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MORETONHAMPSTEAD ENGINE SHED.

 

The doors.

 

Probably the ugliest doors that were ever hung from an engine shed across the entire GWR network -  but they're beautiful !

 

Did think about making them slide but apart from me making a pigs ear of anything mechanical, what would be the point ?

 

Cheers.

Allan

 

Mullie.

 

Today we had a Mr and Mrs Double Naff that outnnaffed all other Naffs that went before them -  she a teacher, he a veggie plot veteran.

 

More of them later.

 

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"Old modellers never die -

They stanleyblade away."

 

  "Old modellers never die -

  They draperblade away."

 

They keep on cutting forever and are recommended by Allan, and he should know, he's one of the best and possibly oldest modellers around.

 

Mind you Bluebottle, as an allegory for fading away perhaps the stanley blade is perfect, and certainly from a poetical standpoint seems to scan much better than "draperblade away",I'm not quite sure why.

 

Yes, Iain, I bore in mind Allan's opinions on Stanley vs Draper, and could rationalise that “Stanley” is still used as a generic term for a utility knife, in the same way as “Hoover” used to mean “vacuum cleaner” for most people (The original Mr Stanley, by the way, was an American, and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. of the USA still own what little remains of the goodwill).

As you suggest, there are more pertinent reasons for sticking to “stanleyblades”. When trying to be witty I tend to follow the late Master, Eric Sykes, who followed his instincts in choosing the words that sounded right. On the other hand, your analysis is valid, in finding a logical basis for the workings of the subconscious.

Sorry, Allan, back to model railways!

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When I started out modelmaking The Stanley knife was the only knife of its kind that you could get and the blades that fitted again the only kind and, of course, Stanley's own.

 

Now the way I remember them, the blades that is, is that they were of a very high quality and like today's Draper blades, would cut on for ever but now ? a couple of heavy passes and the point snaps off and I suspect that all Stanley products are  equaly as inferior and the company is just simply trading on a name and I wouldn't buy any Stanley product for that reason alone. 

 

Not only are their blades the worst you can possibly buy, they're also the dearest - for the price of a around 10 Stanley blades, I can buy a hundred Draper blades for a fiver from Amazon - sharp, durable and cheap. At that quality and at that price, why would anyone ever consider Stanley ?

 

Cheers.

Allan

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When I started out modelmaking The Stanley knife was the only knife of its kind that you could get and the blades that fitted again the only kind and, of course, Stanley's own.

 

Now the way I remember them, the blades that is, is that they were of a very high quality and like today's Draper blades, would cut on for ever but now ? a couple of heavy passes and the point snaps off and I suspect that all Stanley products are  equaly as inferior and the company is just simply trading on a name and I wouldn't buy any Stanley product for that reason alone. 

 

Not only are their blades the worst you can possibly buy, they're also the dearest - for the price of a around 10 Stanley blades, I can buy a hundred Draper blades for a fiver from Amazon - sharp, durable and cheap. At that quality and at that price, why would anyone ever consider Stanley ?

 

Cheers.

Allan

Sounds like that's another nice mess they've gotten themselves into...

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MORTONHAMPSTEAD ENGINE SHED FINISHED.

 

This came out better than I hoped and unlike the previous attempt that got dumped on the first day !

 

The rear doors, what I can make out in the photographs, were later filled in with what looks like large sheets of steel or tin so I improvised here and used Slaters corrugated but really well weathered.

 

This was achieved when two opposing liquids - Colron Dye and mat back acrylic came into conflict with each battling for supremacy where neither wins but leaves you with the effect as seen in the close ups.

 

Next job? Ashburton Maltings a small attractive lineside industry that was there before the GWR arrived and is still there long after it left - I've built it twice before but what the hell !

 

Cheers.

Allan

 

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That is sublime Allan - the effect on the doors has come out really well and the stonework is brilliant, but what really caught my eye on this model is the weathering of the roof (especially in the second to last photograph) and the window sills (and the shiny door knob to the office/mess is a nice touch). 

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Hi Allan

 

Love those slatted doors/windows. Do you use a spacer of some sort to set the slats equally? Please let use into your secret with a tutorial, they look superb!

 

Regards

 

Bill

 

They're lengths of Slaters station fencing Bill.

 

Cheers.

Allan

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ASHBURTON MALTINGS.

 

The front elevation, coloured and weathered.

 

I got a bit over enthusiastic with the wood dye on the louvres hence a coupla three wonky slats which will have to be straightened out somehow or left as is claiming that it was planned that way to add character !

 

Which it was.

 

Cheers.

Allan.

 

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ASHBURTON MALTINGS.

 

The front elevation, coloured and weathered.

 

I got a bit over enthusiastic with the wood dye on the louvres hence a coupla three wonky slats which will have to be straightened out somehow or left as is claiming that it was planned that way to add character !

 

Which it was.

 

Cheers.

Allan.

 

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Alan

 

Very cleaver firstly how you see an item made for one purpose (fencing) suiting another when altered, then your eye for colour is a real gift, this is one skill that is a gift rather than learnt.

 

To a certain degree the shutters remind me of the Railway Modeller shows you how series back in the 60's  (small format mags) when money was short and propriety items limited, helps those of us with less imagination. 

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Alan

 

Very cleaver firstly how you see an item made for one purpose (fencing) suiting another when altered, then your eye for colour is a real gift, this is one skill that is a gift rather than learnt.

 

To a certain degree the shutters remind me of the Railway Modeller shows you how series back in the 60's  (small format mags) when money was short and propriety items limited, helps those of us with less imagination. 

 

Actually Hayfield, my eye for colour is usually limited to every shade of brown and a colour that the late John Ahearn advised to avoid.

I'm totally hopeless when it comes to choosing reds, greens, creams etc and end up having to mix in other paints to either lighten them or darken them hence tins of sludge brown everywhere !

 

I will admit that I have this nack of seeing something where its design and purpose would be better fullfilled for something else and Slaters station fencing seems a natural contender for louvres and smoke vents but Dave White doesn't know that !

 

Cheers.

Allan

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ASHBURTON MALTINGS

 

End gable outside stairway showing a 'rising and going'  disposable  jig  in order to keep everything square.

 

Cheers.

Allan.

 

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Oh, and as I was uploading the pictures, a very highly fully naffed up couple were looking at three quarter a mil houses in Shropshire where, and according to the most annoying presenter imaginable and Mr Family Bathroom himself, the views around the property have "  Rolling hills with sheep that are grazing " leaving me to wonder what else do sheep do?

 

Cheers.

Allan

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Mullie, the only thing that could possibly fancy a sheep is another sheep ...but I have heard tell...

You're obviously not from Wales or New Zealand.....

 

 

oh, hang on, I'm from Wales, er, ........um, ............ah -

 

 

You're obviously not from NewZealand !

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ASHBURTON MALTINGS

 

End gable outside stairway showing a 'rising and going'  disposable  jig  in order to keep everything square.

 

Cheers.

Allan.

 

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Oh, and as I was uploading the pictures, a very highly fully naffed up couple were looking at three quarter a mil houses in Shropshire where, and according to the most annoying presenter imaginable and Mr Family Bathroom himself, the views around the property have "  Rolling hills with sheep that are grazing " leaving me to wonder what else do sheep do?

 

Cheers.

Allan

Hi Allan,

 

I hesitate to offer advice to a master model builder like yourself, but do you think those handrails look a little 2D?  I wonder if beefing up the newel posts would be sufficient?

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