A GWR fictitious terminus diorama layout.

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  1. jakesdad13

    jakesdad13 Staff Member Moderator

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    I was very lucky in that when at a steam rally while walking the dog I found some used black casting sand.
    The GER used ash ballast on the Elsenham and Thaxted branch which is the inspiration for my Thaxham layout, they also used it for the platform tops so I've spread it in Thaxhams platform.
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    Cheers, Pete.
     
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  2. Keith M

    Keith M Staff Member Moderator

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    A superb bit of scratch building of the water tank John. I would have sent that resin cast tank back to the seller smartly and requested a refund I'm afraid, that's not fit to sell in my opinion.
    Keith.
     
  3. Rosspop

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    Thanks for your kind comments Keith I probably would have done had it not been for the Pandemic and the seller is having difficulty with his usual caster. Also he is recovering from a stroke so I did`nt have the heart for £40.
    So the resin landing bracket and plastic channel pieces turned out a bit pricey.......

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    but it`s now ready for painting.
     
  4. Rosspop

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    Thanks Gary

    The rivet embossing tool is now supplied by Midlandrailcentre.com

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    Rivet position needs to be marked out on the reverse side of the material used . I use either a 4mm or 7mm rivet punch and anvil depending on the size of rivets needed in 7mm scale. There is a knob that raises or lowers the punch head to accomodate material thicknesses and the size of rivets needed. For plasticard it needs to be raised quite considerably to prevent piercing the plastic completely.


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    You also need to mark out your own guide lines to keep the rivets in a straight line.

    The results can be very satisfying.

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  5. Gary

    Gary Wants more time for modelling.... Staff Member Administrator

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    That is pretty impressive Rosspop. I have heard and read about the riveters, but I have never seen one. Thank you for sharing and explaining how it works.

    Cheers, Gary.
     
  6. Keith M

    Keith M Staff Member Moderator

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    At the 2019 York show, Paul (Dundee) and myself both bought a 'London Road Models' riveting tool, a very simple affair, a 'tenner' for what is basically a slide hammer with a point. For myself, I've found it works quite well, though if I were to have to do as many rivets in one session as your loco side, I could easily lose the will to live. For the number of loco's/rolling stock I will likely build in the future, I don't consider it a worthwhile investment to buy a more expensive version.
    Keith.
     
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    Oh Dear Keith,

    Sounds like one of these which I bought for a tenner ten years ago and found it totally useless for what I needed.


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    Just tried it again on a sheet of 15 thou plasticard and it did`nt even scratch it.

    It does`nt have an anvil so will just distort the surrounding (thin) metal.
     
  8. Keith M

    Keith M Staff Member Moderator

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    My riveter is quite similar to yours except that mine looks to have a longer length for the weight to drop, which would perhaps give a deeper penetration. I've not used mine on "Plasticard", but I imagine the results would be about the same as you found, though it's fine on brass fret/sheet, which is all I'm likely to need. Any rivet punching I do is done on the cutting mat as a backing, which is dense enough to allow sufficient penetration of the 'rivet' without unwanted distortion of the surrounding fret/sheet, and is adequate for my needs, though if I were building stuff for commissions then I'd go for the kind of tool you have.
    Keith.
     
  9. jakesdad13

    jakesdad13 Staff Member Moderator

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    That is the type of riveter I have, I was very fortunate to have bought mine from Bittern a few months back as he was having a sort out. I had a little play with it and was well impressed though I have yet to try it out in anger.

    Pete.
     
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    York Paul Staff Member Moderator

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    Yes I've got the same MRC rivet emboss tool and also use 4mm and 7mm punches and anvils on all my O Gauge work... a very good piece of kit I might add.
     
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    Well, I still hav`nt started the ballasting, but work has been progressing.

    The Engine Shed area has been changed.

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    .............. and the good shed re-located to the end of the platform in the same fashion as the wooden one at Chudleigh.


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    Then after some major trouble with `Chinchilla dust` I`ve been surfacing the platform.

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    And them some major experimenting with static grasses

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    Once I had got things right it was off to grow grasses.

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    and plant fences.............

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    ......and stuff.

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    Finally, those troublesome Servo`s have been removed and replaced with rubber band technology...... much more reliable now.

     
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  12. Chris Doroszenko

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    Love the crossing...nicely done...keen to see how this turns out.
     
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    Just catching up, what a lovely bit o modelling, great progress

    Paul
     
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    Thanks folks,

    Progress is slower than anticipated due to The Great Heat !!

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    ...now all lamped up and a new station name....

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    Slow and steady wins the race….great modelling :thumbup:
     
  16. Chris Doroszenko

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    Far out...send some of that weather down ere...:thumbs: Brrrrr *shakes off umbrella*
     
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    It`s 1930, Railmotor No76 has drifted into Sarsden for the first passengers of the day....................

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    Well folks I sneezed my way into oblivion, well almost, yesterday.

    That`s what happens if you start playing with ground pepper !!

    Why ?

    Well I needed to convert this GWR `concrete` style Intentio laser cut kit from laser cut wood into a concrete looking structure.

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    I had read Chris Nevards method of using talcom powder in 4mm, but 7mm needs something a little coarser.

    I had read somewhere about using ordinary ground pepper for textured surfaces so I took the plunge and gave it a go by sprinkling it on a wet painted surface.

    I used an airbrush , but hand painting should also work well.

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    I carefully blew the excess away and later used a soft brush to remove any excess in the corners etc...


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    In outside natural light it looked a good concrete colour to my eye. But under my LED layout lighting not so convincing.


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    So I over sprayed with Precision new and weathered concrete enamels.

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  19. Andy_Sollis

    Andy_Sollis Staff Member Moderator

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    Well it no longer looks like later cut wood…

    I’d say your last two photos have it bang on.. well worth the effort. Looks like cast concrete :thumbs::thumbs:
     
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    Thanks folks.
    Having diverted onto the concrete hut....it seems to me they were`nt used until late thirties and into 1940`s so it`s really too late for mt time period.

    So................ the track has been tested...



    ..........and the static grassing is slowly plodding on.

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    I have used Heki and Nock products (those without the red fibres) as these are the finest quality and take a static charge better than most.

    weeds and bushes to be added later.


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    finally the project has a working fiddle yard now using cassette kits from INTENTIO and over the next day or so will be powered up.

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    These should limit the handling of locomotives and make turning them round much easier.


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