RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 25, 2015 The bricks have been collected in the form of two sheets of Slaters English Bond Plasticard, and the brickies have turned up to start work. Due to Health and safety regs and having no scaffolding they have decided to build the walls flat and hoist them into position when they are finished. Also they have brought along with them a card template for marking out and cutting the arches. Some pictures of progress so far. I am off now to clear up after them, and remove the cement mixer from the lounge before Mrs W Station gets home. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Coming along nicely Adrian! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 26, 2015 Cracking job mate, nice precise marking out. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 The bricklayers have had a busy day at Chevening Halt, and have managed to complete the arches on the bridge. These have been made using a sheet of Plasticard Flemish bond brick, by turning the sheet and cutting a line of bricks you can get a pretty fair end of a brick layed vertically around the arch. To make it curve naturally I made a small nick with a scalpel, as shown in pictures. this has the effect of making the strip curve, and then it was glued in place with plastiweld and the next course butted up and fixed. I hope the pictures explain it better than me. Off now to put my eyes back in their sockets. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Great work Adrian, and a fantastic application of arches. Of course, you can get pre-formed ones, but they're a precise geometry, and your method matches any given arch. Top marks to the brickies! *Are they going to brick the undersides of the arches too? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 27, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27, 2015 Great work Adrian, and a fantastic application of arches. Of course, you can get pre-formed ones, but they're a precise geometry, and your method matches any given arch. Top marks to the brickies! *Are they going to brick the undersides of the arches too? Hi Lee, they have all knocked off for the weekend now, but say that bricking the underside of the arches is on the list of jobs to do. All the best Adrian 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 31, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2015 The bricklayers have finished at Chevening Halt bridge. A thin piece of card was used to make a template for the arched roof, and the Plasticard cut to size from that, I lightly rolled a curve in it with my fingers and then they were sprung into place and glued, with some card reinforcers to stop them distorting. Next stage will be to paint and weather the bridge, but this will have to wait till the painters come back from the Easter holiday. After that it will be the road surface, and the bridge coping stones to make and fix in place. Some pictures of progress so far. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 31, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 31, 2015 Lovely job mate, can't wait to see it painted up. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Immaculate work Adrian, looking really good. For a small moment I thought you had also built another white painted arched bridge in the background of the bottom photograph - but then I realised my mistake. Have a wonderful Easter. Cheers John 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted April 1, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 1, 2015 Hi Adrian, I'm catching up and my finger is dabbing the craftsmanship button so often I'm afraid it'll wear out. I wasn't expecting your arches, they're great. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 Particularly impressed with the brick arches. Great stuff! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted April 10, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2015 Popped down to Chevening Halt today to see if the painters had come back from the Easter break. It looks like they have made a bit of a start, because the bridge as been given a splatter of black and a splatter of grey from a rattle can, and then a wash of Railmatch rust. All this I found out from a passenger who had been waiting for a train and had watched them in action. He said that they were coming back next week to do the fiddly bits, and how could he get this paint off of his suit. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted April 10, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 10, 2015 Nice job, looking forward to the fiddly bits Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted April 13, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted April 13, 2015 The painters came today to finish painting the bridge, some off white paint, brown, black and buff pastel chalks, cotton buds and some green paint. The Tarmac guys are supposed to arrive tomorrow to lay the road over the bridge, so watch where you leave your car and don't park on the bridge. Some pictures of work so far. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted April 13, 2015 Share Posted April 13, 2015 Wow that looks superb Adrian - adding the grout and weathering makes a real impact! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted April 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 13, 2015 Lovely job Adrian, you've caught the colours perfectly, and as usual your little extra details like the grass are exquisite. Nice one! Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 That's a really convincing paint job Adrian. Superb work. I'm most intrigued that you left the Orange colour of the plastic to work as the brick colour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted April 15, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2015 As soon as the Tarmac boys had left, the weeds started to grow. The road, and coping stones for the bridge have been made using mount board with the paper surface peeled off to give some texture. PVA glue was used on the road surface prior to painting, this was just spread on in random patches and left to dry. This when sprayed with grey car primer gives a representaion of a poorly maintained and patched country road, some diluted brown umber water colour paint was also used. The same mount board has been used for the coping stones, again with the surface paper peeled off and then sprayed from a distance with grey and black from the usual rattle cans. I hope the pictures show what I mean. I am off now to get this tarmac from my shoes. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted April 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2015 Wow Adrian, you've absolutely nailed that mate. If it weren't for the backgrounds, I challenge anyone to tell that apart from the real thing! The textures, colours and foliage are just superb. Well done mate! Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted April 15, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2015 Wow Adrian, you've absolutely nailed that mate. Like he said, Wow! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted April 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2015 The road surface is simple, but stunning. Very impressed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 You make it look so easy. The road surface is just brilliant. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Excellent work Adrian, you make it look so easy ! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted April 21, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted April 21, 2015 The first car across the bridge at Chevening Halt. 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I think I might have used the word "sublime" before in this thread, but I'll say it again - the bridge and road are that. The moss on the side wall is a nice touch. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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