Great Chesterford Junction Part Two

OK...both pieces of the roof are sorted out now so time to move onto other bits





The brick overlays for the outer side walls are next.......so some careful cutting and fitting required.





It`s just the usual process of cutting and folding and then gluing, however in this case, it`s important that the paper folded back behind the vertical columns does not overlap paper from the other side of the column. An overlap will cause that column to sit too high off the brick face it`s being glued to.




One side finished and so am I for this job.......I`ll tackle the other side another day.





And just a dry fit to an outer wall.




My wife has been put to work as well. We are sort of house bound for a while yet, so she was looking for something to do, so I`ve got her painting little people.
She has full artistic control, and has chosen to work off colour pics from the 1950`s and 1960`s and copy the colours and fashions from those days.
They are coming up rather well considering she can only use one hand. The figures are mounted in a pair of helping hands to help the process.
More as it happens
Gormo

 

G`day Folks,
A little bit more done today on the old engine shed.
I also managed to get across to my local hobby shop and pick up some paints for the airbrush.
I`m going to try mist spraying (weathering) flat greys in various tones, and flat black as well, on the shed, when it gets to a point where I think it is practical to do so.
As I`m unsure what the outcome will be, I will give myself some insurance by preparing a sacrificial brick sheet on some cereal box card and do some test sprays to determine the right colours and quantities......we`ll see what happens......
In the meantime, I`ve started fitting glazing. These glazing sheets below are fitted to the top of the roof and still require covering strips around their top edges.





Also the back wall is near complete, just needing window sills as supplied with the kit.
The outside profile





And the inside




And some of Julie`s handiwork........not bad for someone with her arm in a sling.....
The figures were placed two at a time in a set of helping hands and then she went to work with her good arm and lots of patience.





Gormo

 

I have an airbrush Gary,
When I say mist spraying ,I mean with an airbrush from a good distance.........it`s something to be practiced first on scrap to get the technique right.
The black is intended only for certain areas and will be used sparingly, again a good practice session first.
I agree the styrene strip would look good on the windows, but I`m not sure if I can face doing all those windows.....
I was certainly considering doing the windows on the roof, and I may leave it at that.?
Gormo

 

Thanks Chris,
I`ve passed the compliment on but she is reluctant to take it on as a career.
At the moment it`s an artistic distraction for her, that`s all.
Gormo

 

Thank you Sol, on Julie`s behalf.
Unfortunately she is not willing to take on commissions for painting little figures......sorry mate .......as I said to Chris above, it`s just a distraction for her at the moment.
She`d rather being painting landscapes etc........as art is her passion.
This is one of her small water colours which is a favorite of mine.




And one she painted for my Mother some years ago. It`s from a photograph we took in Great Chesterford in Essex. The building is called " Timbers "



So once again sorry Sol......but that`s the way it goes I`m afraid......

Gormo

 

Thanks Gary,
I`ll let her know you like them....
She`s off at Westmead Hospital Bone Clinic this morning for a check up to see how the arm is going......fingers crossed all is good.
Gormo

 

Yes we do seem to follow the same paths.?
Julie is back now from the fracture clinic and all is going very well. She is now out of the sling and has to start using the arm carefully.
There is a physio appointment this afternoon, so possibly her exercises may take a new direction now.
Anyway, it`s all positive, but she will still have to move cautiously and deliberately for a good while yet.
Gormo

 

I`ve passed on your message Chris which raised a little laugh.
You have artistic parents which is really nice.
OK....a few more to show what she can do..........the problem with Julie, as I suppose with most artists, is that she never thinks her works are good enough, regardless of what anyone says.........I guess she is a perfectionist...??

Dutchies Beach near Nelson Bay before a resort was built here to block this view



A water colour subject from a photograph





The Palatine Hill in Rome near Circus Maximus and the Forum......painted with Coffee




A castle in Tuscanny




The Taj Mahal




This is a copy of Van Gogh`s "Cafe Terrace at Night ".....we can`t afford the real thing so Julie copied the work of the great man




And lastly, another copy, of Australian artist Kevin Best which was copied from a picture in a magazine.......not sure of the title.?




Our walls at home are covered with Julie`s pictures and other pictures as well, so it`s like Gormo`s Gallery in this joint....

Gormo

 

G`day Folks,
Work continues on the engine shed bit by bit.......I could not even look at it yesterday.......I just was not in the mood for it....????
At the moment I am painting the cover strips for the edges of the windows on the roof.
It is just cereal box card cut into strips, which I suppose for some people is a no no, one must have all the proper modelling supplies, however I feel once you make the jump to light speed, by applying colour to said cereal box card, it becomes what you intend it to be. To all intents and purposes they are window cover strips and the material used seems irrelevant. Modelling on a budget forces you to think outside the box ( no pun intended ) sometimes......
Anyhow...here they are....painted with Burnt Umber and Burnt Sienna acrylics and applied randomly.





It`s supposed to look rusted / weathered and slightly stuffed up





The roof trusses ( laser cut ) have been removed and folded and glued to give a double thickness card strength to them. I think the combination of the grey card and the burnt effect the laser cutting adds makes for a good looking sooty truss, so they will remain as they are.





The side walls are glazed





And the inner walls fitted to the outer. We have four thicknesses of card here plus the glazing, plus there is a brick overlay still to go on the outer.
The Black strengthening strip at the bottom of the walls has yet to be glued to the base of the wall and also I`ve painted it Black to blend in with my shed floor.





A hole has also been punched in the Black strip at each corner of the building. I`m not sure which corner I will use yet, but the holes are for wiring feeds.




So there we are for the moment and I will continue to update as we progress through the build
Gormo

 

Yes thanks Ian......
Gormo

 

Just some progress pics.
I had some things drying and being pressed last night ( sounds like I`m doing the laundry ? ) and so this morning I am at the stage where I can try a dry fit of parts to ascertain how the shed may look when finished.
First of all, cover strip fitting last night





Rust ,dirt and grime will be brought to the edges of this via the roof panels.




As I said, this is all dry fit. The brick overlay for the outside walls will mask the corners.





The roof truss colour is pretty good as it is, but may benefit from some soot and grime streaks in those areas above the tracks.





Two layers of roof sit nicely









And the interior with the roof on




Well there is still quite a lot to do, so I will just keep plugging away at it. I have some 3mm LED`s on order for the lighting. They are warm white with a diffused lens, so should be ideal with a low voltage through them. They will need housings made for them and a metal track system through the roof from which they will hang.
Oh well, back to the assembly desk and we`ll see what can be achieved today.
Gormo