RMweb Premium Bogie Posted January 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 3, 2017 Are you planning to mass produce these? I hope so as I'll have one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2017 Nice changes Al, coming on really well mate Thanks Andy, sorry I didn't reply sooner. All the best mate, Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2017 Are you planning to mass produce these? I hope so as I'll have one. Nope, sorry, strictly one off (I could never get it to look right twice) Btw, you're welcome to mention curtains on here, should you feel the urge... Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) Nope, sorry, strictly one off (I could never get it to look right twice) Btw, you're welcome to mention curtains on here, should you feel the urge... Al. Before you join it all together you could make some moulds to produce plaster or resin casings - a lot of effort though: but you could just sell the moulds!!!(The buyer would have to provide their own window frames and curtains etc ;-) Edit: why didn't the humorous 'smiley face thing' appear? Edited January 3, 2017 by sp1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2017 Edit: why didn't the humorous 'smiley face thing' appear? Ah, coding error... You put an open bracket, but no closing one except after the winking bit... I don't think the forum software likes proper old fashioned emojis with a nose, you put ; - ) but the forum only accepts ; ) Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 Ah, coding error... You put an open bracket, but no closing one except after the winking bit... I don't think the forum software likes proper old fashioned emojis with a nose, you put ; - ) but the forum only accepts ; ) Al Ah..,..I see...so much for my attempt at humour...Cottages look great, by the way And I love that sweeping view through the platforms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 3, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 3, 2017 Ah..,..I see...so much for my attempt at humour... Cottages look great, by the way And I love that sweeping view through the platforms Thanks mate, it's getting there. After the Café I'll be moving on to the next board - one with points on it Al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted January 3, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 3, 2017 If you were going to mass produce I was going to ask for curtains to be fitted to mine before dispatch. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNER4479 Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 So a New Year's resolution: use my steam locos more, and resist the banger blue tin boxes sometimes a lot. Best New Year's resolution I've heard all year!(!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 I really love watching you produce your buildings. You achieve so much in so little time too! I've still got the shells of a row of cottages I was making 2 years ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 4, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2017 I really love watching you produce your buildings. You achieve so much in so little time too! I've still got the shells of a row of cottages I was making 2 years ago... Ah, but you have built quite a lot of Dover Priory in between then and now... Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 (edited) preserving the status quo (what's left of them), Ouch! Mioww. You rock Rick (rip)! C6T. Edited January 4, 2017 by Classsix T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Revolution Mike B Posted January 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2017 So it's not just me that rips stuff back up then Al? Those cottages look the business mate and I'm loving the cafe progress......it's made me want to rebuild my bridge.......but then I suppose I'd better finish everything else first otherwise it's not going to be ready for October! I bought some teddy bear fur for my grass but I'm not convinced about it - I might have a look at the basket liner idea because I've got quite a bit of grassing to do around the tunnel end. Keep up the good work mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 5, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2017 So it's not just me that rips stuff back up then Al? Those cottages look the business mate and I'm loving the cafe progress......it's made me want to rebuild my bridge.......but then I suppose I'd better finish everything else first otherwise it's not going to be ready for October! I bought some teddy bear fur for my grass but I'm not convinced about it - I might have a look at the basket liner idea because I've got quite a bit of grassing to do around the tunnel end. Keep up the good work mate I think we all do it at some stage - if it isn't right then It's got to go! Never used Teddy-bear fur, although I've seen it used by Nile to great effect some time ago on one of his threads. Thanks a lot mate, Al. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaggzuk Posted January 5, 2017 Share Posted January 5, 2017 I bought some teddy bear fur for my grass but I'm not convinced about it - I might have a look at the basket liner idea because I've got quite a bit of grassing to do around the tunnel end. I saw the effect that Al has achieved here on his layout and that inspired me to try hanging basket liner. Fantastic stuff, very economical and easy to use. Allows for a variable length of grass depending on how short you trim it and can be brushed aligned once glued and dry. Do shop around though and look out for the stuff that has a good mix of greens in it and is Coco/Coconut/Coir fibre based and not Jute sort as this is too think and wiry. See my first trial efforts here. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/106602-family-8x4-oo-layout-hanging-basket-liner-grass/?p=2517638 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 8, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2017 So, I haven't dropped off the planet, or anything, just been a bit busy with various non-modelling tasks. I took my daughter clothes shopping to the Meadowhall shopping centre on Saturday, which entailed me acting as a sort of combined porter and mobile clothes horse, traipsing from shop to shop with an ever lighter bank account and an ever increasing collection of bags, and standing for what felt like hours outside the changing rooms while important decisions were made.... Have you noticed how they seem to put the changing rooms next to the underwear displays in these shops, just to embarrass the father / spouse / other male relative who has to stand there... And then when that was all over, I had to prepare for a neighbourhood party on Saturday evening - a tradition we have every year where the households of our road all meet up to have a "thank-god-christmas-and-new-year-are-over" party, the object of which is to "use up leftovers". Curiously, this "use up leftovers" party requires a hell of a lot of cooking, baking and so on to prepare for it! This year I made a gallon of soup, and, because that didn't seem like much, cooked a pile of BBQ chicken legs as well. The party was a success, but obviously no modelling was done that night, or this morning Anyway, enough rambling. This evening, I finished adding the stonework detail round the building, and then gave it a base coat of Tan, and the timber uprights were painted matt black. I then cut out all the shiplap timber cladding to size. The window and door apertures will be measured and cut into the cladding, and then transferred to the basic shell afterwards. The cladding will be sprayed white, as per the prototype, before fitting to the building, so will probably be the last bit added. Thanks for looking, Al. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 8, 2017 Share Posted January 8, 2017 Excellent work mate, you make it look so easy, I tried building a bit more of my Metcalfe Viaduct this evening and when I came indoors I had a bit of Brickwork stuck to my fingers with UHU, hahha. Really good neat job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 8, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 8, 2017 Excellent work mate, you make it look so easy, I tried building a bit more of my Metcalfe Viaduct this evening and when I came indoors I had a bit of Brickwork stuck to my fingers with UHU, hahha. Really good neat job. Thanks mate, I always wince a bit when I look at the close-up photos as I see (what seem to me) big gaping holes where stuff doesn't join up properly, but the overall effect looks OK. I don't need to be all that neat about the painting I've done so far, either, as the shiplap will cover up the bits where I've overpainted. Looking forward to seeing your viaduct though, it will work great. Al. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Looking good Al Your recent building has inspired me to build a detached cottage... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 9, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2017 Looking good Al Your recent building has inspired me to build a detached cottage... Thanks mate, would love to see it, is it on your blog? Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 The Station Cafe is looking superb mate. Having visited the real one and seen it in the flesh you've got it down to a tee. Or should that be down to a TEA!! Cant wait to see this finished as its such a charismatic little building. Cheers Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Thanks mate, would love to see it, is it on your blog? Al. No not yet - I'm still building (but photographing as I go...) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 9, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2017 The Station Cafe is looking superb mate. Having visited the real one and seen it in the flesh you've got it down to a tee. Or should that be down to a TEA!! Cant wait to see this finished as its such a charismatic little building. Cheers Marcus Cheers mate. It's just a shame I didn't leave quite enough room on the boards for the full building, so it's going to have to be 3/4 relief. Al Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Cheers mate. It's just a shame I didn't leave quite enough room on the boards for the full building, so it's going to have to be 3/4 relief. Al If It was me, I'd have nailed another section of board on, just to accommodate the building Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted January 9, 2017 Share Posted January 9, 2017 Just a teaser, Al... Let me know if you want me to take it off here... 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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