allan downes

I also found this image on the web and it looks as if that chimney stands untouched.

I agree with what you said about the diameter and yes, it was probably cut down at some point.

Here;s the original

Disused canal side factory at Alperton now demolished.  Its purpose was uncertain.

Allan - there is so much inspiration in your models. I had memories of your steelworks from years ago, and now I am finishing off my own 'processing plant' you have closed the loop for me with your post of the pictures. Thank you so much for all the ideas.

 

Was the steelworks a commission for an individual modeller or maybe a display for a museum? I can't imagine many people being allowed to have something like this in their living room.

 

- Richard.

Every day when I drove past Scunthorpe steelworks I used to promise the four queens (blast furnaces) that one day I would model them even if they didn't look anything like them at all (which of course, they never did).

For the most part it appeared that I followed the principle of the original builders which in effect was to stick anything anywhere and hoped that it would produce steel but all this in a 20ft garage as opposed to half of Scunthorpe!

Something like this maybe but double tracked of course thus making an interesting cameo.

How about a level crossing instead. So much simpler.

And my favourite water mill model.

Water mill construction.

A few town and industrial buildings.

Harlem Steel second edition.

Harlem Steel first edition.

Harlem Steel, first edition.

I think you can worry too much about this. Real stations used to abound in little buildings of half-forgotten original purpose that the got used as porter’s hidey holes, shunter’s lobbies etc.

Other small structures could also include small water tower, a pair of lamp huts, food kiosk etc.

Thatching with heavy duty knitting wool glued down close stranded with neat PVA, trimmed then coloured with Polyfilla stippled with Colron wood dye of an appropriate shade.

Maybe either of the small buildings to the front might be more suited to the space you have available but made to suit something more appropriate  ? 

 

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Not quite sure myself it was just built to fill a space with no specific reason or purpose for being there as you do!

Maybe either of the small buildings to the front might be more suited to the space you have available but made to suit something more appropriate  ? 

And here's one Alan made earlier........

 

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BR.  I wasn't that pissed when I made it!

MPD essentials.

Seven Valley MPD members must of had quite a shock when they turned up for work to find an engine lift and coaler photo shopped into their MPD by Tony Wright's son, Tom!

A few detailed shots of the Cathedral, which, BTW, took six months to build most of it of which was spent how to build it, what went where, why and wherefore!

A few detail   shots of the Cathedral but posted in the darn wrong thread !

How about something like this - a small platform mounted goods depot but set back further.

Allan mate, what have you got against domestic bliss in my house!

Colron wood dye, a pair of bifocals and a sharp stanley knife!

More pics.  What else!

Photoshop Cathedral.

A selection of photo shopped pictures.