Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
Perhaps Father Christmas might oblige! 
7mm Pencarrow - Cornish BR(S)
- Thread starter Pencarrow
- Start date
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Ahem......cough..........you do know you've included your tooth brush in the photo( bottom left..fyi...).
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Funnily enough I do put the very occasional modelling post on this Facebook group which seems to generate a reasonable footfall and comments:
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Hope you all had a great Christmas day yesterday.
Not done much in recent weeks. Busy run up to Christmas at work and then Christmas itself. First time at the workbench in weeks.
First fix plastic for the stonework on the chimney breast. A mixture of thicknesses from 20thou to 60thou. Should give a good starting point for carving to finish off later.
Not done much in recent weeks. Busy run up to Christmas at work and then Christmas itself. First time at the workbench in weeks.
First fix plastic for the stonework on the chimney breast. A mixture of thicknesses from 20thou to 60thou. Should give a good starting point for carving to finish off later.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Back to the station guards' building...
All my buildings sit in some sort of socket in the top of the board so that you don't get daylight appearing underneath. This one is no different.
In this case the socket is formed from 6mm foamboard. The raised area furthest away is the platform and that front and left, is the pavement along the station road.
The building sunk in. Hopefully the fact the road / pavement rises to the right is noticeable.
Between this building and the station there's a turning head and a gap through which views into the yard beyond can be got.
A very typical (of the real Bodmin North) view down the platform. The canopy with the distinctive curved triangular hole in the end will be noticeable. The station is currently a card mock up...
All my buildings sit in some sort of socket in the top of the board so that you don't get daylight appearing underneath. This one is no different.
In this case the socket is formed from 6mm foamboard. The raised area furthest away is the platform and that front and left, is the pavement along the station road.
The building sunk in. Hopefully the fact the road / pavement rises to the right is noticeable.
Between this building and the station there's a turning head and a gap through which views into the yard beyond can be got.
A very typical (of the real Bodmin North) view down the platform. The canopy with the distinctive curved triangular hole in the end will be noticeable. The station is currently a card mock up...
gwrrob
Western Thunderer
Very generous indeed.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
As sheep go he's not that bad. Has a nasty habit of suggesting an influx of panniers though.
gwrrob
Western Thunderer
He's a legend then.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Leg end definitely
NHY 581
Western Thunderer
Mange Tout, Pencarrot.
'Twas a pleasure and I'm glad you like it. My own 7mm aspirations are on hold, probably indefinitely and this little chap was just sat in it's box. Better he finds a home with a proper 7mm modeller............Looks very much at home in his new surroundings.
Rob.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Funny what you get used to...
For quite a few years this building has had a cardboard mock up roof and just the end chimney stack. This morning it gained the carcass of the second chimney stack. Can of looks really weird to my eyes...
Just the stone cladding to add now.
For quite a few years this building has had a cardboard mock up roof and just the end chimney stack. This morning it gained the carcass of the second chimney stack. Can of looks really weird to my eyes...
Just the stone cladding to add now.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Up early this morning as I'm trying to finish all the structural work on this building in 2023... That will just leave painting, doors, windows and roofing for January. After that it might be a switch back to 4mm and Polsarrett as it now has a show to go to in 2024...
Very basic tools required for the stone cladding:
Very basic tools required for the stone cladding:
Heather Kay
Western Thunderer
And back atcha!
Thank you - and the others here - for the inspirational modelling. It’s a joy to follow along.