RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 4, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2015 Eat your Shredded Wheat up and save the box. The empty box will provide the gutters for Chevening Halt, the pictures show the method I have used, I fold the card back on itself just to to enhance the fold before cutting. After cutting and a quick coat of paint they are ready for fixing with a spot of superglue gel. This is a method that I have used for all the guttering on the buildings for Westerham and Brasted. Next will be the downpipes. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted March 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2015 Nice one. That was some lateral thinking there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 5, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2015 Would it be worth adding a sliver of paper every scale 6 or 8 feet, to represent the sectional gutters where they overlap ? 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 6, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2015 Drainpipes are a boring subject, but all buildings need them, so here we go. my prefered method for making them, in fact my only method for making them is this. Coated garden wire for the down pipe, and florists wire from hobby craft for the brackets. The drain pipes are just bent with the fingers and trimmed to size, same for the brackets. I told you it was boring. Some pictures of the method used, and some of the finished shelter it's only small about 75mm x 30mm. Next job will be to finish the platform and bring the two together, and just for those who agreed with Stubby about the joining bracket for the two gutters I have been to the optician this week and will try to rectify the omission . 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium NWJ Posted March 7, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2015 Good grief! Just when you think that the modelling cannot get any better you hit us with these drainpipes and brackets. Fantastic! Keep up the great work. Neil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted March 9, 2015 Share Posted March 9, 2015 Those look great! Mine are done with evergreen rod (shaped in hot water where appropriate) and the wire from bag ties. I give them a double twist to represent the support brrackets as I see them in my mind's eye. Hope you don't mind me posting pics here: I carve the hoppers out of Evergreen strip. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 9, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2015 Those look great! Mine are done with evergreen rod (shaped in hot water where appropriate) and the wire from bag ties. I give them a double twist to represent the support brrackets as I see them in my mind's eye. Hope you don't mind me posting pics here: I carve the hoppers out of Evergreen strip. Hi, I like that idea, that's going to be used at some time. Thanks and all the best Adrian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted March 9, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2015 Great work Adrian, I'll be making a mental note for future buildings Nestor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2015 Whilst waiting for your train to take you into town, and if it's a sunny day you might care to lounge in a nonchalant fashion against the new railings at Chevening Halt. Be warned though, they are only made of balsa wood and card and you might find yourself arse over head in the field behind you looking somewhat less nochalant. I am off now to purchase some land for Chevening Halt to be built on. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 love it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted March 10, 2015 Share Posted March 10, 2015 love it! Oh ... oh ... oh ...... me too! ....... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted March 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2015 Whilst waiting for your train to take you into town, and if it's a sunny day you might care to lounge in a nonchalant fashion against the new railings at Chevening Halt. Be warned though, they are only made of balsa wood and card and you might find yourself arse over head in the field behind you looking somewhat less nochalant. I am off now to purchase some land for Chevening Halt to be built on. Fantastic work once again on the timber platform. One sad point about this type of platform in reality, is that in both frosty and wet weather too they were VERY slippery indeed. I recall in the early 1970s one school boy from a nearby school who was foolishly trying to get aboard a 4-SUB which was already departing from Isleworth, duly slipped and dropped one of his legs between the platform edge and the train. Thankfully he survived, but one of his legs didn't... Needless to say both the local railway staff and schools in the area all learned a valuable lesson as a result. On a trip last year exploring the Far North Lines I noted that part of the platforms at Forsinard had been recently renewed once again in this fashion as one end of the station is across a burn, thereby saving weight and money. Keep up the good work you are inspiring us all to improve our scenery and buildings. Kevin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronstrutt Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 ...On a trip last year exploring the Far North Lines I noted that part of the platforms at Forsinard had been recently renewed once again in this fashion as one end of the station is across a burn, thereby saving weight and money... Ah, Forsinard - a delightful spot! There is almost no habitation in sight from its platforms but always a fair degree of custom. When I was responsible for testing a new generation of railway ticketing systems, Forsinard was my station of choice for making sure that they could deal with almost anything a ticket clerk could throw at them. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 14, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2015 Adrian, you're just showing off now, please stop it! Absolutely brilliant work mate, well done. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 16, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2015 (edited) The land for Chevening Halt has been purchased from Ikea at a cost of £1,568,160 per acre. This works out at 0.25 per sq inch as a Lack shelf is 400 sq inches and cost a tenner and there are 6272640 sq inches in a acre. Additional to the shelf, I brought 4 cork table mats for £3 which which have been used to cover the shelf, these have been glued to the shelf with some heavy duty spray flooring adhesive. Some pictures of progress so far with the baseboard, and some of the platform painted and white lined. the white line was painted free hand as I wanted it to look as though it had been done with a bit of a broom and not much care had been used. Edited March 16, 2015 by westerhamstation 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Absolutely marvellous! so, IKEA is now a baseboard supplier! fantastic! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 Is that narrow ramp/walkway safe, being wot as ow it beein so close to the track an all ...... I dunno, Freebs .... I didn't really think IKEA did anything much other than base boards ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 17, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2015 A start has been made on the double portal skew bridge for Chevening Halt. It will be made using card and plasticard. To cut the portals freehand would not give me a uniform and smooth curve, so this is where the Acme Portal Cutter comes into its own, made using a offcut of card from the bridge sides and a needle, the pictures show how it's made and used. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Always wondered were Ikea get the names of their products they sound like awful illnesses mark you the meat balls and chips in the restaurant are great! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 17, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2015 Are you sure it's the Acme one? I thought they had the trademark printed on them in big letters... Their range of dynamite sticks and big boxes for catching Roadrunner always do. I hope you haven't bought a cheap knock-off. Seems to work OK though, nice job on the portals. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted March 17, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 17, 2015 Always wondered were Ikea get the names of their products they sound like awful illnesses mark you the meat balls and chips in the restaurant are great! OT IKEA furniture names came from various Swedish small towns and villages. The worst one was a range of children's beds named "Gutvik" which is German for "Good F***"! Naturally changed very quickly to something less easy to pronounce. /OT Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2015 Concrete foundations for the bridge have been poured, and the walls are going up at Chevening Halt road bridge. Next job will be to get the brickies in to do the walls and arches. Some pictures of progress so far. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted March 20, 2015 Share Posted March 20, 2015 That makes it all look quite, deceptively simple, but there are a number of clever bits of design there. I can see the 2 inner walls and ledges for the road to be laid on - yet another reason to have 2 layers of card. Do I take it that the inner walls of the tunnels will be added after the Brickies have been at them? Regards Julian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2015 That makes it all look quite, deceptively simple, but there are a number of clever bits of design there. Yep, completely agree, brilliant bit of design. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2015 That makes it all look quite, deceptively simple, but there are a number of clever bits of design there. I can see the 2 inner walls and ledges for the road to be laid on - yet another reason to have 2 layers of card. Do I take it that the inner walls of the tunnels will be added after the Brickies have been at them? Regards Julian Hi Julian, that's the plan to clad the walls and then add the arch sections. It all depends what frame of mind the brickies are in when they arrive. All the best Adrian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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