4mm Llanfair ....

Yorkshire Dave

Western Thunderer
Peco streamline flat bottom from here....
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This would be a good opportunity to have fresher looking rail, ballast and sleepers to appear as if this section of track has been renewed :) .
 

LarryG

Western Thunderer
I may have mentioned before that the light grey ballast is softer than the other colours and more easily files down to dust. I resorted to a half-inch paint brush in the end dry-brushing grey cellulose...
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It will probably improve when grassland is added...
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
Space is tight at Llanfair and so the goods shed floor space was doubled to accommodate animal feed in addition to general merchandise. Rail loading/unloading is external, the idea coming from Llanfyllin. The extended floor is on breeze block supports....

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Hole cut into side wall. The end doors remain functional for additional ventilation in hot weather and could be used for end-loading...
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Corrugated canopy supported on angle frame. I ran out of daylight, so the job will continue tomorrow.....
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EDIT 2/11/23 :: After placing the shed on the layout, a small platform was added to the loading bay...
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
The above goods shed didn't work out for me so I built a replacement. Lost count of how many I've done now...
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Built with window walls but no roof lights. Not a lot is happening outside on the layout, which is pretty much par for the course at this time of year.
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
I ordered a lasercut signalbox kit based on Helston to give me something to do indoors. For guttering, a length of Evergreen 080" channel was glued to the edge of a sheet of 60thou Plastikard. When dry, it was cut from the sheet 2.5mm wide as shown....

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It was then glued to the signalbox wall just below the roof...
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Drainpipes were bent from brass rod and attached with split pins + Loctite instant glue....
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'Tother end.....
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As usual, I built the roof to be removable. The steps, windows and doors will be sprayed separately for ease of painting...WEB 4mm signalbox 5.jpg
The chimney breast is not fixed and will be fitted after painting. The chimney came from a scrapped signalbox....
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
No secret handshake required haha. I think it is just that a good few of us saw the entry of Laser cut building kits into the hobby as almost a hobby in itself. :drool:

Easy masking when some parts are left as separate items...
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Matt black + white primer decamped into spraygun to make a dirty black roof colour...
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
I have completed the brickwork first so that the whole building could be lightly sprayed over with Halfords matt varnish. Diluited dirty black was also added on top of the plinth brickwork and under drainpipes etc "Western Region brown" (one of many!) will be dead matt enamel...
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Matt brown parts painted...
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
The new signal box is pretty well finished now. After fitting an interior, I found the roof had bowed over the past few days and so I rook a roof from a scrap signal box and made a new roof over the toilet....

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I recommend ensuring the windows are a loose fit in the apertures to allow for the thickness of paint. All the box needs now is a nameboard...

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The signal man can be seen...
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LarryG

Western Thunderer
I picked the signalbox up this morning and the stairs completely disintegrated and it brought to mind the bad old days of cast whitemetal vac pipes, whistles and even coupling rods. With laser cut kits, it seems we are back to the days of one material suits all and it is asking a lot of unsupported 1mm square MBF to act as banisters etc. Plywood would have been a bit stronger. I am busy this morning trying to patch up the damage, but I think it's time to look for a new way of passing time.

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