RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted February 17, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 17, 2019 Luxury facilities these are not, a simple brick building at the end of the loading dock exposed to the elements. I am presuming that the Ladies facilities are located in the building on the other platform. Construction is the usual 2mm greyboard and brickpaper, the flat roof had the top layer of board removed and was dirtied up with some pastel chalks. All the best Adrian. 15 2 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted February 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2019 Adrian, Another piece of craftsmanship. I hope it does smell as 'bad' as it looks. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted February 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2019 (edited) Very nice A Drain, one of those public conveniences where you sidle in, holding your breath, and trying not to touch any part of the fixtures or fittings... Does it look like this inside? Al. Edited February 17, 2019 by Alister_G 13 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted February 17, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 17, 2019 Hi Al, I don't know, I won't go inside as it smells bad enough from outside. All the best A Drain. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted February 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted February 25, 2019 (edited) A dark and dusty corner of Ewer St, a small office and some secure storage, and perhaps some toilet facilities for the ladies. This is the corner of the Grand Vittesse that connects to the offices of the Grand Vittesse main office which is at street level by a high level timber covered walkway. This building will only be seen by getting down to eye level or poking a camera in. It has been built out of mount board and covered with brickpaper. The canopy is of similar construction and that will have a corrugated iron roof. Next items to make will be the outer walls and the roofs. All the best Adrian. Can anyone tell me what the right size to post images is please, as this post has been akward to do and is displaying them all over the place. Edited February 25, 2019 by westerhamstation Image sizing 19 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted February 25, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25, 2019 Hi Adrian, Another cracking bit of modelling. Regarding picture sizes, do you take them on your phone, or with a camera and then edit them? Most of my photos are done on a camera and then downloaded to my PC, and then I halve them in size before posting them to RMWeb, which you can do in Paint in Windows, or various other graphics programs. Most of my images therefore end up as 1294 x 864 pixels in width and height, and around 160kB to 200kB in file-size. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted February 25, 2019 Share Posted February 25, 2019 What can I say but ....spot on. Love the toilet block Cheers Steve 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted February 26, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2019 (edited) 16 hours ago, Alister_G said: Hi Adrian, Another cracking bit of modelling. Regarding picture sizes, do you take them on your phone, or with a camera and then edit them? Most of my photos are done on a camera and then downloaded to my PC, and then I halve them in size before posting them to RMWeb, which you can do in Paint in Windows, or various other graphics programs. Most of my images therefore end up as 1294 x 864 pixels in width and height, and around 160kB to 200kB in file-size. Al. Hi Al, all my photos are taken with a Sony cyber shot, nothing fancy. I have just found out that I can resize pictures and reduce them to a consistent size in a windows programme, here is one that was 6.65mb resized to 1500 x 1125 comes out at 121 kb, I will use this 1500 width as my default width and let the height take care of its self. All the best Adrian. Edited February 26, 2019 by westerhamstation missing word 13 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted February 26, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 26, 2019 That looks good Adrian, a decent size and a sensible file size. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted March 1, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2019 More work on the dark corner, all that remains of the Grand Vittesse can be seen in the first picture. The walls that I am building will partly be masked by the back of the Grand Vittesse offices,which will be built later. These walls will only be seen if i take a picture with a camera, bit of a wasted effort really but fun to build. Constuction follows my usual method of card and brickpaper. It's been a bit of a game making these walls as they have to fit round the corners of what is already built, and having to allow for the roof to be fitted later and to all line up. You can see from the last picture why I call it the dark corner. Some pictures of progress so far, All the best Adrian. 25 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
