simonmcp

Thankfully there was no internet around when I made my first twenty or so buildings, I would never have published a photo of them even if there had been. I am still critical of what I make but as a friend say's "if it passes the ten foot test" then it's good enough.

Good luck with the rest of the build and just remember "practice makes perfect" or should that be good enough.

Simon

I fudged it and used a point of the narrowest guage and put a rail on the outside of the straight road to make the wider guage (I think I just heard several finescale modellers hitting the floor in a faint).

Simon

Bit late I know, but you could have drawn up the floor on a computer and printed it out, once varnished it would have been okay. An idea for any future areas like that maybe. 

Simon

I used the same technique to produce HOm/HOe track and modified the points, all Bemo and Liliput stock ran over okay, sadly I had to break that layout up 10 years ago and didn't take any pictures.

Good luck with your project and I hope you get your Allegra soon.

Simon

20 hours ago, detheridge said:

Ah - thanks 21C1! I knew that sort of technique was used somewhere. I'm thinking of using it on stone walls. Anyone who's seen Welsh n.g. stone buildings will know that they're anything but smooth. Yes, I know there are superb stone walls with full relief available in Platicard, but I wondered whether it was possible with card and 'old skool' modelling techniques.

 

David.

I use these https://www.therange.co.uk/arts-and-crafts/papercraft/stamping-and-embossing/embossing/embossing-tools/royal-and-langnickel-soft-grip-embossing-set/#279036 from The Range for to the mortar courses. Another tip is to lay the sheet over some Wills course stone and gently rub it with the largest of those embossing tools.

Simon

Don't forget to print the signs out the right way round, don't ask how I know.

Simon

2 hours ago, signalnorth said:

Weathered brickwork!

I thought his "aged brick" is fairly well weathered.

5 minutes ago, hayfield said:

 

I have found eBay on a number of occasions has been cheaper than Amazon. I do use Amazon from time to time but realise that often an item can be cheaper elsewhere, a cheap electrical item was half the price in Wicks, but with free postage the difference was easily made up on the saving of petrol.

 

Back to books the book sellers put on a premium (especially with popular rare items) which seems not to translate into eBay prices (presumably most folk never think of buying books from eBay). Having said this more common items on Amazon can be quite cheap, 

Amazon also uses, for some items, a fairly sophisticated alogarithim which pushes the price up if there is either high demand or low availability.

Simon

16 hours ago, George Hudson said:

Plenty of odd angles to fill in on the roof, hours of fun! Upstairs windows "offered up" to get a feel of how they will look.  (apologies for anyone who feels this is one up from watching paint dry) 

A stunning modelling of a complicated building, keep the updates coming, I personally like a step by step approach.

Good luck with the Mansard roof, the one on my house I used to have leaked as they hadn't fitted the tiles correctly, so prototype for everything.

Simon

On 24/04/2020 at 20:51, Locksley said:

First couple of buildings were knocked together quite quickly due to working from home at the moment.

 

On my lunch breaks of course.

 

First up, some sort of warehousey thing to form a block at the right hand end. 11hr print, two halves with a downpipe to hide the join.

 

 

 

 

I then threw together a little tin hut I found on a photograph taken a bit further up the canal in 1910, plus a yard crane based on one outside the Shroppie Fly pub in Audlem, not a million miles from E.Port.

 

 

 

That brings back memories, I used to drink in the Shropie Fly in the 70's, they used a long boat cut in half longitudinally as the bar, too late for the period you're modelling I suppose. Beautiful work on the buildings, canal side and crane.

Simon

3 minutes ago, luke the train spotter said:

Well it's about time I started my entry too. Being the other host of the competition I can't actually enter my entry but I can still build one! Initially I found it really difficult to think of an idea and a plan that I liked and would be interested in building. Fast forward a week and a bit and I came across this picture on Facebook. I just love the washed out gritty atmosphere but also the vagueness of the type of industry that it is apart of. Having a Hornby ruston also makes this more appealing. So the plan is something industrial somewhere in the north-ish of England. One of the skills that I wanted to learn through this project was how to build point work as this would enable me to build even tighter radius point work for even smaller layouts (yes I may be slightly mad)  but I decided to start of with the basics and build some straight track that has ended up being dual gauge for increased photo opportunities. Given the current track shortage climate I'm unable to buy any rail in so I've had to resort to bending some old code 70 n gauge rail so that it's mostly straight except for a few kinks. Rail gauges are plasticard with shallow slots cut to fit the rail made of a piece of track to the correct gauge. Instead of soldering the rail to copper clad pcb board I simply super glued it to the 5.5mm ply baseboard and then infilled the railways with some coffee stirrers.The coffee stirrers being taped to the baseboard as their glue sets off marks the foundation of where the warehouse will be. I hope to use this as a backdrop that would suit basically any of my locos/wagons in oo and 009. More progress soon. 

Have you seen how badly buckled both the roof and the cab step is on that Ruston? I love the washed out colours as well as lots of lovely rusty pipework. Looking forward to seeing this modelled.

Simon

29 minutes ago, SteamingWales said:

Just a summary of this weekends activities.

 

With the girder bridge complete I have now been able to judge the height of the walls required either side of the bridge, and the continuation of the wall then at a lower height. With this done I made use of the good weather we have been having to spray all the card buildings with artists picture varnish. This will prevent the ink from running on the buildings when they receive some weathering

 

After this I decided to construct a small building where the shed clerk would be so engines could be signed on shed etc. Quite happy with this so far, though I cannot decide whether to add internal details such as desk and stove or simply plonk a roof on top? Anyone have any thoughts?

