Time to build a railway...but where?

Post by **ge_rik** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 3:24 pm

Excellent standard of modelling as ever, Peter. Really like those lobster pots. Neat!

Thanks for the link to the street lights, BaBBLR. Have now ordered some. They look just the job for the platforms.

Rik

Lonsdaler · Post by **Lonsdaler** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 6:06 pm

ge_rik:120594 wrote:Excellent standard of modelling as ever, Peter. Really like those lobster pots. Neat!

Thanks for the link to the street lights, BaBBLR. Have now ordered some. They look just the job for the platforms.

Rik

Just what I thought. Hopefully they'll lend themselves to being made taller as well.

Soar Valley Light · Post by **Soar Valley Light** » Mon Oct 24, 2016 8:09 pm

I love the half timbering on the building Peter, it's really effective. I'm looking forward to seeing in progress.

Andrew

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 1:54 pm

Better?????

Superbiker_uk · Post by **Superbiker_uk** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 3:00 pm

Wonderful! :shock:

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 6:11 pm

Now you've put the brushes away should the high tide mark be higher? Wouldn't like to think of you grounding on the bottom! Just a thought.[/b]

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 6:56 pm

How many critics are there on this Forum?
I try to please one and end up with adverse comments from another.....
never mind, I can take the knocks, I'm a big boy now....... I'll just open another bottle and everything will be fine.
Perhaps you could show me what you mean by comparison with your own railway????????
Challenge time.

Soar Valley Light · Post by **Soar Valley Light** » Tue Oct 25, 2016 9:28 pm

I think it looks fantastic Peter. Your coloours are very well chosen and matched. I love the lobster pots.

Andrew

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:12 pm

Hi Peter,
Not meant to be a criticism and just something typed as an opinion. I thought the sand was ok first time around so it is in the eye of the beholder.
Wish I had a few oz of your artistic flair and dexterity!
My harbour started with a sea of babys tears that is now constantly raging as a storm over the wall. I fail your challenge and owe you a bottle.
Keep it coming and apologies if any offence caused.

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 2:33 pm

Pretty poor in comparison! Catch 22 lost the harbour wall but love the babys tears over the track....

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:02 pm

bazzer42:120625 wrote: I fail your challenge and owe you a bottle.
Keep it coming and apologies if any offence caused.

No need to apologise, no offence caused at all, I was just pulling your string, however, I would be honoured to share your bottle any time!

bazzer42 · Post by **bazzer42** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:18 pm

Well it worked! Been feeling guilty all afternoon. Are you going to Exeter? I'll stand you a coffee although it looks like catering is not the usual restaurant

lovely roast dinners when it's open.[/i]

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 8:22 pm

The pocket watches from China arrived in the post this morning. For an outlay of less than £6 I have two perfectly sized watch cases which I can fit on to my clock tower.

The first thing to do is to remove the unwanted bits and make them look right for the task.

All I need are the bezels and faces with the protective 'glass' (plastic). They can't be in working order as there will be no way of replacing batteries so they have lost the mechs. and the second hand. Only the cosmetic parts remain. This picture shows one in position before being stripped of its parts.

I am very pleased with the way they look, now just need to fill the holes where the winder used to be and find a way of attaching them to the holes I have cut in the plastikard.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Wed Oct 26, 2016 9:27 pm

bazzer42:120633 wrote:Well it worked! Been feeling guilty all afternoon. Are you going to Exeter? I'll stand you a coffee although it looks like catering is not the usual restaurant :( lovely roast dinners when it's open.[/i]

PM sent.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 10:35 pm

The Market Hall has to be plastered between the timbers so have been thinking of ways to achieve this. I must admit to making this method up as I go along as I have never attempted it before. Firstly I scratched the plasticard surface with a Stanley knife blade to give a key, then painted a generous layer of waterproof PVA in the area to be covered. On to this a sprinkle of fine grained ballast material to give texture. When dry another coat of diluted PVA was painted on.....

I next plan to spray the whole item with plastic primer, paint the textured areas with exterior masonry paint and the wood with acrylics.
I'll see how this idea pans out!

As this is the upper floor of the Market hall, the ground floor entrance hallway had to be made separately, along with the timber piers which will be placed around the structure.

All of the panels of this structure are filled with embossed stone effect as it would have needed extra strength and security. The stone has now had a base coat of white to match the rest of the building. I should be able to show this tomorrow.

Big Jim · Post by **Big Jim** » Mon Oct 31, 2016 11:45 pm

Looks great Peter. I look forward to seeing your line again before too long.

LNR · Post by **LNR** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:20 am

The way that type of building was built in real life has always intrigued me, and as usual your rendition of the type captures it perfectly. Love the "wanderings" of the timber work.
Grant.

Post by **ge_rik** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 7:28 am

Fascinating progress, Peter. You're soon going to have to build another shed to store the buildings - a buildings building.

Rik

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 1:49 pm

You are right Rik, I have already been looking at a suitable site underneath my harbour scene to build storage shelves and protect them with a door to match the existing panelled frontage.
At the moment I can just about manage but for the winter, and with new buildings already planned, I will soon be tripping over them.

Peter Butler · Post by **Peter Butler** » Tue Nov 01, 2016 6:50 pm

A little more to report today.... the two clock faces are now in position.....

The black surrounds look less striking than the original shiny silver and the faces now sport a GWR logo (disguising the quartz lettering). I can justify this by saying the B.U.R. was at one time taken over by the GWR resulting in investment in the village to promote rail transport which led to the construction of the clock tower. (OK?)

Other progress on the market hall, particularly the ground floor section, is a second coat of white paint to the stonework...

Tonight I plan to give the woodwork a first coat, if successful I will post tomorrow.

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