PBMM s new station building

[pbmm]

roofers were not a happy  having to cut all the valley slates but they finished the job by tea time this morning was spent clearing up after them other wise swmbo would not have been happy

 

[viaEstrecha]

roofers were not a happy having to cut all the valley slates but they finished the job by tea time this morning was spent clearing up after them other wise swmbo would not have been happy

Very well trained! Dra. Estrecha (SWMBO) pursues me with a Dyson whenever I come in from the garage after fine tuning a building, trailing little white bits of plastic! Come to think of it, she does that even when I haven't been.

Having a good roof really does help envisage the finished article.

 

[pbmm]

greetings all  Martyn your comment on the roof set me thinking and  i agree a  roof is no good on its own so here is the said foundation not finished yet by any means but as foundations go  do ou think this will be ok  :- :-

 

[pbmm]

the twin gable side faces the platform and the single gable will be what you will see when you arrive in your limmo to catch 7 45 to the city to face another day at the office

 

[Beddhist]

You could put it on your line as it is with a few building materials around it and it will pass as the station under construction. Looking good.

 

[David1226]

Malcolm

That's a fine old cast iron garden table you are using as a work bench, oh.. and the station building is not bad either.

David

 

[pbmm]

thanks for your comments guys as for the table David it wants some tlc and is the next job on the garden list well swmbo says it is and ill be in for some ear ache if its not done by sunday

 

[pbmm]

here is the current up date still a lot to do though but now its mostly detail stuff and painting and the electrickery guys are in on tuesday for the first fix could be fun

 

[pbmm]

greetings  fellow bogelers things have been moving a pace on new station building the riggers have almost finished erecting the  canopy and as the painters are due paint it on monday they will be fitting the wall brackets in the morning yep i know its sunday but they are behind  by a day and a half well thats what the boss says and as she wants her kitchen table back so as the progress chaser i had better crack the whip so to keep you guys informed on the  project heres the latest pics for you  cheers malcolm

 

[Deleted member 1986]

Now that is cool, great canopy, great looking valence, home made?

 

[viaEstrecha]

Almost there! Well done with the canopy - I had planned to have a small one on my new station but the complex geometry of a straight station frontage and curved platform defeated me! Mine has another week or so to completion - so who will get the 'in situ' pics up first?

 

[pbmm]

hi martyn thats easy i have at least another month at least but thank you for your interest it makes my bogeling more interesting and is much appreciated thank you

 

[pbmm]

what is it with the trades these days the painters turned at 8 45 an and have just ieft and its not quite 16 30  er well we have to get back to the office by 16 45 to clean up gov  mind they did paint all the canopy  three coats of white gloss should  be ok for ten years gov  yes i know and 5 mugs of tea  each lasted all of 10 mins per mug
still got  to admit they did a good job really well that`s the story so far and im sticking too it

 

[pbmm]

had a busy day here on the new station building site  the works train arrived at 09 00 hrs and paddy and the boys were soon busy unloading the reclaimed paving slabs once all the materials were unloaded and the train departed    paddy told two of the boys to prepare the ground whilst he and the rest of the gang checked over the slabs after lunch they laid out some of them and now they have down tools till Tuesday   

 

[pbmm]

greetings all not a lot of work left to do now as  paddy and the boys have almost finished the platform so it will soon be time to transplant this project to the layout. it has been an interesting build and fun to share with you the final picture will be posted on here so you can see the station in situe  later this week but for now here is the present update

 

[pbmm]

greeting gents the platform was finished this morning and the station building has been transplanted from the work bench to its new location and then it was all returned to the layout it is not quite finished  as the electrics cant be completed due to none delivery of platform standard lamp posts not certain as to why this happened but i will be on the phone to the supplier in the morning so they can be installed asp but in order to keep you informed of the progress here is a some views  of build

 

 

[viaEstrecha]

Marvellous - fits in excellently there and the platforms look great too Adding the lamps will finish it off a treat. And you beat me to it - mine is about 24 hours behind you, weather permitting!

 

[pbmm]

didnt know it was a race my friend but you will still be the winner as yours will be the finished total where as mine wont be for some time yet as i still have a lot of work to do yet

 

[viaEstrecha]

No, not a race, Malcolm, but I've followed your progress with a lot of interest and it has chivvied me along when enthusiasm for my own interminable project was found lacking! Putting out new station is very satisfying, as I hope to discover for myself tomorrow.

 

[Riograndad]

Thats a great job,the station lamps will finish it off to perfection,any little folk going on the platform?