 

Finally I also took delivery of an EFE 30' BET Weymann s/deck bus in "Fishwicks & Sons" branding. I fully acknowledge that this bus would have operated nowhere near where the layout is meant to be based and it would be more suited to a layout within the Preston area, however this was my local bus company before it when bust in 2015, mainly due to competition from Stagecoach. Having now moved away from Leyland I wanted to add a bit of home to the layout so it's staying!

 

 

As always, Stay Home, Stay Safe, Keep Modelling

Very nice modelling, I am glad your girder is resting on some proper concrete supports.

Simon

2 hours ago, rodshaw said:

It's a busy day at Naples Street.
But can anyone spot the impostor?

That Pat gets about a bit doesn't he, is Jess the dog with him as well?

On 14/04/2020 at 00:03, newbryford said:

[flippant post time - may have been influenced by lockdown cabin fever and alcohol]

 

Can I copyright various shades of yellow?

 

Not so flippant answer:- If you produce a "piece of work" which uses various shades of anything it is automatically your copyright, however crudely done, specifically that exact "piece of work" will be your copyright . I am a graphic designer and artist so am familiar with the UK copyright laws.

Simon

2 minutes ago, PaulRhB said:

Just be aware the drawings should be checked against photos as there are a few errors, especially on the coaches. Nothing huge but some windows are spaced wrong so look a bit odd on a model  

Good basic dimensions though and these PDF’s come with good photo references not in the books. 

Thanks for the heads up. I will hopefully be trying to create DFX files of the departmental vehicles for my 3d printer. I might release the DFX files so that people can check and amend (bit like open source). Don't hold your breath though as I am still working.

Simon

On 22/04/2020 at 12:27, PaulRhB said:

Yes they are  I ordered from them last week and it shipped yesterday. 

Thanks Paul, oh dear, there goes my bank balance in a downward direction , but it's my birthday Monday so I may have to treat myself .

Simon

On 22/04/2020 at 21:55, PaulRhB said:

New Rangierloks

 

https://www.modell-bahn.ch/forum/index.php?thread/7812-die-ersten-hybrid-rangierloks-bei-der-rhb-eingetroffen/

 

 

Geaf 2/2 20601-7 
So G = NG loco, so not a tractor as such?
e = electric loco,
a = battery
f = radio control. 

So no diesel but a hybrid battery and overhead?

Great find, thanks for posting. That first picture would make a great short scenic layout with the mountain background. If you modelled the shunter on the front of the wagon and put it on a layout at exhibition you'd have people making a few comments about 'Elf and Safety'!

Simon

Hi AndyB,

Bridge "Abutments" come in many forms. Your assumption about the direction of the forces generated by the weight of the bridge and any load it carries is slightly out. In simple terms (a civil engineer may be along later to explain the full complexity or elaborate, I just go by IK Brunel's advice to his apprentices - work out the thrusts and double the strength) the thrust will be at roughly 45 degrees downwards at the base of the place where the bridge joins what you call the retaining wall. For the purposes of your model a solid base just where your blocks of wood are, I would tidy them up and paint them a concrete colour, and a stone vertical wall where your foam block is (Scalescenes downloadable kits and textures, in the scratch building section do an Ashlar Stone sheet that would be great) would suffice. You also need what are called retaining walls or bridge wing walls to 'end' your embankments. The embankments would normally be at about 30 degrees but most people model them nearer 45 degrees. For photographic reference type in "bridge Abutments" into a search engine and opt to show images and you will get a mind boggling array of examples.

Simon

22 hours ago, PaulRhB said:

I’ve found the main site

https://www.buch-auf-dvd.de/?mobile=0

 

and here’s a sample page

https://www.buch-auf-dvd.de/pdf/911-leseprobe.pdf
 

 

Do you know if they are open for orders at the moment? Simon

7 minutes ago, Siberian Snooper said:

Certainly looks the part, I personally never deemed it to be aesthetically pleasing, but it served it's purpose of linking all the platforms together across the centre of the station.

 

 

I think Grahame's model is amazing but I think the style is described as 'Brutalism', an apt description and the reason I decided not to become an Architect in the early 80's. Simon

6 hours ago, AndyID said:

 

Hi Mark,

 

I think I'm too old to learn Fusion. I've been using Turbocad for 25 years and it's probably too deeply ingrained now

 

At the moment I'm using it to produce OO turnouts on my 3D (filament) printer.

 

Cheers,

Andy

 

 

Sorry to highjack the thread but can we see some pictures t your turnouts please. Simon

Thanks for the reply. Simon

I use 'Anita's Tacky Glue' bought from 'The Range', it sets in about 10 seconds, unless it's a really humid summer day, and never noticed if it dries coloured. Unfortunately can't find anyone with any in stock ☹️. 

Simon

Very nice, for reference of old shop fronts check out Crich Museum site here https://www.tramway.co.uk/explore/village-scene/

Simon

Firstly may I say what stunning work you are doing. I once travelled in a VSOE UK coach form Meldon quarry to Exeter on the reopening of Okehampton station so this brings back memories.

"Due to the curvature of the bar - these are all going to enter the bar at different angles..."

Technically (I'm not very technical myself you understand) each of the fixings will be perpendicular, or at right angles, to the side of the bar. Hope this information helps and doesn't cause you any more hassle.

Keep up the excellent work.

Simon