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  1. Steve Fay

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    Roof vents all on

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    Front of the shed

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    Sorry this is the front of the shed

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    Brilliant :thumbup:, I love the idea for the vents, I,ve got the missus to save them when she swops the used ones for new uns, they will look a treat on my Wheeldon buildings (when I get my finger out and do some more work on them).

    Pete.
     
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    Fantastic work Steve, your very talented.
     
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    Brilliant work there Steve liking the methodology you use as apposed to my randomology

    Ian
     
  7. Toto

    Toto I'm best ignored Staff Member Founder Administrator

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    Very nice job of the shed.

    Great stuff.
     
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    Oh it's not all methodical believe me!! Right Severn tunnel East, time to see what it's going to look like!! Well I can visualise it. The book on the right is roughly the spot of the signal box & the one on the left is a P Way hut, The embankment will rise either side of the track to about 8" tall which should frame it in and draw your eye downwards.
    Timber next to knock some boards up.

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    Onwards and upwards. This will be an interesting build. Something a little different.

    Cheers

    Toto.
     
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    Office side now finished

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  11. Toto

    Toto I'm best ignored Staff Member Founder Administrator

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    It looks great. The detail between the top of the office roof and the adjoining wall looks a bit awkward though. That part of the wall may have been better plain rather than with the window insetts.

    maybe not.

    it is a very impressive build.

    cheers

    Toto
     
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    Your right it made adding the lead flashing a bit of a pain.
     
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    Lots and lots and lots and lots of chairs today:facepalm:

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    Whilst I'm messing about with track I've started to cut some correct 60 foot panels. The peco track needs the sleepers re-spaced to match the correct spacing of the C&L. This is for Severn tunnel east

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    Hi Steve, are the two sleepers at each end of the panels prototypically closer together than the rest?

    Cheers, Pete.
     
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    Yes they are it must be to listen the down ward force on the joints. On Ranelagh bridge all my track is hand built and it was drawn out on Templot using GW practice and it's the same on there as well.
     
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    When I used to make my track (ply and rivet) - HR either 30ft or 40ft lengths, I made a jig with card board spacers between the sleepers including the shortening of the sleeper gaps at rail joins, and soldered on one rail, and at the 30 or 40 ft rail length would cut part way through. The track would then be installed and the second rail soldered in place using track gauges. I also staggered the actual rail joins, but still put in the cosmetic gaps.
    The clickety clack was really effective.

    Paul
     
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    The shed now in place on the completed base.

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  19. Toto

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    Very good. An impressive build.

    Cheers

    Toto
     
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    Great build there Steve.
    Thanks for sharing

    The inside of the shed with pits and rail fitted now looks tops just the right amount of weathering
    What's next.
     

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