A table and bench set for your railway pub!

Mrs F Controller · Post by **Mrs F Controller** » Sat May 26, 2012 9:09 pm

I decided the other day having painted the Pitz Cafe that a set of table and chairs for those sunny days would be a good idea and anyway all those Morris Men need to sit down at some point. But I found chairs quite difficult to make so decided to go for the table and benches instead. I've made 2 and to be honest cost me nothing at all as I already had the coffee stirrers and a handy length of strip wood, glue etc. So instead of weeding I spent the afternoon making this......

And on this hot and sunny afternoon the PW staff really appreciated it!

Oh and I have put it on the MPLR website on the 'How we did it' page. I am sure that you are all much too advanced modellers to need to know!

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Sat May 26, 2012 9:28 pm

Very nice! Are you writing it up for one of the mags?

Dr. Bond of the DVLR · Post by **Dr. Bond of the DVLR** » Sun May 27, 2012 7:54 am

I'll need another wagon to transport these around with the pub now! Looks great. AnDel models also make them out of resin which might be more weather durable.

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Mon May 28, 2012 2:05 pm

I really like that - (especially the price compared to a "shop-bought-resin-casting"

), and I also really like the beer glasses! They're the closest I've seen to scale. Any info please Mrs F ??????????

Mrs F Controller · Post by **Mrs F Controller** » Wed May 30, 2012 11:36 pm

Never thought about writing it up for a mag sounds like a good idea!

Hancockshire · Post by **Hancockshire** » Wed May 30, 2012 11:45 pm

For treating, wont Creosote or ordinary paint with varnish do? Most benches are a dark brown anyway from being treated

MDLR · Post by **MDLR** » Thu May 31, 2012 12:01 am

I would use wood stain, reapplied annually.....................

Mrs F Controller · Post by **Mrs F Controller** » Sat Jun 02, 2012 10:18 pm

Hancockshire:71353 wrote:For treating, wont Creosote or ordinary paint with varnish do? Most benches are a dark brown anyway from being treated

Yes think you are right can't see why not as they are only made of wood after all. We will be using some wood preservative anyway as will be doing the leanto and son's shed.

As for the beer glasses, I think they are very realistic too Narrowminded. They are from an online dolls house website called 'Miniature Marvels' www.aminiaturemarvel.com Great website in 1/24th lots of stuff worth a look. The tankards are a bit fragile mind as they are made of real glass and the handles snap easily.

Sorry if this has gone on twice but it suddenly disappeared as I was submitting it!

Narrow Minded · Post by **Narrow Minded** » Sun Jun 03, 2012 12:01 pm

Thanks for the link Mrs F - I couldn't help but smile when I saw the 1/24th Tampax box, now that's a "period accessory"!

Mrs F Controller · Post by **Mrs F Controller** » Mon Jun 04, 2012 10:28 pm

Never saw those! Brilliant still I think Miss Pew is past all that!

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