Eighton Bahn AKA testing testing RhB

[Nodrog1826]

Bit of a, I should have known better day, today.

Firstly I noticed the one of the station building name signs had fallen off...



...now given past experience, I should not pick up a building by it's roof...



...you would think I would have known better by now...



...repairs/reassembled...



...as well as a roof respray, and yes those snow poles look different from the plastic ones as they are real wood, just out of devilment, I thought I would give them a try...



...after a spray of a laquer over the whole roof, the station building is now home. For how long as after many years outside I am considering a total referb (read into that replacement), if Christmas is good to me.

I also turned my hand to the tunnel mouths, looking for a grey stone finish, so I bought a tin or two of darkish grey "concrete" paint...



...not the result I was looking for, it's more white (new) concrete, nothing like the shade on the tin...



...this is more of the finish I was looking for, it's another coat of grey primer, on top of the black. Maybe I'll just go with it, will need another rattle can or two, then a coat of laquer as per the station building roof. Then over winter them for installing next year.

 

[dunnyrail]

Bit of a, I should have known better day, today.

Firstly I noticed the one of the station building name signs had fallen off...

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...now given past experience, I should not pick up a building by it's roof...

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...you would think I would have known better by now...

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...repairs/reassembled...

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...as well as a roof respray, and yes those snow poles look different from the plastic ones as they are real wood, just out of devilment, I thought I would give them a try...

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...after a spray of a laquer over the whole roof, the station building is now home. For how long as after many years outside I am considering a total referb (read into that replacement), if Christmas is good to me.

I also turned my hand to the tunnel mouths, looking for a grey stone finish, so I bought a tin or two of darkish grey "concrete" paint...

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...not the result I was looking for, it's more white (new) concrete, nothing like the shade on the tin...

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...this is more of the finish I was looking for, it's another coat of grey primer, on top of the black. Maybe I'll just go with it, will need another rattle can or two, then a coat of laquer as per the station building roof. Then over winter them for installing next year.

We had one of those Station Buildings on the Ruschbahn, was in place for around 8 years. Bits fell off, roof supports main problem likely lost in the See knocked in by cats or ducks. Made some replacements from wood using veneer pins and external pva to glue em together, UHU power to glue back in place. After Andy dies building removed, cleaned up and sold via Glendale Jcn. so could still be in serving somewhere some 20 years after building. Yours looks very good and I would have thought fit for many more years.

 

[Nodrog1826]

We had one of those Station Buildings on the Ruschbahn, was in place for around 8 years. Bits fell off, roof supports main problem likely lost in the See knocked in by cats or ducks. Made some replacements from wood using veneer pins and external pva to glue em together, UHU power to glue back in place. After Andy dies building removed, cleaned up and sold via Glendale Jcn. so could still be in serving somewhere some 20 years after building. Yours looks very good and I would have thought fit for many more years.

It dissasembles itself with great ease these days. Bits of the guttering are missing having broken off, but as you say the roof supports as well as the supported roof sections are the main problem. Re gleuing isn't a problem, it gets me an hour or so to myself, wiping up any overspill is also removing the colour from the plastic walls, but we shall see how it survives the winter months. If I was to start again, it would be a different construction method, more additional internal supports as well as a laquer overspray when built.

 

[dunnyrail]

It dissasembles itself with great ease these days. Bits of the guttering are missing having broken off, but as you say the roof supports as well as the supported roof sections are the main problem. Re gleuing isn't a problem, it gets me an hour or so to myself, wiping up any overspill is also removing the colour from the plastic walls, but we shall see how it survives the winter months. If I was to start again, it would be a different construction method, more additional internal supports as well as a laquer overspray when built.

I think with Andy’s one I did small holes at joints with short veneer pins in, my standard for plastic kits these days. I like mechanical and glue.