Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
P4? Thought you were going dual-gauge.
7mm Pencarrow - Cornish BR(S)
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P4? Thought you were going dual-gauge.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Obviously nothing WR. Went for one of these but it's been confiscated for my birthday next month.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
£70 for a wagon causes an intake of breath but having had a close look at all the detail, there's no way I could achieve anything even close to the detail and finish. A kit would take many, many hours and quite a bit of skill to get such a neat finish.
Got to be one of the best wagons produced in 7mm.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
I did mention it previously but there didn't seem much interest.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
In other news...
The big extension has had the brickwork added to the window surrounds.
The stone overlay has been cut to shape. Takes a while but I'm getting quicker at it.
The two combined. Going to need a bit of filler on places as I'm obviously not working to the same tolerances as @mickoo.
The sides and front (rear?) are now done. Next task is to work on the brick coursing around the window openings. Then putting the bits together.
I can't quite decide yet whether to fix the extension to the house back now or later. Going to have to fix it at some point as the roof of this extension and the main building do interact.
The big extension has had the brickwork added to the window surrounds.
The stone overlay has been cut to shape. Takes a while but I'm getting quicker at it.
The two combined. Going to need a bit of filler on places as I'm obviously not working to the same tolerances as @mickoo.
The sides and front (rear?) are now done. Next task is to work on the brick coursing around the window openings. Then putting the bits together.
I can't quite decide yet whether to fix the extension to the house back now or later. Going to have to fix it at some point as the roof of this extension and the main building do interact.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Up early again. Spot of modelling done. Interior floors and walls added to the extension. Also been around filling the various gaps and holes. The vertical corners of the extension have been gunked too as I want some slightly larger corner stones. These will be scribed once the filler has hardened.
I've said previously that the strengthening ribs work best on large flat walls. With the rear extension I decided not to use them as, by the time the interior floors and walls are in, it's quite well braced. The walls that join the main building have had a rib added to keep them straight.
I'm actually now considering bolting the extension to the main building. I've got a load of brass etch from kits and will solder some nuts to a strip of that and add to the extension in 4 locations. Bolts will go in from the rear of the main building and have brass washers to stop them digging in. That's the current thought anyway.
I've said previously that the strengthening ribs work best on large flat walls. With the rear extension I decided not to use them as, by the time the interior floors and walls are in, it's quite well braced. The walls that join the main building have had a rib added to keep them straight.
I'm actually now considering bolting the extension to the main building. I've got a load of brass etch from kits and will solder some nuts to a strip of that and add to the extension in 4 locations. Bolts will go in from the rear of the main building and have brass washers to stop them digging in. That's the current thought anyway.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
That's an interesting idea Simon. They'd have to be quite strong though as I wouldn't want the sections drifting apart. On the plus side it would give some adjustment potential and location dowels could be added once everything was finalised and in place.
Mark F
Western Thunderer
We're the Delabole ones standard presflos or were they the twin silo type?
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Dapol did a pick and mix with that. 5 plank livery applied to a presflo.
Kernow and Bachmann did a proper version based on photo info I provided.
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
Having thought about this in the morning I've gone and ordered some neodymium magnets. Always hard to see from the info provided how sticky or strong they will be. And hard to know how strong you need them to be. We'll see...
Pencarrow
Western Thunderer
I was thinking just that Phil. They should arrive on Thursday so experimenting can start then.
They are only 2x5x10mm and will have to pull through 3mm of plasticard. I do have some steel strip offcuts and an angle grinder...