cctransuk Posted February 20, 2018 Share Posted February 20, 2018 I couldn't find images for slaters products so this firm lost out. In the age of the internet, a list simply is no longer good enough. I know what you mean, Larry, but there are reasons why suppliers of some products are reluctant to publish drawings / photos. A good, square-on photo or drawing can be, (and has been used as), a shortcut to a pirated copy of the product. Regards, John Isherwood. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) Moving on apace, I decided to start on the road overbridge after posting the above images. As before, the basic structure was marked out on 60thou plastikard and cut to shape. I hope the first image is clear. I wanted to draw an arc larger than my frying pan and so made a spacer with a hole in to take a Biro..... A cooking dish was just the right diameter for cutting around to form the top of the bridge... The 4mm bridge looks on....I used it to scale off for the 7mm bridge where it suited my purpose.... Slaters Brick sheet was cut to length but left over-width and glued under the arch... When hard, the excess brick sheet was removed. The sides wings were also added.... Edited February 20, 2018 by coachmann 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted February 20, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 20, 2018 Moving on apace, I decided to start on the road overbridge after posting the above images. As before, the basic structure was marked out on 60thou plastikard and cut to shape. I hope the first image is clear. I wanted to draw an arc larger than my frying pan and so made a spacer with a hole in to take a Biro..... WEB Bridge 1 (2).jpg A cooking dish was just the right diameter for cutting around to form the top of the bridge... WEB Bridge 2.jpg The 4mm bridge looks on....I used it to scale off for the 7mm bridge where it suited my purpose.... WEB Bridge 3.jpg Slaters Brick sheet was cut to length but left over-width and glued under the arch... WEB Bridge 4.jpg When hard, the excess brick sheet was removed. The sides wings were also added....WEB Bridge 5.jpg Didn't take you long to cook that up... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 20, 2018 Author Share Posted February 20, 2018 (edited) The worst part is out of the way now...... that of scoring some 450 bricks onto a four course arch. They are on a strip of 60 thou plastikard, which is about the same thickness as Wills Course Stone... You will note that each successive structure is easier to build..... Edited February 21, 2018 by coachmann 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedman Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Mek...'orrible stuff. I have used a replacement for years, but I ran out and I used a pal's original Mekpak this evening that is like Trico and is not good for the throat. Only the chimney and canopy remain to be built now, then it will be sprayed. This building has been a quickie compared with the station house. The roof is too tall compared with the real building (I lazily took measurement of the roof off the 4mm model), although it is academic now.... WEB Station Down 16.jpg This photo might be of interest, as it shows how feasible it is to make a goods yard entrance in the field beside the path. This yard will of course be at the front of my layout to facilitate uncoupling & coupling ... WEB Station Down 17.jpg I just wondered if you had considered building the new layout the other way round with the station at the other end. This would bring the sidings to the operating side and save cutting through the platform between the waiting room and the bridge. I'll get my coat! Trevor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Excellent work on the Buildings and Bridge Larry, Love the colouring of the Station Building as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) The 'difficult' stone cladding was added first........... I used the offcut from the brick arch to mark the curve onto the back of the Wills SSMP200 Coare Stone... The position of the road surfase was marked 2' 6" below the top of the wall... Attaching the road added considerable rigidity to the structure.... View over the bridge. To put things into perspective, it is 26 inches wide. The road surface is somewhat lower than on the real bridge seeing as there will be an entrance to construct to the new goods yard.... Edited February 21, 2018 by coachmann 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shedman Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 That is absolutely brilliant!! Trevor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 (edited) It is important when working in the larger scales to make things ahead of schedule where multiple thicknesses are required, so that they are hard and ready for filing to shape. Seen below is triple thickness for heavy stonework supporting the arch, double thickness for the same when glued on top of stonework, and slabs for on top of the walls.... An hour later and both edges were ready for shamferring.... Shamfered stonework in place and awaiting final shaping.... Surplus 12thou thick shamferred peice used as spacers on top of the bridge .... Edited February 21, 2018 by coachmann 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Just vacuumed the whole bungalow for the second time today....The plastic dust and swarf is full of static and gets everywhere, so I've had enough for today. The stone blocks were shaped and an inner wall added to the roadway.... Then the coping stones were fitted.... 