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