7mm Pencarrow - Cornish BR(S)

[Pencarrow]

Thanks both.

Not a huge amount of skill to make but takes some thinking about how best to put it together. Construction aided by the NWL Chopper (which helps get all the similar bits the same length) and decent microstrip (which means all the bits are the same thickness).

 

[Peter Cross]

That's the trouble with plastic and glass, both will run to the bottom when stored vertically or spread if stacked too high and flat. We used to use lots of 5mm acrylic that would sometimes very from 4 at the top to 6 at the bottom. Those were the ones returned.

Anyway progressing nicely.

 

[Pencarrow]

Main roof module for the second wharf building well underway.



Seen here placed in the building...





This one has the chimney stack attached which has made things a bit more interesting...



It overlaps the gable end...



Hopefully by just enough to tie into the stonework sheets.

 

[Pencarrow]

Time for another fantastic sketch...



Trying to decide how the brickwork chimney stack would interface with the stonework in the gable end. I think the options are:

A. Minimum amount of brick sitting on an almost entirely stone gable.

B. The brickwork continuing down straight with stonework either side.

C. As B but the brickwork keyed into the stonework.


Any thoughts folks?

(the brick and stone faces are flush by the way)

 

[Stubby47]

A. Definitely.

Probably not B.

Not C.

Bricks were expensive in Cornwall (not a native product) so purchasing more fire bricks than needed was not the Cornish way...

 

[Pencarrow]

A. Definitely.

Probably not B.

Not C.

Bricks were expensive in Cornwall (not a native product) so purchasing more fire bricks than needed was not the Cornish way...

That's good, it's the easiest to do. I was expecting you to say C as it would be the most difficult.

As the building was constructed in the 1830s, prior to the national rail network, I'm guessing you're right about bricks being difficult to get hold of.

 

[NHY 581]

Nice work Chris.

Very useful. Almost makes me want to scratch build a building.............

What have I just said....?


Rob.

 

[Pencarrow]

Nice work Chris.

Very useful. Almost makes me want to scratch build a building.............

What have I just said....?


Rob.

Go for it Rob, start with something simple, small and easy to make. PWay hut perhaps?

 

[Peter Cross]

Time for another fantastic sketch...

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Trying to decide how the brickwork chimney stack would interface with the stonework in the gable end. I think the options are:

A. Minimum amount of brick sitting on an almost entirely stone gable.

B. The brickwork continuing down straight with stonework either side.

C. As B but the brickwork keyed into the stonework.


Any thoughts folks?

(the brick and stone faces are flush by the way)

For me A is the best one. B could also be used but not normally straight, would have a link half way down. C I've never seen. Nice idea building chimney on roof rather than roof around it.

 

[simond]

If the building had been built with a fireplace & chimney, I’d guess it would be all one material. If the fireplace & chimney were a later addition, would the builders change the apex, where the ridge pole joins the gable, or would they route the chimney to one side of the ridge pole?

Best
Simon

 

[Stubby47]

I think it's unlikely a later fireplace and chimney would be built inside the building, as Simon says this would mean massive alterations to the roof.
Also the upper part of the chimney might have been stone originally but has been replaced with brick, folkowing a partial collapse perhaps.
In which case the stone to brick join might not be a simple straight line.

 

[Stubby47]

65 A3047 Google Maps

Hopefully this shows an image of a stone gable and brick chimney.

Ah, yes, the white painted house to the right of the red car.

 

[Pencarrow]

Looking at photo of the wharf building the chimney was definitely within the roof.

Stubby's link shows a suitable solution - cheers.

 

[Pencarrow]

A reminder of the prototype - demolished over 120 years ago...

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So full of character...

Photos above show that all the chimneys are brick.

 

[Pencarrow]

It's amazing the number of odd shaped scraps you get when using the Wills sheets to clad a building or two. There must be a bit of Yorkshireman in me as I hate chucking them away. So instead of adding them to the "it will come in useful someday" pile I've used about 40 of them up to clad the rear of the building.



Some of the joints needed a bit of filler but most disappeared with some solvent. The lower bit of the building rear will be up against a retaining wall so I'm not bothered about the ragged edge and gaps.

Roof still fits on...

 

[Peter Cross]

Looking good Chris, what filler do you use?

 

[Stubby47]

If anything, the wall is probably more prototypical now than if using full sheets.

Using the Google Earth link, you will see there are many houses along the road which have a dressed stone front wall with rough stone side walls.

 

[matto21]

Brilliant work!

 

[Pencarrow]

Looking good Chris, what filler do you use?

This one available here in Halfords:

 

[Peter Cross]

Thanks Chris, I have that one already, must stick well as I imagine it melts the plastic a little.