jcredfer Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Nice kit, are you going to use the Brassmasters windows, they recommend? Regards J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 7, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2016 Nice work Adrian, looks really good so far. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 7, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2016 Nice kit, are you going to use the Brassmasters windows, they recommend? Regards J Hi Julian, at the moment the clerk of the works is in dispute with the main contractor about rising costs and completion dates, so it looks like brassmaster windows, have gone out of the window. All the best Adrian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Perhaps a sideways investment might solve the problem ......... chocolates, flowers, ...... ... as always, a tricky area. Regards J Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CME and Bottlewasher Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 Perhaps a sideways investment might solve the problem ......... chocolates, flowers, ...... ... as always, a tricky area. Regards J Nice idea! Mind you they have 'spider senses' about such things.........They dont get the moniker of SWMBO for nowt! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 8, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2016 Perhaps a sideways investment might solve the problem ......... chocolates, flowers, ...... ... as always, a tricky area. Regards J Nice idea! Mind you they have 'spider senses' about such things.........They dont get the moniker of SWMBO for nowt! Adrian should try using one of their excuses against them: "What? These old things? Noo, I've had them for ages..." Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ikks Posted November 8, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2016 First time I've come across this thread...........superb modelling!! Rgds.......Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 8, 2016 Share Posted November 8, 2016 A good friend used to run a model shop. He kept a book of cloakroom tickets in his top drawer. Neatly Sellotaped to a box, the purchaser could openly take it home and claim he had just got first prize in the Office Charity Sweepstake, or Pub Raffle on the way home. Amazing how many got used over the years!! :jester: Adrian should try using one of their excuses against them: "What? These old things? Noo, I've had them for ages..." Al. ...................... :devil: ......................... 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 12, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2016 A lid for the jam, or in reality a canopy for the loading dock. The canopy that is part of the scalescenes low relief factory, is nowhere near long enough or wide enough for my version, so out with the card, plasticard, sequins and beads. I find that measuring and marking out parallel lines with a pencil usual results in some inaccuracy, so my method is to use a scalpel and a piece of card, make a nick/slice in the card and then make another at the required distance, you can use an old scalpel blade in the first mark, to line up the edge and the second mark to mark your position, If this sounds a bit long winded, in practise it's very quick and accurate. The lamps for the underside of the canopy are made from a paper clip, sequin and a bead. The corrugated roof is plasticard mounted onto card, with the front edge thinned and lightly filed, then sprayed with a light mist from rattle cans, grey, nato green, black and red oxide primer were used. After the grey had been sprayed, a piece of torn paper was layed over the roof as a mask, and then given a light misting of red oxide, the mask was then removed and the other colours misted over the top, wet on wet so they mingled. Any way I must go now as I have some more jam on the go. All the best Adrian. Edit. I have just checked this post, and apart from my usual typos, grammar and other mistakes, I find that thje pictures are not displaying in the right order. So apologies for that. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 12, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 12, 2016 Brilliant mate, just brilliant. It makes all my new-fangled silly-wet cutter stuff look ridiculous, when you can produce that by hand from bits of card. Love the lamps, they look spot on too. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 16, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2016 Now the canopy for the jam factory is built, a loading and unloading platform will be needed, 2mm grey board, mount board, dark brown brick paper and balsa wood are my weapons of choice for this. Other materials used are Pritt stick,pva wood glue, Rattle can sprays are matt varnish, matt grey, matt black, these are used for the platform surface. The platform surface was made using the 2mm grey board, a few smears of pritt stick on the top of the board was left to dry, and then sprayed with matt varnish then a mist of black and grey. The front edge of the surface of the board was peeled off so that the brick paper sat flush with the surface and then wrapped round. Square sections were cut out of the surface to allow the balsa wood posts to sit nice and square. The brickwork that the platform sits on was made from mount board with a thin strip of card overlaid to give some relief to the otherwise flat brick. Some pictures to show the finished canopy and platform together. All the best Adrian. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 16, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2016 Excellent. The surface texture and colouring is just great, and the whole thing looks just right. I notice in picture 2 you are following my example and have left a pair of feet behind... Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 16, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 16, 2016 Hi Al, I wondered where they had gone. All the best Adrian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted November 18, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2016 Now we have some gigs back I'm having a catch up on all my followed topics. My my you have been busy mate. The jam/biscuit/custard powder factory is looking the part. regards Shaun 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 WOW Adrian, just having a catch up after the Holiday, its looking brilliant mate, some really excellent workmanship. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted November 19, 2016 Share Posted November 19, 2016 Adrian: I see you are bemoaning the cost of brass windows for your custard factory. What's wrong with plastic? See the variety offered at http://www.tichytraingroup.com I'd be surprised if you didn't find something that will suit. I use them and am satisfied. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 20, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 20, 2016 The jam/custard/biscuit whatever factory is very nearly full length, with only the right hand return to build. From the original scalescenes low relief factory, I have added additional sections to extend it by some 550 mm. making it just over 800mm overall. I decide to go with the printed window option for this building, as in some ways I like the old school way of building this structure, and when the building is finished I don't seem to notice individual features, just the building as a whole. Thanks John for the link I will look at that for the future. Some pictures of progress so far. All the best Adrian 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 21, 2016 Share Posted November 21, 2016 This is just brilliant Adrian. I love Scalescenes kits. So much quicker than scratch building... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted November 21, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 21, 2016 Wow, that's massive! I love the view down to the end in your previous post. It'll be fascinating to see how you make it come alive after it is placed onto its foundations. I think they call is accessorizing 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 29, 2016 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2016 For the jam/biscuit/custard powder whatever factory, a wall is needed on the right hand side of the factory where it spans the tracks which go underneath it. All this is made from various thicknesses of card covered with brick paper. The building has been sprayed with matt varnish from a rattle can, then dirtied up with chalk pastels, I have just plonked the building down at this stage to take a few photos to show you all what it looks like. but some more work is required on the left hand corner, also the flat roof needs making. There is still loads more work to do in this area of the baseboard. Some pictures of progress so far. All the best Adrian. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 WOW Adrian, that really is an impressive structure, I wish I had the skill and patience to do such a Building. Well done mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Nicely done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Superb 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted November 30, 2016 Share Posted November 30, 2016 Brilliant. Julian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted December 9, 2016 Share Posted December 9, 2016 What a fabulous factory! Aside from the sheer scale of the thing I particularly like the loading bay canopy painting method - I'll be posting something on my thread about a project which has taken me away from the railway stuff for a short while & you could have solved something for me. Now to read back over all your posts since I've been inactive here! Perhaps a sideways investment might solve the problem ......... chocolates, flowers, ...... ... as always, a tricky area. Regards J I'd be inclined to be careful here. Bribery and corruption in building projects attract serious penalties these days 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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