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been a long time since iv posted on here but have been very busy I will post some picture's when I can get them off my phone and on too the laptop witch I cant seam to do at the moment .im changing my line to 7/8ths scale and here is my first 7/8ths building its a signal box. made from a modifind g gauge pola kit I had bought but never used. the main walls are thick plastic fasic board I had left over from work .iv glued these together with CT1 a very strong mastic .the rest is all from placard the windows are dolls house windows.

Buildings! Glad to see you've stuck with the 7/8th, I do prefer the chunkiness of the scale, probably because the eyesight is wearing out! The signal box is looking good, I keep meaning to order some dolls house corrugated sheet to make some sheds.

Hi Jim,

I do like your 'mechanical mule' in your pictures. 7/8ths is great for scratch building as it is bigger!

bazzer42 wrote: Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:54 pm I keep meaning to order some dolls house corrugated sheet to make some sheds.

Why not use tin cans?

That's a tidy looking structure Jim, already it looks BIG! The material should withstand the weather conditions too.

thanks for the comments .yes its a very big model peter I will have to get a picture of my g gauge signal box and figure next to this building there is quite a difference .nearly all my old g gauge building where made from wood and some have not lasted too well at all.i will post some pictures of these as soon as iv sorted my phone so I can get the pictures off it.This is why this building is plastic and hopefully will stand up too the elements

TTC I think I'm safer with plastic. My one and only go at slicing a can ended with a sliced thumb. Admittedly I am all thumbs so could afford to temporarily lose one but it scarred me mentally so plastic it is

started to paint/spray the signal box .iv dry brushed over in black to make it look a bit more wreathed and worn iv also started to see what it will look like with the other models in 7/8ths iv made

Brilliant Jim

Very convincing paint effect Jim, you should be well pleased with that.

thank you for your comments .im very pleased hopeing to get some more done tomorrow in between visiting the inlaws ,cleaning the my old car im trying too sell and looking after my daughter .im planning on mounting this model on some scaffold boards and using hardiebacker as a base to fit the signal box on .I will fix the track and ballast it this can then go outside.

I will try and post some better pictures tomorrow not the best light inside

Another great build Jim...