Chuffnell Regis

[Graham T]

And now avec le grass ...

 

 

Edited April 11, 2022 by Graham T

[Graham T]

Looks like I still need to hoover the roof!

[Graham T]

Here's the latest state of play with the weighbridge office.  I haven't exactly decided where I'm going to put it yet, but in any case I need to finish building the thing first!  I wasn't happy with my first attempt at the roof tiles, so I ripped them off and had another go.  I still need to add flashing around the chimney, gutters and downpipes, and a doorknob.  And perhaps a dab of paint here and there...

 

 

Edited April 11, 2022 by Graham T

[Alister_G]

16 minutes ago, Graham T said:

I wasn't happy with my first attempt at the roof tiles, so I ripped them off and had another go.

 

Well I reckon you nailed it second time round, they look great.

 

Al.

[Graham T]

Thanks Al.  They're from Railmodel, and do look good once you get the spacing right.

 

I remember reading an article by Allan Downes when I was a kid, where he applied individual tiles, from computer punched cards if I remember rightly.

[Graham T]

Looking at the photo, I think I will add a window sill as well.

[Alister_G]

1 hour ago, Graham T said:

Thanks Al.  They're from Railmodel, and do look good once you get the spacing right.

 

I remember reading an article by Allan Downes when I was a kid, where he applied individual tiles, from computer punched cards if I remember rightly.

 

Yeah, I use paper "chads" for roof tiles as well.

 

 

 

Al.

Edited November 28, 2021 by Alister_G

[Graham T]

Not sure I have the mental stamina for that!

[Graham T]

I think it's almost done now.  A little bit of filler is needed here and there, and of course paint.  The kit builds up into a pleasantly solid little structure.  Please let me know if you can see any howlers that I've missed!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 11, 2022 by Graham T

[Neal Ball]

That looks great @Graham T

[Graham T]

Muchos gracias

[Neal Ball]

Just now, Graham T said:

Muchos gracias

Mieu Bien 

 

Hark at us, being all multi lingual lol

[Graham T]

I'll have to resort to Spanglish from here on though I'm afraid!

[Gopher]

1 hour ago, Graham T said:

I think it's almost done now.  A little bit of filler is needed here and there, and of course paint.  The kit builds up into a pleasantly solid little structure.  Please let me know if you can see any howlers that I've missed!

 

 

 

Good job, it is a nice kit - here is my effort on my old layout.  I omitted the base as I already had the weighbridge in situ  

[Graham T]

That looks very smart; and makes me wonder if I've hung the gutters a bit low on mine ...

[Alister_G]

1 hour ago, Graham T said:

That looks very smart; and makes me wonder if I've hung the gutters a bit low on mine ...

 

On yours, the tiles overhang the barge boards, whereas on Gopher's they don't.

 

Al.

[Graham T]

That's true, but I'm still not sure if my version doesn't look a bit odd... 

[Graham T]

I'm not sure where to put the coal office on the layout, and would really like some opinions please!  I'm planning to have the weighbridge on the approach road to the goods yard, as you can see (except that I'll set it into the bank!)  But would the coal office look better next to the weighbridge, or in the goods yard itself next to the coal staithes?  The latter would seem to make (a bit) more sense, but having the two offices next to each other would free up more space in the yard.  I hate having to make decisions

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited April 11, 2022 by Graham T

[Compound2632]

4 hours ago, Gopher said:

Good job, it is a nice kit - here is my effort on my old layout.  I omitted the base as I already had the weighbridge in situ  

 

Bit of a bump up onto the weighbridge there - I pity poor Dobbin with the coal cart. 

 

12 minutes ago, Graham T said:

I'm not sure where to put the coal office on the layout, and would really like some opinions please!  I'm planning to have the weighbridge on the approach road to the goods yard, as you can see (except that I'll set it into the bank!)  But would the coal office look better next to the weighbridge, or in the goods yard itself next to the coal staithes?  The latter would seem to make (a bit) more sense, but having the two offices next to each other would free up more space in the yard.  I hate having to make decisions

 

Is the coal office a railway-company-built structure or a hut built by a coal merchant, present on grace-and-favour terms?

[Graham T]

5 minutes ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Is the coal office a railway-company-built structure or a hut built by a coal merchant, present on grace-and-favour terms?

 

The latter, I'd have thought (not positive mind you!)

[Compound2632]

1 minute ago, Graham T said:

 

The latter, I'd have thought (not positive mind you!)

 

So it is unlikely to have any planned relationship to the weighbridge hut - can be at any angle, anywhere, perhaps.

[Neal Ball]

I’d say next to the coal staithes would make sense.

[Graham T]

That's the option I'm leaning towards as well.  I'd have to arrange everything carefully to avoid it looking cramped though, as I also want to get a crane in there.

[Neal Ball]

16 minutes ago, Graham T said:

That's the option I'm leaning towards as well.  I'd have to arrange everything carefully to avoid it looking cramped though, as I also want to get a crane in there.

In which case, could the office go at the other end of the staithes?

 

Or instead of a yard crane, only have one inside the goods shed.

[Gopher]

11 hours ago, Compound2632 said:

 

Bit of a bump up onto the weighbridge there - I pity poor Dobbin with the coal cart. 

 

 

Is the coal office a railway-company-built structure or a hut built by a coal merchant, present on grace-and-favour terms?

Yeh - I think the photo  exaggerated the bump.  It was actually reasonably well inset into the stone sets.  Luckily only mechanical dobbins used it