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The new "New" signal box is taking shape.  I have made the four main walls utilising the Smart Model kit's wall patterns but overlain them externally with Scalescenes red brick paper and concrete paper (for the lintels and cills).  Nothing is glued together yet but I have posed them using magnetic clamps here...

 

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...and on the layout.

 

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More pics later as the build continues.

 

Regards,

Brian.

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41 minutes ago, Brian D said:

 

The new "New" signal box is taking shape.  I have made the four main walls utilising the Smart Model kit's wall patterns but overlain them externally with Scalescenes red brick paper and concrete paper (for the lintels and cills).  Nothing is glued together yet but I have posed them using magnetic clamps here...

 

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*snip*

 

...and on the layout.

 

More pics later as the build continues.

 

Regards,

Brian.

Brian,

 

What are you using to attach the brick-paper to the cardboard frame?

 

I previously used 'pritt' (or at least an equivalent 'non-sticky sticky-stuff'), but this rather entails using a roller to press the two parts together to get a good bond.

 

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17 hours ago, ISW said:

Brian,

 

What are you using to attach the brick-paper to the cardboard frame?

 

I previously used 'pritt' (or at least an equivalent 'non-sticky sticky-stuff'), but this rather entails using a roller to press the two parts together to get a good bond.

 

 

I just use the cheapest glue sticks on offer. The Range sell a nice set of four different size sticks for a pound. Liberally apply the glue to the card and press firmly to the texture, smoothing out from the centre to eradicate any air bubbles, a bit like wall papering. Make sure the cap is returned to the glue stick between uses otherwise the glue stick will dry out.

This process works for me but you have to apply plenty of glue, hence avoid relatively expensive Pritt Stick unless you have to.

My "The Range" stock is now exhausted so I'm using some Asda glue sticks meant for kids crafting.

Hope this helps.

 

Regards

 Brian

 

PS the card is grey board and the texture sheet is plain paper. If you are using other combos then a different approach may be required. 

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10 hours ago, Brian D said:

 

I just use the cheapest glue sticks on offer. The Range sell a nice set of four different size sticks for a pound. Liberally apply the glue to the card and press firmly to the texture, smoothing out from the centre to eradicate any air bubbles, a bit like wall papering. Make sure the cap is returned to the glue stick between uses otherwise the glue stick will dry out.

This process works for me but you have to apply plenty of glue, hence avoid relatively expensive Pritt Stick unless you have to.

My "The Range" stock is now exhausted so I'm using some Asda glue sticks meant for kids crafting.

Hope this helps.

 

Regards

 Brian

 

PS the card is grey board and the texture sheet is plain paper. If you are using other combos then a different approach may be required. 

Brian,

 

Using the cheapest 'pritt' sounds like a good tactic to me ...

 

The only problems I encountered were the tabs of the brick-paper folded inside the window / door openings. The small amount of paper meant it was hard to get a good long-term bond. The other problem is attaching the windows (usually bonded between 2 layers of the cardboard structure). 'Pritt' doesn't seem to stick these very well.

 

Either way, you are making very good progress with your buildings. Most impressive.

 

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21 hours ago, ISW said:

Brian,

 

Using the cheapest 'pritt' sounds like a good tactic to me ...

 

The only problems I encountered were the tabs of the brick-paper folded inside the window / door openings. The small amount of paper meant it was hard to get a good long-term bond. The other problem is attaching the windows (usually bonded between 2 layers of the cardboard structure). 'Pritt' doesn't seem to stick these very well.

 

Either way, you are making very good progress with your buildings. Most impressive.

 

 

Hi ISW, sorry to take so long coming back to you.

Regarding window and door openings, if you haven't got a small glue stick (The Range product I mentioned earlier has a suitable small stick which can get into small apertures like window and door openings. It also comes with three larger glue sticks) then scrape a little glue off with a blade and spread it into the window/door reveals and then press home the texture flaps with the (clean) blade.

