7mm Pencarrow - Cornish BR(S)

[Pencarrow]

Thanks Chris, I have that one already, must stick well as I imagine it melts the plastic a little.

Yes, it is solvent based and sticks like the proverbial.

 

[Pencarrow]

Second chimney formed.



Once the solvent has hardened off on the joints I'll need to dress the edges, add the mortar lines and add detail to the top.

This was a retro fit requiring the roof to be chopped. I originally assumed that the chimney was on the outside of the building. Really shouldn't assume...

 

[Bob 81C]

I must get some of that putty all the stuff I've bought has fell off the work it's either old or just not up to the job.

 

[Pencarrow]

As corner joints go, I'm quite happy with this.



Missing mortar courses added by a quick stroke with a coarse razor saw.

 

[Pencarrow]

Chimney stack attached to the roof.



Should set square!

 

[Stubby47]

Ah, but do you want it square...?

 

[Pencarrow]

Ah, but do you want it square...?

Given that the rest of the building has various idiosyncrasies you might expect me to say no but IMO chimneys off square just look like sloppy modelmaking. There will be stuff growing out of them though...

 

[Peter Cross]

Brick chimneys are so much nicer than stone one. Not so much stuff to take up the ladder. Unless it was a dressed stone one fresh from the masons.

Looking good Chris, I agree about it having to be vertical. There's plenty of time for it to be knock off kilter.

 

[Stubby47]

Chimneys would curve, rather than be straight but angled, and that's probably not an option now, unless you carefully use the oven...

 

[Pencarrow]

Funny how chimneys seem to bring scale to a building.


I've also started bodge rendering the upper half of the the right hand wharf building. With some domestic filler that seems to bond well to plastic.



I did chop 3 courses off the left hand chimney as it seemed a little too tall.



I like the various random shapes of the walls and roofs, so much more visually interesting than a square box with bog standard pitched roof.

 

[Pencarrow]

Chimneys would curve, rather than be straight but angled, and that's probably not an option now, unless you carefully use the oven...

Or apply too much solvent to one side...

 

[simond]

Chris, the ensemble is absolutely captivating. Can’t wait to see it painted. Just great

Best
Simon

 

[NHY 581]

This all looks rather spiffing.

Rob

 

[Pencarrow]

Chris, the ensemble is absolutely captivating. Can’t wait to see it painted. Just great

Best
Simon

Cheers Simon, looking forward to that stage myself. I'm not a million miles off finishing the larger wharf building as the outstanding items list comprises of "just":

• Stone cladding the rear of the barn.
• The boring job of neatening up the last few bits of stonework and a few corners.
• Making 1 door and 1 window
• Adding guttering and downpipes
• Tiling or sheeting the roofs
• Painting and decorating.

The second wharf building isn't quite as advanced

• Again the boring job of neatening up the last few bits of stonework and a few corners.
• Making 3 doors, 1 window and the 1st floor bay window (the glazed bay will be tricky)
• Adding the 2nd roof layer which was waiting for the chimney
• Completing the fascia rendering and picking out the spalled areas
• Adding wall plates
• Adding guttering and downpipes
• Tiling or sheeting the roofs
• Painting and decorating.

Really enjoying these builds though and IMO they certainly seem to belong on the layout and add to my version of the station's history.

 

[Pencarrow]

This all looks rather spiffing.

Rob

Thanks Sheepbloke, they have soaked up a heap of hours but I've always said Pencarrow is about enjoying the journey rather than building to an enforced deadline. The end board is now starting to show real hints of what it will all look like. I'm thinking that finishing the Grain Store will be next in the list. It was started 5+ years ago...

 

[NHY 581]

I think we all reach a point in our modelling where we really hit the spot and derive immense satisfaction from all aspects of the build, regardless of the time it takes.

I seem to have found it with Mutton and to be honest have struggled to settle on what to do next. I continue to add detail to Mutton but give each addition considerable thought.

I'm happy to continue with small layouts but feel that in a year or so I will be starting on a project on which I will spend a few years on. Not sure what that will be as of yet but I have a few ideas (too many)bouncing about.

Seeing Pencarrow coming together is quite a rare privilege.

I'm convinced we are watching a seminal layout in the making.


Rob

 

[Pencarrow]

As a bit of a change I thought I'd have a go at some roofing.



As per what I think I can see on photos and other buildings in the area, the tile row spacing decreases towards the ridge.

Took about a hour to do and that's roughly a 10th of the roofing on the 2 buildings.

I have cheated a little though and have used these:



Annoyingly the tiles on the sheets are all the same size, with wider tiles for end of rows not included. To make up for this I've taken single tiles off their "off-set slates" sheet which are just wide enough.

 

[Pencarrow]

I mentioned in a post the other day that I had started to have a play with the rendering on the top half of the second wharf building. I nearly got carried away and did the whole upper frontage but then remembered that there were still some plasticard bits to add above the bay window and therefore that bit hasn't been done yet.





Does it look like crumbling and flaking render? What do you think folks??

 

[matto21]

I think it does, it'll come to life when painted too.

Interested to see the York roofing tiles, been thinking of using these myself because I hate cutting and fixing them individually.

Matt

 

[Stubby47]

Render has a thickness, so bits broken off would have left a sharp, defined edge. Yours looks too smooth where it meets the bricks.