North Light Engine Shed…………

Well here we go again. I’m back on track (no pun intended). I’m back at my craft desk and I’ve started the R021b North Light Engine Shed in dark red brick from scalescenes. It’s a very versatile kit that can be built in two or four road versions and can be as long as required, as it is of a modular design and can be added together quite easily.

It all starts simply with the side walls, cut out and glued back to back to form the inside and outside.

       

To hide the raw card edges, the cover layers wrap around the edges, and there is window sills to add for the bottom of the windows.

       

For the top of the windows there is no cover, but a selection of coloured markers come in very handy just to disguise the raw edge.

The windows, I print with my laser printer onto OHP (Over Head Projector) film. Be careful if you want to try this as some laser printers will not take OHP and can damage your printer. If this is the case, the windows can be printed using an inkjet printer equally as well. The windows are sandwiched between the inner and outer walls.

       

Next comes the dressings for the walls. These come in the form of the buttress’s, plinth and drainpipes. These add depth and texture to the walls. And like before, those felt pens hide all of the raw edges.

       

       

Oh! I forgot to mention, there is a distribution box and trunking for the interior wall.

That’s the walls done. the next job is to start on the roofs. Hopefully I can get a start on these in the next couple of days. Keep popping back to see the progress.

Until Next Time…………

Here We Go.............

After a false start I think I'm ready to start blogging again. I thought I was ready a few weeks ago, but I think I was being a little bit eager. I'm afraid I have had to put the current model that I was building, a pair of semi detached houses, into a dark cupboard. They were proving to be a little bit of a problem for me. It seemed that every time that I tried to pick up where I left off, they just brought back some raw memories for me. I know that may sound strange to some, but for some reason it did. Anyhow, after a lot of deep thinking and even more work been done on renovating our kitchen, I have finally gotten rid of all off the damn plaster dust from our dining room, which was acting as our make shift kitchen and I have my craft table back.

So, I now hope that normal service can be resumed. I have a completely clear table that I can sit and model make to my heart is content. I've been in touch with my good friend John Wiffen from Scalescenes and he has spurred me on to start building again. I have got a couple of projects to get along with. The first is the R021b North Light Engine Shed and the second is the R022b Gable Roof Engine Shed, both from available Scalescenes. So, watch this space over the next couple of weeks to see my progress with the two aforementioned projects.
It's good to be back....
Until Next Time...............

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Staverton Station and Goods Shed………………..

I’ve finally got round to posting this build. It is the R003b Station and Goods Shed from scalescenes. It’s based on the GWR Staverton station, and those kind folk at scalescenes are donating £1 from every kit sold to the Staverton Preservation Group - South Devon Railway.

It has been built for the last three weeks, but I’ve been so busy I don’t know whether I was coming or going. Anyhow, here are all of the pictures from start to finish. I must really post as soon as I take the pictures. It would make my life so much easier.

         

The detail never ceases to amaze me. This detail down the right hand side is for a part of a drain pipe. It will all become clear shortly.

The main walls. Interior.

         

The detail inside that no one ever sees. If you look where my lump of a thumb and finger is, you can see the rest of the drain pipe cleverly built into an oversized interior wall. So when the cable end is fixed into position……

         

……..“Hey Presto” you have a drain pipe, that can’t be knocked off.

         Once all glued up nicely together, it make quite a sturdy little structure.

The fine detail seating under the covered area.

         

And would you expect anything less than some very intricate roof detail. These amaze me every time, how effective they are.

         

The finished Station Building.

         

And now for the Goods Shed. It is a simple sturdy box construction.

 

         

         

The roof is an effective slated design. The same as the Station Building. Cut into strips and ever so slightly overlapped.

 

The picture on the right shows one of the downsides of printing with a laser printer. When I wrap the sheet tight around the card, the print cracks and rubs off. I can live with this as it is just a case of touching up the damaged section with a corresponding coloured marker. I’m very lucky in that I have at my disposal, a wide range of markers that my wife Jak gave me, and if I haven’t got the right shade, I can usually find the right one in her pens as she uses a wide range of markers in her design work. If I can’t find the right shade in the pens that she has, I never will. I will post a picture of the pens that I have at my disposal in a future post for you to see. I still prefer using the laser over the inkjet. The images are so much sharper.

         

Some delicate wall awnings for above the doors finish the job quite nicely thank you.

         

Well, that’s that post done and dusted. I must, like I said earlier, post as I’m going. One it’s got to be easier than sitting for hours, scratching my head wondering how I done a particular fiddly bit weeks ago. And two, you don’t have to wait weeks so you see just how quick and easy these scalescenes kits can be.

The next build due out some time early March, is a 1930’s style Semi Detached House. Can’t wait.

Until Next Time……………..

Low Relief High Street Backs………….

Well I’ve finally started the T005a Low Relief High Street Backs from scalescenes. What with holidays, work and family commitments, I’ve not had much time for myself, let alone time to sit and build a model. But things are now back on track and I’ve got my head  down and my knife out.
The Low Relief High Street Backs are a stand alone unit or can go together with the T005 Low Relief High Street to make a complete building.

First task is to cut out all of the windows and stick them to some thick acetate. I find so easy to complete this task, as I print them onto self adhesive labels and this makes it easy to fix them to the sheet without getting glue all over the acetate. There is a sheet of windows that can be printed straight onto a sheet of OHP film, but my preference is to use the acetate and labels.

            

The initial build is exactly the same as the Low Relief High Street. A simple, but sturdy carcass forms the base. The floors and ceilings are made out of 2mm board and then stuck together back to back.

These get glued directly onto the backs.

While the glue sets, you need to cut out the sides. Talking of glue, I’m often asked what glue I use. It is a Quick Dry Tacky PVA glue. Available at most craft shops or on line. You only need to hold the piece for a couple of seconds and it bonds. Not totally, but enough to keep it in place until it does cure.

Again, these are 2mm thick and when glued to the floors and backs it makes the very sturdy carcass. (Oh, and that’s the glue I use).

There is three more to build. One more large one and two smaller ones. There is a fifth one which is a little different, but I’ll get to that one later.

Until Next Time…………..