My windows comprise either, depending on type, (A) printing the frames on self adhesive (peal off stick on) labels (50 A4 size labels can be bought quite cheaply on Eb*y), cutting out the window panes and then pealing off the backing and gluing the "frames" to clear report covers or (B) printing the windows directly on to Over Head Projector transparencies.  Either type is then glued to the inside of the relevant outer wall element using a small amount of Loctite all purpose adhesive (about £2 a tube in Asda) or UHU all purpose glue (usually a lot dearer).  Glue sticks I find do not work very well unless you are gluing paper or card to another piece of paper or card. 

Hope that helps.

 

Regards,

Brian.

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Hi ISW, sorry to take so long coming back to you.

Regarding window and door openings, if you haven't got a small glue stick (The Range product I mentioned earlier has a suitable small stick which can get into small apertures like window and door openings. It also comes with three larger glue sticks) then scrape a little glue off with a blade and spread it into the window/door reveals and then press home the texture flaps with the (clean) blade.

My windows comprise either, depending on type, (A) printing the frames on self adhesive (peal off stick on) labels (50 A4 size labels can be bought quite cheaply on Eb*y), cutting out the window panes and then pealing off the backing and gluing the "frames" to clear report covers or (B) printing the windows directly on to Over Head Projector transparencies.  Either type is then glued to the inside of the relevant outer wall element using a small amount of Loctite all purpose adhesive (about £2 a tube in Asda) or UHU all purpose glue (usually a lot dearer).  Glue sticks I find do not work very well unless you are gluing paper or card to another piece of paper or card. 

Hope that helps.

 

Regards,

Brian.

Brian,

 

Thanks for the reply and the details contained therein. I'll take the information on-board when I commence construction of my building; although that's a way in the future at present!

 

(I'll be keeping a print out of this information in my 'hints' file).

 

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This kit is proving to be somewhat fiddly and time consuming.  I am also having to pause and think more because I am adding the additional storey height so the kit instructions are only being followed intermittently and in an ad hoc manner.  So, this is the latest state of play.

 

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The lever frame has been left for now.  The kit version is one of those "Life's too short" sort of builds as I have mentioned long ago when I built the other signal box so I will use an old comb (as I did on the previous 'box) or plastic strip.

 

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Brian.

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More (slow) progress on the signal box has been made.  The kit provides for textures (grey paper parts) to be over laid on the various steps and landings .  This I thought a bit tedious so cut the required parts from 2mm grey board and painted them with grey acrylic before gluing them in place - see below.

 

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I also made a representation of the lever frame in plastic strip and glued it in position.  I know it's a bit cluncky but by the time the windows are in you will barely see it.

 

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The kit also provides for card wrapped in paper texture handrails which again I thought would not only be tedious but a bit of a challenge for my sausage fingers.  So using the kit elements as a guide, plastic strip was used to make the handrails.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words so this pic will give you an idea how I managed it.  Various bits of Blu Tack and sellotape hold all the various plastic bits in position so I can give the joints a quick dab with the solvent brush.

 

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Quite a high Fiddle Factor using this technique and I and my eye sight are only glad its finished.

 

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Only windows and roof left to complete.

 

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Getting there!

 

Regards,

Brian.

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On 02/07/2020 at 18:28, Brian D said:

*snip* 

 

The kit also provides for card wrapped in paper texture handrails which again I thought would not only be tedious but a bit of a challenge for my sausage fingers.  So using the kit elements as a guide, plastic strip was used to make the handrails.  They say a picture is worth a thousand words so this pic will give you an idea how I managed it.  Various bits of Blu Tack and sellotape hold all the various plastic bits in position so I can give the joints a quick dab with the solvent brush.

 

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Quite a high Fiddle Factor using this technique and I and my eye sight are only glad its finished.

 

 *snip*

 

Getting there!

 

Regards,

Brian.

