RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 29/02/2020 at 20:53, bgman said: Oh! I do like to be beside the seaside Oh! I do like to be beside the sea...... Join in whenever you're ready chaps Other things have been happening today though, its Turnout Central but in a larger scale more of which possibly, maybe later elsewhere. Just coming down from the Butanone experience....... Yours Spliffy Cheaper than Crack. P 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 34 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Love the signal! Hi Tech stuff eh ! It's a mock-uperry for the 7mm stuff of which there may be ? a Blog at some point in the future. 33 minutes ago, Oldddudders said: And for Dutch members Beside the seaside The Zuider Zee If you persist with comments like that it'll just Clog up the thread ! G 1 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted March 11, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 11, 2020 Damn the Dutch. Always poking their finger into other's items. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidore Posted March 11, 2020 Share Posted March 11, 2020 4 hours ago, bgman said: Bonsai ! [...] That’s a pretty spectacular tree - I love the roots! Adam 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 1 hour ago, Calidore said: That’s a pretty spectacular tree - I love the roots! Adam Thank you Adam, very much appreciated. G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted March 12, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2020 12 hours ago, Mallard60022 said: Damn the Dutch. Always poking their finger into other's items. Or putting a thumb up a dyke? 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 13, 2020 Author Share Posted March 13, 2020 Work commenced today in an attempt to bridge a gap.....got a bit plastered ! G 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 More casting and getting plastered today, gap slowly being bridged... 13 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted March 20, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2020 That looks superb Grahame. And I missed the tree! I'm trying to work out how tall it is, must need a whole box if its own. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 20, 2020 Author Share Posted March 20, 2020 54 minutes ago, Mikkel said: That looks superb Grahame. And I missed the tree! I'm trying to work out how tall it is, must need a whole box if its own. Hi Mikkel, Thank you, more casting and filling gaps but getting there. The tree is approximately 9'' high and will probably be placed towards the back of the proposed 7mm layout in an effort to get some forced perspective eventually. Not too much to do just everything else ! In other words....loads and loads. Take care and I hope you and the family keep safe and well. G 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d&h Posted March 21, 2020 Share Posted March 21, 2020 On 13/03/2020 at 00:09, bgman said: Work commenced today in an attempt to bridge a gap.....got a bit plastered ! G Very nice. I'm struck by how effective the signal looks, and how with families stuck inside, could, using this technique build a up something quick and cheap. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 21, 2020 Author Share Posted March 21, 2020 1 hour ago, d&h said: Very nice. I'm struck by how effective the signal looks, and how with families stuck inside, could, using this technique build a up something quick and cheap. Thank you d&h, its merely my method of mocking up items to see how effective they would be prior to making them, as many others may well do. Saves good modelling time and materials before committing to it. Here it is in all its glory ! Front And rear Just an enlarged printed cut out stuck onto a piece of balsa nothing special. G 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bgman Posted April 5, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 5, 2020 Following on from the above over bridge build I've got to this stage as of today...... Bare plaster ready for spraying Initial base colours applied - Vallejo 71.027 Light Brown with a wash of 73.203 Umber Shade with the joints scribed Another wash of Umber Shade and 73.202 Pale Grey Still assessing it with a view to more highlighting. G 14 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted April 5, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 5, 2020 Very nice indeed. Rob. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 37 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: Very nice indeed. Rob. Thanks Rob much appreciated, it has however left a small amount of white powder during the scribing process which looks rather dubious ! G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidore Posted April 5, 2020 Share Posted April 5, 2020 That's super brickwork painting, really very good. Adam 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 6, 2020 14 hours ago, bgman said: Thanks Rob much appreciated, it has however left a small amount of white powder during the scribing process which looks rather dubious ! G I think as long as you don't inhale you are fine......so said a former president 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 6, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 6, 2020 28 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: I think as long as you don't inhale you are fine......so said a former president I DID NOT HAVE 5EX WITH THAT BRIDGE! 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Well, following on from the stone over bridge build and assessing whether I'm happy with it something didn't sit easy with me, don't know what, but when something niggles ..... you know what I mean don't you ? I therefore decided to make a start on another one, this time using SE Finecast brick sheet on 5mm foam board ( in the same vein as the plaster one ). Using foam board gives a relatively stable but light core and certainly lighter than the plaster casting. I feel happier so far making the replacement for several reasons, one being there is a whole lot less mess to deal with and it's proving to be a better / lighter construction. More anon. G 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted April 8, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 8, 2020 Yep, know what you mean though the first one looked very good to me also. Now I understand why your cupboard is so full! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, Mikkel said: Now I understand why your cupboard is so full! Not as much as it used to be ! Slow but steady progress today, front and rear elevations, road base and internal walls now glued together, wing wall formers temporarily place for affect. Much happier with this one. G 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted April 8, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 8, 2020 4 hours ago, bgman said: Not as much as it used to be ! Slow but steady progress today, front and rear elevations, road base and internal walls now glued together, wing wall formers temporarily place for affect. Much happier with this one. G Grahame, I didn't mention it first time round as I hadn't noticed until it was too late, but this time it would be worth getting the tops of the wing walls horizontal. The sloping capping stones didn't look right. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted April 8, 2020 Author Share Posted April 8, 2020 16 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: Grahame, I didn't mention it first time round as I hadn't noticed until it was too late, but this time it would be worth getting the tops of the wing walls horizontal. The sloping capping stones didn't look right. Hi John, That was one of the things that was bugging me along with some other things. The wing walls which are leaning temporarily against the main walls will be cut at a suitable angle, as you quite rightly point out, like minds eh ? I also had a look at a reference photograph in my book Bridges for Modellers by L.V.Wood ( very useful ) and it shows a similar bridge to the one I am modelling. It shows a bridge at Wilmcote with the wing wall tops capped with double bullnose capping bricks. On a practical note I seem to have run out of suitable thickness plasticard sheet which I intended to use to shape the cappings so I might just have to get inventive ? We will see. Thank you. G 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted April 9, 2020 Author Share Posted April 9, 2020 Current build progress G 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted April 10, 2020 Author Share Posted April 10, 2020 Basic build completed......Just add paint ! Airbrush will be fired up tomorrow hopefully. Happier with this version now. G 8 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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