4mm Llanfair ....

[LarryG]

The utterly drab wall tiling reminds me of growing up in the industrial town of Oldham, On top of that, the whole thing is so darned untidy in the cold light of day. So I'm not sure what to do at the moment. Some pieces of laser cut roofing produced by Intentio might come in useful if I wreck the wall while removing the paper slates...

 

[Paul Tomlinson]

The utterly drab wall tiling reminds me of growing up in the industrial town of Oldham, On top of that, the whole thing is so darned untidy in the cold light of day. So I'm not sure what to do at the moment. Some pieces of laser cut roofing produced by Intentio might come in useful if I wreck the wall while removing the paper slates...

View attachment 211609

Larry, how about Wills' sheet, 75mm high x 130mm wide?
(or another supplier if there's a better alternative)
I'm thinking one with "overlap" relief built-in so you don't have to faff with individual strips. A possible issue is that it might look a different pattern to the pitched roof :-(

 

[timbowales]

Larry, re the “untidy” appearance, if the various bits had not been done at once surely it is better to be untidy as that is how the various builders would have done it?
Tim T

 

[LarryG]

Larry, how about Wills' sheet, 75mm high x 130mm wide?
(or another supplier if there's a better alternative)
I'm thinking one with "overlap" relief built-in so you don't have to faff with individual strips. A possible issue is that it might look a different pattern to the pitched roof :-(

View attachment 211610

Hi, I have the Wills sheet but the problem is its thickness. The Intentio slates are on thin card so i have been busy cutting things to fit.

 

[LarryG]

Job done! The slates were chiselled off and replaced by the Intentio 'sheet'. I'm really pleased with these, and it occurs to me a large sheet of these would be very useful IMO and really speed up the process of adding roof slates. However, there might be the question of "expensive to laser cut"...

 

[LarryG]

Finished now the chimney stacks are fitted and all lead flashing...


Bargeboards will be fitted after painting...

 

[LarryG]

Another hold up. I am not sure of those chimney stacks now, as they look too low. Some 3D replacements have been ordered to go on top of the roof...

Al the fittings sprayed and matted ready for fitting...



The repaired roof after removing the two chimney stacks. Actually it is a brandnew roof...!

 

[LarryG]

The resin chimney stacks from Model Railway Scenes are fab and I'll fit these to any future buildings...



All the fireplaces in the station masters house are catered for here. The single stack had been raised at some time to aid draughting... I must have been drunk...

 

[LarryG]

All structural work is complete and the whole building sprayed with Halfords Matt Lacquer, which also livens up the paintwork.....



The slate-clad wall has come out okay. Because the rear of the building has no public face or entrance, plain bargeboards must have been considered sufficient when the originals needed attention...

 

[LarryG]

Finished with some photos in this mornings sun....


Ladies lavatory accessed inside tea room while Gents is outside.....


Back of the station showing kitchen extension covering blocked up street entrance...


Upstairs bathroom & toilet conversion with stink pipe....


Temporarily in position showing lighter red brickwork than used on earlier buildings....


I had overlooked ticket office and porters room. Now sorted.....

 

[Dai88D]

I wouldn’t mind buying that and converting it into a house

 

[Dai88D]

Now you’ve finished the station, goods shed and signal box, have you thought of trying 7mm?

 

[simond]

LArry, I know you've retired from a successful career, but are you a frustrated architect?

Do you spend your non-modelling time watching "Grand Designs"?

 

[LarryG]

LArry, I know you've retired from a successful career, but are you a frustrated architect?

Do you spend your non-modelling time watching "Grand Designs"?

Haha. I watch as little tele as possible. Architecture and structures have interested me since art school days.

 

[LarryG]

Job's stopped again. I had hopes of converting a brick signalbox into a part wooden box before throwing in the towel. Anyway, a different firm has kindly agreed to produce me a RH version of one of its signal boxes so I am confident something positive will come out of this. I managed to produce this RH version from a LH kit in 7mm scale, which gives an idea of what I am aiming to produce in 4mm.

 

[LarryG]

While awaiting a signalbox kit, I decided to spruce up a second-hand Small Prairie by rubbing off the original insignia, spraying it lightly with Halfords Satin Black and affixing large pre-1956 totems, varnished with Halfords Satin Lacquer.

The totem are 9mm high off Methfix sheet B3, replaced in later years by BR Sheet 14. Transfers on the latter sheet were slightly larger with the large BR totem coming out at 10mm high.

I intend making up a new smokebox number plate. 4560 worked on the Cambrian section in BR days...

 

[sjp23480]

varnished with Halfords Satin Lacquer

Hi @LarryG

Do you spray this directly from the can or decant it to use in an airbrush?

Thanks
Stephen

 

[Quintus]

If I may comment , not wishing to pre empt Larry's reply, I had a very bad experience spraying varnish from an aerosol onto a recently completed 7mm coach side, which lifted the paint, resulting in a terrible mess. I had sprayed prescision paint with my airbrush, and thought acrylic varnish would be OK. I came to the conclusion that it was the propellant in the aerosol that caused the problem rather than the varnish itself.
regards
Mike

 

[daifly]

While awaiting a signalbox kit, I decided to spruce up a second-hand Small Prairie by rubbing off the original insignia, spraying it lightly with Halfords Satin Black and affixing large pre-1956 totems, varnished with Halfords Satin Lacquer.

The totem are 9mm high off Methfix sheet B3, replaced in later years by BR Sheet 14. Transfers on the latter sheet were slightly larger with the large BR totem coming out at 10mm high.

I intend making up a new smokebox number plate. 4560 worked on the Cambrian section in BR days...
View attachment 213649

I think we've discussed totem sizes before.


4560 near Afon Wen 1956 - photographer unknown

'Nuff said!

Dave

 

[sjp23480]

If I may comment , not wishing to pre empt Larry's reply, I had a very bad experience spraying varnish from an aerosol onto a recently completed 7mm coach side, which lifted the paint, resulting in a terrible mess. I had sprayed prescision paint with my airbrush, and thought acrylic varnish would be OK. I came to the conclusion that it was the propellant in the aerosol that caused the problem rather than the varnish itself.
regards
Mike

Mike (@Quintus)

This is also my experience of using Halfords Satin lacquer, I also found the nozzle (at least the one I have) tends to spatter and delivers the lacquer in more of a stream than a fine mist.

Should I persevere and buy another can from Halfords and try again?

Stephen