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 22, 2018 Author Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) Bridge finished off with 3ft wide (should be 4ft) pavement on one side and 2ft on 'tother. Not much to add seeing as I need to visit Halfords for some much needed primer, but i am grounded with a chill....Bloody weather! I have never known such a continuous drawn out cold winter in all my creep up. Edited February 22, 2018 by coachmann 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post coachmann Posted February 22, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 22, 2018 (edited) The Laserworks GWR station valance arrived today. The top strip is how it comes, so I set too with a new knife blade and removed the dangly diamonds..... The canopy sticks out 5' 6" so I made a roof sandwich out of 60thou plastikard and glued Slaters 0437 corrugated sheet to i the top and bottom peices. In between the sandwich was a larger rectangle with the outer edges half-rounded off to represent guttering.... The two brass strips sunk into the wall are my usual insurance against the canopy collapsing... The real waiting shelter... Two views of the top of the canopy showing the guttering.... Finished article. It was impossible to replicate the sloping side valances, but it looks the part. The front of the valance is 15" deep and the part adjacent to the wall 21". Edited February 23, 2018 by coachmann 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted February 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2018 For the end valances, could you cut individual valance planks, then re-glue in a staggered formation ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted February 23, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2018 Do Laserworks have a web site, Larry please? Google didn't help. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 For the end valances, could you cut individual valance planks, then re-glue in a staggered formation ? It's a good idea but these wooden frets are quire fragile and I was in no mood for going further. Had they been plastic, I would have taken that route. Whenever I deviate from the 'truth', I use the excuse that it is 'Carrog Road', not a model of Carrog.... 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 Do Laserworks have a web site, Larry please? Google didn't help. info@lasercutrailwaymodels.co.uk Vine Road Chochester CO5 0LR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) I have used whatever was to hand and so red oxide it is. Primer brings out the detail such as the rounded window bricks... This bridge in 4mm was quite large, but in 7mm, it's enormous! Materials cost around £29.00.... Edited February 23, 2018 by coachmann 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gismorail Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 All I can say is WOW what amazing modelling and so quick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) Working fast is a habit, but it's not hard. I have dealt with the GWR waiting room first and it is now in its basic colours before mortar courses are added... Edited February 23, 2018 by coachmann 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted February 23, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2018 Splendid work again, Coach. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ruffnut Thorston Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I have used whatever was to hand and so red oxide it is. Primer brings out the detail such as the rounded window bricks... WEB Waiting room 26.jpg WEB Waiting room 26B.jpg This bridge in 4mm was quite large, but in 7mm, it's enormous! Materials cost around £29.00.... WEB Bridge 14.jpg The waiting room in red primer reminds me strongly of an Airfix Booking Office kit we made up some years ago now! That was moulded in a red plastic.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 (edited) I laid some lengths of 0 gauge track on top of the 4mm layout recently to see how the Minerva Pannier would sound if running back and forth shunting and recorded it so I could play it back in doors. The loco has a slight surging movement running backwards at the moment. Edited February 24, 2018 by coachmann 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) The waiting room in red primer reminds me strongly of an Airfix Booking Office kit we made up some years ago now! I suppose it would. For anyone not minded to scratchbuild a GWR waiting room, a longer structure of the same standardized design is available from Oxford Diecast ~ OS76R001 - To my mind, it would make an excellent starting point for additional blue brick trim and scratchbuilt chimneys..... Edited February 24, 2018 by coachmann 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post coachmann Posted February 24, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 24, 2018 (edited) Carrog Road's Down GWR waiting shelter is now finished.... One lesson learned from doing the signal box was to reduce the glare of the white mortar courses on this building... The back of the building has been fully finished down to ground level seeing as it will be in the new goods yard and not partially buried in a field.... Edited February 24, 2018 by coachmann 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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