Popular Post grahame Posted September 17, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 17, 2023 (edited) A few details added to Montague Chambers - the ridge tiles are on, the balcony fence made and fitted and an aircon unit added, plus a feeble attempt at sign writing, luckily with a pencil. I'll try and over-trace neater with a pen and then rub off the pencil. There is still the vent pipe to bend up and add but I think I'll leave off the gutters and downpipes - the building is hidden away as can be seen in the pic below. Edited September 17, 2023 by grahame 21 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted November 1, 2023 Author Share Posted November 1, 2023 Last night I embarked on the next bit of cardboard engineering for the layout. Here's the stage I got to. Can you guess what it will become? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NScaleNotes Posted November 1, 2023 Share Posted November 1, 2023 55 minutes ago, grahame said: Last night I embarked on the next bit of cardboard engineering for the layout. Here's the stage I got to. Can you guess what it will become? The curved brick wall of a road tunnel through a viaduct? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted November 1, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 1, 2023 It's another tower block, that is designed as low relief (in two directions) to go in the corner and disguise the internal shed cladding quarter round baton. It is based on one of those at Tustin Estate (Peckham, Old Kent Road). There are three tower blocks on the estate that are 18 storeys tall which were slung up in the early 1960s and are now undergoing redevelopment. My version is 16 floors to provide some compression and prevent it being too dominating, plus, being at the back of the scene, it also a slightly smaller scale. 19 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted November 2, 2023 Author Share Posted November 2, 2023 The tedious job of cutting window apertures and adding balconies is complete, the walls glued in place, and it's had a coat of primer. Next some rubbing down and tidying up, then painting and adding windows, plus any details. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted November 2, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 2, 2023 A base coat is now applied (I need to add some paint effects, if I'm up to it, to make it look like concrete and pebbledash) and I've taken it out to the shed to see how it fits in place: 20 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted November 26, 2023 Author Share Posted November 26, 2023 I've added a small parapet to the roof and painted it, picked out the raised floor lines, and fitted the windows to one side. I've also made a start on the balcony windows/doors - just the top floor done. They are from Scene-Setters glazing grids with the frames thickened up and the panels coloured in with a Posca white paint pen: 12 1 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) The next building project will be the corner block at Bermondsey Street and Crucifix Lane (which is basically the continuation of St Thomas Street along the front of the viaduct). I've done some on-line research and plotted out the floor plan for the block and building. I'm planning to include a representation of the Sarsons malt vinegar brewery on the plot next to the building (I know it's not in the right place but at this end of the layout there is a lot less adherence to the actual area). I've sketched up a very rough character drawing of the block and estimated heights. The model will be another card and styrene overlay structure with the floors based on my plan drawing. Edited December 3, 2023 by grahame 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 But next I need to have a shower and get ready for a stroll down to the local for the traditional Sunday afternoon session. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 On 26/11/2023 at 10:28, grahame said: I've added a small parapet to the roof and painted it, picked out the raised floor lines, and fitted the windows to one side. I've also made a start on the balcony windows/doors - just the top floor done. They are from Scene-Setters glazing grids with the frames thickened up and the panels coloured in with a Posca white paint pen: Hi Grahame, Really enjoying the thread and seeing your brilliant scratchbuilding skills. i was wondering where you source your scene setters glazing from. I’ve had a look online but can’t seem to find it. Thanks in advance for your help. Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyRule1 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 11 minutes ago, cornish trains jez said: i was wondering where you source your scene setters glazing from. I’ve had a look online but can’t seem to find it. As @grahame is in the pub for the afternoon. An internet search indicates that they are from Freestone models accessories but their web-site is under reconstruction at the moment, http://freestonemodel.co.uk/ Some other resellers had them but they seem to be out of stock. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 7 hours ago, cornish trains jez said: i was wondering where you source your scene setters glazing from. I’ve had a look online but can’t seem to find it. Yep, as mentioned, from Freestone Models. As well as ordering on-line, he does also attend exhibitions with a trade stand. The glazing grids are available in various sizes - I ordered a number of packs in different sizes which do last a while. You'll also need a Posca white paint pen for thickening up the edge frames. HTH. