ColinW Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Managed to get a few hours in this morning, after the mixed weather we have been having - temp over 40 deg C last Thursday, high winds and to cap it all, rain yesterday The cladding is finally all fixed, with just the 'felting' to do - then complete all the glazing and walkways IMG_1011.JPG View towards the concourse IMG_1012.JPG Lower angled view IMG_1013.JPG View towards gable transom IMG_1014.JPG View over East side IMG_1015.JPG View over West side - the foam baseboard has been removed temporarily to gain better access to the roof The slight dip in the cladding at the apex needs re-setting IMG_1017.JPG Partly completed station booking offices/waiting rooms - temporary placement - need concourse surface in place Those photos are stunning Ron. Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 The shots from outside don't anywhere near show the magnificent modelling that the inside shots do. A mini camera mounted inside, showing trains coming and going, and connected to a monitor, might be a worthwhile addition. Hi, Stubby Thanks, got this covered - Posted this on 13th March - Have managed to do some prep. work for the webcam installations within the train shed. Now have six suitable webcams dismantled to their bare board and lens assemblies and the two large hoardings over the concourse beneath the station clock and overlooking platforms 3/4 and 5/6 are suitable locations for two of the cameras to be hidden, and the vertical boarding over the top of the left luggage office at the end of platforms 1/2 would be an additional location for a third camera. Still checking suitable places for at least two more cameras at the opposite end of the train shed platforms high up in the gable end. The wiring could be run and hidden relatively easily at this early stage of roof detailing Cheers Ron 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thanks Ron , sorry missed that post. Will the cameras feed live to the internet ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted May 20, 2015 Author Share Posted May 20, 2015 Thanks Ron , sorry missed that post. Will the cameras feed live to the internet ? Hadn't thought about that - will find out what's required to produce live feeds 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted May 20, 2015 Share Posted May 20, 2015 Coming soon to a website near you! ManCam! Seriously though, this is mind-numbingly good stuff! :imsohappy: :imsohappy: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted May 21, 2015 Author Share Posted May 21, 2015 Work on the walkways has reached a critical single length of just over 1 metre. Anything longer will be susceptible to handling damage during painting and fixing processes. Now need another 11 lengths building Assembly of the remaining roof glazing continues, with the glazing strips ready assembled and the glazing bar strips being fixed Mustn't mix the piles of black and white microstrips 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 'Felting' almost complete - just four short pieces to cut and fix South West corner view North West corner view North east corner view First section of walkway (355mm long - legs 6.5mm high) at South East corner One of the upper level walkway sections (1420mm long - legs 4mm high) - to be placed over the glazing Closer view of the external face of the station booking offices and waiting rooms The lighting will be replaced by LEDs prior to final fixing - A further full length glazed canopy projects forward to cover the taxi way along the front of the station 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 Ron Stunning !!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuoitsPlayer Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 Totally Incredible!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PaternosterRow Posted May 23, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 23, 2015 Oh Ron, Just amazing. Brilliantly engineered and built. Incredible stuff. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythocentric Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 You can apply a lot of superlatives to this but the most exciting thing for me is watching a familiar scene from my childhood slowly coming back to life, and all through the skills and dedication of one man! You're a hero Mister Heggs! Regards Bill 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted May 23, 2015 Author Share Posted May 23, 2015 You can apply a lot of superlatives to this but the most exciting thing for me is watching a familiar scene from my childhood slowly coming back to life, and all through the skills and dedication of one man! You're a hero Mister Heggs! Regards Bill Hi, Bill Thanks. Re-constructing memories of my first 40 years in Manchester is a real challenge, not least those which have not been captured in photographic form ... and it's Ron, not been called Mister since I was in meetings at work Cheers Ron Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted May 24, 2015 Author Share Posted May 24, 2015 The lower walkway on the West side completed and fixed - The upper walkway needs extending to complete, and fixed in position at the longitudinal joint between the third and fourth glazing panels of the uppermost glazing ... then a start on the middle walkway will be made 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold SHMD Posted May 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2015 Astonishing! Kev. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldun Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Having followed this thread from the start, I think we sometimes forget just how big this building is (even in model form) perhaps it would be good to include a "oo figure" now and again just to remind us exactly the scale of your undertaking, I cannot truly express my admiration of your skills and patience in words, so I will just say "wow" and leave it at that. happy modeling Ron, may the plastic gods continue to smile on you! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I use a plastic scale figure in photos for people to judge scale. His name is Erbert. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 Wouldn't you believe it - no plastic scale figures, except a policeman No I am not turning my hand to scratchbuilding scale figures Will have to trawl the internet for 4mm scale figures suitable for the 1950/1960s era 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted May 25, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 25, 2015 Wouldn't you believe it - no plastic scale figures, except a policeman No I am not turning my hand to scratchbuilding scale figures Will have to trawl the internet for 4mm scale figures suitable for the 1950/1960s era Try Dart Castings they have good range of figures. http://www.dartcastings.co.uk/montys.php Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Airfix/Dapol must be from that era and cheapish Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongRail Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Given the scale a figure would probably get lost, Looking at the photo would be like "where's Wally?" placing a 1m rule alongside may be more suitable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Leacon Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 Given the scale a figure would probably get lost, Looking at the photo would be like "where's Wally?" placing a 1m rule alongside may be more suitable Or some rolling stock? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Ron Heggs Posted May 25, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 25, 2015 Having followed this thread from the start, I think we sometimes forget just how big this building is (even in model form) perhaps it would be good to include a "oo figure" now and again just to remind us exactly the scale of your undertaking, I cannot truly express my admiration of your skills and patience in words, so I will just say "wow" and leave it at that. happy modeling Ron, may the plastic gods continue to smile on you! Here's the policeman on the walkway - Definitely a policeman Given the scale a figure would probably get lost, Looking at the photo would be like "where's Wally?" placing a 1m rule alongside may be more suitable ... and a metre rule laid on the righthand end of the walkway - Or some rolling stock? ... and rolling stock - a Britannia plus six carriages - The six internal platform lengths are approx 1700mm long with external covered platform extensions of a minimum of 700mm Just to give the overall train shed dimensions again - 2100mm long x 840mm span x 350mm above rails My height is 1790mm (5' 101/2") - the rail height above floor level is 1350mm - that means I have to crouch when working inside the train shed, but it would make a fine coffin lid 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mow Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 It is absolutely wonderful piece of architectural modelling, always inspirational. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 The first 1435mm of the lower glazing panels on the West side of the roof - The upper 1420mm of walkway fixed over the upper glazing panel on the East side of the roof - ... the remaining 632mm length is under construction View showing both upper and lower walkways - the middle walkway is yet to be constructed, and will be located over the bottom of the upper glazing panel View over and along the upper walkway - the handrail wobbles a bit - will attempt a little bit of re-alignment Will be chopping a few hundred more 28mm black glazing bars this evening for the remaining glazing panels 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron Heggs Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Just in case anyone wonders how the upper walkway was located and fixed. As it is 1420mm long constructed from two lengths of 20thou x 2.5mm strips and 20thou rod - it is 'slightly' flexible The completed walkway was placed on a metre rule with approx 200mm overhanging each end, and lifted onto the upper level of roof cladding. The rule being removed leaving the walkway above its final location Strips of mount card were placed with bluetack below the walkway's required location i.e. 4mm below the joint between the 3rd & 4th glazing strips on the upper glazing panel The walkway was then lowered against the mount card strips, and every fifth walkway support glued - voila! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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