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1 hour ago, Alister_G said:

I was thinking it's a good job you started this before Christmas, and not after...

 

Nice work, mate, well squeezed.

 

Al.


The only reason I moved my fiddle yard was because of my ever expanding waistline :jester:

 


 

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Wonderful!

 

Some absolutely cracking modelling mate, as usual it looks like it's been there forever.

 

As I've said before you have an uncanny knack of being able to blend everything together perfectly in both colour and weathering.

 

Al.

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Happy Christmas to you and yours Adrian.

 

Whatever happened to Gamages?  I remember my dad talking about it.  I feel a Wikipeadia search coming on.

 

Wiki Link Gamages

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On 06/05/2015 at 14:10, westerhamstation said:

Not a remake of one of my favourite films, (I like the Kenneth More version the best). But the 27 steps and a landing in the middle, starring Chevening-Halt.

  Built to get the occasional passenger down to the platform from the bridge.(no concessions for less able people in those times)

First a paper template was drawn up on the computer to give me the step spacing, which was then glued to a piece of thick card,and then the treads and risers were cut out with a knife. Balsa wood has been used for the steps and stuck down with pva. After it had been assembled, I was looking at the photo of the steps, and on the wall of the bridge you can see a shadow of the handrail and guess what it looks like there is a small half landing. So out with the knife and much muttering I cut the steps in half and inserted a landing.

Some pictures of progress so far. 

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Hi Adrian, I was looking back through your thread as I needed some inspiration.  I wonder if you can remember how you did the paper template for the steps? I appreciate it was a long time ago, and it may not be simple to explain.just wondered as I was going to make some for my layout. 

Many thanks.

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