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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:01 am

tom_tom_go wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 10:09 am I don't have the patience to make buildings.
I was pondering that the other day... Building this one's made me think that I'd like to move on to a NWNGR station building in (plastic) brick and stone soon-ish, but then I wondered whether I wouldn't rather spend my limited modelling time building some more rolling stock - it's taken me years to get round to making any proper buildings because doing something else always seems to appeal more. And there's a long list of WHR/FfR carriages and wagons I want to recreate...

What I like about this though is that the buildings will be visible most of the time (I may take them in over the winter months), whereas a carriage or wagon only comes out of its box at one of my infrequent running sessions - and even then only if it happens to feature in the particular train I'm running, which means that some might not see daylight from one year to the next! This project seems to be coming together a lot more quickly than my average rolling stock build too...

Yep, I can definitely feel an infrastructure phase coming on...

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by IanC » Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:13 am

That's very impressive. I'm with Andrew on buildings. Just not my thing, but I suppose I'm going to have to tackle them some day.
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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by tom_tom_go » Mon Sep 17, 2018 11:51 am

Well if you want to sneak me in a generic station halt then I won't mind :thumbup:

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by philipy » Mon Sep 17, 2018 1:06 pm

Andrew wrote: Mon Sep 17, 2018 9:15 am
I think the slight indentations above the office door are probably where the glue melted the plastic a little, but I rather like how it looks so shan't be replacing that bit.
I wouldn't worry about your little perforations, err, sorry, indentations :lol: A little bit of rust strategically placed will soon give them a reason to exist.
The whole thing is looking really good.
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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Fri Sep 21, 2018 6:21 pm

I'm getting there...
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The roofs on, a few little details added, now it just needs a bit of filler and some track pins pushing through here and there to represent the fixings, and it'll be ready for painting. I'm planning to do that with Plasticote primer (the building's grey anyway) and then picking out detail in acrylics. Does that sound OK or do folk think I should use a plastic primer, add a coat of varnish etc? All suggestions welcome - I'd like it to be able to survive outside 8-9 months of the year if possible...

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by philipy » Fri Sep 21, 2018 7:00 pm

Now that is very nice, Sir!

I've never used Plasicote primer so can't comment on that, but a squirt of Halfords grey plastic primer and whatever you want over the top, sounds fine. I've just used the primer by itself with a clear varnish, on Lower Bench station buildings and fittings and that's been fine so far.
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Post by Peter Butler » Fri Sep 21, 2018 8:25 pm

I use acrylic plastic primer which is quick drying and permanent on plastic surfaces.
This is the range of spray paints I use and would recommend.....
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Post by Lonsdaler » Fri Sep 21, 2018 9:33 pm

That really is looking splendid Andrew. I'm with you on the aestheics of buildings on the railway, even if there are no trains :thumbup:
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Post by ge_rik » Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:47 am

Great looking building, Andrew.

I agree with you that buildings seem to go together more quickly than rolling stock. I think there's more leeway for compromise on a building and fewer fiddly bits. Also, there's nothing mechanical to go wrong.

Regarding primer - I tend to use Halford's grey for practically everything and (so far) not run into any problems. On my last foamboard building (the water tower), I've actually experimented with using no primer - painting the acrylics directly on to the board. Not had a chance to test it out long term, but a couple of resin buildings which I acrylic painted without priming several years ago seem to have survived well - and they have been left outside throughout the year, rain and shine. Maybe it depends on the quality of the acrylics??

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by philipy » Sat Sep 22, 2018 10:14 am

ge_rik wrote: Sat Sep 22, 2018 7:47 am Maybe it depends on the quality of the acrylics??
I'm pretty sure thats true. I've never had great success with acrylics, but because of that I tend to get cheap and cheerful from The Works, et al, so that I don't waste too much money. I rather suspect that's a self-fulfilling prophecy!
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Post by Andrew » Sun Sep 30, 2018 4:20 pm

Thanks for all the paint advice folks, much appreciated. I thought I probably had some plastic primer stored under the house so went potholing to take a look. I've either mis-remembered or stored it away so carefully I'll never see it again, so I decided to make do with my Wilco primer. It says it's suitable for plastics, and it says it's for interior and exterior use, so fingers crossed... Here's how the station building looks at the moment...
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It won't change a great deal because the grey's the main colour for the station building, but I'll pick the window frames out in white, and the doors in green, and I'll paint the woodwork to represent treated timber.

I've also knocked-up a sign to sit above the waiting area - the lettering on the real thing was painted on, but I've used raised plastic lettering which should survive better in the garden:
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And I may not have found the primer I was looking for under the house, but I did find this trio who once populated Windmill Hill Station on my old WKLR. I might brighten them up a little (I was using some paints which were rather light on pigment at the time) but I reckon the two "civilians" and the dog will look quite at home. I think the railway employee might find himself on the veranda of a guard's van at some point, perhaps the Mamod one when I refurbish it.
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Post by Peter Butler » Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:36 pm

Well, I think that building looks 'the biz', the spray primer paint has tied everything together and detailing will enhance it even more. Interesting figures too.
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Post by philipy » Sun Sep 30, 2018 6:44 pm

I'll echo Peter's "the biz", that exactly describes it I think, and it looks good in that setting as well.
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Post by IanC » Sun Sep 30, 2018 9:14 pm

Another vote of approval from me too.
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Post by Andrew » Mon Oct 01, 2018 3:52 pm

Glad you like it folks... The location is more or less where it'll end up, just a little further back from the track, with a low gravel-topped platform in front.

The woman's a Star Wars figure who was available cheaply for a while, I think she appears in about three carriages too! The station master started life as a military figure as I recall, and the cheerful seated gent was, I think, a member of the California Highway Patrol, from the 80s TV show CHiPs...

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by markoteal » Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:12 pm

Great work - one question...........Where did you acquire the dog?
Where did I put that uncoupler?

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Post by LNR » Mon Oct 15, 2018 12:07 am

That's a great build, Andrew, I do have a soft spot for good old corrugated iron.
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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Clockwork » Mon Oct 15, 2018 7:04 am

A very nice build of the corrugated iron shed Andrew. :thumbright:
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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Mon Oct 15, 2018 8:57 am

markoteal wrote: Sun Oct 14, 2018 10:12 pm Great work - one question...........Where did you acquire the dog?
Sorry, I don't think I can help there - I found the dog years ago. He's actually an ornament, possibly made in some sort of resin, I guess I must have picked him up in a charity shop. Unlike the figures, which have been hacked about and repainted, all I did to the dog was to snap his rear legs off so he'd fit under the bench. He still seems quite happy though - I like the way he gazes up lovingly at his master...

There's been some further progress on the build since my last post, I've almost finished painting it now - I'll post some photos when it's all done...

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by FWLR » Fri Oct 19, 2018 11:02 am

How have I missed your thread Andrew, maybe when I was in hospital so I wouldn’t have seen what a very impressive build. :thumbright:

You certainly do fantastic work mate and does it matter if it takes some time to do things…who cares, I don’t……

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