kirtleypete Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Keeping the open space over the tracks was a good piece of design. I've been working on board 3; it's nearly ready for ballasting and then the roof can be put in place. I don't like having the building overhanging the end of the board, but it was that or saw it in half and I didn't fancy doing that. The next board should slot underneath it. Peter 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidR Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) I'll have to stop looking at this - I keep dribbling uncontrollably over the authenticity, and the detail is amazing! Edit for non use of capitalisation Edited January 10, 2018 by DavidR Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted January 19, 2018 Author Share Posted January 19, 2018 The third board is progressing; I should finish the roof tomorrow all being well. Peter 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BobM Posted January 19, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2018 (edited) Hi Peter, I love your work here.....it goes without saying it is superb modelling...... I have the greatest memories of the old Snow Hill......and am greatly proud to say that I own the original platform '7' sign that is seen in so many paintings and images of that once fine station...for anyone who wants to stand beneath it once more it now hangs above the locos in the Engine House at Higlhey on the SVR.... will your modelling extend as far south as the 7 sign...? Great stuff here matey.....will follow this with great interest.... Regards always... Bob Edited January 19, 2018 by BobM 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 Yes Bob, it's in exactly the right place....I'll be adding it to the model so many thanks for the picture. Presumably there would have been a similar one on platform 8 as well. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 Well, the 4 & 6 on t’other side look very similar, but you’ll need to zoom in a bit! Best Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerrySVR Posted January 20, 2018 Share Posted January 20, 2018 How big will the finished model be its fabulous modelling well done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted January 20, 2018 Author Share Posted January 20, 2018 There are four boards, 3'6" long by 3'3" wide. There is a suggestion that it might be extended later on to include the full length of the platforms. Peter 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted January 21, 2018 Share Posted January 21, 2018 (edited) A truelly superb piece of work Edited February 5, 2018 by steve fay Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 The third board is finished, so here are some pictures. Just one more to go! The signs do hang straight, it was blowing a gale when I took the pictures!Peter 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Excellent. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brossard Posted January 31, 2018 Share Posted January 31, 2018 Absolutely stunning work. I am wondering about Platform 9 3/4 though. John Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted January 31, 2018 Author Share Posted January 31, 2018 Ah, but I've been cunning, I haven't numbered the platforms yet! Peter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted January 31, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 31, 2018 More stunning modelling, thanks for sharing. I look forward to seeing the final boards completion and photos of all the boards together. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) This is an appeal for help. In the picture below there is what appears to be a chimney passing through the glazed section of the overall roof in the centre of the picture, just before the roof ends and the platforms have separate canopies.. Does anyone know what this is, and what was underneath the roof? I can't find pictures that show anything and unfortunately this is the section I am building at the moment! Any suggestions gratefully received. Added later - I've answered my own question, the chimney came out of the Telegraph Office. Why it needed such a huge chimney I don't know, but now I can include it on the model. Peter Edited February 5, 2018 by kirtleypete 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted February 5, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2018 The chimney, needs to be above the roofline so that it can get a draught across the top of it, so as to get a "draw" on the fire, the venturi effect. Too slender a structure is liable to collapse in a good wind. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted February 5, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2018 Looking at the picture, it’s noteworthy that it’s the only chimney sticking up above the canopy, yet we know there are several buildings on both platforms which would need heating. This fact and the size of the chimney suggests there is probably a boilerhouse in the arches under the platform. It would be possible to bring a wagon to the end of the bay platform and offload coal quite conviently? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 That's a good thought; it's much too big just for heating the telegraph office. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Northroader Posted February 5, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2018 Just had a look at “Pictorial record of g.w. Architecture” opc 1977, and there happens to be a side elevation of the said chimney: 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Wow! I've got that damn book on my shelf and never gave it a thought. Well done!Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
michl080 Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Just wondering: could it be that this is no chimney but a post for the telegraph wires? Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted February 5, 2018 Author Share Posted February 5, 2018 Not according to the drawing above, no. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted February 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2018 (edited) Just wondering: could it be that this is no chimney but a post for the telegraph wires? Michael The GWR had very few line wires between Tyseley and Hockley. Virtually everything was cabled even before WW1 in the central area except for a few local circuits where it was difficult to economically put a cable in. Edited February 6, 2018 by TheSignalEngineer 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TheSignalEngineer Posted February 5, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 5, 2018 It was some big chimney, going almost 53 feet above platform level, which itself was over 27 feet above the ground floor level. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Covkid Posted February 5, 2018 Share Posted February 5, 2018 Looking at the picture, it’s noteworthy that it’s the only chimney sticking up above the canopy, yet we know there are several buildings on both platforms which would need heating. This fact and the size of the chimney suggests there is probably a boilerhouse in the arches under the platform. It would be possible to bring a wagon to the end of the bay platform and offload coal quite conviently? Absolutely stunning work "Kirtleypete" and thanks very much for sharing it with us. On the subject of heating mentioned, could it be that all the main buidings were heated with radiators from a boiler of which that chimney is the flue ? Just a thought Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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