RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 20, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2013 Good work Mark. Don't forget the vac cylinders varied in position too depending on which type of bogie was fitted. Thanks - that's exactly the sort of thing I'd have missed only to notice it didn't look right at the end of the build! Last night's modelling was mainly destructive with the items below broken down into their component parts (or emptied of their contents) ready for modification: In contrast to the GWR bolster masquerading as a BR wagon, here's a BR wagon dressed up in GWR livery. This is me finally listening to Mike's (Enterprisingwestern) sound advice and having a look at a couple of Lima Bolster Es as an alternative to the Turbot conversions I started sometime ago (which I will finish, one day). With a bit of luck, they'll join the twin bolsters on inbound billet loads. Something simpler and less exciting tonight though; fitting couplings to a brace of Tube wagons. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted August 20, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2013 Whoever ballasted the trackwork also deserves a pat on the back.Quality scenics all round.It looks real. Lets not forget the track itself... Track. .. Geoff cook Ballast. ... Old gringo Grass fencing stuff. ... Mr York. .. Adding height to 2many spams first first cut scenically Respect Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 As it's BCB meeting night with a swap round of boards I thought I'd best get a move on and finish the kerbstones (1.5mm x 1.5mm Evergreen Striop sprayed with Plastikote Suede) in time for a cliche. I'd lowered the canal level a little hoping to get a greater depth of the Woodland Scenics' Realistic Water. I put a reasonable depth in (you can see the 'tide mark' on the piling) but a fair quantity has escaped, there's a puddle on the garage floor where it seeped through the temporary lock-stopper that account s for some of it but by no means enough to account for the loss. The surface beneath the varnished paint below the resin (or whatever it is) is a bit spongy which leads me to believe it seeps through despite being (apparently) reasonably sealed. To disguise the subsidence it had another layer last night which I tried to get some texture into to disguise it but it looks a little overdone from this angle. Anyway the board will be moving on for further work, maybe I'll catch up with it on its travels in a few weeks. 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugsley Posted August 21, 2013 Share Posted August 21, 2013 To disguise the subsidence it had another layer last night which I tried to get some texture into to disguise it but it looks a little overdone from this angle.I don't think it looks overdone, I've seen canals that choppy on a windy day, or if a boat has gone through a little fast recently. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.C.M Posted August 22, 2013 Share Posted August 22, 2013 Hi Andy, I have just been catching up on this thread, and have to say that grass in the last two pics is superb. I am going to have to learn how to use the static grass as I have will have some to do on Llanbourne at some point. Love that water too. Cheers Peter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted August 22, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2013 As it's BCB meeting night with a swap round of boards I thought I'd best get a move on and finish the kerbstones (1.5mm x 1.5mm Evergreen Striop sprayed with Plastikote Suede) in time for a cliche. Bus.jpg I'd lowered the canal level a little hoping to get a greater depth of the Woodland Scenics' Realistic Water. I put a reasonable depth in (you can see the 'tide mark' on the piling) but a fair quantity has escaped, there's a puddle on the garage floor where it seeped through the temporary lock-stopper that account s for some of it but by no means enough to account for the loss. The surface beneath the varnished paint below the resin (or whatever it is) is a bit spongy which leads me to believe it seeps through despite being (apparently) reasonably sealed. To disguise the subsidence it had another layer last night which I tried to get some texture into to disguise it but it looks a little overdone from this angle. Canal.jpg Anyway the board will be moving on for further work, maybe I'll catch up with it on its travels in a few weeks. You tell that Andy is a professional photographer, he explained last night that he had not put any more long grass around the base of the wire fence posts because it would spoil photographic opportunities !!! Andy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted August 22, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2013 Remember these Tube wagons, last seen back in April? They now look a bit like this: Meanwhile, I think I'm developing a bit of an obsession with casting stuff in resin: 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted August 22, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2013 Meanwhile, I think I'm developing a bit of an obsession with casting stuff in resin: WP_20130822_001.jpg Oh dear Mark, careful what you end up casting..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted August 22, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 22, 2013 Oh dear Mark, careful what you end up casting..... Why make one when you can cast a hundred !!!!!!! A Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted August 25, 2013 Share Posted August 25, 2013 Looking superb personally I really like the canal David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted September 10, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 10, 2013 There are some things happening, its all getting a bit fiddly and detailed so things slow down. The chain makers arms is almost finished. Andy Y is going to produce the name in white over the big bay window. I want a 3D M&B sign over the main door (have a look at the Mulberry Bush Inn involved in the Birmingham pub bombings to see what I mean. Andy Y has built the pavement handrail and I love TOPS Trains (of Stafford) chimney pots and those incredible ridge tiles. 