RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted September 27, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2010 JRG Joinery... In the corner between the pigeon crees and Pease Row stands the Station Road Works of JRG Joinery, manufacturing doors and windows. The building is made from Wills corrugated sheets with Doors from Ambis (ref. BFD1_4 industrial garage part glazed doors). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted September 28, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 28, 2010 The JRG Joinery works is now all but complete, needing fixing and 'bedding in' with a few weeds and posibly some offcuts of wood. They also need a lorry of some kind, it will have to be a Bedford as my father (his initials are JRG and he started out as a joiner) had Bedford CF vans when I was little so I will try to finish the Coopercraft M type lorry that has laid unfinished in a box for a good few years. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 6, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 6, 2010 Together with the Bedford ML as mentioned above, I'm also building a Roadscale Models Seddon artic. The packaging says it is a model 5L, L being long wheelbase as aposed to a 5S (short), should an artic be a L or an S?. Anyway here it is before painting, the cab floor and front mudguards are resin and the wheels are plastic. It is missing one headlight, don't know where it went so I will make one out of plastic. (EDIT, just spotted another 5!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 7, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 7, 2010 Tonight I have finished the Bedford ML, not perfect as the parts don't fit perfectly and needed a lot of filler. I was disapointed with the way the cab seemed to be 'sitting back', probably from when I fitted it a few years ago, the only way I could see to fix this was to 'break it's back' and repair the chassis with some .9mm wire and superglue in a better looking position. I have fitted an etched mirror from Langley, front and rear numberplates from plasticard and some rear lights. 1939 Bedford ML. I've also completed the station building. It now needs glueing down and some grass and weeds around it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave.C Posted October 8, 2010 Share Posted October 8, 2010 The truck has come on well since I saw it the other night, baffled as to how you managed to make such a small number plate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 8, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 8, 2010 The truck has come on well since I saw it the other night, baffled as to how you managed to make such a small number plate The front one is a piece of 80 x 20thou plastic painted black with the number (LVN 417) in white using a very small brush. Also good eyesight and a steady hand... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 12, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 12, 2010 Tonight I have been adding some manhole covers and grates to the road, they are very good etches from 51L (TBE006 manhole covers and grates - pattern 1 older style) and have been painted with Humbrol 'gunmetal' then when dry weathered with dark and rusty powders. A shallow hole was dug in the road with a chisel made from a small (2.5mm ish) screwdriver and painted black. They were then fixed in place with evostick. Finally the surrounding area was painted and weathered to blend in with the rest of the road. The small rectangular one between the round one and the road sign is a fire hydrant cover, I still need to find a suitable image to make a sign to fit to the stable wall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 17, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 17, 2010 Although the intention was not to have any signals on Felton Lane, it is suposed to be on the end of a short goods only branch, but the temptation got the better of me and a I have installed a starter just before the bridge on the platform road. The signal is a short lattice post one that I built many years ago for Fellburn and wasn't used. Mostly built from D&S parts and operated using a memory wire activator with a switch beneath the baseboard and 3 AA bateries. I've also added some more greenery around the bridges and buildings, there's also a couple of gripes in the midden. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave.C Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 there's also a couple of gripes in the midden. You have lost me with that statement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
torkardlane Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 "not perfect as the parts don't fit perfectly and needed a lot of filler. " That was normal for Bedfords I thought. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted October 18, 2010 Share Posted October 18, 2010 "Gripe" - 4 tine digging fork. Gardens, for the use in. "Midden" - muck heap. You need to stop giving curry to the horses, Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 18, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 18, 2010 "Gripe" - 4 tine digging fork. Gardens, for the use in. "Midden" - muck heap. You need to stop giving curry to the horses, Paul. Close Jonathan, A gripe has curved sharp tines (like a pitch fork) but 4 tines and a short shaft with a handle like a garden fork. Farmers use them for moving manure with a lot of straw in it, gardeners rarely use them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted October 19, 2010 Share Posted October 19, 2010 Well, you learn something every day. I've always heard the garden fork called a 'gripe' and the girls at the stables we run refer to what you call a gripe as a 'fork' or 'pitchfork' interchangeably with the classic long handled two tined version. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 19, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 19, 2010 The Seddon artic is now finished complete with tarpaulin and rope... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Vale Posted October 20, 2010 Share Posted October 20, 2010 I've been enjoying these road vehicles (and the details on the layout too) - how do you colour the wheels though? They have a very convincing touch of dust on the sidewalls and treads. Will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 20, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 20, 2010 I've been enjoying these road vehicles (and the details on the layout too) - how do you colour the wheels though? They have a very convincing touch of dust on the sidewalls and treads. Will Hi Will, Glad you like it, yours is coming on well too. The wheels on the Seddon are a soft black plastic so the tyres were not painted at all just the centres with the body colour. The Bedfords' wheels come grey and the tyres painted with Games Workshop 'Chaos Black', as with all of the black bits, these have been weathered with pastels, the Seddon has not been weathered yet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium skipepsi Posted October 20, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 20, 2010 My dad used to store the ropes behind the cab on his artic, sheets had a couple of bits of timber on them then a rope over the top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 21, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 21, 2010 My dad used to store the ropes behind the cab on his artic, sheets had a couple of bits of timber on them then a rope over the top. All roped down and secure Mick... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 25, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 25, 2010 Made good progress this weekend with detailing bits in the goods yard and some wildlife. Milk cans on the platform, these were rescued from my first 'successful' layout about 20 years ago, cleaned of glue and repainted. These rabbits (5 of them) were also rescued - wouldn't the RSPCA be proud... There are 4 cats on the layout (couldn't find a fifth!). Plough (mostly a Springside kit), packing cases and cable drums in the goods yars. Mangle, tin baths and buckets for the local hardware shop and a field gate for a local farmer. Bee hives and window frames made by JRG Joinery arrive for dispatch to all parts of the North East of England. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 Like all those little details, particularly the mangles and tin baths - I remember them as a child They really help establish at atmosphere and set the period. Cheers, Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 26, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2010 Like all those little details, particularly the mangles and tin baths - I remember them as a child They really help establish at atmosphere and set the period. Cheers, Dave They have turned out well, they are from Langley and really are a bit on the large side and the baths a bit thick, that's why I've put them upside down on battens. They were scrubbed with a brass wire brush and given a coat of satin varnish. I have since looked for photos of mangles on t'interweb and couldn't find any white ones so it will eventually be painted green. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted October 26, 2010 Share Posted October 26, 2010 They have turned out well, they are from Langley and really are a bit on the large side and the baths a bit thick, that's why I've put them upside down on battens. They were scrubbed with a brass wire brush and given a coat of satin varnish. I have since looked for photos of mangles on t'interweb and couldn't find any white ones so it will eventually be painted green. My grandmother had a white mangle but it wasn't the big one that you've got on the layout! I have seen the larger one in real life, it was cast iron and a browny rust colour! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 26, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 26, 2010 My grandmother had a white mangle but it wasn't the big one that you've got on the layout! I have seen the larger one in real life, it was cast iron and a browny rust colour! Dave That settles it then, it is staying white. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted October 28, 2010 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 28, 2010 Probably one of the last bits to be added before the deadline this weekend. Is he reading a list of deliveries or rolling a fag? He has since been given a coat of matt varnish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixoh8sixoh Posted October 28, 2010 Share Posted October 28, 2010 Looks like he's peeling an apple with a knife to me! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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