28XX Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 2 headers + 1 mortar join = 1 stretcher 3 soldiers + 2 mortar joins = 1 stretcher Therefore bricks are made in the proportions of 23:11:7, counting mortar joins as 1 Use Paint in zoom mode, (1 pixel = 1 unit as above) to create your own brick paper with long panels ready to fold showing two sided of one brick. Cut closers to make the bond symmetrical can also be drawn. Not as laborious as you might imagine using the wonders of cut 'n paste. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2012 ... except this build needs to be in embossed plasticard rather than paper, so an element of filling & scribing will be needed... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 6, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2012 Stu, SEF do a special sheet of brickwork just for the awkward bits. I got one the other weekend at Uckfield show.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mark Forrest Posted November 6, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 6, 2012 I like the name, any chance we can lose the "B'ham" bit though; after all we are modelling the black country and not Brumajum 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2012 Mark, no probs, B'ham is no more ( don't tell Jim S-W though !) 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2012 Stu, SEF do a special sheet of brickwork just for the awkward bits. I got one the other weekend at Uckfield show.... I hope you were able to disguise the purchase of said sheet as a pie or tart of some kind, don't want folk getting the wrong impression! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted November 6, 2012 Share Posted November 6, 2012 Stu, when I said in post #87 "no more opinion" I meant that the design parameters were decided by then and there was no need for further suggestions about what could / should be included. Sorry if it came across as if I was "miffed". Having said that, you say your gate posts need an arch. If you are meaning a brick arch, can't help. But if you are thinking of a fabricated structure there is one adjacent to the lower of the Cliff Rly stations at Bridgnorth which may give you a clue or two. Enter "4 Underhill Street Bridgnorth UK" into Google street view maps. The sign says Perry and Phillips and tops a couple of brick piers about the same dimensions as yours. (If you use them, or the sign arch, I'll be copying your methods, as I need them in my attempts to portray the Cliff Railway !!) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2012 Don, no problems in what you said or how you said it ! Yes, this sign will be a 'wrought iron' one in a gentle arch affixed to the top of the brick posts. I've also had approval from the management for use of the name. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 6, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 6, 2012 I have fabricated the sign this evening from Slater's 5mm lettering and some square section strip. I've also scoured my stores of embossed plasticard sheef and have nothing in the correctly identified English Garden Wall bond. So I either hand scribe the bricks or use another bond and hope no-one spots the error... Gates next.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 7, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2012 The fabricated 'wrought iron' sign... This has been given the thumbs-up from the mangement too. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted November 7, 2012 Share Posted November 7, 2012 I like the name, any chance we can lose the "B'ham" bit though; after all we are modelling the black country and not Brumajum That was my fault. I was just quoting a real business name to evidence the 'no-nonsense' school of marketing, prevalent in the mid 20th century. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2012 (edited) Having ummed and arred about how best to replicate the scribed blockwork in the rendering on the office walls, I finally made a decision - I'd add them all individually...... I'd counted the number of 'rows' of blocks on the front wall (19) then divided these into the height of the model wall, which, following iD's accuracy standards, gave a block height of 3.55mm. The small bag of 'chads' I have just happens to have paper piece sizes 3.5mm high - too much of a coincidence to ignore, so out with the pva & away we go. This is the overall view of the work bench - which will of course be complete clean & tidy before SWMBO sees it, as apparently it's sometimes needed as the kitchen table.... A close up showing the slightly uneven block laying, but a gentle sweep with some fine emery paper should see all the highs flattened off before painting. Edited November 10, 2012 by Stubby47 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2012 I've now added the brick infills, to show through where the rendering has come off. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 10, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 10, 2012 Very nice Stu. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R A Watson Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 I hope you were able to disguise the purchase of said sheet as a pie or tart of some kind, don't want folk getting the wrong impression! Raw pre made pastry is sold in sheets sometimes, and this is a scratch build after all! Wally 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2012 The kitchen table wasn't clean when SWMBO saw it, so I'm on skirtingboard painting duties this afternoon, hopefully finished in time for that costume in Star Wars 6... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 10, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 10, 2012 Well, as my son was up all last night with a stomach bug, I've decided it's safer not to play with knives today. Instead I've finished the BCB article for the January 2013 edition and am now making a start on the February one. Hopefully I'll be finished for the film too.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Have you thought of a Soundtrack to BCB? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2012 Have you thought of a Soundtrack to BCB? Best, Pete. Well, the words have been done... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianvanorak Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 Brilliant use of a building half a mile from my grandmothers house, and for use in a model railway setting. The front of the building faced onto Oldbury Rd, and to the rear of the building until the late 1960's to the best of my memory there were railway sidings with cobble setts around them. The ungated level crossing across Oldbury Rd from the Stour Valley line at Albion Station was still in until mid 60's.The location of the tracks can be seen on the Alan Godfrey Maps Old Ordnance Survey Maps of Greets Green from 1902, but not all the lines survived from then.. The last time I went past on a double decker bus that could see over the walls (20 yrs ago) the tracks and cobble stones were still visible in places. Hope this helps you with the layout plan. I can send you an E-Mail copy of the location on the map if you like. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Williams Posted November 11, 2012 Share Posted November 11, 2012 There is a map of the area here if anyone interested: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevewilliams7/5303451874/in/set-72157622824073616 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium figworthy Posted November 11, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2012 There is a map of the area here if anyone interested: http://www.flickr.co...157622824073616 That redirects me to a link to log into yahoo. Am I doing something wrong ? Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 11, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 11, 2012 That redirects me to a link to log into yahoo. Am I doing something wrong ? Adrian Same for me too Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted November 12, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 12, 2012 That redirects me to a link to log into yahoo. Am I doing something wrong ? Adrian Ditto SS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted November 12, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2012 And when I log into Yahoo for flickr, I then get told the image is private and I may not see it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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