westerhamstation

A delivery of Molasses to the biscuit factory.

Hi Grahame, best of luck with your project should be a winner. All the best Adrian.

Washing day at Railway Terrace Westerham.

Hi Mick , this might be of some help with your platform building. its about halfway down the page. https://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/64587-westerham-ewer-street-the-gate-house-has-gates/page/97/ All the best Adrian.

A notable feature of Westerham Station was the spindly six legged water tower.

Hi Shaun, this might help. https://www.ebay.com/b/Computer-Memory-Card-Reader-USB-Stick/51082/bn_649388 All the best Adrian.

Westerham onwards to Tonbridge.

Monday at Westerham, I knew something would happen if I waited long enough.

Sunday at Westerham, nothing happening here till Monday.

At last the Gatehouse now has a gate to secure the yard from intruders. This has been made from two Ratio gates with the spears cut off from one of them and the end post removed from one side. The gate post and hinges are from a bit of cut off sprue from the Ratio fence and gate pack mounted onto a card and plasticard brick post. Some pictures of construction and in position on the gatehouse. All the best Adrian.

Hi Al, be careful about going "au naturale" its still quite cold out. All the best Adrian.

Hi Shaun, trees grow fast in your neck of the woods. All the best Adrian.

Hi Shaun, they have come out very nicely, look very realistic. All the best Adrian.

Just popped back to see if the painters had finished painting and weathering the Gate House at the maintenance yard, and I am pleased to say that they have finished the job, according to the foreman painter it was first given a coat of grey primer from a rattle can, then when that was dry it was given a light sanding. Venturing into new painting practices Acrylic paint was used for the top coats which were again lightly sanded in different areas to give the effect of weathering and ageing. As it's a Gate House the next bit of construction will be some gates and a brick wall to hang them on. All the the best Adrian.

Spring time at Brasted.

Hi Ian, thats what is so good about this hobby for me is not so much about the modelling, but what time you can spend wandering down paths of information which lead you to something unexpected and of probably no use to you but lead you onto something else and when you look at the clock 3 hours have passed and you have been somewhere else in your head. All the best off now for a wander Adrian.

A start has been made on the Gate House, 2mm grey board and Plasticard brick and planking have been used, and a quick dusting of grey primer as a base coat. Some pictures of progress so far. All the best Adrian.

The gatekeeper/securitys bolt hole, a building that serves a multitude of purposes, but mainly one to put your feet up and read a paper and have a yarn with any of your mates who pop in. Located at the entrance to the maintainance yard for the biscuit factory it has slowly fallen into a state of decrepitude but still provides a haven for the lone security person who sometimes ventures outside to see if any one has got a spare fag. The actual building will be made from 2mm grey board with brick plasticard covering. It is being based on a building that I found in a book by Alan Postlethwaite, More Odd Corners of the Southern from the Days of Steam. the building and the yard are located in Ferndale Road Brixton and are seen from the Shepherds Lane signal box, which then set me on a little journey of discovery as to why it was called Shepherds Lane as there was no such lane marked on any map, it turns out that hundreds of years ago that it was the eastern end of the road that has now become Ferndale Road, so now we all know why. The first picture shows the view of how it was, the second shows how the yard and building are today, it looks like it has all been flattened but the facade retained for some reason. My version of the building has had to be turned to fit the space that I have available which is not much. Some pictures and a start on the project. All the best Adrian. View from Shepherds Lane signal box. View of site as it is now. Map of Ferndale Road. Recent map. Building as was. Building Facade. Site for building. Some of the components.

Heading out of London to Westerham.

Brasted.

Hi Kevin, some things just don't go right first time, as a look in my dustbin will testify, it's all coming together very nicely. All the best Adrian.

Down by the arches.

Hi Al, thanks the doors are slaters plasticard with additional strips of plasticard for the thickness on the ends and top. they have been sprayed grey from a rattle can, then lightly sanded with a emery board courtesy of Mrs W Station who is still looking for it, then painted with acrylic dirty black my first time of using acrylics as I have always used enamels, I have found that I might be a convert to this type of paint. All the best Adrian.

Hi Grahame, The only time it will be taken to a show is when I can find away to take the garage as well, but thank you for the thought. All the best Adrian.

A big brick wall. This is the retaining wall that will seperate the upper and lower levels and will be the maintenance yard / workshops for the biscuit factory. Construction is a mixture of much modified scalescenes arches and plasticard weatherboarding, with some fire lighter spills for the timber beams. Here are some pictures of progress so far. All the best Adrian.