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Quickly placed the new bridge on the layout and think it looks good.

 

Noticed that I have forgotten to add the left right hand arch courses!

 

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Edit for not knowing my left and right!!!

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Had a productive today yesterday.

 

Started to make up the Wills Signal Box kit (SS48). It says it's based on a Saxby and Farmer one from the GER at Wisbech Town.

 

The only problem was that the stairs and doors were on the wrong end for where I wanted to put it.

This involved removeing the doors and swapping with the panels at the other end. Luckily, they are similar sizes.

 

First door removed

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Opposite end panel removed

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Assembly started (Note: Locking room door also swapped)

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Getting there....

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And placed on layout

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Next problem is painting. What colour?

 

Cream and Green, but which shades?

 

Also, priming the plastic, paint straight on or a primer coat of something first?

 

Time to ask Google!

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Had a productive today yesterday.

 

Started to make up the Wills Signal Box kit (SS48). It says it's based on a Saxby and Farmer one from the GER at Wisbech Town.

 

The only problem was that the stairs and doors were on the wrong end for where I wanted to put it.

This involved removeing the doors and swapping with the panels at the other end. Luckily, they are similar sizes.

 

First door removed

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Opposite end panel removed

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Assembly started (Note: Locking room door also swapped)

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Getting there....

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And placed on layout

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Built one of these around 20 years ago, think it's now on its third layout standing guard over Pott Row!

 

Really like the look of the layout (know the area very well). Just one question, is your head shunt at the bottom of the layout a usable length as it looks very short though that might be the photos?

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Next problem is painting. What colour?

 

Cream and Green, but which shades?

 

Also, priming the plastic, paint straight on or a primer coat of something first?

 

Time to ask Google!

 

Weathered.

 

Seriously.  By the time it's been high-lighted and shaded to give definition, bleached and peeled and covered in track dust and soot, it will be the weathered shades of green and cream!

 

Me being me I'd spray it with Halfords grey primer.  I could then brush paint in either water-based acrylics or enamels.  I would use for the former, but either would work, it depends what you like working with.

 

Good progress!

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Built one of these around 20 years ago, think it's now on its third layout standing guard over Pott Row!

 

Really like the look of the layout (know the area very well). Just one question, is your head shunt at the bottom of the layout a usable length as it looks very short though that might be the photos?

 

The head shunt at the bottom right (if that's the one you mean) isn't a head shunt!

It leads under the bridge to form a second loop, that in my world goes off to some industry (or something)

 

Hopefully this may (or may not) make it clearer.

 

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Dave

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Bacon factory ?

 

Just a thought.

 

 

 

Eddie

What gave you that idea? ☺☺☺

 

Banana Store (Felsted) Cold Store (Little Easted) Bacon & Seed (Dunmow) quite a few industries on this line. ☺

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What gave you that idea? ☺☺☺

 

Banana Store (Felsted) Cold Store (Little Easted) Bacon & Seed (Dunmow) quite a few industries on this line. ☺

 

Lucky guess :rolleyes:

 

Sugar beet is good :good:

 

 

Eddie

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Painting so far. Needs a bit of touching up around the edges.

 

Hat's off to those who can line out engines etc. by hand. Those frames on the model are about 2mm wide and I still can't paint them without getting it in the wrong places!

 

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Hey Shaddow!

Just about to paint my 7mm GER boxes and I am going to have exactly the same problem!

Glad you have a Cravens DMU

Paul R

The bonus of a larger scale, your framework is nearly twice the width! ☺

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If you like the colour's they are as follows

 

Cream is "Buttermilk"

Green is 2 parts "Christmas Green" to 1 part "Avocado"

 

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The "Light Buttermilk" is, as it's name suggests, a bit paler!(less creamy)

 

Got these from Hobbycraft. £1.80 I think.

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Had a productive today yesterday.

 

Started to make up the Wills Signal Box kit (SS48). It says it's based on a Saxby and Farmer one from the GER at Wisbech Town.

 

The only problem was that the stairs and doors were on the wrong end for where I wanted to put it.

This involved removeing the doors and swapping with the panels at the other end. Luckily, they are similar sizes.

 

First door removed

attachicon.gifDSC08733_s.jpg

 

Opposite end panel removed

attachicon.gifDSC08734_s.jpg

 

Assembly started (Note: Locking room door also swapped)

attachicon.gifDSC08735_s.jpg

 

Getting there....

attachicon.gifDSC08736_s.jpg

 

And placed on layout

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Not so sure about "lucky" though Shadow. Pretty sure the original prefabrications were designed that way;-)

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Painting so far. Needs a bit of touching up around the edges.

 

Hat's off to those who can line out engines etc. by hand. Those frames on the model are about 2mm wide and I still can't paint them without getting it in the wrong places!

 

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Looks great. Livery was brown and cream GER days through to 1933 apparently then green.

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Tonight's update.

 

Painting of the main building is done. A few edges to sort out.

 

Windows in.

 

Internals in.

 

Door still to add and stairs to finish off.

 

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Don't forget to add a chimney Shaddow

 

Paul R

The head shunt at the bottom right (if that's the one you mean) isn't a head shunt!

It leads under the bridge to form a second loop, that in my world goes off to some industry (or something)

 

Hopefully this may (or may not) make it clearer.

 

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Dave

So are you planning an extension Shaddow?

 

Paul R

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FYI Just publishing Ron Smiths detailed diary of the last days af steam 1955/56 in Briaintree in next GER Society Journal. It will have descriptions and numbers of locos and carriages too

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