Ox Mountain Railway
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And a little bit more ......
I forgot there needed to be a walkway from the doorway I've yet to construct!
The "fence", constructed partly with matchsticks, is from the original building and just needs a repaint!
Since taking the pics I've sanded the board ends and treated the timber. So, door and frame to make today, and then it will be time to consider the roof. I'm having second thoughts about what I will clad the roof with - maybe shingles, maybe a coat of bitumen, maybe some bitumen tape (to represent roofing felt), and maybe re-use the lead from the original building!
I was going to use the lead guttering (dress it with a tapered roof edge for the shingles) and my further thoughts are that it would add weight to the building and stop it being blown away. Still thinking
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I forgot there needed to be a walkway from the doorway I've yet to construct!
The "fence", constructed partly with matchsticks, is from the original building and just needs a repaint!
Since taking the pics I've sanded the board ends and treated the timber. So, door and frame to make today, and then it will be time to consider the roof. I'm having second thoughts about what I will clad the roof with - maybe shingles, maybe a coat of bitumen, maybe some bitumen tape (to represent roofing felt), and maybe re-use the lead from the original building!
I was going to use the lead guttering (dress it with a tapered roof edge for the shingles) and my further thoughts are that it would add weight to the building and stop it being blown away. Still thinking
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Lead would certainly be the longest lasting thus less maintenance option.And a little bit more ......
I forgot there needed to be a walkway from the doorway I've yet to construct!
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The "fence", constructed partly with matchsticks, is from the original building and just needs a repaint!
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Since taking the pics I've sanded the board ends and treated the timber. So, door and frame to make today, and then it will be time to consider the roof. I'm having second thoughts about what I will clad the roof with - maybe shingles, maybe a coat of bitumen, maybe some bitumen tape (to represent roofing felt), and maybe re-use the lead from the original building!
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I was going to use the lead guttering (dress it with a tapered roof edge for the shingles) and my further thoughts are that it would add weight to the building and stop it being blown away. Still thinking
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Yesterday I did a little bit more ......
I glued the door and frame in position. To make things more secure I pinned the door and window frames using veneer pins (again drilling 1mm dia holes and shortening the 15mm veneer pins). I also glued/filled a vertical gap I accindentally created. Since these pics were taken I have painted the mess to try and blend in. I have the opposite gable end windows to pin (today) and then it will be another coat of paint.
So there it is - warts and all. I still need to find a suitable filler to seal up the gaps around the windows (and door). Don't want anything too messy to apply!
I glued the door and frame in position. To make things more secure I pinned the door and window frames using veneer pins (again drilling 1mm dia holes and shortening the 15mm veneer pins). I also glued/filled a vertical gap I accindentally created. Since these pics were taken I have painted the mess to try and blend in. I have the opposite gable end windows to pin (today) and then it will be another coat of paint.
So there it is - warts and all. I still need to find a suitable filler to seal up the gaps around the windows (and door). Don't want anything too messy to apply!
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Have you though about UV glue? Comes out of a small tube and fills quite nicely, clear when applied and set (by the UV lamp) to be painted over happily.
H'mm - I have one of those somewhere! I tried some Gorilla glue this morning and left it to set for a couple of hours. When I went out, I wasn't impressed ......
I tried painting over the glue but it looks so snotty. In the end, I just gave up and attacked the lead roof on the original building.
I put the new building in its place. Although no rain was promised, I sealed the joints on the rebuild's roof (just in case the forecast was wrong!
and a glimpse inside showing my original control panel from 2005 ....
After a lunch break, I knocked the lead into shape and glued it into position, with the odd pin inserted to stop the lead sliding down. I didn't like the nail holes from the original build so I tried filling them. In the end, I used car underseal to paint over the roof ....
When it dries I'll give it a second coat and maybe tidy up my attempts on sealing the frames. Maybe. However there are still loads of other things required to finish off the rebuild and its' location.
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The weather got the better of me.....
If you look to the left of the caboose, you'll see the wooden loading bay has suffered from the rain. The wood swelled up and, with linear expansion, popped up. Had to trim two boards by about 3/4 and I used stainless nails (and air nailer) to hold the lot in position. Should have given it more thought!
If you look to the left of the caboose, you'll see the wooden loading bay has suffered from the rain. The wood swelled up and, with linear expansion, popped up. Had to trim two boards by about 3/4 and I used stainless nails (and air nailer) to hold the lot in position. Should have given it more thought!
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Just a pic from yesterday showing progress (or lack of it) on repairing the trestles.......
I've started on the drive side, trying to get the curve round sorted. Next, I'll return to the 'inside'. I was going to make the bents on the workbench (yes, I have found the bench!) but decided to do it as my original method. Now putting a screw in the end of the uprights to let the timber dry out. The main decline in condition of the original structure was due to the timbers being hammered into the ground and slowly rotting away. For the timbers going into softer ground, I've just put a short length of 3/4" copper pipe on the base.
I've started on the drive side, trying to get the curve round sorted. Next, I'll return to the 'inside'. I was going to make the bents on the workbench (yes, I have found the bench!) but decided to do it as my original method. Now putting a screw in the end of the uprights to let the timber dry out. The main decline in condition of the original structure was due to the timbers being hammered into the ground and slowly rotting away. For the timbers going into softer ground, I've just put a short length of 3/4" copper pipe on the base.
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Thank you!
Well, I've spent an hour and a half outside, temperature OK (at least 10c), but the mist rolling down off the Ox Mounbtain is wet - so I put the tools away and came in.
Here's anothe pic or two from December 2021 .....
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And that's 2021's trains. Next, of course, will be 2022 ......
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Mick, is that a hand-made crossing (bespoke?) on the track that goes under the trestle?
Yes it is. When I first started building the line it was a triangular junction and mainly single track. I had the idea of making it a tramway but then I doubled the track, discovered the Bachmann Big Haulers, and the rest is history!
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So, now is later! .....
14th of Jan - loco on test ....
15th - I'm always in the dark when it comes to photography! .....
Later that day ......
16th
.... and yes - the tender's transfer was applied incorrectly at the factory! Still,I bought it to repaint! Wonder where the wheelbarrow full of Round-tuits is?
So tht's it for train operation in January (for the moment) but this is for the cats' entertainment ......
.... and, you never know there could be some new pics!
14th of Jan - loco on test ....
15th - I'm always in the dark when it comes to photography! .....
Later that day ......
16th
.... and yes - the tender's transfer was applied incorrectly at the factory! Still,I bought it to repaint! Wonder where the wheelbarrow full of Round-tuits is?
So tht's it for train operation in January (for the moment) but this is for the cats' entertainment ......
.... and, you never know there could be some new pics!
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More work done today ....
The drive side of the trestle is nearly there, but the other side needs a lot more horizontal timbers to match the outside, plus more horizontals on the bents are still required .....
.... and an overall view.
Even after the section pictured is completed, there is a lot more trestle work (curves) which is hidden almost by the shrubbery!
However, I had to run a (short) train - even though the track needs to be sorted - and all was OK.
You can see the curved sections above.
Even the bridge needs some maintenance!
The drive side of the trestle is nearly there, but the other side needs a lot more horizontal timbers to match the outside, plus more horizontals on the bents are still required .....
.... and an overall view.
Even after the section pictured is completed, there is a lot more trestle work (curves) which is hidden almost by the shrubbery!
However, I had to run a (short) train - even though the track needs to be sorted - and all was OK.
You can see the curved sections above.
Even the bridge needs some maintenance!
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