RMweb Gold JCL Posted September 27, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 27, 2014 Hi Al, good to see you back here. And a good looking Landrover to boot. . Your station lights are really effective! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted September 28, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 28, 2014 Good to have you back Al, great pictures, and no more offroading. All the best Adrian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Morning Al, Almost forgotten how lovely the layout was!! Great to see that you're mobile again, and it looks like a very nice example. Lovely realistic images as usual and hopefully you'll soon be back to your usual productive self. Perhaps it would be a good idea to guard against burn-out by rationing your modelling time? Good to see the thread on the move once more, 'Bodge' was catching you up hand over fist with 'Bitton'!HaHa. Kind regards, Jock 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 I agree with EVERYONES comments. I am playing colonisation a lot more than I am modelling...Kals fault he bought me my own copy. The night shots with those wonderful lights you made from scratch, once the back wall is out of the picture, the station looks absolutely fantastic, very envious. Sasquatch is right, the picture should be on..how realistic is your modelling..... Nice set of wheels. Hope you didn't have to dip too much into your own pocket to subsidise its purchase. Nice house too, love the stone...looks like a project for the layout.Reminds me of Freebs work.With out the dented wall Clearly you don't have any cat issues. Glad to see you pottering about. Dont rush it, it will feel like work, as though we are pressurising you. We are just all be supportive until that certain something sparks your interest again. Hey.....you could always add a clown or two to the layout 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted September 28, 2014 Share Posted September 28, 2014 Hello Al, Life has an awful effect on our modelling, things go wrong all the time with all of us, even little things in life can blow our modelling projects out of the window, l have been there many times, even now l am struggling to put things together, but believe me it WILL come back again (and will go again hahaha) thats the good thing about our hobby its always there when you want it ? Nothing like a good exhibition to get the mojo swinging again mate, works for me everytime, l would listen to Jason and try to build your signals in brass, very fiddly but worthwhile and they look so much better... George.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 Lovely photos Al, Nice new motor too! Good to hear your mojo is back - mine's currently locked up and not allowed out until it's got all it's web design jobs out of the way first Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 29, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2014 Lovely photos Al, Nice new motor too! Good to hear your mojo is back - mine's currently locked up and not allowed out until it's got all it's web design jobs out of the way first Cheers Lee. You've got a brand new one, haven't you? show us a pic on your thread if you want (hide the Reg No. obviously). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 29, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 29, 2014 A little bit of modelling. Here's one of the Ratio telegraph poles, painted up. However, if you compare it to the main pole run in this picture (on the right) you can see that the Ratio ones are not tall enough and don't have enough arms...So I decided to have a go at making my own.I took a length of styrene 2mm round rodThen I added the chamfered cap on the top:and cut away where the first two sets of arms would go:The arms are made of a double layer of a thin strip cut from a sheet of Slater's planking:and then small cut-offs of 1mm round rod for the insulators:Here's the new pole next to the Ratio one:Six more arms to do, and then start again on the next one...I may regret having started this...Thanks for looking,Al. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 A little bit of modelling. Here's one of the Ratio telegraph poles, painted up. telegraph001.jpg However, if you compare it to the main pole run in this picture (on the right) you can see that the Ratio ones are not tall enough and don't have enough arms... telegraph009.jpg So I decided to have a go at making my own. I took a length of styrene 2mm round rod telegraph002.jpg Then I added the chamfered cap on the top: telegraph003.jpg and cut away where the first two sets of arms would go: telegraph004.jpg The arms are made of a double layer of a thin strip cut from a sheet of Slater's planking: telegraph005.jpg telegraph006.jpg and then small cut-offs of 1mm round rod for the insulators: telegraph007.jpg Here's the new pole next to the Ratio one: telegraph008.jpg Six more arms to do, and then start again on the next one... I may regret having started this... Thanks for looking, Al. You will when I put my order in, ahhaha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted September 30, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi Al, this will drive you up the the pole, (Definition of up the pole in British and World English in Oxford dictionary. Meaning ... 1British Mad:) All the best Adrian. Ps: I couldn't find a bonkers/clever button. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Good to see you back in action again Al................. I agree, Dark nights an colder weather outside, is much more conducive to modelling for me. How, Kal, restart's his mojo........................... