Ron Heggs

Hi, Simon I think the saying is 'Been there and done it' - the train shed gable ends glazing bars/glazing was constructed in a similar fashion, and they are much larger and complex - there are some pictures of their build, will search them out and post them Cheers Ron

Stage 2 of the glazing bar assembly construction - Stretcher strip added to straighten the 'bars', and keep the bar spacing Next step is to paint the assemblies

Canopy structure completed prior to painting and detailing - Temporary placement Guttering added Downpipes will be added as part of the detailing .. and the start of the glazing bar assembly in three sections for ease of handling - 134 no. 20 thou x 20 thou x 78mm glazing bars spaced at 6.33mm apart

Yes. It was a trial, and wasn't expecting such a good result. Used 10 thou styrene with the lower decorative outline cut at blade depth 10, pressure 33, speed 1 and double cut. The scoring was done blade depth 10, pressure 17 and speed 4. The finished item was then laminated with a further layer of 10 thou, and left flat under a small block of wood to dry Cheers Ron

Completed the restaurant end of the canopy roof structure, and added the guttering to the eaves - pictures tomorrow (better lighting) Cut the valance for the restaurant end of the canopy - needs trimming to fit - Next ? The glazing bars and glazing

It had to happen - didn't it Having spent last evening constructing the canopy roof structure with the intention of adding the intermediate roof beams this morning - head banging took place The carefully aligned roof beams/columns were in the wrong place The reason - the marked out eaves beam had been set uppermost whilst the build was being carried out upside down So this morning was a strip down and refit exercise - Placed but not fixed - left hand end (152.25mm) to be built with a slight reduction in depth due to the restaurant block protruding 12mm Now in the process of catch-up, adding the intermediate beams - pictures later on

The seven roof beams and columns complete with vertical advertising boards placed temporarily against the station frontage - The eaves beam is laid at the foot of the columns - 910mm long constructed from four laminations of 20 thou x 6mm cut strip Three roof beams and plain columns required for each end of the canopy, and 12 roof beams without columns for intermediate placement The seven beams/columns will be removed and the canopy structure built upside down, before the glazing assembly is constructed

Except the rain and drizzle The items of sanitaryware for the Baxendale's bathroom display are going to have to be sculpted - another job for the styrene heap

Part construction of typical canopy roof beam - 24 beams required - 12 with lower gusset to attach to support columns, and 12 without lower gusset to attach to eaves beam

Besides a few piles of cut microstrip, a session on the Silhouette Cameo cutter produced the three component parts for the upper and lower gussets - Section thro' Canopy Large & small timber gusset components and triangular cast iron decorative component. The timber gusset items will be laminated to produce thicker components Close-up of the triangular gussets A small laminated gusset with a larger laminated gusset fixed to the triangular gusset. The remainder of the roof gusset and beams are produced from microstrip

Have decided whilst in the STYRENE build mode, and have the Station Frontage/Offices almost complete that the canopy along the external face should be built - have sufficient pictures available to build an fairly accurate representation The glazed canopy will be just over a metre long and 76mm wide attached along its length by semi-ornamental wooden gussets to the timber clad frontage and two-storey brick built restaurant block Tonight will be occupied on CAD producing all the details ready for a long styrene cutting session tomorrow Pictures as construction proceeds

Painted, glazed, fixed and roofed - .. and a little something extra A frameles glazed display unit for Baxendales bathroom equipment - Just needs one or two bathroom items before fixing the last two glazing panels

Decorative coving added - Temporary placement. After painting and fixing, the offices will be roofed Note: To ensure this long styrene build (850mm) remains straight and unwarped, a length of 2mm x 10mm aluminium strip is embedded between the inner and outer planked sheetings, sections of which can be seen in the picture

Rebuilt frontage of offices facing the Concourse - Decorative coving to add, then painting and glazing

All seven of the Ticket Inspectors cabs and guard rails completed ready for painting. Access gates for Platforms 4 & 5 also ready, and the first two of 14 window frames for the Concourse frontage started -

