RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 18 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 18 1 hour ago, DavidLong said: I suspect that having a friend with a laser cutter or 3D printer (or both!) is becoming more valuable than someone who is proficient with a machine tools. David You may be right, David. I'm afraid that it just makes me feel old...! 3 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted February 24 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 24 The pub roof now haas a covering of slates. In the past I used to mark out the roof and cut the slates from strips of writing paper, but my hand/eye coordination isn’t up to that now so I looked around for an easier method. The first picture shows what I do. I stick a piece of graph paper to the roof, which gives me accurately spaced vertical and horizontal lines. The slates are laser cut from Scale Model Scenery, which give me accurately cut slate strips. These are glued to the roof with pva using the lines on the graph paper as guides. The second picture shows the finished roof. Finally, a couple of pictures of the current state of play, with a 57xx working in the yard 26 15 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24 @2ManySpams will love this........ 2 2 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted February 24 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 24 1 hour ago, NHY 581 said: @2ManySpams will love this........ Yes, I loves a bit of roofing. (That's what you were referring to, yes?) 2 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted February 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24 Well to be fair it is a very nice roof. Regards Lez. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 24 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24 24 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said: Yes, I loves a bit of roofing. (That's what you were referring to, yes?) Yes, as per this image of Alex's. 1 2 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted February 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25 How are you going to do the lead flashing? I have used the lead foil from wine bottles but that only really comes on the dearer bottles now days and my wife doesn't drink, my second wife drunk wine like it was going out of fashion so I always had some lead foil to hand. These days I use cigarette paper if I can't lay my hands on the foil and paint it with Humbrol metalcoat polished steel mixed with gunmetal 53. Regards Lez. 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 5 hours ago, lezz01 said: How are you going to do the lead flashing? I have used the lead foil from wine bottles but that only really comes on the dearer bottles now days and my wife doesn't drink, my second wife drunk wine like it was going out of fashion so I always had some lead foil to hand. These days I use cigarette paper if I can't lay my hands on the foil and paint it with Humbrol metalcoat polished steel mixed with gunmetal 53. Regards Lez. I’ve got some foil from a wine bottle I I’ve saved.. I like using the foil because it can be pressed into shape. Alex. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted February 25 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 25 Some pictures showing how the buildings slot into the landscape and how the baseboard join is obscured. 18 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted February 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25 9 hours ago, wiggoforgold said: I’ve got some foil from a wine bottle I I’ve saved.. I like using the foil because it can be pressed into shape. Alex. I had a look though my wine collection last night and found that I had none with foil covered tops so I went a looking on the bay and found this. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353359254843?itmmeta=01HQGGXB7T8JA5M1TC9M09DN5A&hash=item5245da553b:g:0r4AAOSwFwlgBt45&itmprp=enc%3AAQAIAAAA8OyQFVV%2FsLf%2B2D1d6YFRdrfazrIPrkE%2BLG1VFvweEsZhXdQuD6cewhOJh8Bb%2BKCVDPHnQwpDm2hZc4Kn5dEU9VDXKdnFwGYquVxvcO0WPMpRsljlMOOsayl%2BnORWq89K%2FYInFfikkXZLaLdGk0lEDkhhQGdvs8UHAfSsZU4c36GslYh1XTTVAoO47jf3Fvwv4DG9v48R62iI8DErNO8N6JQDpA7PH8OvnyyuvPmPflaJ%2BlknztUOsYkUqJRcLCjPbV8oWZscFcLjhHqh34lsPAo3WyYg1uh%2FSnEprWXH3FC45%2B0uMHFO61OC5a45i5etcQ%3D%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_qz9ZC8Yw It's very thin and is self adhesive, not sure if that will make it harder to use or easier to use but hey ho. Regards Lez. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted February 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 25 I find wine bottle foil too thick, even in 7mm. Instead I just use thin paper painted in gunmetal, then weathered down. Easier to cut, fit and fix. 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted February 25 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 25 5 minutes ago, 2ManySpams said: I find wine bottle foil too thick, even in 7mm. Instead I just use thin paper painted in gunmetal, then weathered down. Easier to cut, fit and fix. Yeh I've had good results with that, I use blue king size ciggy papers as I find the red and green ones too thick. Regards Lez. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted February 25 Author Share Posted February 25 In the past, on the Yelverton station building I think, I used strips of 10thou styrene formed into an "L" and painted grey then drybrushed gunmetal. This allowed me to make the chimney removable through the flashing. Wouldn't work with card roof of this one of course. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted February 25 Share Posted February 25 I've used strips cut from till receipts, folded and either glued on with PVA or on a plastic roof can be flooded with solvent and pressed into position. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted March 1 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 1 More bedding in round the pub. The grass is starting to grow 33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wiggoforgold Posted March 3 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 3 (edited) This is how the group looks all together. Waiting for the paint on the ground to dry (acrylic on das) before working up the ground cover. Edited March 3 by wiggoforgold 26 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3 (edited) Morning Alex, Shaping up nicely for SWAG ! Rob Edited March 3 by NHY 581 2 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welchester Posted March 3 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3 35 minutes ago, wiggoforgold said: This is how the group looks all together. Waiting for the paint on the ground to dry (acrylic on dad) before working up the ground cover. Poor old dad - sorry, couldn't resist. Looks good though. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 18 minutes ago, Welchester said: Poor old dad - sorry, couldn't resist. Looks good though. Oops, sorry missed that. Post now edited. Alex. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 33 minutes ago, NHY 581 said: Mirning Alex, Shaping up nicely for SWAG ! Rob Yes indeed. First though Nailsea. Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3 2 hours ago, wiggoforgold said: Yes indeed. First though Nailsea. Alex Indeed. In the next week or so, I must do some work to Sheep Dip as I had forgotten that the lighting rig had been sold with Bleat Wharf....... Rob 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted March 3 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 3 4 hours ago, wiggoforgold said: This is how the group looks all together. Waiting for the paint on the ground to dry (acrylic on das) before working up the ground cover. I had to do a double take on the pub signs, I thought it was the Eldridge Pope, Huntsmans Ales sign and I wondered what beer from Dorchester was doing in the forest. When I enlarged the picture the truth was revealed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 2 hours ago, NHY 581 said: Indeed. In the next week or so, I must do some work to Sheep Dip as I had forgotten that the lighting rig had been sold with Bleat Wharf....... Rob Tricky things to keep on lighting rigs 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted March 3 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 3 2 minutes ago, wiggoforgold said: Tricky things to keep on lighting rigs Total oversight on my part. I've just ordered three LED striplights. I'll just need to sort out boxing it in. Rob 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wiggoforgold Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 1 hour ago, Siberian Snooper said: I had to do a double take on the pub signs, I thought it was the Eldridge Pope, Huntsmans Ales sign and I wondered what beer from Dorchester was doing in the forest. When I enlarged the picture the truth was revealed. Oh ye of little faith to think I might use an out of area brewery. Just don’t zoom in too closely on the front of 3737 and spot the Laira shed plate 😊 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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