RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 18, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2014 Superb bit of work Adrian, absolutely brilliant. Love the use of the "poor man's lathe" Al. A word of caution the "poor man's lathe" can be a very quick way to get a mention in the clumsy club news letter (additional cost) or a trip to A&E all the best Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tender Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 We've been looking for SR swan neck lamps as well. The closest we've come to is the lamps supplied with the Ratio platform bridge, but £11 is a lot for two lamps. We spoke to a trader at Worley in 2012 (can't remember who off hand) but they were thinking of producing some and were going to email us when available. Still waiting. Looks like we might have to follow your route and make our own. They're looking good so far, will follow progress on these with interest. BTW cracking layout. Ray. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigherb Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) What's harder to get than rocking horse poo, answer SR Swan Neck lamp posts. So the possible solution may to be to have a try at making some myself (non working). The lamp post will be made out of two sizes of poly tube left over from the point operation, the barley twist will use florist wire, swan neck will be a paper clip, and a raid on Mrs W & B stations earing box may provide the lamp, we shall see (i hope she doesn't). any way here is progress so far, the first pic is what I am attempting to make. A bit of heat shrink tubing over the swirls might blend them in nicely. edit better way of saying it Edited March 18, 2014 by bigherb 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronstrutt Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 (edited) Hi Ron, do you or anyone else know if there was ever a coal office as such, or was that low level structure behind the railings at the entrance to the goods yard it. Another picture of the goods yard throat by D Nolan taken on the the last day shows two coal wagons in the yard. I don't remember a proper coal office being there and I'm 99% certain there wasn't one. With the station being so far from the village I don't suppose they got many people just popping in to order coal. I wonder if they had an office or an agent in the village. People must have had a way to order coal in the days before universal ownership of phones - my family didn't get one until about 1957 and even then it was a party line - remember them? Somewhere in all the BR documentation there are details of the coal merchants at both Brasted and Westerham. Next time I come across the relevant bit of paper I will post here. As far as I can recall, by 1960 there was only one at each though I always got the impression at Brasted that there were two operating from there, though without any sound evidence to support that idea. Edited March 18, 2014 by ronstrutt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 18, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2014 I don't remember a proper coal office being there and I'm 99% certain there wasn't one. With the station being so far from the village I don't suppose they got many people just popping in to order coal. I wonder if they had an office or an agent in the village. People must have had a way to order coal in the days before universal ownership of phones - my family didn't get one until about 1957 and even then it was a party line - remember them? Somewhere in all the BR documentation there are details of the coal merchants at both Brasted and Westerham. Next time I come across the relevant bit of paper I will post here. As far as I can recall, by 1960 there was only one at each though I always got the impression at Brasted that there were two operating from there, though without any sound evidence to support that idea. Hi Ron, I think you are right about the coal office, and that the low corrugated building by the gates to the goods yard, might similar to the one at Westerham located at the end of the station building. We used to have a party line back then which used to drive my dad crazy as some one else always seemed to be on the other line, all the best Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 18, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 18, 2014 Swans are protected by the Her Majesty the Queen, so swans necks are not easy to come by, which means making my own. Fortunately paper clips are a good substitute for our feathered friends elegant necks. Some of todays progress (no swans have been hurt in the making of this lamp). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagpipes331 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 (edited) Hi Adrian, Can you run up a few 0 gauge WR yard lamps, preferably working and pre-weathered? I'm sure you could squeeze it in to your coffee break? (Take in part payment for your onesey!!) Edit for my usual spelling errors!! Edited March 19, 2014 by bagpipes331 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Love the idea, look forward to more how to steal copy this idea. Thanks for sharing. These are used pens I presume, Great way to use them after after their normal life span. Tescos / Sainsburys and such do packs of pens that often don't work properly.....so a cool way to use the devils up. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 19, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hercule Poirot The Case Of The Missing Earrings It was a dark and stormy night when the earrings went missing. Under cover of darkness and the noise from the raging storm the thief struck, and made off with some of Mrs W & B Stations valuable earrings, these were later discovered in a nearby garage, minus there backs, but fortunately the priceless gems had been left still in there mounts. When closely questioned by Poirot, Mr W & B Station broke down and confessed that he was the mastermind behind the theft and that it would not happen again, and could he go out and play. Earring backs, hot melt glue, and some discs cut with a hole punch from a metal foil food container, these are the pieces used to make the globe. The globe was made by sqeezing out some hot melt glue to form a ball, the earring backs were cut in half to reduce the height, and the foil discs made the reflector, thanks for following this build Adrian. PS: all that's left is the Brasted Totem signs and a bit of weathering. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Genius. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted March 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2014 Jeepers. I swear you must be 4mm scale yourself to be able to pull off intricate work like that! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 19, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 19, 2014 W O W ! Adrian, you should be really proud of that, it's superb! Um... how many more do you need?? well done mate. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberdare Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Even though I have had the odd look on this thread I never took the time out to read it properly, I will now though. It contains some superb modelling and has also given me a few ideas on how to progress my own layout, if I can achieve a similar overall look I will be a very happy man. Thank you, I will definitely be back for more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Brilliant work and a great set of photographs to explain how it was achieved! The result looks fantastic. Cheers John (I am sure there must be a joke around Mute Swans also losing their 'earing) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Absolutely brilliant.....if you are short I'll see if I have any, but I usually wear dangling earring s or gold butterfly backs.....the jewellery store or a craft shop might be worth checking out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 20, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2014 Just a suggestion, I wonder if small pop-rivets would be an acceptable alternative to the earring backs? Summat like this: Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 20, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 20, 2014 Just a suggestion, I wonder if small pop-rivets would be an acceptable alternative to the earring backs? Summat like this: 102 pop rivet.jpg Al. Hi Al, thanks for the idea, that would work well I think. Also thanks to Jaz for the offer of extra earring backs if in the unlikely event of Mrs W & B Stations ever running out of earrings all the best Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 21, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2014 G.Alderson & Sons, Coal & Coke Merchants, Haulage Contractors, depots at Westerham and Brasted Stations. They already have a sign board at Westerham Station, but need another one for the coal yard at Brasted Station,so a call to the local sign company has produced and erected this sign board for them, made from a coffee stirrer and card, the text and background for it were done in Adobe Illustrator, the planking was a screen grab of some weathered wood, as lots of signs were made from tongue and groove planks or boards at this time.Here are some pictures of the finished sign, now that the sign writer has gone. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Very effective Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Dogs foo dahs. What colour did you use to get that beautiful weathered wood on the supports? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 21, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2014 Dogs foo dahs. What colour did you use to get that beautiful weathered wood on the supports? Hi Jaz, It's water with just a touch of burnt umber, and I just showed it the tube of black it was that small amount. all the best Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2014 I'm getting bored of saying "brilliant, superb, wonderful", but what else is there? Ah, I know... C'est Magnifique Looks great. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2014 Fantastic piece of modelling, but (dons tin hat ) I'm not sure an apostrophe is required after the Son. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 21, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2014 Fantastic piece of modelling, but (dons tin hat ) I'm not sure an apostrophe is required after the Son. Stu Depends if it was just one son or not... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 21, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 21, 2014 Fantastic piece of modelling, but (dons tin hat ) I'm not sure an apostrophe is required after the Son. Stu Hi Stu, thanks for pointing that out, hopefully it won't be difficult to correct all the best adrian's 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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