A little something to add to the platforms - The ticket inspectors cab 26mm high - this one is for odd numbered platforms - six required in total, three for odd numbered and three even numbered The bar gate is hinged and can be open or closed The bases of the legs require cleaning up a little, and the cab will be glazed after painting An additional 3 legged handrail required facing the cab

There is only myself to blame for stupidity and errors The loop is likely to be about 400mm in length. So a depth of at least 200mm is required. With only approx. 35mm within the Destination Board, 18mm platform/concourse thickness and 30mm of baseboard thickness, that still leaves 80mm+ below baseboard, but that's within the 250mm baseboard support/bracing depth That reminds me, haven't checked if the Destination Board location isn't directly over a bracing Ron

Hi, Kev Somebody has to attempt it haven't they So it may as well be me Cheers Ron

The scrolling Destination Board - Size : 55mm wide x 52mm high with clock, etc adding some 9mm of additional height The departures/destinations display will be housed in the opening on the right-hand side The scrolling departures assembly is still under development - display window is 16mm wide x 24mm high, with a maximum depth of 4.5mm - display text fonts work out at 3pt and 1.2pt - not an ideal size to print or read clearly - paper will need to be attached to backing carrier, and be flexible and provide enough grip to ride over 3mm dia shafts at top and bottom of loop - the complete loop displays 18 hours of train movements - stepper motor drive will be required to provide 12mm linear movement every 30 minutes and as one or two have already mentioned - who is going to see it?

Camera not capable of taking really close-up pictures of the roof mouldings If anyone is interested in how they were produced, a few drawings, etc. - Material: 10 thou styrene sheet, 20 thou x 20 thou strip and 40 thou x 40 thou strip The styrene sheet was cut with castellations 3.5mm wide, and cuts 5mm deep. Alternate tongues were trimmed by 1.5mm to create the castellations 20 x 20 thou strip was attached across the tops of the castellations A second 20 x 20 strip was placed between the upper and lower castelations and fixed to the tops of the lower castellations The 40 x 40 thou strips were fixed at the base line of the castellations, front & rear, and the 10 thou sheet trimmed below the level of the 40 thou strips The moulding is finished by trimming the uppermost 20 thou strip between the castellations Mouldings were fixed to the top of the stepped roof coving/mouldings at a slight backward slope

More progress - Left Luggage/Parcels Office - Remaining roof moulding added, and the tall advertisement hoardings - Surprise, surprise matt black spray found in the local village ferretaria (ironmongers) Left Luggage/Parcels Office painted, glazed and attached to inside of Station Frontage - The upper windows to the offices were blanked to prevent excessive sunlight causing problems (The sun was seen on many occasions in Manchester) - The Telegram Office painted, glazed and some signs, etc. attached -

Thanks - wasn't really in a fit state to eat or drink It was a bit of a tongue in cheek remark about not being able to see these items in the future - they could be seen with a little bit of neck craning, through the roof glazing Could probably increase the number of web cameras which are to be installed. Although the pictures generated of the concourse would be mainly static, unless the resident population of the station started leaning too far and needed a helping hand Cheers Ron

Matt black paintwork on the Telegram Office roof turned out High gloss - need to find a can of matt black - not an easy task over here Started on the Left Luggage/Parcels Office which is the remaining part of the timber built offices, etc. at the front of the Concourse. Whilst drawing up this office noticed that my original build of the front offices was not correct. Have now altered my original CAD drawings to a more accurate rendition, and this will mean a re-build of the Concourse facing walls In the meantime, a couple of pictures of the Left Luggage/Parcels Office - The left hand side roof decorative moulding still needs to be added, along with the tall advertisement boardings Close-up view of the roof mouldings Going to have to replace the MEK, as it is accumulating a little too much sludge

Sorry Gary - not even started on the list

Now you come to mention it That's a challenge