2018 March project
- Thread starter Chris Vernell
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Another small step
Ready to be joined together this morning
And, after I'd recovered from the grocery run
, stuck together. This time I used gap-filling CA, as recommended by Stockers Esq. 
Will reinforce the corners with epoxy.
And then, I think, I shall paint the interior before doing the roofing, etc.
Ready to be joined together this morning
And, after I'd recovered from the grocery run
, stuck together. This time I used gap-filling CA, as recommended by Stockers Esq. Will reinforce the corners with epoxy.
And then, I think, I shall paint the interior before doing the roofing, etc.
The joys of translucence. Not sure what I am going to do today.
The water tank is not fixed in place yet. That will wait until I've done the painting, inside and out.
The water tank is not fixed in place yet. That will wait until I've done the painting, inside and out.
Slopped on a first coat of light-blocking (I hope 
) black acrylic inside the shed. I'll do a second coat this afternoon. Then a coat or two of white.
) black acrylic inside the shed. I'll do a second coat this afternoon. Then a coat or two of white.
I was looking at the metal frames that clamped the corners of the model, rather than the black plastic jobbies.
Second coat of whitewash -- well, white acrylic -- on the loco shed interior.
I don't suppose any real shed was ever that pristine inside -- certainly not after the first loco had chuffed in.
So that's two coats of black and two coats of white, which I hope will minimize light getting through the walls.
Went out this morning and bought several small bottles of outdoor-rated acrylic for the outside of the buildings.
I don't suppose any real shed was ever that pristine inside -- certainly not after the first loco had chuffed in.
So that's two coats of black and two coats of white, which I hope will minimize light getting through the walls.
Went out this morning and bought several small bottles of outdoor-rated acrylic for the outside of the buildings.
Have you tried proper masonry paint? You can get sample pots of that which seem to work fine
I got mine at a train show; they are called right clamps and are available in North America from Micro-Mark https://www.micromark.com .
Could be there is a UK distributor.
First coat on the outside of the loco shed. It was a home brew mix of black and white, probably could've used more white (the flash makes it look brighter than it is to the eye). However, there will be a second coat, then umber (and other hues) washes.
Onward
(the flash makes it look brighter than it is to the eye). However, there will be a second coat, then umber (and other hues) washes.
Onward
Good idea. I'm going to do a second, much lighter grey coat for weather protection before I get into shading and dry brushing. Our summer climate
can be as brutal in its way as winter 
, not that I intend to leave the buildings out in winter.
Second coat, white with umber, sienna and a tad of black mixed in.
Closer to what I want than the too grey first coat
Closer to what I want than the too grey first coat
The water tank gets its first coat:
I did think of trying Light and Dark Stone in acknowledgment of the one true faith
, but the common shade of trim on the Fallowfield Road is green, so I stuck with that.
The loco shed itself got another colour adjustment, since I had paint left over from the station building's second coat.
It is now fairly close to the colour of the station, in hopes that that it will suggest the stone came from one quarry, or at least the same area. I intend to pick out some stones with shades of umber and sienna.
I did think of trying Light and Dark Stone in acknowledgment of the one true faith
, but the common shade of trim on the Fallowfield Road is green, so I stuck with that.The loco shed itself got another colour adjustment, since I had paint left over from the station building's second coat.
It is now fairly close to the colour of the station, in hopes that that it will suggest the stone came from one quarry, or at least the same area. I intend to pick out some stones with shades of umber and sienna.
Well. after Sunday's sh ... sh ... sho ... 
... no, I cannot speak that word 
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I sliced up some 60 thou styrene sheet to frame and brace the loco shed doors; the kit supplied no framing material, but I reckoned that as the doors will spend most of their life open, I should enhance their appearance a bit.
Now I'm running on styrene cement fumes
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... no, I cannot speak that word ...I sliced up some 60 thou styrene sheet to frame and brace the loco shed doors; the kit supplied no framing material, but I reckoned that as the doors will spend most of their life open, I should enhance their appearance a bit.
Now I'm running on styrene cement fumes
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Excellent build Chris.
Also available from these guys..but again in the US:
http://www.coffmaneng.com/rightclamp/2011rc-order.cfm
Also available from these guys..but again in the US:
http://www.coffmaneng.com/rightclamp/2011rc-order.cfm
Checking the fit of the loco shed doors, I discovered that the entry arch was narrower at the bottom than the top, and the doors wouldn't fit. I bought a length of styrene 5/16" square tube, cut it to fit across the top of the arch, then epoxied it across the bottom to square up the entry.
The tube is epoxied to a length of 5/16" ABS angle.
LGB track will fit over this threshold (I checked
).
Black paint will hide it to some extent.
The tube is epoxied to a length of 5/16" ABS angle.
LGB track will fit over this threshold (I checked
).Black paint will hide it to some extent.
I test-fitted the roof panels and found that there is nothing to support them at the tower end. Not trusting a butt joint, I CA'd a couple of .060 styrene pieces to the underside of the arch to help hold the panels up.
Not very exciting, but we progress by nanometres.
I did get the main doors painted, so now we wait while everything sets and dries.
Not very exciting, but we progress by nanometres.
I did get the main doors painted, so now we wait while everything sets and dries.
Sub-roof is CA'd in place -- nearly stuck my fingers down too
. Took a minor bit of trimming to the styrene sheets and a couple of shims to get them to fit properly against the tower. I am going to make and install a couple of smoke vents at the peak (judging by photos, Tetbury used to have three) before trimming the slate sheets and gooping them to the sub-roof.
Constructed a pair of smoke vents and applied them to the sub-roof.
Not sure what I'm going to do about caps. There seem to be 1,001 versions, so I guess anything will have a prototype somewhere.
Had some "plank" sheet purchased for another project that I've yet to get around to. Still plenty left.
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Not sure what I'm going to do about caps. There seem to be 1,001 versions, so I guess anything will have a prototype somewhere.
Had some "plank" sheet purchased for another project that I've yet to get around to. Still plenty left.
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