Grahame's N/2mm London Bridge train set

[grahame]

I've made a start on the pavements in front of the viaduct arches in St Thomas Street. They need kerbs adding and detailing as well as modelling the businesses in the arches (although most seem boarded up). Anyway here's a panoramic view of the viaduct arches and just about the entire eastern half of the layout:

 

[grahame]

Planning is underway for the trainshed and it's overall roof which is quite a daunting and sizeable project even in it's allocated compromised and compressed space.





Also to consider and make is the roof of the forecourt canopy, with it's myriad of pyramid shaped skylights, that extends over the concourse, ticket/travel office and bus and taxi stands. The fuzzy aerial pic below gives an idea of the extent of both (trainshed and canopy). I don't think these two modelling projects are going to be a quick job.

 

[timbowales]

Seeing that aerial photo makes one realise how hemmed in London termini actually are

 

[oldravendale]

Grahame - I'm agog. Please take us through the process as it progesses.

Brian

 

[Tim Watson]

Lovely picture of Guy’s Tower, from which you get the best view of London, because you can’t see how ugly it is.

Those cloches on the forecourt canopy roof would be an ideal candidate for 3DP or, with older technology, one pattern and moulds for polyester casting.

Tim

 

[Heather Kay]

an ideal candidate for 3DP

Wouldn't they be better vac-formed so they could actually let light in under the canopy?

 

[Tim Watson]

Wouldn't they be better vac-formed so they could actually let light in under the canopy?

Can be printed in clear resin, but vacuum forming would be an excellent solution. The sharp pinnacle might be a challenge for that process though.

Tim

 

[Grahame Hedges]

The pitched rectangular skylights appear to be made of a corrugated material with the light allowing rectangles not actually being clear. But they're all a different size and subtly different shape. The domed centre section is not actually curved but appears to be a series of flat panels. It seems that it is only the window at the end that has a curved profile. And it has a kink along it length but I'll not bother with that, doubt anyone will notice. Plus I won't need that number of rectangular skylights for my compressed version.

But I'm still thinking about and considering its construction - I don't have 3D design and printing or vac forming facilities so it'll probably have to be traditional model making techniques with card and styrene. Much like the rest of the layout.

For the pyramid skylights on the forecourt canopy I was planning on clear resin casting them. That way I'd only need to make one or two and then cast as many as I need with just painting the frame edges to finish.

 

[Grahame Hedges]

Lovely picture of Guy’s Tower, from which you get the best view of London, because you can’t see how ugly it is.

It's always reminded me of an adjustable wrench.