RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 7, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 A bit more progress.... Arches on the end gable. Before During cutting After placement Window lintel (5 more to do). (walls are straight ane true - the curvature is from the using the mobile phone up close) Garage lintel. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 More great work there Chris Colin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 7, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 Ok time for another update. First a few showing how the lintel / arches were made: And being fitted above the window space: Turning to the thicker brickwork around the base of the walls: Joins still to be touched up after the plastic has hardened. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 7, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 And at last away from the walls and onto the roof. The original has a mix of roofing and the model follows this. And some cruel close ups: A few bits of fettling to do then a quick blast with some Harfords primer. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Oih spams. This is amazing. I can only ever aspire to this level......... Better do some more wiring..... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 7, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 Glad you like it D. Although it will be 3' away from the front face of the layout, i think it should be good enough for some posed photos of a Spam Can or Beattie Well Tank in the back yard.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 7, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hi Geoff Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonte Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hi Chris Re the lintels/arches: so that's how it's done. Thank you. Spec - bl**dy - tacular !!!!!!!!! Best wishes and good luck with the show. Jonte PS...please pass on my regards to Old Gringo. Still tuning in for updates on 'Once upon.......' Jonte. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 7, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 Re the lintels/arches: so that's how it's done. Hi Jonte It's one method, I'm sure there are others but it seems to work on this building (takes ages though). I did buy a sheet of the vacuum formed brickwork from SEF - the one with lots of arches on - but Sod's law, none was even close to the radii I wanted. Typical! All the best Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 7, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 Better do some more wiring..... But you only need 2 wires for DCC Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 Hi Geoff Well Hello to you too Just watching you splash the photos about, and I notice there is one of me on another thread, which appears to have crept in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 7, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 I notice there is one of me on another thread, which appears to have crept in Not sure how that happened..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 7, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 As usual, some top notch plasticard bashing Chris. Glad you managed to find your MEK (and a little time for some modelling too) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 As usual, some top notch plasticard bashing Chris. Glad you managed to find your MEK (and a little time for some modelling too) I can smell it from here.......... phhoorrwwww Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 7, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 7, 2011 As usual, some top notch plasticard bashing Chris. Glad you managed to find your MEK (and a little time for some modelling too) Cheers Mark Found 4 empty bottles of Mek first - started pulling hair out and then remembered a bottle in the big tool box.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 7, 2011 Share Posted August 7, 2011 We've made 40k! Thats fantastic. I remain fascinated that people are interested in what we do. Thank you all.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 And at last away from the walls and onto the roof. The original has a mix of roofing and the model follows this. And some cruel close ups: A few bits of fettling to do then a quick blast with some Harfords primer. This building is going to be stunning on the layout, even if it is at the back of it Colin 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Chris, Super, super structure models - I'm looking forward to you tackling adobe. Best, Pete. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted August 8, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2011 We've made 40k! Thats fantastic. I remain fascinated that people are interested in what we do. Thank you all.......... Your modelling caught the public's imagination with Treneglos. This thread and the Wilde West thread have a lot of life, banter and useful insights into how things are done, how they are decided - and who eats the pies! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 This is what I love about this hobby and building models with others. You think you know what is going to end up looking like - but actually you don't. When good friends have spent immense amounts of time and turn up with such things - well its just magic. The saying goes jack of all trades master of none, this layout proves when you get a group of people together that are happy to work in the different aspects of this hobby you can produce a stunning layout. the number of hits you have had is because everytime something is posted everyone wants to see what has been done or what has been said about said work. B) Colin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 8, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 8, 2011 Mmmm - is now a good time to mention that I'm thinking of cutting the roof off, lowering it and slackening the pitch????? Doesn't quite look right somehow. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Mmmm - is now a good time to mention that I'm thinking of cutting the roof off, lowering it and slackening the pitch????? Doesn't quite look right somehow. Well actually I was going to mention that I had changed my mind. I've been thinking about a row of shops instead.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted August 8, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 8, 2011 Cheers Mark Found 4 empty bottles of Mek first - started pulling hair out and then remembered a bottle in the big tool box.... Now, you can't have empty bottles of anything, what you have there are 4 empty MEK bottles... Anyway, just here so second what Colin said this morning. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted August 8, 2011 Share Posted August 8, 2011 Well actually I was going to mention that I had changed my mind. I've been thinking about a row of shops instead.... would that be a Wimpy or a Wrights pie shop or both 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 8, 2011 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted August 8, 2011 Well actually I was going to mention that I had changed my mind. I've been thinking about a row of shops instead.... Caravan park it is then.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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