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 Paul, Great article in this month's BRM (British Railway Modelling), you make it look all so easy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted September 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 It was easy Stu... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted September 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 Sorry to p*ss on your bonfire, but I think mk1 Cortina windscreens shattered, not cracked, having had one go on me millions of years ago in a rainstorm in Southsea, unless of course someone attacked the real thing with a knife? Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 Sorry to p*ss on your bonfire, but I think mk1 Cortina windscreens shattered, not cracked, having had one go on me millions of years ago in a rainstorm in Southsea, unless of course someone attacked the real thing with a knife? Mike. Unless the owner had had a toughened one shatter & replaced it with a laminated one! They were about in the 70's, I had to fit them to my rally cars.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted September 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 Sorry to p*ss on your bonfire, but I think mk1 Cortina windscreens shattered, not cracked, having had one go on me millions of years ago in a rainstorm in Southsea, unless of course someone attacked the real thing with a knife? Mike. Mike, I had wondered about it but how to represent shattered Triplex glass? I went for the easy option Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BernardTPM Posted September 12, 2013 Share Posted September 12, 2013 There's an old Mk.2 Escort near where I live slowly rusting away and that has a shattered in situ windscreen. I'll have to check the registration, but I'm guessing it's late' 70s (model introduced in 1975). Frosting clear styrene might give a reasonable effect, but might not really good enough for 4mm scale. I'd hate to think how many knife knicks it would take to create a 'shatter' of scale size pieces across a complete windscreen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted September 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 Mike, I had wondered about it but how to represent shattered Triplex glass? I went for the easy option Cop out Mike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted September 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 You could try hitting the perspex with one of those star shaped screwdriver bits - a good strong tap should create a reasonable effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted September 12, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 12, 2013 Was a great article though in British Worsdell Modelling Hey, it was only 2 articles, I didn't take over the whole mag... 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted September 13, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2013 Mike, I had wondered about it but how to represent shattered Triplex glass? I went for the easy option You'll be joining Damian on the pink wine next! (smashing articles Paul) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 There's an old Mk.2 Escort near where I live slowly rusting away and that has a shattered in situ windscreen. I'll have to check the registration, but I'm guessing it's late' 70s (model introduced in 1975). SNIP! . Really? these (1975 - 1981) are very sought after now, even if in very poor condition. Does the owner know its worth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted September 13, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2013 Laminated screens came in during the 1980's depending of course on the make/model. The last car I had with a 'safety' windscreen was a Chevette (Y reg) followed by a MkII Fiesta (F reg). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted September 13, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted September 13, 2013 Really? these (1975 - 1981) are very sought after now, even if in very poor condition. Does the owner know its worth? I had one in about 1985. funny looking cars - MK2 at the front with the square grill but the back end of the estate was still as the MK1 shape. After running into the back of someone I smashed and lost the plastic grill, drove without a grill for a while then on the welsh marshes chasing Leander (I think) a stone went clean through the radiator. It saw out the rest of days with a chicken wire grill. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted September 13, 2013 Share Posted September 13, 2013 Laminated screens came in during the 1980's depending of course on the make/model. The last car I had with a 'safety' windscreen was a Chevette (Y reg) followed by a MkII Fiesta (F reg). They were available as aftermarket replacements a fair while before they became standard on road cars - they were a requirement for stage rally cars in the 70's, maybe even earlier. (according to Wiki laminated glass was first produced in 1903 & Ford were using 600,000 square feet a year by 1939 - which sounds like a lot of screens given the smaller size of most car windscreens back then!!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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