Brian,

 

I do like that method, so I hope you don't mind me 'stealing' it for my layout. It'll come in really handy when I get to the station glass roofing.

 

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Final work on the signal box was completed yesterday and today.  The windows were installed...

 

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...and the roof put in place.

 

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I used a different roof texture than the kit which I thought looked a bit dark.  I used Scalescenes "concrete" instead.  As you can see I also added a suitable sign before placing it on the layout.

 

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Meanwhile, a DMU is about to depart whilst two other services await their path.

 

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In the colliery, a full hopper train is assembled...

 

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...to be collected by the main line diesel.

 

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That's all for now.  I need to get my D20 finished.

 

Regards,

Brian.

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In between work on my DJH D20 build (see my other thread) I've been experimenting with the free to download "CombineZP" focus stacking software using my DSLR.  So far, this is the pick of the results.

 

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Brian.

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It has been a while since I posted any updates, basically because there has not been much to report.  However, I have been busy upgrading the scenics especially in the dene area by adding bushes and trees as below.

 

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These images have been subject to focus stacking.

 

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Brian.

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What's he doing fixing an old cycle mirror to the shed ceiling for???

 

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The reason is that this will be an aid to the manual (by eye) indexing of the turntable.  Hopefully, this will minimise derailments by giving a vertical view of the table rails alignment as below.

 

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Meanwhile, we have a visitor from 36A (Doncaster).  A1 60156 "Great Central" stands alongside A3 60077 "The White Knight" of 56B (Ardsley).

 

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I've also been working on another coal train video.  Stay tuned.

 

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Brian.

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The Law of Unintended Consequences has been at work today!  For a while I have been thinking that my Accurascale 21 ton hoppers fitted with their bespoke coal loads look a little under filled so I thought I would raise them up a touch by gluing some corrugated card to their bases as shown (apologies for dodgy phone pics).

 

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This seemed to have improved the appearance considerably.

 

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But, the top of the coal load now fouled the underside of the screens so I raised the screens a little to compensate by adding some plastic sections to simulate  a concrete surround to the steel columns.

 

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But now the conveyor structure was levitating over its supports.

 

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So some cross trees were installed.

 

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This has solved the problem.

 

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Everything has been raised up - haleluyah.

 

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Brian.

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The latest video entitled "Big Diesels" can be seen below.

 

 

Meanwhile, the postie delivered the latest addition to the diesel fleet, unfortunately too late to feature in the video.

 

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This is a dirty un-named Deltic, namely D9011 which was later named "The Royal Northumberland Fusiliers" which makes a good partner for my pristine D9017 "The Durham Light Infantry".  It's a superb runner as are all Bachmann diesel locos it seems.

 

I am thinking of building a Scalescenes diesel shed which has to be exactly  the same size as the existing steam shed so that the buildings can be interchangeable.  Off to the Scalescenes website now to compare dimensions (the existing building is a kit bashed Scalescenes gable ended shed).  I love the idea of interchangeable buildings to change eras as it were.

 

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Brian.

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The Scalescenes Diesel depot should be the same size in plan as my steam shed so I have down loaded the textures and made a start. 

 

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As a reminder, this is the steam shed...

 

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...and here I am just checking that the diesel depot sides and front are indeed the same size...

 

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...so that the two buildings will be interchangeable.

 

Meanwhile, every platform at Deneside is full!

 

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More pics of the diesel depot construction in due course.

 

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Part of the Scalescenes kit involves making these comb-like devices...

 

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...which are then glued to the external wall profiles...

 

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...which are then over laid  with the "concrete" texture which, when everything is trimmed off,...

 

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...produces a reasonable interpretation of corrugated concrete.  I was a bit wary of this technique when I read the instructions but the final result was well worth the faff I think.  Anyway, I now have the four completed main wall unts finished (but not yet glued together), see below.

 

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More pics to follow as the build progresses.

 

Regards,

Brian.

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