calvin Streeting Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 nice thats a very intresting building that's taken a beeting through time ( i love archiecture like that) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 1, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 1, 2019 You always make it look easy Adrian, but that's a very complex thing to model, and as usual you've made a cracking job of it. Al. 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted March 7, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 7, 2019 Should have done this job the other week when the sun was out. Still in the dark corner, but up on the roof this time without the aid of a safety net or hard hat, Mrs W Station is holding the ladder I hope. The roof is made from mount board, the gutter in the roof valley is made from a shredded wheat box cut along the fold of the corner, and the corrugated roof has been made with the Acme Mk 1 Corrugator and self adhesive foil as used previously for the rest of the roof. All the best Adrian. 12 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2019 You be careful up there Adrian, it's bloody windy today. The Acme Mk1 Corrugator is producing some great looking roofs, I should write a letter to the manufacturer. Al. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted March 17, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 17, 2019 As a change from being stuck in a dark corner we are moving down below Ewer Street to where the sun never shines and the rats go about in pairs. This is the the lower level line, which runs from Westerham Station below Ewer street and connects to Brasted station, it makes a brief apperance and then vanishes into another tunnel to emerge at Brasted. Some pictures of progress so far, Just off to find my torch to see if there is light at the end of the tunnel. All the best Adrian. 21 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 17, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2019 4 hours ago, westerhamstation said: down below Ewer Street to where the sun never shines Is this the legendary place where we are told to stick it? You always manage to blend things in, to the point where it looks like it's been there forever. That will be a nice place for some atmospheric photos when it is done. Al. 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredoperator Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hi Westerhamstation . What a handsome looking layout, I had better resign? or think of an alternative, I could never compete with this workmanship. I don’t think that I would have enough time to learn the techniques let alone build such an impressive model. Happy Modelling Kev 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 18, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hi Kev, thank you for your kind words, glad that you are enjoying the layout. All the best Adrian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted March 18, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hi Al, that indeed is just one of the places where that may happen All the best Adrian. A trial picture taken today to see what it looks like with some action. 20 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2019 Oh yes... That's the sort of thing. Lovely shot. Al. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredoperator Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 Hi Adrian. If I was going to attempt a similar layout using an 0-6-0 Loco? Would you please tell me which class would they use with a “ Push Pull Set “? Because the R1 class in the photo that I saw online of Westerham, I cannot find any details of that number. Happy Modelling Kev Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 18, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2019 1 hour ago, retiredoperator said: Hi Adrian. If I was going to attempt a similar layout using an 0-6-0 Loco? Would you please tell me which class would they use with a “ Push Pull Set “? Because the R1 class in the photo that I saw online of Westerham, I cannot find any details of that number. Happy Modelling Kev Hi Kev, the R1 class used on the Westerham Valley Railway were 0-4-4 Nos 1700 &1704 "Push Pull". The 0-6-0 used was class 'O1' No 1048. The best source of information of Locomotives used on the line is the David Gould book The Westerham Valley Railway by Oakwood press ISBN 0-85361-515-2. I hope that little bit of information is of some use, I am sure that someone with a far greater knowledge of locomotives used on the Southern Region will happily step up and help you (and me). All the best Adrian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted March 22, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 22, 2019 Yet more bricklaying, this time for the wall that runs along the front of the lower level line, this will define the front edge of the layout and protect any derailments that might happen on this stretch of line. The wall needs to be fairly strong in this location as everthing on the front is fairly vunerable to accidental damage, so it has been made from 4mm mdf. Due to a miscalculation in the early stages of joining Westerham to Brasted those two boards are at slightly different heights, which means that the line gently drops along this front edge of the board, to make the wall look right and run horizontal to the floor I have had to step the top of the wall. The mdf has had a light spray of black paint to seal it and has then been covered with brick paper. The photos show construction. Off now to give Donald Trump a hand with his wall. All the best Adrian. 22 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 At least you got the funding!! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
retiredoperator Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Hi Adrian. Again very good work. I have tried similar techniques, but, my results were lacking something, as I used card instead of MDF, With brick paper, that wasn’t so cooperative? I used that well known brand of solid non stick stuff, a wallpaper seam roller , and famous brand craft knife. Happy Modelling Kev 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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