Great Chesterford Junction Part Two

G`day Folks,
A little more done on the Goods Shed.
The roof support ( triangular piece ) has been skinned in painted brick paper and fitted to the gable end of the building.
There is one more to be done for the other end of the building.
I`ve also fitted a sliding door.........or actually what is only part of a sliding door. The intention is to suggest that this door continues downwards into a cavity in the platform that allows a full length door to slide backwards and forwards at track level.
The opposite full length door will be a hinged door that swings back against the side wall.





More as it happens
Gormo

 

I`ve printed out some roof trusses and did a trial cut out on one only to see how they look




And started preparing the back wall components












More as it happens
Gormo

 

G`day Folks,
Four walls mostly complete......Lintels and sills fitted.
The painted main wall, in the foreground ,still needs it`s sliding doors, however the wall is under weights overnight and the doors will be fitted tomorrow.









The graphic marker set I have ( KMart ) has one pen which is for the sole purpose of blending colours. It has come in very handy for creating the door tracks on the end doorways.
I have used two colours below......a Grey and also a Brown that looks like rust....then the blender was used to blur the lines between the two colours.
The Black bolt heads are simply one touch of Black from the Black marker.
This is all internal detail that will rarely be seen, but adds to the overall look of the model





Lintels added to the outside walls as well





Rear wall internal sliding doors being prepared..........under weight overnight and waiting to be fitted tomorrow.




More as it happens
Gormo

 

G`day Folks,
Some of the grandkid`s Mega Blocks come in handy and assist with keeping things together when gluing the walls together





Last wall going in




Now testing on the layout.......the main thing being double checking clearances........it`s close but works very well

















The DMU sits comfortably at the platform with plenty of clearance between itself and the Goods Shed when arriving and departing
















Next job is the roof trusses and then moving onto corner overlays and then the roof followed by small details.
More as it happens
.Gormo

 

Yeah probably.....
The coupling up should be no problem with the magnetic couplings. Placing the wagons inside will require loose shunting.
See the video below from about 50 seconds onwards


Gormo

 

G`day Folks,
Not much to report today...........I have been otherwise employed building a new set of steps for our back patio......a job long overdue.
However, last night I managed a bit more detail on the engine shed.
I still have to cut out two trusses out to complete that stage of the build........I may do it tonight.....anyhow some progress pics.
A corner cover strip has been added





Trusses fitted to end brick gables as roof supports.......the Black steel plates on the trusses are done with pencil and Black marker.





Lintel above the end door




More as it happens
Gormo

 

G`day Folks,
Roof trusses complete and fitted.
The trusses are two layers of cereal box card glued back to back, and they come in at approx. 2mm thick ( 6 scale inches in the old money )
They are fragile at the moment , however, when the roof panels are fitted, the whole structure will become rigid.









Onwards and upwards
Gormo

 

Thanks Paul....
Yes it`s getting there slowly............it`s overcast and showers here today, so possibly a good day to get some more done......or maybe just chill out....
Gormo

 

Yes it was great fun indeed and Dave took to the Block Instrument running like a Duck to water
It's difficult to condense a 10 year history of the layout build into an hour and a half, but I think Dave now has a better idea of how it has all come together.
It's a pleasure to have someone come to visit from half the World away and enjoy the railway.
Safe travels Dave
Gormo

 

Progress continues and now we are working towards completion.
Main swing doors fitted and set at a height to clear the rails





Staff entrance doors fitted









Second corner end detail overlay fitted





Second main entrance lintel fitted





Roof panels cut to suit.......this is the rear roof panel and needs to fit flush with the edge of the wall to allow the building to sit up hard against the back scene





Just sitting there at the moment waiting for slates prior to installation.
Note the rear wall detail, which won`t be seen at all, is more about wall thickness rather than looks





The front roof panel, again waiting for slates and a roof light. I have used thick card for the roof panels rather than laminated cereal box card........it`s just easier for a flat rectangular panel.





And this is the visual test again, to see how it sits on the railway





And from the other end




I was going to use a spare SuperQuick window sheet for the roof light, but decided against it today in favor of making my own, which won`t be terribly difficult.
That`s where we are at the moment, so updates with progress reports and pics will follow as time allows

Gormo

 

G`day Folks,
Still moving forward
The roof light has been cut out





Roof underside has been lined









And the roof light section has been removed from the underside. All exposed edges have also been coloured.




Then built and applied a window frame to set the roof light into





Then a change of plan........I originally intended to create my own glazing, but after a couple of unsuccessful attempts, I reverted to the SuperQuick alternative, even though it needed modification.
Then a frame for the top of the glazing was made using the same technique as the lower frame





The upper frame was then coloured and applied over the top of the glazing etc.




Visual checking once again





Then onto the slates.......a work in progress.
I am trying a different technique here with the slates......in the past I have always cut single strips and overlapped the layers by a small amount.
I also used to use glue sticks to secure the strips. The glue stick method occasionally needs maintenance where the glue may have dried out and released part of the slate strip.
This time I am trying cutting slate strips two slates wide and gluing them down with PVA. One line of slates is overlapped by one of the strip of two of the next strip to be applied
So far this method seems to be easier, and possibly more robust, even though I am using twice as many slates.........a very small price to pay for a better model




More as it happens
Gormo

 

Thanks Paul,
I don`t know where the energy comes from either........
Gormo

 

G`day Andy,
What a terrific re-purposing of old infrastructure.....and why not......it makes perfect sense......
It`s interesting to see a bit more detail on the inside and thanks for the pics.......they`ve helped me solve a lighting issue.
Although I model GWR, I`m not totally locked into or bound by everything must look like GWR.
The Goods Shed is a case where ease of build has taken precedence over a totally prototypical build which would require arched doorways over the rail entrance.
The thought of cutting a perfect archway was just a tad too daunting at this point in time, so I opted for the easier straight cut doorway instead.
Of course I can create a convenient history to justify the doorway for the rivet counters, if they wish to stick their noses in, but that probably won`t happen.
My model is actually based on the Scalescenes model, although not exactly,which unfortunately did not come with the brick paper type that I wanted to use, so I decided to have a crack at building my own model and skinning it with paper matching Bamford Station building.
So in the end Andy, the model is entirely unique, in that is not based on any particular Goods Shed, but rather, takes ideas from all types of Goods Sheds

The rear roof now has slates




And the two roof sections are now ready to go........the roof light also has some flashing added below the glazing





The two slate strip method has worked extremely well in two ways........firstly....the larger surface area used with PVA will give a longer lasting adhesion.....and secondly.....lining up the slates so that each layer is staggered is so much easier.
I may do a tutorial on this method because I think it is far easier than the single strip method, however it does use more slates....

Gormo