RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 9, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 9, 2014 I'm sure you can do a better job than this - it's one of the first things I did - and looking back now it's pretty clumsy. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted November 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 10, 2014 Sorry Al, but I'd have to disagree with you there. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 10, 2014 Author Share Posted November 10, 2014 Yep me too.looks pretty darn good to me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 I liked the signalbox until you brought it into the 21st Century haha..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 21, 2014 Author Share Posted November 21, 2014 This is a different Box. It looked great in its "as built" state, but these days is a steel-encased tomb, still, it's interesting to model something modern... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 and whilst the large Clayton West Junction signal box, still languishes on the kitchen shelf, waiting for steps and internal detailing (not to mention a coat of scarlet), my little modern day side project picks up momentum The box is now looking rather brutal with its security mesh.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 Looks .........vaguely familiar, seen it somewhere.................... . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 Looks .........vaguely familiar, seen it somewhere.................... . It's based loosely on the box at Croydon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted November 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2014 Hi Lee, great bit of modelling, the signalman will never get out of there. All the best Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted November 25, 2014 Author Share Posted November 25, 2014 They've padlocked the door shut and taken the steps away! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted November 25, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2014 Lovely job Lee, the grilles definitely give it an air of menace and urban disrepair. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted November 25, 2014 Share Posted November 25, 2014 (edited) Found something similar,on G gle Earth......... Edited November 25, 2014 by David Todd 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold JCL Posted November 26, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2014 It's a brilliant model you've done there Lee, but it must be dispiriting working surrounded by security mesh like that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Hi Lee, brilliant modelling as usual, looks cold and bleak now, fantastic work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 Excellent box freebs well done with all the meshing and security fencing it looks like a gun turret wouldn't look out of place lol Great work as usual Bris. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted November 26, 2014 Share Posted November 26, 2014 As ever great stuff, freebs. I really love my GWR seaside permanent summer style but the gritty, urban, dirty '70s and '80s are an itch I need to scratch! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted November 27, 2014 Share Posted November 27, 2014 Found something similar,on G gle Earth......... P1150885(1).JPG P1150802(1).JPG P1150806(1).JPG P1150812(1).JPG P1150817(1).JPG P1150825(1).JPG P1150835(1).JPG nice weathering reference....... a touch of copidex and some yellow green foam foliage for the moss, and it'll look good as 'new' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted December 2, 2014 Author Share Posted December 2, 2014 Some of you might have noticed across in another thread, this is being built as a replacement for a printed card temporary version. It's a very interesting modern day box, all sealed up with grills and plate steel... Starting with a basic shell of 2mm foamex then wrapping with SE Finecast flemish Bond Window apertures cut out and cills and lintels added in with pieces of foamex Top level added in with sliding windows and gables, from plasticard A lot of misting occurred with the windows and solvent here, but I wasn't too bothered as they'd eventually be meshed over and you wouldn't see the glass. Outbuildings were made separately from plasticard and fixed on the outside ledge Tiles individually laid Rear windows plated over with pieces of silvered paper, scored and punched to represent screw heads Test fitting of mesh Mesh added with strips of microstrip styrene (10 thou and 20thou) to represent framing - a very light blast of primer, and superglued in place At this point the roof has had its basic weathering - still lots to do here 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 Still looks' vaguely, familiar. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted December 6, 2014 Share Posted December 6, 2014 Some of you might have noticed across in another thread, this is being built as a replacement for a printed card temporary version. It's a very interesting modern day box, all sealed up with grills and plate steel... Starting with a basic shell of 2mm foamex then wrapping with SE Finecast flemish Bond DP-brick.jpg Window apertures cut out and cills and lintels added in with pieces of foamex Top level added in with sliding windows and gables, from plasticard DP windows.jpg A lot of misting occurred with the windows and solvent here, but I wasn't too bothered as they'd eventually be meshed over and you wouldn't see the glass. Outbuildings were made separately from plasticard and fixed on the outside ledge DP outbuildings.jpg Tiles individually laid before tiling.jpg Rear windows plated over with pieces of silvered paper, scored and punched to represent screw heads plated.jpg Test fitting of mesh dp windows test.jpg Mesh added with strips of microstrip styrene (10 thou and 20thou) to represent framing - a very light blast of primer, and superglued in place outbuildings.jpg At this point the roof has had its basic weathering - still lots to do here The Priory box, from pics I took, (below) reduced to scale by "runs as required" produced a plan. B (Z). I cut it out and stuck it to thin balsa wood, it has served me well, until Freebs came along and was pressganged volunteered, to scratchbuild, as his yearning to build another signal box,was so great. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted December 11, 2014 Author Share Posted December 11, 2014 In the finishing stages with this little side-project/commission... Not happy with the sign, so will replace, and just a couple of areas to touch up, but pretty much finished.... Have made a makeshift bit of platform out of hurriedly superglued together foamex, and sprayed grey with masked off white line, to give it a bit of a photographic scene. Pic taken in poor light with phone camera, so once, properly fettled, will take shot with proper camera Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted December 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2014 Hi Lee, that's a lovely job you have made, it just captures what we have come to expect from todays barbed wire environment. it's beautiful in it's own way. all the best Adrian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted December 11, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) That's bloody brilliant mate, that is. You've absolutely nailed it. David should be well chuffed. You've got to stick that on "how realistic is your modelling" thread Edited December 11, 2014 by acg_mr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted December 11, 2014 Share Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) In the finishing stages with this little side-project/commission... Not happy with the sign, so will replace, and just a couple of areas to touch up, but pretty much finished.... Have made a makeshift bit of platform out of hurriedly superglued together foamex, and sprayed grey with masked off white line, to give it a bit of a photographic scene. Pic taken in poor light with phone camera, so once, properly fettled, will take shot with proper camera front.jpg Hmm......look's like, the Priory Station staff, will be out with the buckets' of soapy water, to clean the paintwork.......... Edited December 11, 2014 by David Todd 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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