gazmanjack

G'day Matt,

You could have used the Evergreen Styrene Clapboard siding (weatherboard) for your walls instead of layering card strips. Hell of a lot faster and you wouldn't necessarily need the foam board interior. For a tip on the arched/curved roof supports, slice up some plastic tubing, then cut to desired lengths. Overall, it's looking good.

Cheers, Gary.

Wow, absolutely awesome work. Attention to detail certainly hasn't taken the back seat here.

Well done.

Gary.

Thanks for your extra information. I had never thought about the heavy frost etc, that you experience in regards to the use of concrete slurry and the effect frost can have on such surfaces. Much to be learnt yet !

I don't know if anyone has tried Testors Model Master, Clear Parts Cement & Window Maker, item no. 8876C. I have found this to be excellent in the past as it doesn't leave any 'possible ' frosting or crazing on the glazing. This product can also be used for replacing the glazing in window recepticles, if used carefully.

Cheers, Gary.

Great pics and a wealth of information. I was wondering in regards to the 'in situ concrete', whether it was a light slurry of concrete over the existing gravel infil ?? Much the same could possibly be said about the bitumen infil at Barnard Castle. Looking at this photo, it seems that who poured the bitumen, left the pot plants in place !

Cheers, Gary.

Those arches look awesome, very well done. Maybe I should have done something similar instead of casting plaster wall sections, bridge piers/abutments, then painstakingly scratching in all the individual sandstone blocks with the blunt side of the hobby knife, similar to what you are doing with your platform !!

Great work !

Cheers, Gary.

If anyone wishes to purchase an Oatley Electronics IONB2 High Voltage Module, they are available now on ebay Australia

The item no. is; 120845557359. Details on how to manufacture a dispensor can be found on by googling 'static grass dispensor'.

Cheers, Gary.

Yes the balloon does work and does a reasonable job. Can be a little difficult in the tight access areas of a layout, where room is negated by structures or walls. I made my own static grass dispensor for as little as $28.00 AU (approx GBP 18.00), using PVC pipe (2"), some other PVC fittings, steel fly wire, insulated wire, a nail and a negative ion generator (Oatley Electronics IONB2 'Grassinator' High Voltage Module, available on ebay Australia for $14.00 + postage). Simply push all parts together, add the generator, some wiring and a 9volt battery and hey presto !!

A lot cheaper than the Noch version for exactly the same results...

They look good ! I always wonder what the actual dimensions a coal staithe of this size is ? There seems to be a lot of different methods in construction, from horizontal timbers (as yours) to verticle sleeper style, with step down ends on the road/yard side. I guess it comes down to poetic licence !! No matter how many layouts I look at, there are many variations of these simple structures.

What (in scale feet) are the 1. height of bays, 2. width of th bays & 3. the overal length ??

Cheers, Gary.