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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Peter Butler » Sun Mar 08, 2020 5:47 pm

That looks just right as a typical garden shed and will be a great addition to your railway, no matter where it ends up. All of these little things add to the overall effect of creating your personal miniature world.
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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by tom_tom_go » Sun Mar 08, 2020 5:55 pm

That is a world away from the fence post shed I built, great job!

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Post by LNR » Sun Mar 08, 2020 10:37 pm

Perfect.
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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:38 am

Good morning!

With warmer weather approaching I'm looking forward to running trains semi-regularly, but first I'd like to get the area around the tunnel sorted out - it's currently a complete mess, and it's where the signal box will end up, so both projects are kind of linked.

As reported here, I created the basic shape of the tunnel mouth a while ago, but it hasn't fared well out in the elements. The stone cladding has come unstuck, peeled off and then curled up. I think the problem is that the glue dries really quickly, so it's hard to get enough on a large area. With that in mind I flattened out the old embossed sheet as best I could using boiling water to soften it, then cut it into smaller pieces that are easier to glue.

I did the same on the other wall, which has remained un-clad until now:

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That's all glued on now, and the gaps filled, so I'm tidying up and adding a little detail with the Dremel now, then hope to start on the painting...

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Post by Andrew » Sun Mar 29, 2020 3:49 pm

A little more progress - primed and temporarily back in place prior to final painting:

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Post by philipy » Sun Mar 29, 2020 5:31 pm

That looks good, Can't see the joins :D
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Post by IanC » Sun Mar 29, 2020 11:17 pm

Very impressive repair work.
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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by FWLR » Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:14 am

Very nice Rob. Really looks the business :thumbright: :thumbright:

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:29 am

FWLR wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:14 am Very nice Rob. Really looks the business :thumbright: :thumbright:
Hey, Gerald! I'm not Rob, I'm Andrew!

Glad you like it though, thanks! I'm hoping to crack on with painting today...

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Post by ge_rik » Mon Mar 30, 2020 12:18 pm

Looks really good! A neat idea for gluing a large area. Consider it pinched...... ;)

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by FWLR » Tue Mar 31, 2020 7:31 am

Andrew wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 11:29 am
FWLR wrote: ↑Mon Mar 30, 2020 8:14 am Very nice Rob. Really looks the business :thumbright: :thumbright:
Hey, Gerald! I'm not Rob, I'm Andrew!

Glad you like it though, thanks! I'm hoping to crack on with painting today...
Soooo sorry Mike.

Seriously, really sorry Andrew, had a lapse in concentration :mrgreen: And I do think you have done a brill job... :thumbright:

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:38 pm

Evening all,

I finished the paint job on the tunnel mouth this afternoon, so it's now back out in the garden awaiting a little landscaping and planting to soften things a little:

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On the whole I'm pleased with how it's turned out. Ideally I'd have had a bit more space to work with, the constraints of the site having restricted what I could do design-wise, but I managed to squeeze in some NWNGR features, and when the area's all planted up it should just become part of the landscape...

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by tom_tom_go » Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:40 pm

Looks good Andrew.

Amazing what you can do in a lunch break while working from home ;)

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:57 pm

tom_tom_go wrote: ↑Tue Mar 31, 2020 6:40 pm Amazing what you can do in a lunch break while working from home ;)
Plus the half hour each way I'd have spent walking there and back of course...

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:44 pm

Hello!

With this weekend's warmer weather I got the spray cans out and got stuck into painting the signal box and shed:

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Lots of work still to do, but I like getting to this stage, when the spray painting's done and the rest can be tackled in stages, with a brush.

The 'box roof's not on properly yet - I had to do a bit of a redesign, and it's quite a tight fit, so although it's still removable I don't want to put it on or take it off too often.

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:17 pm

Lovely work as always Andrew.

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:37 pm

Thanks Tom!

The 'box will be in the same colour scheme as your station building, which I'm planning to carry on using until you need it because I haven't built my own one yet! Don't worry, it won't stay out in the elements like the other buildings! They should make a nice pair for now at Trefechan, the lower terminus. The shed will head up the line somewhere, not sure of the exact spot yet...

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by tom_tom_go » Sat Apr 04, 2020 2:42 pm

My brain does work away sometimes on how I can make 16mm scale a reality at home again so there may be a place for the station building one day...

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by ge_rik » Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:14 pm

All is looking good, Andrew. The subtle differences in shade of stonework work well on the tunnel mouth.

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Re: (WH)WHR Buildings

Post by Andrew » Sat Apr 04, 2020 7:55 pm

Thanks Rik!

The signal box base will have the same finish as the tunnel mouth, which was one reason that I was keen to progress both projects at the same time. The other is that between the two "building" projects and some landscaping, this area of the railway should be significantly improved - it's been an eyesore since the planters that were here before fell apart... The two slate tiles temporarily propped against the upper track will form the backdrop, with planting in front of them and over the tunnel mouth.

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