brylonscamel Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 The water tank was made using an overflow pipe taken from my sons old water tank when we dismantled it and then detailed. Base is just balsa wood brushed with a spark plug brass cleaning brush to raise the grain. Rest came form the odds and ends box. Timber store built up with matches and a plastic corrugated sheeting. Logs cut from a shrub in the garden and sprayed with hair lacquer to seal. Adjoining toilet block, card walls with brick paper stuck on and roof from the Wills range. Oh! I like this a lot - you've got the whole scene looking really convincing, right down to the scrubby greenery. A 'back of the yard' scene that rarely gets the same attention as more obvious parts of a model. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Hi Tony - it is 2mm styrene sheet, onto which embossed styrene sheet (Slaters cut stone) has been overlaid. Sorry, but I have to ask - what's the secret to cutting accurate window and door openings in 2mm styrene sheet? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Sorry, but I have to ask - what's the secret to cutting accurate window and door openings in 2mm styrene sheet? I described how I do this on a Facebook Group - I make no claims to this being the best method but it works for me. Here's a link to a document that I just created with some photos to show the process ... https://tinyurl.com/cutting-easy-windows 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I described how I do this on a Facebook Group - I make no claims to this being the best method but it works for me. Here's a link to a document that I just created with some photos to show the process ... https://tinyurl.com/cutting-easy-windows What an absolutely brilliant idea Brylon, Why didn't I think of that !! Cheers. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spikey Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 What Allan said. Thank you very much indeed for taking the trouble to do that Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davetheroad Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 I am having a senior moment here, I have the latest version of studio and wonder if an upgrade to the designer edition equivalent build is available? I understand that designer edition has layers and presumably you can lock and hide them? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 (edited) What an absolutely brilliant idea Brylon, Why didn't I think of that !! Cheers. Allan Thanks Allan - if I have any other bright ideas (this may prove unlikely!) I'll share them. I've had so much help from other modellers - it's nice to be able to return the favour. Edited March 2, 2017 by brylonscamel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 What Allan said. Thank you very much indeed for taking the trouble to do that You're welcome! - I copied the text and photos from my Facebook comments so it was no trouble - I hope it proves useful. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted March 7, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2017 Some months back I posted an image of what was my first ever scratch built structure - a modest wooden coaling stage built from coffee stirrers. Since then I decided that I needed to up my game and in the end I went for a range of barns which will fit nicely into an undeveloped area of my layout; here is the result: There are further pictures, including some of the construction on my own thread, The barns are far from perfect but I am pleased with the result and will now move on to redevelopment of my locoshed... Tony 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted March 23, 2017 Share Posted March 23, 2017 The barns are far from perfect ... Tony Well I think they look rather good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted March 23, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23, 2017 Thanks Andy I am just settling them into their final location and will post a further picture when that is done. Tony 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted April 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 16, 2017 Here is my 4mm model of Grindleford Station building, now better known as Grindleford Café. All built using styrene sheet and rod. Al 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevejjjexcov Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Hi Al a very nice building. I have one small point to make. The lead flashings on the roof valleys go under the slates not on top. That said a nice build Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 1, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 1, 2017 Hi Al a very nice building. I have one small point to make. The lead flashings on the roof valleys go under the slates not on top. That said a nice build Steve Cheers Steve, you're the second person to point that out. Unfortunately, I'd already done the tiling, and I wasn't going to rip it all off again, so I'l live with that. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Here is my 4mm model of Grindleford Station building, now better known as Grindleford Café. All built using styrene sheet and rod. grindleford-cafe-001.jpg grindleford-cafe-002.jpg grindleford-cafe-003.jpg grindleford-cafe-004.jpg Al Very nice job Al, planking is very neat, is it Slaters version? Martyn. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Crinan Hotel, in 4mm low relief (more images during building on my Crinan thread). Yes, the chimney with a window below it is, bizarrely, prototypical! Best, Martyn. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted May 1, 2017 Share Posted May 1, 2017 Hi Al. Steve's right. Valley flashing generally went out of sight under the tiles but - not in all cases. Cheers. Allan 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 4, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2017 Hi Al. Steve's right. Valley flashing generally went out of sight under the tiles but - not in all cases. Cheers. Allan Thanks Allan. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 4, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 4, 2017 Very nice job Al, planking is very neat, is it Slaters version? Martyn. Thanks Martyn, yes it's Slaters' shiplap planking. Really glad you've posted Crinan Hotel in this thread, it really deserves to be seen. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevejjjexcov Posted May 4, 2017 Share Posted May 4, 2017 Well they do say " you live and learn " I have not seen a valley flashed like that before. Thanks Allan and my apologies to Al. It goes to show there is a prototype for everything. All the best Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted May 4, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 4, 2017 Well they do say " you live and learn " I have not seen a valley flashed like that before. Thanks Allan and my apologies to Al. It goes to show there is a prototype for everything. All the best Steve Looks like it's still under the tiles but just a wider than usual valley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 (edited) Got a feeling I was wrong and it makes sense that ALL valley flashing HAS to go under the tiles if it's to be in any way effective. Check out the link. https://tse4.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.jgDHfn91VI0Wd8AZA--rJQEsDG&pid=Api Cheers. Allan Hmm, that didn't seem to work very well so just google ' roof valley flashing' and you'll find hundreds of illustrated examples. Edited May 5, 2017 by allan downes Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted May 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5, 2017 Hi Al. Steve's right. Valley flashing generally went out of sight under the tiles but - not in all cases. Cheers. Allan p (3).jpg That's a regular valley with 6 inches of lead showing so that water flows easily, what you can't see is the lead extends under the slates 6 inches on each side. Slates are fixed to 1 inch thick battens and the valley boards are 1 inch thick so there is very little between them, concrete tiles have a more pronounced gap and have to be pointed up along the valley. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevejjjexcov Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 Chris having looked at the pic again could it be that the lead flashing has been laid over the the original valley as a bodge repair? It's a bit odd as towards the bottom of the pic there are some very small bits of slate which look too small to be cuts? What do you think? " it's o.k.mate I can fix yet leak fer next to nufin" All the best Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chris p bacon Posted May 5, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 5, 2017 Chris having looked at the pic again could it be that the lead flashing has been laid over the the original valley as a bodge repair? It's a bit odd as towards the bottom of the pic there are some very small bits of slate which look too small to be cuts? What do you think? " it's o.k.mate I can fix yet leak fer next to nufin" All the best Steve Thats the camera fooling you its definately slates over lead. The really small pieces are just the way the headlap works out against the pitch of the roof where it intersects with the valley. I've a couple o lads can fix it for a grand when they finish pony and trap racing.............. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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