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    Hi ruston very nice modelling. What scale are they? and who's kits are the martinside and scout or are they scratch built? The Fe is quite outstanding
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    Goods shed I'm working on based on Richmond Yorkshire. Only one part started yet there is another warehouse to add. The whole thing is just over 2' long will take a long time and lots of bricks to finish! I can take my time though once I have the basic shell of the second warehouse it will give me the footprint to transfer to the layout boards.
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    I have started on the goods shed which is based on the one at Richmond N.E.R. station. I have made the basic shells of the office and one part of the shed there is another warehouse to build yet(no mount board left). All of the office.goods shed and warehouse will be covered in individual bricks. I have no idea how long it will take or how many bricks it will take!!! At a guess a LONG TIME and MANY MANY bricks. I will keep you posted if sanity allows
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    My gadget is for cutting half bricks crude but it works.
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    For stubby to show how big the gaps look if you try to make a mortar course. The gap left is 0.5mm and it looks huge that's why I put them touching and let the natural radius define the mortar. Also most mortar courses are 12mm between real bricks and I don't fancy trying to represent a half inch at 4mm scale!!
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    Hi stubby I have found a couple of test pieces I did, they show what I mean about the gap between bricks looking to big but I cant seem to upload any pics into this reply. I think I will have to post them in another tag
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    Hi khris you can contact him direct or catch him at York show. I will ask him if I can publish his number on this blog. I am not ay home till next week.
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    No I don't I have found if you try and leave a mortar course the bricks look to far apart so I put them just touching. The edges of the bricks have a slight radius so you get the impression of a gap. I will post pics to show what I mean when I het back home next week. I will say that doing bricks this way is time consuming but very rewarding
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    Hi Stu a pic of the bricks from Bob
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    Hi Stu the chads I use are from Bob Dawson. They come ready coloured. For the slates I take a piece of copy paper and use spectrum inks from the landscape range. I will give you the colours used when I get home next weekend. Then mark out on the reverse and cut them out. The size is 8mmx4mm then just stick 'em on.
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    My buildings for a proposed shunting layout based on Richmond in Yorkshire.progress will be slow cos I use computer chads for individual bricks. I must be mad the goods sheds are 2' long so its a labour of love. I have a coal office nearly done it still needs guttering,notices and weathering Brick laying has started on the goods shed. There will be a warehouse attached to the end at a slight angle, making the complete building approximately 2' long. All to be brickwork. Will post more on progress in a week or so
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    Hi Kelly for all my rigging on biplanes I use 0.4 brass rod,which is glued into pre drilled holes. It,s a little over scale but looks ok. Some better pics of the DH4 and the only pic I have of a HP Hayford built from a Matchbox kit
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    These are some of mine. I cant even remember who's kits they are but I think the DH4 and DV11 are Roden. The sordfish is airfix. I would love to build a Wingnut Wings Felixstowe F2a but where would I put it? it has a wing span of 3 feet!!
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    Hi all, for those still interested some pics of the coal office which is now finished except for signs and weathering. I will start on another weighbridge office soon.
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    Hi teaky don't know why but that's the way the pics load. Could be cos I,m using a phone(no p.c.) Stuck to the wall would save space though....all wheels on stock magnetic maybe?
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    A pic to show the first window don't know if I will keep it yet it might improve when weathered,at least I think so. Unlike messers Robinson and Downes I,m not the best at buildings and I dislike making windows and doors. I guess its a case of practice makes if not perfect then better.
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    Brickwork finished!!! Now all I have to do is do the next lot better! A few errors crept in so I'm not as happy as I could be. I will make a start later on the interior and the windows then the roof last which will have individual slates. I have also tried another bond as a test piece see pics below. Thanks for the interest shown. Steve
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    For those who are interested an update on my coal office, two walls now complete still working on the other two
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    Hi Teaky I do half an hour or so then go for a fag or coffee or both.....i don't think bob does half bricks and I don't trust a guillotine with bricks that small.....i like my fingers where they are lol
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    Pic as promised. There are 2 different bonds in the pic,I don't think I will be trying to do a course of header bricks though the accuracy required would be beyond me unless I can come up with something that will give me a half brick every time.
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    Hi Allan like everyone else I used to read railway modeller and be amazed at your buildings. I'm nowhere near your standard but getting better.......i think. I have been having a play trying different bonds,will post a pic soon.
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    The bricks are 4mm scale, they measure 3mmx1mm. Bobs phone number is York 797156 as far as I know he isn't on the web so everything is snail mail. A pic to show the effect. It's not a quick method but effective I think.
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    Just started a small coal office......because I received these bricks from Bob Dawson.I will post progress if there is interest in an old method which is'nt plastic embossed sheets Steve
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    Hi birtiedog. I should have guessed a loco of that vintage would have lots of differences. I am looking forward to seeing the finished loco. Will you be painting it crimson or green? Regards steve
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    Hi Bertiedog comparing the photo of your model and the photo of the loco it looks as if you will need to shorten the cab side sheets as they look to long also is the smokebox door correct for the period? Looking forward to seeing it finished Steve
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