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 21 hours ago, grahame said: Yep, as mentioned, from Freestone Models. As well as ordering on-line, he does also attend exhibitions with a trade stand. The glazing grids are available in various sizes - I ordered a number of packs in different sizes which do last a while. You'll also need a Posca white paint pen for thickening up the edge frames. HTH. Cheers Grahame . Much appreciated. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted December 4, 2023 Share Posted December 4, 2023 On 03/12/2023 at 12:33, MyRule1 said: As @grahame is in the pub for the afternoon. An internet search indicates that they are from Freestone models accessories but their web-site is under reconstruction at the moment, http://freestonemodel.co.uk/ Some other resellers had them but they seem to be out of stock. Thank you! Are you in the pub with Grahame? 😂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 6, 2023 Author Share Posted December 6, 2023 (edited) Very little done - I was out all day yesterday on a family Xmas meal, been to the dentist today and I've Aussie relatives visiting for a few days on Saturday - so probably won't get much done until later next week. Nonetheless I've cut a mountboard base for the block and drawn up the building and brewery locations on it. I'm planning on using some of the ramshackle workshop factory (I made - see previously in this thread) as part of the brewery with it appropriately breweryfied. I've started by cutting down and changing the boiler house a bit. You can see where I need to touch up paintwork in the pic below, where it's been cut and modified. The flat roof extension is much smaller and the roof tank had to be moved. Edited December 6, 2023 by grahame 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 13, 2023 Author Share Posted December 13, 2023 (edited) My Aussie guests have now left so some form of normality can return to the house. And I've started back on the Crucifix Lane block of an office building and a vinegar brewery. I've made a start on the carcasses, attaching them directly to the block footprint card floor. The building fascias will be cut from brick embossed plasticard: I've also knocked up a mix of parts from a donor building (the ramshackle workshop as mentioned) and some temporary structures to check my brewery design and how it will all go together. The front edge of the block is the brewery yard allowing the building to be set back a little from the edge of the layout. There will be entry gates on the left. The front of the office building and brewery will be facing way from the edge. See my layout thread 'London Bridge (at the end of the 20thC)'. Edited December 13, 2023 by grahame 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 16, 2023 Author Share Posted December 16, 2023 A little more progress on the block, but there's still a heck of a lot to do although the overall shape is getting there. The flat roofs on each building need to have sections made and added, and all the outer brickwork walls need to be cut, details added, painted and windows/doors fitted. 12 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 17, 2023 Author Share Posted December 17, 2023 Just a little done this morning, but now is time for a bath and get ready for a stroll down to the local for the afternoon sesh. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 18, 2023 Author Share Posted December 18, 2023 Rather busy this morning (blood test, shopping, and trips to the launderette and post office) but I managed to make a start on cutting windows and detailing the brewery tower walls this afternoon - 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 The other tower wall now has apertures cut and both have details added this morning. As it's too wet to get some paint on them I've cut the brewery frontage, which faces away from the front of the layout. And I'll plan the ventilated roof area and water tank on top of the tower. I'll probably make that from plasticard. 9 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 I roughed up a character sketch of the ventilated roof and water tank: And I've made a start on knocking it up. Plus I've been able to get the walls primed and a base colour on them meaning things are taking shape although most bits aren't glued in place (the walls obviously need the windows and door fitted first) so it looks a little rough and ready. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 19, 2023 Author Share Posted December 19, 2023 Here's a better pic of the block (as it is currently - still a lot of work to do) on the layout (I popped out to the railway shed) in the position at the front that it will occupy. Between it and the buildings in the background will be the viaduct. 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 26, 2023 Author Share Posted December 26, 2023 Some more activity on the brewery (although the office block needs me to get started on it) ; ventilated roof space detailed, roof water tank made (although I'm not happy with it and will probably make another), pitched roof tiles (with Redutex although ridge tiles need to be made and added), some wall details painted (although I'm out of matt varnish so need to get some more when the shops open) . . . . . . 8 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 I found an aerosol can of matt vanish in the shed so most things now vanished, windows fitted (but not the doors as I've yet to make them), water tank cut down and mounted on beams, and two chimney stacks added to office block (although another still to do). 6 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted December 27, 2023 Author Share Posted December 27, 2023 And here's the block in place on the layout . . . . . 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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