Today on the WGLR
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trammayo
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yb281 said:Why am I thinking "Rod Hull?"brianthesnail96 said:yb281 said:I thought that was why I spent an hour and a half doing a new trackplan last night?????????? :crying::crying:CoggesRailway said:
Not good enough. Grab camera, up on to roof now- chop chop.
CoggesRailway
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I know where it is just some further back pics. Or the great ape of gooey may just return and eat the population's pork pies....
brianthesnail96
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I had to google that one...
Cheers mate. Not much done in the last week as we've been away for a few days. However, we did come home to find the tree at the end of the narrows looking beautiful in full blossom. Really brightens the garden up, even if the sun is hiding today.Stainzmeister said:Just caught up with developmnts. Looks great Mel.
While I had the camera out I took this overall shot of the new works at Gooey as requested by Ian. Is this what you had in mind mate?
Today's job was to make a start on the roof for the interchange platform. This is made in the same way as the roof of Gooey passenger station, although it has 2 sets of legs rather than single ones running up the centre.
The legs are made from 2 different diameters of ali tubing from B&Q. Unfortunately, the stuff I had to buy today wasn't anywhere near as well made as the previous ones I've bought which fitted into each other perfectly. These are a looser fit, but that does make it easier to plug in and un-plug the roof.
This photo shows the construction method - thin ply for the actual roof, thicker ply formers for keeping the shape, drilled to accept the legs. All edges of the ply are sealed with PVA and the roof is covered with cloth tape which has worked really well on the previous version. All bare wood surfaces will now be painted with wood preservative. The ends were cast in resin for me by a mate, apparently they were originally made for the trainshed roof of a model of Corris station, but I've modified them quite a bit.
Next job is to make the side awnings. These will make it look a bit less "lanky", although it is quite tall as it has to line up with the standard gauge stock on the far side.
The legs are made from 2 different diameters of ali tubing from B&Q. Unfortunately, the stuff I had to buy today wasn't anywhere near as well made as the previous ones I've bought which fitted into each other perfectly. These are a looser fit, but that does make it easier to plug in and un-plug the roof.
This photo shows the construction method - thin ply for the actual roof, thicker ply formers for keeping the shape, drilled to accept the legs. All edges of the ply are sealed with PVA and the roof is covered with cloth tape which has worked really well on the previous version. All bare wood surfaces will now be painted with wood preservative. The ends were cast in resin for me by a mate, apparently they were originally made for the trainshed roof of a model of Corris station, but I've modified them quite a bit.
Next job is to make the side awnings. These will make it look a bit less "lanky", although it is quite tall as it has to line up with the standard gauge stock on the far side.
That was the original idea Mick, although I left the one from Gooey station out and it was fine.trammayo said:Looking good Mel. Like the idea of slotting in the columns too - easy to take inside for winter
Anyhoo, the sawtooth sides have been cut out from thick plasticard - got to be the most tedious job in the world? Worth the effort though I reckon. Anybody want the couple of hundred little plastic triangles that are now lying on my garage floor?
I've posed a couple of Accucraft narrow gauge wagons and my favourite standard gauge stock. The plan for G Rail is to stock up on suitable goods items to pose on the platforms, most likely from these guys; http://www.trenarrenmodels.co.uk/catalogue.html
This is one of the pics that I've always had in my head while planning and building the goods platform.
Oh, on the subject of awnings etc., I painted the awning around da shed last week, but forgot to take a photo.
CoggesRailway
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really good. missed you today though mate. long way from worcestershire though!
jameshilton
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Great photos of some wonderful modelling, this would be great indoors, but outside, it's staggering!
brianthesnail96
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Rather you than me doing the sawtooth edging- but it certainly looks worth it!
Well the weather has been much better than originally forecast, so it's been all go here. Having posed a couple of Accucraft wagons the other day, it occurred to me that I haven't run them lately. Today I put that right.
The interchange seems to be quite a success, even some of the local farmers appear to have put their hands in their pockets!!
The interchange seems to be quite a success, even some of the local farmers appear to have put their hands in their pockets!!
jameshilton
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Mel - LOVELY photos, the weathering and balance of the colouring on both the narrow gauge and standard gauge stock in those latest photos is inspiring! Wonderful (as always) making me wish I had done some modelling this weekend 
musket the dog
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Great pictures Mel can I ask, what's the tarpaulin on the tractor made from?
can I ask, what's the tarpaulin on the tractor made from?