Marcus 37 Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Hi Adrian The structure is made of foam board. Lovely medium to build with. Rigid, light and easy to cut. Only trouble it eats scalpel blades. The material although easy to cut blunts the blades really quickly. Don't let that put you off though. Cheers Marcus 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iron Horse Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Cheers Marcus What's the best glue for it? Also what glue do you then use to bond the plasticard to the foamboard? Not that any of that will really help me as the next bit of scratch building I have to do is a covered conveyorbelt with steel supports.....................how did you make that pipe bridge again!!!!!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Hi Adrian I use PVA to bond the foam board to itself and to the Plastikard. What I tend to do when building the structure out of foam board is hold it together with dress makers pins until the glue has dried. Once it's dried it's very sturdy and solid. As for the pipe bridge that was made of various sections of Plastistruct. Evergreen also make numerous sections as well. Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Here yo go Adrian. This should be of some help. https://www.hattons.co.uk/stocklist/1000551/1000594/1000799/0/Plastruct_Any_or_Multiple_Scales_Construction_materials_plastic/prodlist.aspx Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Had a break from modelling this afternoon and had a running session instead. Some pictures below of our new arrivals. It's great to finally have the ICI hoppers on the layout. It's the one wagon that just oozes Peak Forest. 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 Had a break from modelling this afternoon and had a running session instead. Some pictures below of our new arrivals. image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg image.jpeg It's great to finally have the ICI hoppers on the layout. It's the one wagon that just oozes Peak Forest. Nice rake of Pollybulks mate. And others. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted November 1, 2018 Author Share Posted November 1, 2018 Now I wonder where some of those came from.....HaHa Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Module00 Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Excellent architectural work. Realy a nice realisation. I like it very well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 Many thanks Alain. Been nice to get on with some modelling the last few days. Was very impressed with how your layouts progressing after catching up on your thread yesterday. Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 Although spent most of the day in the kitchen yesterday preparing food for tonight's bonfire party I did manage to make and fit the rest of the Windows to the office building. A couple of pics below And finally, these little beauties turned up yesterday as well. We used to use these quite regularly on a Tunstead to Small Heath working so will fit nicely when running PDW in current era. A picture of the actual train after I had just run the loco round in Tyseley yard prior to heading back to Small Heath. Off out in the garden now to set up ready for tonight. Fingers crossed for some decent weather. Cheers for now. Marcus 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Hello Marcus the ici hoppers just look fantastic on your layout with the tractors as you say they just fit with area and period you have modelled and more great work on the building mate top work . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted November 3, 2018 Author Share Posted November 3, 2018 Thanks Andi. Apart from the weathering being a bit OTT they're a lovely model. Just need to get some limestone from somewhere now to fill them. Pity I don't sign as far as Peak Forest as I could get some of the real stuff. HaHa. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Don't live too far away next time i'm up in Buxton shopping with the wife i'll grab you some ha ha . Will a boot full do ya ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted November 3, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 3, 2018 I was gonna order a few of those MJA wagons from Hattons Sale but resisted, not worked any yet. still umming and ahhhing over getting a rake of silver bullets as that’s a regular job for me, called in the tutbury jinny model shop on my way to work today as he had some in the other week for £30 a piece but he’d sold em, I have found another place with them for <£30 each but it’s not payday til next Friday so must resist Dont sign peak forest! I thought you would have been begging to get that signed off (after iport of course!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted November 3, 2018 Share Posted November 3, 2018 Hi bud ici wagons look great as does the office building David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Don't live too far away next time i'm up in Buxton shopping with the wife i'll grab you some ha ha . Will a boot full do ya ? I think that should just about do it. Heard for bulk orders there's free delivery as well. HaHa 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted November 4, 2018 Author Share Posted November 4, 2018 Hi bud ici wagons look great as does the office building David Cheers matey. Hopefully get a bit more done on the building today especially as it's so grim outside. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowlander Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Hi Marcus Any updates? Stephen 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted March 10, 2019 Share Posted March 10, 2019 Looking forward to new update too Marcus... cheers neil... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thefatcontroller Posted March 14, 2019 Share Posted March 14, 2019 The last two hours have consisted of several cups of tea , travelling back to 2015 and some really interesting reading of this thread, i am now following it. Great work, the scratch-built buildings really make the layout. I am definitely going to give the rock cuttings a go as they look brilliant. Keep it up! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave52 Posted April 30, 2019 Share Posted April 30, 2019 Hi Marcus. Can I just say that I have really enjoyed reading every page of this blog and you have done a magnificent job on this layout. The information you have detailed and shown is excellent. I hope you are proud of the result. The scenery is really good. The buildings look great. The locos and trucks look good. The operational potential appears to be great. The layout seems to have an atmosphere of its' own and you have really inspired me to start a layout in my own loft. I particularly like the videos that you have produced which show trains moving at prototypical speeds. Most videos from others tend to show trains moving at stupidly high speed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave52 Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 A quick question Marcus - how did you measure the aperture measurements of the tunnels and the arches under the bridges before cutting the foam? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave52 Posted May 3, 2019 Share Posted May 3, 2019 Another quick question Marcus - how did you make the windows on the Peak Dale Products building? In particular, how did you make the window frames? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted May 3, 2021 Share Posted May 3, 2021 Is this still going? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted May 3, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 3, 2021 It is but Marcus is so busy in work he’s not had a chance to do anything or get in here for a while, I keep telling him people are asking about him! 1 2 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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