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 30, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2014 Hi Al, this will drive you up the the pole, (Definition of up the pole in British and World English in Oxford dictionary. Meaning ... 1British Mad:) All the best Adrian. Ps: I couldn't find a bonkers/clever button. Up the pole, round the twist, and off me trolley, definitely Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted September 30, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted September 30, 2014 Good to see you back in action again Al................. How, Kal, restart's his mojo........................... Cheers Dave, Kal obviously has a much posher mojo than me... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Cheers Dave, Kal obviously has a much posher mojo than me... Not really,........just another one of his "Feebies", from work........ Edited September 30, 2014 by David Todd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Love the shot outside the station at night. A real feel of "journey almost done when we pull in, hope the kettle's on at home"... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Ahh, Al's back in the game. All is right in the world... C6T. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Great to see you back Al! Just consider it your "summer break", enough to hopefully get you fully charged for the coming months! Now, before Bodge gets here, when are we going to see some GRASS! Ha, ha, ha! Cheers, John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 ooooh good subtitle NEW PHOTOS....... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrkirtley800 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Hello Al. I like your telegraph poles. I baulked at making mine but rather used the Ratio ones, heavily modified. Looking at photos taken around 1905, the poles were quite a bit different, having shorter arms but more of them, with an insulator at the very top. Anyway here is a pic of the result, sorry about the quality. I didn't even think about the wires, would have driven me doolally. Derek 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted October 1, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2014 I don't know why you keep apologising for your photographs Derek, they are wonderful, and your modelling is sublime. The period locos and coaches, and the lovely little details are always a joy to see. Smashing, thank you. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted October 1, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 1, 2014 Just to keep John (Allegheny1600) quiet here's some: GRAAAASSS! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted October 2, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 2, 2014 This thread is brilliant Al, purely because of your approach to making things and the great effort put into sharing how you do it! You know I've put my mojo down somewhere and can't for the life of me remember where. It'll turn up one day. Soon I hope. Regards Shaun Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted October 2, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2014 This thread is brilliant Al, purely because of your approach to making things and the great effort put into sharing how you do it! You know I've put my mojo down somewhere and can't for the life of me remember where. It'll turn up one day. Soon I hope. Regards Shaun Cheers Shaun, it's very kind of you to say so. You know what I did, to get back into modelling? I read Adrian's Westerham thread from the start, and then did the same with this one from the beginning to the end. That sounds big headed, but that's not what I mean, it's just it reminded me what I've already done to get where I am now. Compared to my humble efforts, your layout and modelling is in a whole different class. Go and have a look, you'll be surprised! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 And you young Al, has inspired me to do Bitton, i.e. a real location, funny how things go around in circles. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted October 2, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted October 2, 2014 Managed to sneak a little bit more modelling this evening. First, I comitted sacrilege. You know that Up platform building, the one I spent so long building? Well I drilled a hole, right through it Quite a BIG hole, really! Ah, but all's well, 'cos I filled it up with this: Which should look quite good when it's been weathered down a bit. I did another one at the other end, as well: Right, sticking with the Up platform, here's a couple of shots taken by Stan Roberts. (Used with permission) I'm obviously wanting to imitate these views, although my platform is slightly shorter than the real one. I do need to lower the hillside a bit, and level it off for the Station Master's garden, but this evening I concentrated on the platform itself. There is a flower border on the platform side of the fence, so I used some waste trimmings of black plasticard to create an edge, and then splodged a goodly dollop of PVA glue: Then I used some (allegedly) black scatter for the soil. I say allegedly because to me it looks dark brown... I also mounted the lampost. Once it's all dry I'll vacuum up the excess. Now, back to telegraph pole making... Cheers, Al. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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