south_tyne Posted September 4, 2018 Share Posted September 4, 2018 Hello David...thanks for your kind words. Little bit more to do on the HC yet! the track length on the sector plate is 310mm. Cheers Gareth. The HC looks smashing already so will be interested to see what more you do! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted September 18, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 18, 2018 I've spent quite a while painting the Harbour wall, and I don't think it's quite right yet.....The edging stones are carved from Das and the handrails are fitted to model boat stanchions. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted September 19, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 19, 2018 I've had a Slaters Tar wagon almost finished for ages, just awaiting transfers and couplings, which I finally got around to in a quiet afternoon at what I like to call work. Tar wagons were notoriously filthy, and I think that's why there are very few photos of the real thing....but they all must have been new at some point, so I might keep this one clean for a while, as I think it looks quite nice with all the crisp white lettering. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted October 29, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2018 A little update on my ponderously slow progress....Getting a bit closer with the colours on the dockside wall, and the railings are all in. Points now work as well, and all the electromagnets are wired up for the Dingham couplers. I made the electromagnets from cut up seep point motors, and they aren't quite strong enough when powered by an old gaugemaster combi, so I need to find something a bit meatier. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted October 29, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2018 Just as a quick aside...I do now have some Branch Line Signal Box Kits available again. CNC cut styrene parts with a resin cast base. Message me if you're interested! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted October 29, 2018 Share Posted October 29, 2018 A little update on my ponderously slow progress....Getting a bit closer with the colours on the dockside wall, and the railings are all in. Points now work as well, and all the electromagnets are wired up for the Dingham couplers. I made the electromagnets from cut up seep point motors, and they aren't quite strong enough when powered by an old gaugemaster combi, so I need to find something a bit meatier. I made my electromagnets from cheap machine solenoids from ebay, as described on my Offerston Quay thread here. They are powered by a decicated 12V 2A wall-wart power supply plug and activated by the usual small push-to-make button switches like the black ones below: The electromagnets have plenty of grunt, although I did set the tops a bit higher than sleeper level. I must put some static grass or discarded newspaper over them! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted October 29, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 29, 2018 Thanks Duncan...that's really useful. If I can't get enough grunt out of mine, I'll send off for some. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted October 31, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2018 I decided that some additional buildings on the layout are well overdue, so started work on a low relief warehouse for the rear. I've based it on an old grain merchants in Sandwich, which I thought was a lovely building and could be made in modular sections. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted October 31, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) I've shortened it by a storey, and made a pattern for a single bay of the building in Plasticard, built up in layers. I also cut the courses of brickwork into the edges of the pattern with a razor saw, and stuck the whole thing firmly down onto a flat background of styrene sheet fixed to mdf with contact adhesive. Sorry about the dodgy photo! Edited October 31, 2018 by Gareth001 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted October 31, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 31, 2018 (edited) After making a latex mould, a number of resin castings can be made to fit together to form the basis of the building pretty quickly. The detail transfers very well to the resin. Again, sorry about the pics, but you get the general idea. Edited October 31, 2018 by Gareth001 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted November 5, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2018 After painting and pointing,and a light weathering. Awaiting external details. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted November 5, 2018 Share Posted November 5, 2018 Nice work and very good way to reproduce a repetitive building elevation. May I ask which resin you used ? Grahame Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted November 6, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2018 Hi Grahame...thanks.I used a 2 part polyurethane resin (SG2000). Excellent for this sort of thing, because it doesn't need any sort of vacuum to remove bubbles, it has a low viscosity before it cures so it picks up every detail and it cures fast....removal from the mould in 30 mins or so (it takes about 2 days to fully chemically cure, but you can work it straight away. I buy mine from a company in Ireland called Polycraft. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastdax Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Just to get the whole process clear to me - what latex do you use to make the mould? Thanks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted November 6, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2018 Hi Duncan...it's a 2 part silicone rubber with catalyst. Again doesn't need any drawing down with a vacuum and cures without bubbles. Curing time about 6-8 hours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
raymw Posted November 6, 2018 Share Posted November 6, 2018 Many moons ago, I cast white metal into Silastic-g (long time not now available) although I had no vacuum chamber, bubbles were not a problem, if using a brush, the pattern was painted with the siliicone before inserting into the mould cavity. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted November 7, 2018 Share Posted November 7, 2018 Some great work there Gareth I'm minded to have a go myself. Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted November 8, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2018 (edited) Just about finished version of a 3 section low relief warehouse. With the individually cast sections the building can be as large as required. The hoist is made from individually cut pieces of 10 thou sheet and plastic rod (30 in all...must get out more) but the close up is a little cruel. The drainpipes (which I now think are a bit big in diameter for a building of this size) are styrene rod with copper wire collars and styrene mounting plates, with cast resin hoppers. The rivets and bolt heads on the hoist and mounting plates, which are a bit hard to see in the photos, are embossed in the plastic with a sharpened nail or jeweller's screwdriver. Edited November 8, 2018 by Gareth001 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted March 16, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) Quite a while since I last posted....had a lot going on. Completed a new mould for the 3 section warehouse, which I'm a bit happier with, and also made a pattern for rainwater hoppers which look a bit more "Victorian Industrial". I have a few of the new warehouse panels for sale if anyone's interested. They can be put together to make a much larger building....the picture shows finished low reilef panel after a light weathering. Edited March 16, 2020 by Gareth001 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 Brilliant work on those buildings. I've been using Scalescenes, but yours make my efforts look rather insipid. Still I can go back later and do better ones. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 (edited) Great stuff, well done, I like. You mention that you have some panels left over which I am interested in as I have a corner that they would fill just nice. Can you pm me what you have and their per panel price please. Many thanks PS please note that my forum name is Barnaby but in the member details it will show my name = Mark King Edited March 16, 2020 by Barnaby better wording Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted April 29, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2020 I've been pondering how to fill the space behind the sector plate, as there's not a lot of room, and I'm not keen on very thin low relief buildings. I've decided to have a go at a pattern for a retaining wall, and have knocked up a master from styrene sheet. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted April 29, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2020 And here's the first casting out of the mould. Couple of pinholes, but easily filled. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Gareth001 Posted April 29, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 29, 2020 (edited) A quick mock up, and a lick of paint.... Edited April 29, 2020 by Gareth001 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 Great work Gareth. Glad to see you have posted again I was beginning to wonder if the dreaded lurgy had grabbed you. Best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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