Sun VI Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 I've just found your thread and it's really inspiring - it's inspiring me to take up fishing or astronomy or volunteer at the donkey sanctuary, anything that doesn't reveal my total inability to emulate modelling that's a fraction of the standard that you're producing. Stunning work! Yours in despair, Sun VI Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyram Posted May 31, 2017 Share Posted May 31, 2017 Some great modelling work on display here. Do we have a track plan? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 Some more work on my box. Told you it was a slow burner. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2018 Lovely stuff. Wonderfully distressed......in fact positively distraught in places! Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 11, 2018 Author Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) Thanks rob. It’s a disused signal box which i think is poignant and reflects not only the loss of some lovely buildings but also the fact that deriliction is rarely used in model railways. Edited February 11, 2018 by Peterkern23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted February 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2018 (edited) Totally agree..... I find it really challenging trying to suggest similar states of disrepair in my modelling. This guy is jaw dropping... http://www.009.cd2.com/members/how_to/nouaillier_a.htm His work has been appearing in Continental Modeller for about 18 months now. Rob. Edited February 11, 2018 by nhy581 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ShildonShunter Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Hi peter some really nice modelling happening here will be watching with interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry1975 Posted February 11, 2018 Share Posted February 11, 2018 Very nice signal box, look forward to more. Jerry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Some work on the front face tonight. Damn, this is fiddly work. Thanks for all the positive comments! All done in tiny strips of plasticard and glued with Tamiya thin cement. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Stunning work Peterkern23, one question, how did you paint and weather the hut on the side of the box, it looks really lifelike. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 With tamiya water based paints and weathering powder mate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 I think the phrase 'patience of a saint' was invented for this. Excellent work. How do you run the thin cement into place? Cocktail stick? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 The cement comes in a little glass bottle with a small brush. It’s so thin it works into the cracks and seals the joins. Finished building the windows for the front facade and couldn’t resist a little mock-up of the top. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 I've just found your thread and it's really inspiring - it's inspiring me to take up fishing or astronomy or volunteer at the donkey sanctuary, anything that doesn't reveal my total inability to emulate modelling that's a fraction of the standard that you're producing. Stunning work!Yours in despair,Sun VI No way will I accept your disparity. What about the human resolve? Get your glue and knife and practice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Some great modelling work on display here. Do we have a track plan? Not yet. I wish for the box to be the focal point but other than that I’m open to ideas. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 (edited) Top half of the signal box nears completion Edited February 19, 2018 by Peterkern23 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted February 19, 2018 Share Posted February 19, 2018 Top half of the signal box nears completion[attachment=967396:E051348D-ACDE-475F-8406-1F7F82372A9E.jpeg Looks amazing! Very realistic and precisely built. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 19, 2018 Author Share Posted February 19, 2018 Thanks Luke, here are some more: 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted February 21, 2018 Author Share Posted February 21, 2018 Going that extra mile when scratch building can really set your work apart from others. I make all my own brickwork from scratch, using giftware plaster. I used to scribe every model, which would take hours but I now have a negative mould of a sheet of my scribed bricks which I use to cast my walls. In the pictures you can see the clear liquid sitting in the mould. This is a “wet water”, which sound ridiculous but it’s true. Using mixed in soap, the water glides into the silicone and removes all bubbles prior to pouring in the plaster. The plaster is then mixed and the wet water is poured out just before casting. This reduces bubbles by nearly 100%. There nothing worse than a few tiny holes in the middle of a brick wall. Especially at 00 scale. After an hour I pull the cast out and voila! A lovely sharp sheet of bricks at the thickness of 5mm that is a true-to-life thickness of house and building walls. This plaster is amazing to work with and paints to a true Matt finish if using the right paints. I will be using these sheets for my signal box. I also wanted to see what my signal box would look like with some bricks so I balanced one of my finished models upside down and rested the box top on it. Looks okay! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted February 21, 2018 Share Posted February 21, 2018 Good idea! Looks great as well. Love the weathering and different tones you achieve on your models. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ModellingMatt Posted February 22, 2018 Share Posted February 22, 2018 Your buildings are superb! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 Have taken a break from building my signal box as I received a book on modelling trees for my birthday. Couldn’t resist, so I am currently working on a medium beech tree for the layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peterkern23 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 The work I was doing on the signal box was the brickwork, which I do in plaster. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2ManySpams Posted March 18, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 18, 2018 Some fantastic observational modelling in this thread, a great antidote to all the Ready to Plonk buildings that are so popular these days. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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