Yorky D's Küchentisch: Two into One...!

[oldravendale]

Hi again Andrew.

I've now viewed the film and it is, indeed, most interesting. I don't remember the incident but knew Neasden Station very well and used the Bakerloo Line as it was then very regularly until the business I worked for moved out to the sticks. This looks to be part of a longer film. If so do you have the title?

Brian

 

[BrushType4]

Hi again Andrew.

I've now viewed the film and it is, indeed, most interesting. I don't remember the incident but knew Neasden Station very well and used the Bakerloo Line as it was then very regularly until the business I worked for moved out to the sticks. This looks to be part of a longer film. If so do you have the title?

Brian

Brian, I don’t, I found it on Facebook. I don’t think the original author was Andrew either.

Phil

 

[oldravendale]

Thanks for following that up, Phil.

I'll have a dig for myself. If I find it (and in case there are other Met Railway followers except Dave and I) I'll provide details of the full item on here.

Brian

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Not Die Verwandlung (The Metamorphasis) by Franz Kafka......

.......but some improvements to Dapol's L.94 to transform it into L.94 proper...

Alteration to the cab roof line and new cabside numerals. The decals are from Radley Models and although they are outlined in black at least they are the correct font. The not quite straight (oops ) rivets are from Archer Decals - what would we do without them? - and the new gutter is Evergreen styrene strip. Modified (left) and unmodified (right)

The front and rear GW lamp irons and the four fire iron brackets have been removed pending delivery of replacements from Laurie Griffin (LMS style lamp irons and GW fire iron brackets). I have also replaced the bunker number with the Radley Models decals and correcting the number spacing at the same time . I'm not bothered about the variation in patch painting and missing lining as it will disappear during the weathering process. Again new (left) and original (right).


Now starting to look like L.94. This is the first wash on the body and there's still plenty to do....


And here's a 4mm scale L.97 (Bachmann model) from many years ago. Again I altered the cab to the Met loading gauge.

 

[Steph Dale]

Dave,

I think I can see what you're trying to achieve here. The big challenge, I suspect, is achieving the 'well looked after, a bit grubby-and-subsequently-polished' effect that so many of the LT pannier tanks had towards the end of their lives. While the 4mm model was a great attempt, it doesn't quite do 'it' for me; I think I'd expect a greater variation between the vertical and reachable surfaces of the tanks and bunker and the rest of the loco...

Steph

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

The big challenge, I suspect, is achieving the 'well looked after, a bit grubby-and-subsequently-polished' effect that so many of the LT pannier tanks had towards the end of their lives.

Too right - this will be the most challenging weathering project yet.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Trying a bit more on the weathering front...

A few more black washes on top, tanks, cab sides and bunker. On the cab, tank and bunker I then used a damp finger too remove the wash but leaving it where the finger could not reach.

Once dry I used this.....

Which is bringing L.94 to the grubby but clean look.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

This last week has been spent creating a diorama for the weighbridge office.

Bedding in and weathering the weighbridge.

The weighbridge plate was glued to a layer of card to increase it's height. This allowed the concrete ramps to be formed from DAS clay, as was the ashphalt. I used Vallejo sandy paste for the remaining areas.

The weighbridge was painted a dark grey/gunmetal mix. Several washes of oxide were then applied followed by a drybrushing with gunmetal. Which in turn was followed by a drybrushing of oily steel to polish the worn areas.

The concrete ramps were painted a yellow/cream conccrete colour whilst the comcrete apron was painted a buff/middlestone colour. This is to simulate the two colours of concrete seen in the photograph. Ashphalt was a grey colour with several white, brown and grey washes. The entire area was drybrushed with greys, and buff to highlight the loose gravel.

The guard rail was made from a scrap length of bullhead rail and not forgetting the weeds and grasses.






More to do yet and the weighbridge plate still requires a few darker washes.

 

[BrushType4]

To say that is looking good is bit of an understatement. I usually make the weighbridge plates out of 2mm thick material. I thought 1mm would be better so it’s interesting that you packed it up. I’ll go back to supplying in 2mm.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Thanks Phil, I only packed it up to give me the height for the noticeable concrete ramps.

However I think 2mm would be better anyway as it will have less tendency to warp and easier to stick down flat. Of the weighbridges I've seen most seem to have a slight ramp up to them anyway.

 

[mickoo]

Thanks Phil, I only packed it up to give me the height for the noticeable concrete ramps.

However I think 2mm would be better anyway as it will have less tendency to warp and easier to stick down flat. Of the weighbridges I've seen most seem to have a slight ramp up to them anyway.

I suspect many were built flat, but over the years the ground around has compacted or eroded away, the result is the same though, a slight ramp.

Nice work on the weathering, wish I had more time to explore weathering techniques

 

[BrushType4]

All the weighbridges I’ve seen have had a slight ramp. I remember a weighbridge at Leiston that had an actual ramp, I broke a half shaft trying to get an artic on it. Spent all day in the back of nowhere waiting to be fixed.

 

[Osgood]

There was a fair pit below the plate for the mechanism - usually 4-5ft deep.
It was beneficial to elevate the bridge slightly wherever possible to keep the inevitable surface water ingress to that which fell only on the plate area - which would have to be drained away somehow from the pit bottom.
When silt built up to the underside of the lower links it had to be cleared out by hand.

 

[jonte]

Tremendous stuff as usual, Dave.

Thanks for sharing your methods once again.

Jonte

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Not much.....

Spent some time making these up from scrap etch for L.94 - London Transport duty number brackets. Smokebox door (left) and bunker (right).

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Duty numbers added... (as well as the new fire iron hooks of which L.94 had three instead of four and lamp irons).

These were left over 4mm LT wagon numbers.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

And finally - some faffing around tonight with the fire irons to give them the used look.

 

[Scale7JB]

Very nice indeed!

JB.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Some of the final details now.

Roof slates, barge boards and soffets - as provided in the kit - and electric lighting conduit. The latter is my addition made up from 0.5mm brass wire.





The roof slates were applied and a length of solder stuck to the apex to create a rounded top to the ridge tiles. First a coat of light grey was applied followed by a dark grey wash. Once dry this was followed by a light dry brushing of stone grey, followed by another dark grey wash and dry brushed again.

This only leaves the rainwater goods, again my addition, and the flower bed on the right end of the weighbridge to complete. And a suitable light shade for the exterior light on the left end of the weighbridge.

 

[Yorkshire Dave]

Well, Biggles has finally made it......

.....(apart from the lampshade and signs - OFFICE for the door and the weighbridge notice for the wall between the door and window).

Now with rainwater goods, drains and a small garden. The gutters are made from 3mm copper tube spliced down the centre, downpipes from 2mm brass rod and the brackets are from Modelu.