7mm Heyside: 7mm L&Y, late 50s/early 60s

28ten

28ten

Guv'nor
Jordan said:
I think it's a great idea, and a way we/Western Thunder could be part of a future-Award-Winning layout as well...:)

However, as you say "modelling wizards", that counts me out, I reckon... this was the last interior I did, for the Yard Hut on Withyn Reach...


Although it does have the Station Cat, fast asleep in front of the fireplace...
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Looks ok to me :thumbs:
I have redesigned the building (again) to incorporate a slide out tray for an interior and I need to think about partition walls......
 
Dikitriki

Dikitriki

Flying Squad
We had a running session last Thursday, a sort of anything goes (or not in the case of Tony's B1), and I took a little video.

We had Andy Beaton as a guest, and he brought along a couple of nice original Scots from his own kits, while Brian ran his newly chipped 4-Sub. No, I can't think of any justification for running it on Heyside either!

Poor video, but it will give a flavour of the fun evening.


Richard
 
lancer1027

lancer1027

Western Thunderer
Hi Richard, GREAT stuff looks like you had a most enjoyable evening:thumbs:. The southern unit looks interesting , is it a Roxey kit?

Rob
 
Dikitriki

Dikitriki

Flying Squad
Hi

The need for Martins Bank arose because of a big gap in the backdrop of buildings. The addition of the building has meant a reconstruction of the road going across the bridge, reducing a wall on one side, moving the road over and replacing pavements. It's quite a big task as all the alterations meant the destruction of the existing hand carved surfaces.

I got the short straw and have been busy scribing Depron to represent stone walling, pavement, and road cobbles. I thought you may find it interesting to see the process part way through. The photo shows the replacement road surface. It is piece of 3mm Depron and the impression of the cobbles (a nominal 5mm x 2mm) is made by mothing more than a 2B pencil and a rule.....and a bucket of patience. The uncarved sections are where pavements and the bank (bottom right) will be, so I didn't want to waste my time doing that.

It looks awful at the moment, but painting will bring it to life. It's got to look great anyway to complement Cynric's work on the bank.

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Richard
 
Dikitriki

Dikitriki

Flying Squad
Phill Dyson said:
Interesting material Richard, would it be the Depron used by Aircraft modelers that you use ?

Cheers Phill
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Hi Phill

Yes. It's a closed cell foam. The plus side is that it's very easily marked. The minus side is that it's very easily marked:).
It has to be glued with UHU POR (not the usual UHU which melts it - guess how I know) or PVA. Painting is with acrylics or enamels - it seems unaffected by white spirits.

The advantage for cobbles/stonework is that you can do large pieces, so you don't have loads of joined Wills/Slater's sheets.

Richard
 
JimG

JimG

Western Thunderer
Dikitriki said:
Yes. It's a closed cell foam. The plus side is that it's very easily marked. The minus side is that it's very easily marked:).
It has to be glued with UHU POR (not the usual UHU which melts it - guess how I know) or PVA. Painting is with acrylics or enamels - it seems unaffected by white spirits.

The advantage for cobbles/stonework is that you can do large pieces, so you don't have loads of joined Wills/Slater's sheets.
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Richard,

What is the surface finsh of the Depron - smooth/glossy, or textured? I'm thinking ahead to sandstone block Glasgow tenements and retaining walls on Banavie Road and I've been keeping an eye out for possible materials to use when the time comes.

Jim.
 
Dikitriki

Dikitriki

Flying Squad
Hi Jim

It's fairly flat and uniform, but does have a slight surface texture. You could give it further texture by sanding (800 grit+), or by pressing it into a coarser paper, or by 'bouncing' a wire brush off it. When I show the piece fitted, I shall try to get a macro shot so you can see.

Richard
 
Scale7JB

Scale7JB

Western Thunderer
Dikitriki said:
Hi Guys

One of the longer-term aims I have for Heyside is to have all (or at least a substantial number of the major ones) the building interiors detailed. It strikes me that all new buildings as a matter of course should be as good on the inside as they are on the outside.
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What's your name, Peter Hunt?!

JB.
 
Phill Dyson

Phill Dyson

Western Thunderer
Thank's for the answer Richard :);)

Looks like a very useful scenic material you've discovered :thumbs: ........could I ask where you buy yours from ?

Cheers Phill
 
Dikitriki

Dikitriki

Flying Squad
Phill Dyson said:
........could I ask where you buy yours from ?
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Ebay. Search on Depron. It's just a case of working out what the best deal for you is. What thickness you want, what size board, what the postage is! I have found the most useful thicknesses 6mm and 3mm, and I have no experience of anything other than the white Depron.

There are a few model shops that stock it, but none near me.

Richard
 
rosspeacock

rosspeacock

Modelling on a £1200 table.
Hi Richard looks very effective, is it the same stuff that was used in the construction of some of the the buildings on Heyside? 'Steve of your parish' was showing me this amazing lightweight board which looked a similar material which had been used to construct the terraced houses and retaining walls on 'Heyside' It looked fantastic stuff but he did mention it was easily damaged too and any damage revealed the white underneath... :thumbs: Ross....:D
 
JimG

JimG

Western Thunderer
Dikitriki said:
Hi Jim

It's fairly flat and uniform, but does have a slight surface texture. You could give it further texture by sanding (800 grit+), or by pressing it into a coarser paper, or by 'bouncing' a wire brush off it. When I show the piece fitted, I shall try to get a macro shot so you can see.
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Richard,

The best thing for me to do is get a sheet and have a play around with it. At the moment I am wondering how I can deal with cutouts for windows, etc., in tenement buildings - i.e. can a cut edge be made to look similar to the sheet surface?

Jim.
 
Dikitriki

Dikitriki

Flying Squad
rosspeacock said:
Hi Richard looks very effective, is it the same stuff that was used in the construction of some of the the buildings on Heyside? 'Steve of your parish' was showing me this amazing lightweight board which looked a similar material which had been used to construct the terraced houses and retaining walls on 'Heyside' It looked fantastic stuff but he did mention it was easily damaged too and any damage revealed the white underneath... :thumbs: Ross....:D
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Hi Ross

Yes, it's the same stuff. Easily damaged, pretty easy to carve out and replace, easy to paint. No structural strength.


JimG said:
Richard,

The best thing for me to do is get a sheet and have a play around with it. At the moment I am wondering how I can deal with cutouts for windows, etc., in tenement buildings - i.e. can a cut edge be made to look similar to the sheet surface?

Jim.
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Hi Jim

An edge cut with a sharp scalpel is pretty close to the original surface. A bit coarser perhaps, but not unattractively so. It can be scored to continue the courses very easily. Sanding it is a different matter as more of the cells tend to be revealed, but if you go to 1200 grit, you should be OK.

We're all on the lookout for a fantastic scenic material that scores highly on all criteria - not found one yet!

Richard
 
28ten

28ten

Guv'nor
I have used it on a couple of times and my method was to laser an mdf shell with all the cut outs and laminate the depron using the mdf as a handy template for cutting windows/doors, then my usual methods for the rest.
 
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