7mm Pencarrow - Cornish BR(S)

[Peter Cross]

Oh dear - as long as it's the side door and hidden from view....

Should have used green and cream instead .

This is one of my dad's slides of Swanage taken in 1961 which may be useful for woodwork colours used in that period.

Apart from the obvious subject, not being in Cornwall but LSWR nevertheless. The Railway Hotel appears to have a light teak colour on the doors and frames on the ground floor whilst the remaining paint work is either cream or ivory. The house on the left has a malachite/chrome green door and again cream or ivory for the window frames.

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Lovely photo, I lived around the area for best part of 25 years.
The brown comes before the green, it's an old LSWR colour. So the chances are the buildings would of been brown and stone before the new buildings took over, which was before Southern green.

 

[NHY 581]

Rather nice pre-grouping coach as well. Shades of SECR?

Rob.

 

[simond]

“The house on the left has a malachite front door...”

Reminds me of a schoolpal’s mum, who bought a second-hand VW beetle in EXACTLY the shade of turquoise used by MPTE buses at the time. Must have been a coincidence...

Best
Simon

 

[Pencarrow]

Rather nice pre-grouping coach as well. Shades of SECR?

Rob.

Will have to check but first impressions are that it's one of the 10 compartment, 100 seater coaches.

 

[Pencarrow]

Sun coming through the roof window caught the building, so I took the opportunity to take a few shots. Will have a good look at them to see what else obviously needs doing (chimney and glazing still to do)...

 

[Heather Kay]

Oh my.

 

[gwrrob]

Oh my.

Absolutely and just clicking like feels like an understatement on his quality of modelling.

 

[Steph Dale]

Rather nice pre-grouping coach as well. Shades of SECR?

Rob.

Will have to check but first impressions are that it's on of the 10 compartment, 100 seater coaches.

Yep - it's an augmentation trailer for a pull-push set. The M7 is probably either dropping it off or picking it up from what appears to be the regular stabling point for one of these vehicles. If @Yorkshire Dave reckoned it was 1961, so it could well be dear old 1050, now sadly out of use at the Bluebell. The panelling style appears correct and I've a feeling that 1050 was the only one of the 100-seaters with SER style panelling...

Steph

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

If @Yorkshire Dave can furnish us with a date I can probably work out which one it is...

Date will be around August 1961.

 

[Pencarrow]

Lighting conditions nowhere near as good but here's a few more of progress today.







There's more colour to add at the base of the building when I've confirmed ground levels...

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Lighting conditions nowhere near as good but here's a few more of progress today.

Sometimes you need flat lighting to avoid the harsh sun washing out the subtle colours.

Excellent modelling and finishing .

 

[oldravendale]

Goodness only knows, I could neither build nor paint anything so superb, hence I've been quiet. But I could hold myself in no longer!

Would the brick work exposed as the rendering fell off not be more red? Or are we to assume that the building's been lime washed all over?

Not in the slightest critical, just interested in the interpretation.

Brian

 

[Pencarrow]

Goodness only knows, I could neither build nor paint anything so superb, hence I've been quiet. But I could hold myself in no longer!

Would the brick work exposed as the rendering fell off not be more red? Or are we to assume that the building's been lime washed all over?

Not in the slightest critical, just interested in the interpretation.

Brian

Thanks for the kind comments Brian!

I'm assuming that the render is over stonework rather than brick because, as Stu mentioned a few pages ago, before railways reached Bodmin brick in the area was rare and expensive.

I've looked at a few examples of failed render and generally there seems to be a thin layer left stuck to the base material where the base material is stronger than the render. I've therefore gone for just a hint of the stone colours coming through.

I think also that the building render would have been painted at some stage, although not recently!

 

[Pencarrow]

Sometimes you need flat lighting to avoid the harsh sun washing out the subtle colours.

Excellent modelling and finishing .

Thanks Dave. The tricky bit is trying to get the photo colours to look close to what I can see. I seem to have trouble getting the situation and colours right at the same time. The phone app has settings to adjust for light temperature and exposure but still tricky.

 

[Pencarrow]

Oh my.

Absolutely and just clicking like feels like an understatement on his quality of modelling.

Thanks both! Just don't ask exactly how I've done it as it's the result of much trial and error, over painting and adjustment.

 

[NHY 581]

Thanks both! Just don't ask exactly how I've done it as it's the result of much trial and error, over painting and adjustment.

Research and development........

Rob

 

[NHY 581]

Oh.......and more than a modicum of sheer talent.........

 

[John Walker]

Oh dear - as long as it's the side door and hidden from view....

Should have used green and cream instead .

This is one of my dad's slides of Swanage taken in 1961 which may be useful for woodwork colours used in that period.

Apart from the obvious subject, not being in Cornwall but LSWR nevertheless. The Railway Hotel appears to have a light teak colour on the doors and frames on the ground floor whilst the remaining paint work is either cream or ivory. The house on the left has a malachite/chrome green door and again cream or ivory for the window frames.

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Hello Dave, that's a useful picture. Have you got any more of Swanage and the local area through to Hamworthy Junction. I am modelling this in 3mm. See Swanage in 3mm

Regards
John Walker

 

[Focalplane]

My observations in Wales show that the degree of verdigris is much higher on north facing walls than south facing walls. This even applies down south along the Mediterranean. The splashback from the ground is also a variable to be considered, grass, negligible, dirty tarmac, considerable, etc.

Paul

 

[daifly]

My observations in Wales show that the degree of verdigris is much higher on north facing walls than south facing walls. This even applies down south along the Mediterranean. The splashback from the ground is also a variable to be considered, grass, negligible, dirty tarmac, considerable, etc.

Paul
Do you really mean verdigris? Verdigris is caused by atmospheric oxidation of copper or brass. Algae and moss etc. are certainly more common in damper, north-facing locations.
Dave