Thaxham light railway. A Great Eastern Railway themed terminus, in O gauge.

Hi Malc, I use 5mm foam board I get from a large retail place called Range here in Chesterfield, it is available from art supplie shops etc also in different thicknesses from around 3mm up to 10mm and also online from such as ebay. I prefer to get it from Range as they seem to be cheaper and its easy to park. I am wary of buying it online as though it is a strong stiff board, being foam its also easy to damage.

Pete.

 

Done some more work on the roof of the office, I prefer office to shed so that's what it will be, I have clad the top with masking tape to give the effect of tar/felt roofing, it looks quite effective once painted. Barge boards fitted, just waiting for the glue to dry before painting.
I took Andy S's advice and put a false ceiling in so lights can be added at a later date.
Also made the front gutter, the plastic it's made of is not to good, it doesn't like MEK so I have also super glued it, belt and braces!




Cheer's for now, Pete.

 

The office roof has been painted along with the barge boards and the walls of the office painted to match the station building.
Forgot the photos .

Second coat of paint.

Also fitted the rain gutter, though on the prototype photo there doesn't appear to be a down spout for some reason??.

Cheer's, Pete.

 

I forgot to take any photos of the office after painting the frame work but it doe's need another coat and the spots where the brush slipped needs tidying up so I will take some then.
However I have been working on the scenic parts of the station area, I have built up the banking on the approach ramp with poly foam and filler mixed with a bit of black poster paint and pva.





Once the paint has had a chance to dry fully I will make a start on covering the ramp and platform with black casting sand to replicate the ash ballast the Great Eastern used for their platform tops.

Cheer's, Pete.

 

As I had a bit of me time today I shut myself away in the shed.
First job, mask off the parts of the platform where the buildings will sit, then spread a load of pva down before spreading the sand down.



I removed the masking tape then after a couple of hours to let the glue grab I got the hoover out and with the old stocking on the end of the pipe, sucked up the loose ballast.




And thats where we are at the moment. The buildings sit nicely in their respective spots, I think once I have them finished, painted, detailed etc, I will glue them in place. I have considered leaving them loose and fitting a couple of magnets to them to hold them in place at shows. Any thoughts on the subject? All ideas and suggestions welcome!

Cheer's, Pete.

 

Thank you for all the suggestions lads, I may go with Keiths suggestion as it sounds really simple and will make wiring very easy for the station and office, thanks Keith.
Also thanks for the congrats, to be fair, I hadn't spotted that!

Cheer's, Pete.

 

Using Lego for getting right angle corners, as much as I wish it were mine, is pinched from Gary. So really its him that's the genius mate!

Anyway, I've done a little more to the track work, because the ballast comes right up to the top of, and in places over, the sleepers, I have started filling in between the sleepers with card. So far I reckon I've done about 1- 10th that needs doing, and it is a boring PITA!

A couple of photos.

And between the tracks, eventually I hope to have the whole of the ground surface up to the level of the track rail.


Not much progress but hopefully by doing little and often I won't lose the will to live

Cheer's, Pete.