Vanders Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Last but not least, the second abutment. Like the prototype, this one is a different style to the other two, built from dressed stone, and will also have a different style of girder. As with the other two, it isn't a direct copy of the real thing, but the idea is to give everything a similar look and feel. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted February 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 15, 2014 Good work on the bridge. Nice to mix the brick work / stone work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted February 15, 2014 Author Share Posted February 15, 2014 Good work on the bridge. Nice to mix the brick work / stone work. Thanks. It's a nice feature of the real thing, and something you don't see very often on models, so it was something I definitely wanted here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted February 17, 2014 Author Share Posted February 17, 2014 The completed bridge: gaps filled, and the second set of girders built and in place. Now all I have to do is paint it all... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MrSimon Posted February 17, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2014 I love the bridge - can't wait to see it painted! Cheers Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted February 22, 2014 Share Posted February 22, 2014 Whos stone plasticard have you used for that bridge? Looks great. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Whos stone plasticard have you used for that bridge? Looks great. It's South Eastern Finecast (FBS217). It turns out to be bloody difficult to get hold of (I ordered it via. Buffers Model Railways in the end). You have to square it off yourself, but otherwise it's very nice; much better definition than Slaters, for example. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Cheers for that. Although the slaters looks good for my arches on the viaducts the pillars look to be more knobbly which I think the finecast will look better for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggesford box Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Have you tried ordering direct from SE Finecast? I have only ordered once for some American bond brickwork in OO but the gentleman at the other end of the line was very friendly and helpful. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted February 23, 2014 Author Share Posted February 23, 2014 Have you tried ordering direct from SE Finecast? I have only ordered once for some American bond brickwork in OO but the gentleman at the other end of the line was very friendly and helpful. Yes, that would have been my next option. When I say it's difficult to get hold of, it's simply that unlike their 4mm & 7mm sheets, I've never seen the 2mm stuff in a shop. It also doesn't seem to be generally sold online by places that do sell SE Finecast; Buffers & SE Finecast themselves seem to be the only two places I've found it, so far. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted March 2, 2014 Author Share Posted March 2, 2014 Painting is finished, and I've been able to start assembling it into a complete bridge. Despite mostly winging it, I'm really very happy with how all of it came out! The entire thing has to be removable at it sits across the board joint, so I have some more engineering to do to make sure it doesn't all fall apart at the first opportunity and to actually make it "plug in" to the board. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Nice work - Great bridge - I like the different angles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Excellent work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 Nice work - Great bridge - I like the different angles. You edited that just to spoil my joke. Boooo. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted March 3, 2014 Share Posted March 3, 2014 You edited that just to spoil my joke. Boooo. Oh no RBE, I quite liked it, But I Don't want to steal your thunder, I can alway change it back if you want - But I thought it was to the point - I must admit I did have a laugh about it myself Cheers. Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 It's been a while, mostly because I've reached the point which is fast becoming my least favourite bit of building a layout: starting the scenery. I've further complicated things for myself because the bridge and old line in the centre of the layout needs to be removable, and I'm still scratching my head over how best to achieve that. It's all very boring: lumps of polystyrene stuck down with solvent free grab adhesive and shaped with a hacksaw blade (or will be, once everything has dried). All very pedestrian so far, although I hope I can motivate myself to get the majority of this tedious task finished by the end of the Easter weekend! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted April 19, 2014 Share Posted April 19, 2014 Looking good, Is that a sink hole between the tracks !? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted April 19, 2014 Author Share Posted April 19, 2014 Is that a sink hole between the tracks !? I'd thought I'd model a small washout. It'll have a gang of men in orange vests furiously pouring concrete into it. (It's actually a hole for the Dapol signals to fit into once the scenery is slightly more advanced and my chances of breaking them in half is significantly reduced) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted April 20, 2014 Share Posted April 20, 2014 It's interesting that you have started the scenery and landscaping before the trackwork is completed. Personally, I prefer to finish, test, paint , ballast the track and satisfy myself that all is well before moving on. I'm not saying it's a better way, and its always good to see other peoples approach. Excellent modelling and concept, I have been following the thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted April 20, 2014 Author Share Posted April 20, 2014 It's interesting that you have started the scenery and landscaping before the trackwork is completed. Personally, I prefer to finish, test, paint , ballast the track and satisfy myself that all is well before moving on. I'm not saying it's a better way, and its always good to see other peoples approach. There is a method in my approach; because the track will run alongside platforms or walls for large sections, I figured it would be much easier (and look better) to have the walls & platforms in place before I ballasted. The bits that aren't either in the yard or alongside walls is minimal, so I figured it'd be easier to just ballast it all in one go. I spent a few more hours today out in the shed and got most of the lumps of polystyrene shaped. I'll probably do my usual thing of living with it for a little while to make sure it looks O.K before deciding if it's "done". I can concentrate on building some of the other structures such as walls etc. before I do anything else to the landscaping. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWallace Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Hello! Hope things are ok - have you had a chance to work on this recently? Matt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 Hey Matt I'm in a slump at the moment; with work and various other things taking up much of my time, I haven't had the time, energy or inclination to do much modelling. Basically I'm being lazy! Just one of those things; I'll throw myself back into it soon, no doubt. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikie6034 Posted July 2, 2014 Share Posted July 2, 2014 It's great to see this as I live in kingswood, just up from Lawrence hill! Been to the station so many times to see tours ect, Love this! Inspired me to do something from Bristol in oo gauge about 1.5ftx12ft boards, any ideas? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanders Posted July 3, 2014 Author Share Posted July 3, 2014 It's great to see this as I live in kingswood, just up from Lawrence hill! Been to the station so many times to see tours ect, Love this! Inspired me to do something from Bristol in oo gauge about 1.5ftx12ft boards, any ideas? Thanks! I'm in Warmley myself, as it happens. It depends on your era, really. If you want something modern, have you thought about the Westerleigh Oil Terminal? I've always thought the Ashton Meadows exchange sidings would make an interesting model, but you'd have to model it as more of an "impression" of to fit it into 1.5' x 12' in OO! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattWallace Posted July 4, 2014 Share Posted July 4, 2014 To be honest, you'd struggle with Westerleigh in the space you've mentioned - I know, I've tried! By the time you've got a class 60 (approx 1ft in length) and a few tankers (approx 6" length) behind it, and taken account of the need to run around the train (at least 1ft for the headshunt, plus the point work which could add another ft if you use Streamline large points) you're down to about 6ft of board space into whcih you need to fit the approach (more pointwork), the split off for the terminal and the exchange sidings (more pointwork) and a fiddle yard... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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