SGTBILKO Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Very impressive Steve! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 A couple more photographs of the back of the Tudor house. Tonight I will try and add those finishing touches to the doors and chimneys. I notice that I have been using the chimneys as handles to pick the building up and probably need to repaint their bricks as the paint is wearing off! I am pleased with the simple drain pipes made from wire with fine wire wrapped around for the supports. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 THAT is absolutely G O R G E O U S Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 2, 2014 Author Share Posted July 2, 2014 I didn't finish the doors but did make some chimney "pots". These are made from some 3 mm diameter heat-shrink scraps, sliced in half and painted terracotta. Here they are after their first coat of paint. The weather doesn't really look like that outside - the photograph happened to be taken with the cutting board sitting on a place mat - and rather than cropping it out I thought I would show off the New Zealand Pohutakawa tree which is covered with red flowers at Christmas time. And attached to the chimneys - I think they will need another coat of paint yet. I'll do that when I touch up the chimney bricks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 6, 2014 Author Share Posted July 6, 2014 My attention turned back to the station baseboards this weekend and I have completed adding grass to the embankment and started on the yard around the goods shed. I had previously added a first layer of 3mm light green (Woodland Scenics) grass to the embankment by covering it liberally with PVA and then shaking on the grass and making it stand on end using the vacuum cleaner. Now I have gone back over the top with diluted PVA and a 6mm brighter green Noch grass and I am adding some patches of various colour. There are plenty of stray pieces of grass left for the porter to sweep up. One decision I need to finalise is the colour of the hard-standing and approach roads (the area around the shed is just undercoated with grey poster paint currently). My first attempt was quite white and I am not to sure about it. Now tending towards a light grey but will look at more photographs. I also had a wee mishap with the signal box, knocking it to the floor, but the only damage was to the finials and instrument shelf. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 7, 2014 Author Share Posted July 7, 2014 It seems those poster stickers have been moving up the country... So if you haven't already visit http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/87624-brm-october-rmweb-edition-choose-your-content/ and cast your vote. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted July 8, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2014 Hi Sweven,thanks for your support that looks brilliant, must go the rozzers are on my tail. all the best Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 8, 2014 Author Share Posted July 8, 2014 Hi Adrian, no problem - I find your layout particularly inspirational and I am sure lots of readers would too. Cheers, John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Plus we are having lots of fun with this.......which is really nice........ .......Jaz sneaking thru the underbrush......checking out the lovely flowers......and laughing like a drain....as she sees the shadow of Bill Posters disappear Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted July 9, 2014 Share Posted July 9, 2014 Bill Posters too? I knew there must be two of them at work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted July 10, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 10, 2014 And attached to the chimneys - I think they will need another coat of paint yet. I'll do that when I touch up the chimney bricks. Where's the absolutely brilliant icon! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Lost for words........an absolutely amazing piece of modelling. I know the area well as I originate from Stratford on Avon. Still drive past Studley station quite often when visiting my parents who still live in Stratford. Missed this thread before but definitely a follower now. Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 14, 2014 Author Share Posted July 14, 2014 Thanks Marcus. I have enjoyed reading your thread this morning and very impressed with the night shots, bracket signal and repainted buildings (that is also a lovely line of trees along the back). Cheers John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 15, 2014 Author Share Posted July 15, 2014 A few photographs of figures on the platform at Studley and Astwood Bank. The stationmaster worries over when the morning post will arrive. The familiar figure of the porter continues to keep the platform clean and tidy. While further down the platform Mrs Periwinkle waits to go into Redditch to the Milliners. And finally another view of the stationmaster - I had to crudely edit the background of this one as there was an O gauge locomotive on a shelf in the background which disturbed the perspective! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Wonderful little cameos there Sweven, captured the atmosphere perfectly - you shoulda left the O gauge loco in cos as they say, there's a prototype for everything ! Cheers. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 A few photographs of figures on the platform at Studley and Astwood Bank. The stationmaster worries over when the morning post will arrive. Stationmaster1.jpg The familiar figure of the porter continues to keep the platform clean and tidy. Porter1.jpg While further down the platform Mrs Periwinkle waits to go into Redditch to the Milliners. lady1.jpg And finally another view of the stationmaster - I had to crudely edit the background of this one as there was an O gauge locomotive on a shelf in the background which disturbed the perspective! Stationmaster3.jpg really effective figure painting too.....montys i presume? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Thanks guys, Hi Allan, It was an old Hornby tinplate locomotive made in 1925 so it really did look strange in the background! Hi Jaz, yes more excellent Monty's figures. I founf one of the great things of the spigot on the bottom is that I could drill a hole in the platform and then turn the station master around to other directions for different shots. Cheers John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Wonderful little cameos there Sweven, captured the atmosphere perfectly - you shoulda left the O gauge loco in cos as they say, there's a prototype for everything ! Cheers. Allan Even tin plate!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Clarke 1980 Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I love this thread iv lived in Redditch all my life and cycled and driven round green lane for years and if I had the money I would buy the station house in studley (lotto win only) im in awe of those building amazing id love to be that talented especially as youe done them I assume all from photographs all the best Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 Hi Phil, Thanks for that. Yes I tried to persuade my wife that we could buy the station building for holidays in the UK, but that would have required a lotto win too! I spent many months finding all the photographs I could and then estimated the dimensions from those. I learned that camera lenses do distort dimensions quite a lot. Hopefully next time we visit the UK (we have family in Romsey, Cheltenham, Bath and Leeds) I can plan a route that lets me drive by Green Lane. Cheers John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Clarke 1980 Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 yes the lense dose distort a little its more noticeable with buildings than cars and trains and such but I should imagen when making models from the dimentions takes a speciel talent but I havev found that with some of the things iv shot in the past photography is a bit of a hobbie lol I think that sounds like a great idea when next over its easy to find lol all the best phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
N15class Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 If you use an old box camera or any where the lens that is able to move in relation to the film, you can avoid a lot of distortion. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 Sweven and his emblem the Kiwi Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweven Posted July 21, 2014 Author Share Posted July 21, 2014 Amazing work at a tiny scale Jaz! Thank you again for including me on the wall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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