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Hi Chris,
The plaster bandage that I started yesterday is still drying out a bit. I need to go back to it once its dry and do a bit filling and final shaping. Its just the base course at the moment. I will be working in some small rock outcrops etc.
I may get back on to that later today. Meanwhile I have been working on my fuelling stage. Here is a few pictures of where I am with that at the moment,
First of all I had to floor out the upper level which will take further landscaping. Polystyrene and plaster bandage again.


Another from the front,


Now ....... todays weapon of choice is this .......... the humble coffee stirrer.


I cornered the market on these some time ago and bought half a tree's worth. I knew they'd come in handy.
Anyway, I started to frame out the area in question.


and some more,


we are cooking now,


a bit fiddly for me but its working,


and some more ...... Im sure you can guess where this is going by now.


its on twin levels ..... oooooo


and another,


Its a bit rough around the edges yet ( in fact in the middle as well ) but by the time its finished and sanded down a bit to tidy it up, possibly a bit filler where required it will start to look the part. Couple that with painting, weathering and some detail and it'll be fine.
the stirrers are a bit wide so once dry, I'll take a scalpel along their length and give the impression of two boards on every stirrer. Fill them with muck etc and it will look a bit more scale like.
Now, back to it I suppose.
Hope the above has been of some interest.
cheers
toto

 

Hi Paul,
here is where I've got to. The rough edges will be tidied and in most cases hidden so I'm not to worried about them. ...... first attempt anyway so I'll not beat myself up ...... I'll leave that to Tany.


Above is the upper platform where the diesel drum or / and coal can go. I may have a token amount of coal for the odd visiting Jinty.


Again, some tidying up to do and once painted, weathered and detailed will look a lot better. The brickwork wall edges still have concrete capping stones to be fitted but that will be after the ballasting etc has gone down.
I still also have the larger top level to landscape as well. ( plaster bandage and rock out crop. Unless there would be enough room for a small platform crane for lifting diesel drums. Maybe.
and the last shot for today, ..........


looking down from the other end / side.
Next up on Highbridge will be the upper level as shown and more plaster bandage on the rest of the other areas on the main embankment. That will be next weekends task along with possibly some ballasting. I can take Bobby the ballaster for a spin.
I am now away to see what locos ( 21 pin ) I can take up to Inversneckie with me for decoder fitting tomorrow. I'll do a quick post later showing my selection.
cheers for now.
toto

 

I've decided to strip the wooden fuel stage out and rebuild it mounting the wood stirrers on card first to provide a nice flat finish. My first attempt is too rough.

That will be one of this weekends tasks. Another will be the continuation of the plaster bandage embankment and possibly a bit ballasting.

That's the plan anyway.

Cheers

Toto

 

Yes,

That's the plan. The template could be testing but worth it. However ..... If at first you don't succeed and all that.......

It shall be done.

Toto

 

But it ain't brass

Only joking, I get the idea. Could be a winner.

It should give a far better finish though as it can be sanded and refined a lot easier " off layout ".

Watch this space.

Cheers

Toto

 

Hi Gary,

I'll get a rough one up asap. There are still some decisions to be made yet. Prepare yourself

 

You ..... Stirring ....... Nawwwww

 

Hopefully get back to the coal staging this weekend. Also need to touch up the plasterwork on the plaster bandage . That will be totally dry by now. Than think about painting the base colour on and picking out the rock out crops.

Which colour for the base coat ...... Green or brown.

 

Probably grey with black washes