KevinWalsh Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 I was considering having the toilet in the yard, with the roof being of clear glass, so the pristine porcelin is on show... Pristine??? does this mean you won't be repeating the challenge entry from last year? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2012 You feel I should apply a little 'weathering' ? Of couse, Millwards would have an inside facility, so the only possible solution ( to add a signature feature ) would be as part of the derelict building next door, in which case I will need to leave some internal walls standing... I need to cogitate... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 ...don't make a mess Stu! Enjoying following the adventure through the West Mids...make sure you get the accents right guys. All the best Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2012 "don't make a mess" - sorry, I intend to 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gringo Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 I think that the strengthening bars were added sometime after electrification had taken place - perhaps in the late 1970s, after the effects of adding continuous welded rail and the passing of higher speed trains regularly over the structure? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2012 Stu, I think for those that missed it, you should post a photo of your last carefully crafted toilet. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2012 Stu, I think for those that missed it, you should post a photo of your last carefully crafted toilet. Noooooooooooooooooooooo! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2012 Stu, I think for those that missed it, you should post a photo of your last carefully crafted toilet. As requested, and despite Ian's protestations, here is a reminder of 'that' gentlemen's restroom... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2012 (edited) Results of cogitation... Edited November 16, 2012 by Stubby47 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2012 Work of art - certainly a 'Stubby' from his Twyfords period.... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Cook Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Maybe a mole, but a lot smaller than the one kept in Pod 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2012 Maybe a mole, but a lot smaller than the one kept in Pod 5 With or without strings? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
R A Watson Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 A lot of these brick arch viaducts are in fact hollow being constructed of smaller arches inside the structure. Some have access manholes in the track bed, others such as Cann Viaduct on the Plymouth to Tavistock line have a doorway in the arch structure. This is to reduce the total weight imposed on the foundations can you imagine how heavy this structure would be if the arches were filled with soil or stone? That is without considering the cost of providing the material. Wally 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 Thanks for letting us be Privvy to your intentions. Have to disagree on the Twyford period, I thing it's a bit earlier than that, more like his Shanks era, or possibly even earlier, may be even in the T. Crapper period. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2012 Wasn't Shanks that old hoss, tied to a post by a river, all those years ago ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2012 Pleased to report the fire escape arrived in the post today. Initial examination seems to indicate a single flight will be too long to fit between the doorway and the front fence, and also too long between floor and door threshold, so a session of kit bashing will be needed... Tonight's modelling should see the completion of the rendering on the left wall & the rear wall. This will enable me to gently rub down the walls prior to painting. More thinking has gone on too...... Looking again at the style of the building, I believe it could be art-deco-ish and date from the 1930s. Which would mean by the 70s it would be about 40 years old, and thus showing signs of wear ( ). So I can attack the paint on the walls & gates with gusto, to produce the required 'used' look. I'm also hoping to make a start on the ablutions room too... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2012 A bit more viaduct. When I made the timber frame I imagined that I would use plasticard to make the flares and then re clad in stone and brick. What I had missed is that with the pillers flaring on all four sides it was going to be murder making two pieces of plasicard meet in the corners on a variable curve !! I realsised that I had to have a solid shaped base on which to clad. I used two part wood filler which I knew sticks to wood but not plastic so I produced a mould that was the opposite curve out of plasticard, spread the filler pushed on the mould then clamped so that all of the filler oozed out. 20 mins later, snap off the mould and clean up with some fine sand paper. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 16, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 16, 2012 Wasn't Shanks that old hoss, tied to a post by a river, all those years ago ? The hoss has a name ''ol Shanks" 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 17, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2012 Hmmm, didn't quite finish the side wall last night, still got the back one to do as well, but taking my time to ensure a reasonable job. (NB if any of the BCB team, or anyone else, thinks my work is not up to the quality required, please, PLEASE, do say something !! - I'm not looking for praise here either, just don't want to hear ' good' if 'bad' is what's needed !! ) However, I did manage to make a start on the gent's 'toilet'... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2012 Great as always Stu, no worries on the quality front it will be great. Caption to the above photo "taking the p155"? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2012 Right, it dawned on me the other day that we've not really placed this and other buildings and structures in context of the layout as a whole. So here we go, the location of Stu's building. The layout is viewed from the lower edge of the sketch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2012 Right, it dawned on me the other day that we've not really placed this and other buildings and structures in context of the layout as a whole. So here we go, the location of Andy's viaduct. The layout is viewed from the lower edge of the sketch. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2012 Right, it dawned on me the other day that we've not really placed this and other buildings and structures in context of the layout as a whole. So here we go, the location of Flavio's buildings. The layout is viewed from the lower edge of the sketch. First, the Oldbury Road building: Now the Ryders green building: 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted November 17, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 17, 2012 Right, it dawned on me the other day that we've not really placed this and other buildings and structures in context of the layout as a whole. So here we go, the location of Mark's signal cabin. The layout is viewed from the lower edge of the sketch. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted November 17, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 17, 2012 Ah, I was thinking the buildings would be adjacent to each other, without gaps. I'm guessing the tops of the buildings are a lot lower than the rail height ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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