Gravy Train Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 LYR Long Lane Box in 7mm scale.( weathered ). Southport-preston line. cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
25 BoBo Posted May 25, 2010 Share Posted May 25, 2010 Very very nice Gravy Train. Any chance of one in 4mm for me? Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted May 25, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 25, 2010 LYR Long Lane Box in 7mm scale. Southport-preston line. Both classy and glassy! I guess you made the windows yourself - any tips you can offer, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 here photos of the box now weathered and with interior. <a href="http://s823.photobucket.com/albums/zz153/shawbridge_photos/?action=view¤t=longlane2012-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i823.photobucket.com/albums/zz153/shawbridge_photos/longlane2012-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a> cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted June 5, 2010 Author Share Posted June 5, 2010 hi ian, Thanks for your comments, the windows were formed by fixing microstrip to the clear plastic with mek-pak using a mek brush. cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted June 6, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 6, 2010 hi ian, Thanks for your comments, the windows were formed by fixing microstrip to the clear plastic with mek-pak using a mek brush. I had a feeling you'd say something like that. In other words, conventional techniques requiring precision cutting and fitting! That famously sorts the men from the muddlers. I shall be giving it a go..... Thanks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poggy1165 Posted June 10, 2010 Share Posted June 10, 2010 I was looking at a photo of the prototype only the other day. It's a lovely job, you have captured the real thing to perfection. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hi Poggy, cheers for your favourable comments, its pretty much guess work with regard to the colouring and weathering as the photo was in black and white but looking at the photo you can get a good estimate of what it would look like in real life colour. cheers Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemeg Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Peter, That is just lovely. I see you're working yourself up 'incrementally' to building York Locomotive in 7mm. Cheers Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactustrain Posted June 11, 2010 Share Posted June 11, 2010 Very nice indeed. Cracking finials, Grommit! Is your weathering done using an airbrush or dry brushing? As has been mentioned before, buildings tend to get ignored a bit by a lot of railway modellers. I tend to feel the same sometimes with steam subjects - diesels and the modern scene seem to be the in thing! Please be assured that I always enjoy looking at your output though. Best wishes, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted June 11, 2010 Author Share Posted June 11, 2010 Hi Mike, Thanks for your kind comments, york locomotive, an unusual name would that be the name of the very large signal box? Out of interest how big is that in 7mm scale? cheers Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 12, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2010 Hi Mike, Thanks for your kind comments, york locomotive, an unusual name would that be the name of the very large signal box? Out of interest how big is that in 7mm scale? cheers Peter I'm not sure of the exact length, but an estimate, counting windows, brings it to around 100-110 ft. 295 levers in one frame. Now that would be a challenge, but I think you're up to it . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
micknich2003 Posted June 13, 2010 Share Posted June 13, 2010 York Locomotive locking frame was actually 300 levers long, there was a 5 lever "Gap" in the middle to allow access to the observation platform. The locking frame would be 125ft 6ins in length, to this add approx 6ft at each end plus a wall thickness of roughly 12ins each end. Total length, and for round figures 140ft plus access steps etc at both ends, call it 170ft. 4mm scale = 2ft 3ins or 7mm scale = 4ft. Mick Nicholson. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted June 13, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2010 Hi Peter, any chance of a quick run through of the techniques you used to achieve the weathering? The model looks fantastic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted June 15, 2010 Author Share Posted June 15, 2010 Hi 57xx, I prefare to use the dry brush method for a structure like this as you need absolute control of wahat you are doing especially were athere are a lot of windows to avoid. After the initial paint colour is dry i apply matt black under the bargeboards and sills and at the base of the structure, you will notice pale areas in the centre of the main frame boards, this is acheived with matt white to give the tarnished effect of the cream colour going off. I also find that matt white tends to lift out the base colour to give it a 3 Dimensional effect, i use this method often when creating a road surface ect. I guess thats the jist of it but worth baring in mind that i don't often use the paint neat for the finish unless it is for an out of the paint shop look. As a safe bet it is worth refaring to the photograph you have to work from rather than your imagination. Hope that shed's some light on it. cheers Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 57xx Posted June 17, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 17, 2010 Thanks for that Peter. I have several buildings in N gauge that I need to attack with the weathering. The monotone slate roofs look so bad, I hope I can recreate something similar to yours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isambard Kingdom Brunel Posted June 30, 2010 Share Posted June 30, 2010 Lovely structure, what do you use for the slates? I have a plasticard "under"roof on my station building of Llanfyllin and am not sure whether to use thin platicard cut into strips and then notched or to use photocopy paper cut into strips notched and attached with PVA. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted July 1, 2010 Author Share Posted July 1, 2010 Hi I K b, The slates are formed from quality computer printing paper by means of forming a grid pattern to the correct size then cutting into strips then with a blunt knife cutting 3/4 way up to represent the ilusion of individual slates, its all old hat of course but i find it quicker and reasonably effective. The sltes are fixed directly onto the plastic roof former with liquid poly then dry brush painted a couple of times rather than neat paint. The weathering was also dry brushed on. hope it makes some sense. cheers Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Prism Posted July 1, 2010 Share Posted July 1, 2010 I think that box has the greatest window to wall area ratio I've ever seen. Must have been freezing in winter! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2woDee Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Superb model, GT. Very nice, very nice indeed! A question or two: Regarding the windows: I assume the apertures are cut out then glazed before adding the Microstrip frames? What glazing material did you use? TIA, Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelmaker87 Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Nice signal box there, Pete. Love it. Cheers, Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
signalmaintainer Posted July 4, 2010 Share Posted July 4, 2010 Yet another beautiful model, GT, and one that whets my appetite for 7mm scale. Any chance of a photo showing the interior? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravy Train Posted July 6, 2010 Author Share Posted July 6, 2010 Hi Miss Prism, You are right i am told by a reliable source that these boxes were very cold in the winter and like a greenhouse in summer. a friend of mine who is a signalman told me that in the winter the draft would come up through the floor of the lever frame and you could here the rats underneath. cheers hi 2wo dee, you are correct with your assumtions, i cut out the apertures first then add the clear plastic, that being whatever i can get hold of at the time, the glazing bars are Evergreen stip glued directly onto the clear plastic with Mek-Pak. cheers Hi Modelmaker87, cheers for that Tony, perhaps see you at Wigan if you are over. cheers Hi Signalmaintainer, I am sorry but there are no interior views, the interior was very basic just putting in the esentials, pot boiler, i think 6 levers a phone a chair, that kind of thing and i beleive it will be accomodated on a small 7mm scale shed layout called Long Lane based in the Lancashire area. cheers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modelmaker87 Posted July 6, 2010 Share Posted July 6, 2010 Hi Modelmaker87, cheers for that Tony, perhaps see you at Wigan if you are over. cheers The plan is to be at Wigan, flights are booked etc. Steve needs me along with the rest of the WFRM crew to set up the expo, we help WFRM2 every year. Look forward to seeing you. Later, Tony Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
B24 Posted August 27, 2010 Share Posted August 27, 2010 Hi I K b, The slates are formed from quality computer printing paper by means of forming a grid pattern to the correct size then cutting into strips then with a blunt knife cutting 3/4 way up to represent the ilusion of individual slates, its all old hat of course but i find it quicker and reasonably effective. The sltes are fixed directly onto the plastic roof former with liquid poly then dry brush painted a couple of times rather than neat paint. The weathering was also dry brushed on. hope it makes some sense. cheers Peter Fantastic work - please keep posting it - how do you do the ridge tiles? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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