FWLR Fence
FWLR Fence
I know it's been some time since I promised that all would be revealed on the garage build. I am sorry for that. It's been a few long weeks, this health thing is [missed this word out (getting)] to me. I don't really want to keep on about it all the time, I just hope you understand.
On to the build. I think most of us when we have been driving along or even travelling on a train and we see garages, what else do we see apart from the garage....There is often some kind of a fence or wall with what else, cars for sale.
So I have made this build. I got these off bazzer42, who by the way, I haven't seen post on the forum for quite sometime....
You can get them from Ikea or from eBay.
I then cut them from the moulding and also cut them in half, first with scissors, but that started to hurt my little fingers... Then with the guillotine that Anne got at Christmas for me.
Then it was just a case of glueing them to some 5mm plastic strips and then fit them to 8mm square tube, or was it 6....This memory is getting worse...
I made a sign board for the compound and glued them all the fences to the tubes to make a compound.
I had to measure in-between the posts because Anne offered to make something for the compound.
This is were I now forgot to take any more photos until the fence was finished, sorry. I got some Slaters 8mm plastic letters and glued them to the sign. I made the gate to open. I got the fixing from a Dolls house site. Then I made some lights for the board. It needs to have a separate switch, so I made a bin for the switch, again I can't show you the build of that because I did take some photos of it, they are not in any photo album I have, so again I have messed up, they have been deleted....
So here are the photos of the finished fence and garage. I will be posting the finished garage on my main thread.
Anne made the bunting, but she give her sawing machine to middle Daughter, so we tried to iron them, you can buy some material that it supposed to iron, it didn't work!!
So middle Daughter sewed them for me.
And with the lights
I am pleased with the end result and more importantly, so is Anne...
On to the build. I think most of us when we have been driving along or even travelling on a train and we see garages, what else do we see apart from the garage....There is often some kind of a fence or wall with what else, cars for sale.
So I have made this build. I got these off bazzer42, who by the way, I haven't seen post on the forum for quite sometime....
You can get them from Ikea or from eBay.
I then cut them from the moulding and also cut them in half, first with scissors, but that started to hurt my little fingers... Then with the guillotine that Anne got at Christmas for me.
Then it was just a case of glueing them to some 5mm plastic strips and then fit them to 8mm square tube, or was it 6....This memory is getting worse...
I made a sign board for the compound and glued them all the fences to the tubes to make a compound.
I had to measure in-between the posts because Anne offered to make something for the compound.
This is were I now forgot to take any more photos until the fence was finished, sorry. I got some Slaters 8mm plastic letters and glued them to the sign. I made the gate to open. I got the fixing from a Dolls house site. Then I made some lights for the board. It needs to have a separate switch, so I made a bin for the switch, again I can't show you the build of that because I did take some photos of it, they are not in any photo album I have, so again I have messed up, they have been deleted....
So here are the photos of the finished fence and garage. I will be posting the finished garage on my main thread.
Anne made the bunting, but she give her sawing machine to middle Daughter, so we tried to iron them, you can buy some material that it supposed to iron, it didn't work!!
So middle Daughter sewed them for me.
And with the lights
I am pleased with the end result and more importantly, so is Anne...
Last edited by FWLR on Tue May 28, 2019 7:58 am, edited 1 time in total.
ROD
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Re: FWLR Fence
Hi Rod,
That's fantastic! There are some lovely details there. I think the 'no hot ash' bin is excellent (that took me back!) and the bunting is absolutely brilliant! Well done.
Andrew
That's fantastic! There are some lovely details there. I think the 'no hot ash' bin is excellent (that took me back!) and the bunting is absolutely brilliant! Well done.
Andrew
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Brilliant, there are so many 'back street' car sales areas looking just like that....... would you buy a car from them?
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Re: FWLR Fence
Clever idea, Rod, and beautifully executed. I might borrow the idea for the fencing.
Rik
Rik
Re: FWLR Fence
Please do Rik. The price I have found for some grey ones is Β£8.91 from Amazon. They are 18'' long and you get 3 in the pack, so you can do loads with them.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compactor-Free ... PAR1BJM98G
They are not free by the way..The link is on Prime.....
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Compactor-Free ... PAR1BJM98G
They are not free by the way..The link is on Prime.....
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
https://gardenrails.org/forum/viewtopic ... 41&t=11364
https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Re: FWLR Fence
Very nice! And I think your 16mm used car lot is the first I've ever seen!
Cheers,
Andrew.
Cheers,
Andrew.
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Hi Rod
Loving the garage and car lot, looks amazing with the lights on too. Fantastic work, but I am curious how you did all that lettering so well??
Loving the garage and car lot, looks amazing with the lights on too. Fantastic work, but I am curious how you did all that lettering so well??
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Re: FWLR Fence
Lots of patience Steve...
Seriously on the board for the compound, I used a wooden lollipop stick for a straight level and put the unglued on the board so that they were in place, then stuck them down with a small blob of thick Red Top Javis glue so the glue didn't run into the stick. I did the same for the Ash Bin too.
I hasten to add the board was laid flat while I did it....
ROD
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https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
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