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Take from the Ever Build website:

SBR Bond is a latex based, water resistant bonding agent and admixture for use in areas subject to humidity, dampness and continuous water contact. It improves water resistance of cement mixtures by forming a reinforcing polymer that increases long-term durability and flexibility of the mix on renderings and floor screeds.

Having used it myself in cement mixes as per the instructions, I do not find it that good, however I have not used as described by Peter.

Peter converted me to using SBR to glue down ballast and on 3mm granite 'dust' ballast it has worked well. As Peter said it is an alarming bluish green colour before it has properly cured and it can re-colour if it gets wet again in the early stages after initially appearing to have set. The colour disappears again as it dries out and this cycle can repeat for a short while depending on the weather, but eventually it will settle down and stick for ever!
I did try using it on a small area of mortar but it darkened the finished colour of the mortar and I was trying to match a section without SBR, so I desisted!

The Lineside Hut, Bowsider coaches are starting to take shape now. I have decided to batch-build so I have painted most of the parts together and begun assembly...
Amongst the job-lot I bought was a duplicate of one of the carriages I already have, so it will be painted a different colour to the other four.....

Love the cream / green colour scheme Peter!

Thank you George, I am very pleased with the colour combination too, I will try to get a daylight picture tomorrow. Meanwhile, because of the long bow-sides of the coach I have devised a method of holding them firmly while the PVA adhesive sets. Each side is 300mm long so needs supporting along its full length, top and bottom. In order to do this I cut four lengths of timber, 15 x 10mm (approx), strong enough not to bend, then stuck, on one wide face, a length of self adhesive rubberised strip, followed by a wrap of curtain lining material. The rubber evenly spreads the pressure while the material protects the painted surface......
The whole thing is then glued and clamped together and left to set.....

Nifty!

Rik

Nice idea that Peter.

Looking good!

I'm watching this with particular interest as I need to revisit the Ffestiniog bogie carriages at some point. My current stand-in is OK, but only 4 compartments long, so at some point I'll need to build a longer one, even if it's not full length - I'm watching closely for tips, particularly re the sides!

I agree, the green and cream livery is most attractive...

Now I can see the colours in the light, it reminds me of the Vale of Ffestiniog funkey diesel livery. What colours are they actually?

I've been trying to find a good match for a future Vale of Ffestiniog build, the closet I can find is RAL 6020 and RAL 6021. Having never seen the locomotive in person it's quite hard to judge from photos!

Well, Peter - what can I say?
Your output this winter has been prodigious, and I can't add anything original to the praise already expressed. I too have been rewatching Time Team, although via the All4 site, where series 1-12 are available. Most relaxing as well as interesting.
Brougham is also the name of a castle just outside Penrith, also pronounced Broom. And what a 'hansom' model of that carriage you have made
I'm very familiar with the Manifold Trail, and have always thought that the tunnel section (now a road tunnel) seemed very high compared to its width. Now I know why.
Keep up the good work

It has been almost a week since my last post and much has happened in that time. All five coaches are now assembled, complete with external overlays, fully painted and lettered, roof panels constructed, along with the clerestory attachments, which have their glazing installed and all fitted with lining material.....
Only one coach has its seating as the exterior lacquer needs to be applied prior to the windows and inside panels being installed. These have to be fitted before the seats and interior overlays can be put in place.....

I am really pleased with them and they have been a pleasure to build, as are all Lineside Hut kits.

For comparison, the two liveries I have chosen side by side.....
One with the clerestory roof carefully balanced on top to see how it looks, I like it!.....

I really like the green! It will inspire my next livery choice I'm sure. The roof is looking good too.

Lovely coaches, beautifully finished.
Won't be long before you have to build an extension to store your rolling stock

Rik

Nice Peter. They do look good.

How do you pronounce clerestory? I have always said 'clare-ess-tory', but heard the architect George Clarke refer to them as 'clear-story', which I suppose makes more sense. And well done on your continuing prodigious rate of work, as well as the quality, as usual!

Absolutely beautiful Peter --- love the green color scheme.

Lonsdaler wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:40 pm How do you pronounce clerestory? I have always said 'clare-ess-tory', but heard the architect George Clarke refer to them as 'clear-story',

He also frequently describes things as 'very unique' so I have little faith in what he says!

Peter Butler wrote: Wed Mar 31, 2021 11:17 am

Lonsdaler wrote: Tue Mar 30, 2021 2:40 pm How do you pronounce clerestory? I have always said 'clare-ess-tory', but heard the architect George Clarke refer to them as 'clear-story',

He also frequently describes things as 'very unique' so I have little faith in what he says!

Having looked at a couple dictionaries these are how they say the word is pronounced, similar to each other:

klir-ˌstȯr-ē
KLEER-stor-ee
klɪəˌstɔːrɪ

However one this became clear the alternate name clerestory is clearstory, so it would seem George is in part correct.

I have always understood it to be pronounced "clear storey" because it derives from medieval monastic/church architecture where the top level of the walls, above the projecting side chapels, buttresses, etc, had windows and was indeed the clear storey which let in light.