Victoria Road

Just before going to bed I laid the track and left overnight to set.



Usually I dont use the fishplates for electrical connections, but until the boards are split so I can pass the wires through to connect to the correct block section, they will have to do (I have put solder into the joint).

I now need to fit the back wall, but before that all the widow apertures need to be cut and the inner brick paper added.

Done, now the sills


The row of headers from the Red brick paper was cut off, then scored on the underside to allow it to be bent. Then cut to length with 1 brick beyond the window aperture. For the red brick paper I went round the edges with the Spectrum Noir BG4 from the warm grey set.
Same repeated for the white painted brick, but used the IG4 pen from the cool greys set.
A center butress to cover the join between the two sections, was formed by wrapping brick paper round a 15mm wide piece of card (recycled mince pie box), selecting a section of brick paper that matched the walls.


Windows were made up from sicky labels, then the two halves glued together and allowed to dry - damn, I forgot to varnish it before sticking on the windows, I'll just have to be carefull

Paul

 

As if by magic the glue has dried, and looks like this

Inner wall


outer wall

and a couple of test fits

I have cut the inner loading bays on the front wall, just need to mark out where the red and white bricks will be.

The track will be getting cobble stones fitted. Plus an inner platform.

Paul

 

Hi Toto

Wrapping around card is the recommended method for most of the Scalescene kits. I just find it looks a bit too deep, that and its a PITA trying to wrap the paper round it, so I used 180gsm paper this time for a test, and I quite happy with it.


Paul

 

The scalpel has had a rest this evening, I had to go into the loft and brought a few goodies down stairs.

Viccy Rd has had a couple of wayward visitors






Now to put them away so I don't get distracted

Paul

 

Slow progress, but made the windows for the top floor front.

I cheated (of course), I did try and use the Scalescene factory window sheet, but my printer / printable acetate sheet combo didn't produce very good results - the blacks were a transparent grey, and at approx 80p per sheet I wasn't going to play around.
So I made the windows out of sticky labels, but cut them with my KnK Zing, cutter - about time it earned its keep.

The window was designed using the "Make the Cut" software, and is made of three layers


The label is placed on the cutting mat, and then cut.
Before removing from the mat, I colour the label using Spectrum Noir pens TB3 blue, then while still wet, IG4 cool grey this gives a blending of the colours.

Assembly is straight forward
1st layer - frame plus bars is stuck to acetate sheet
The overlay is then laid over the 1st layer.
Then turned over and the second overlay applied to the under side.

Then any further stainging added as required.

Paul

 

Hi Gary

What are you needing ?

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Started to apply the brick base layers for the front outside wall


When dry I will put concrete lintels above the loading bays - again from the Scalescene TX05 painted brick sheet.

Note, Scalescene have revamped several of their brickpapers, before the brick paper was a single sheet with a row of headers along one edge, and sills, lintels etc along the other. The new revamped versions have 4 sheets within the pdf file, 1. a full sheet of bricks, 2. a sheet with strips of coping, lintels and sills, and two 35mm strips opf stretcher bond for chineys. 3. a sheet of Arches and 4. a sheet of cutting templates for the arches - great value.

The two loading bays will have woodern kick boards. For these I used a coffee stirrer, given a coat of Humbrol Dark Brown Enamel wash, left for a few minutes (however long it took for me to get past those infernal child proof lids), then wiped off with Humbrol enamel thinners.


The one in the middle is there t5o show before and after. I think the rough texture of the stirrer also helps.

Paul

 

Boy does this seem to be taking ages

What time was available today seems to have been spent making surrounds and buttresses for the front of the building (still got the rear wall to do ), oh and the final panel to make the front the same size as the rear.


Just have to make another panel, to complete the left hand side, then give it a coat of varnish before glazing.





Oh well back to making ledges .....

Paul

 

Cheers guy's

Gormo, I'm with Gary here, get yourself one of the free downloads - the weighbridge / coal office is a good one as well and available in several finishes, and have a go. Warning they are addictive, and after building a couple, delusions of granduer can follow where get idea's to build inner city areas - damn, wish I'd seen that warning.

1st job done coat of varnish applied, now watching paint dry

Paul