Can anyone help me. I am detailing the interior of my station building and have come to a grinding halt. I have built the fireplace, put all the pictures on the walls and even found some brilliant and cheap lights ( Wilkinsons LED tea lights 6 for
And one of the outside
Comments? - magnificent!
I particularly like the clock and the stonework. How did you do the stones? The walls look like artist's foam board, just the right thickness for an 18"-2 foot stone wall. Is that Edward VII on the wall?
Regarding furniture, could you modify some platform seating to make it look a bit more like indoor seating? It is quite possibly rather spartan, dark varnished, pew-like seating. A table if needed, could be a simple ledge attached to the wall with a gate-leg or 45 degree strut.
Graeme's accolades on your superb modelling repeated, very well done!
On a practical note, as the interior of a building in 4mm scale will only allow limited and restricted viewing, even if you illuminate it, perhaps a little subterfuge will solve your problem?
Raise the floor slightly and use the HO scale furniture that you mentioned along with HO scale figures. With either the floor raised by perhaps 2mm, or just make matt black miniature "platforms" to stand the furniture on, which would be invisible to viewers through the windows, then I think you would have a compromise that would not be noticed by anybody - except yourself of course, which might be where we came in! Your choice obviously, but maybe a working solution?
Mick
Heartily agree with the compliments.
I found some whitemetal ones which I think came from the LinkA plaster system. There were high backed chairs and a table.
Preiser also make some but again, these would be HO. I have used these and they are small but I use a mix of Ho and OO figures. I always reckon that humans come in all shapes and sizes so no reason why the little fokk shouldn't too. Also if you put HO at the back and OO at the front it can help with a little forced perspective.
Thanks for your comments. I think I have found a way to make a start. Using rungs from Plastruct ladders I intend to make the legs. The station is made from Foamboard and covered with polyfilla then scribed to make the slate blocks. My layout is a freelance Welsh layout measuring 5ft by 18 inches and named after the street my Mum and Dad live in, Haul Y Bryn. Have included another photo.
And one of the gents. I try and build all buildings etc from scratch. This is my first atempt at a model railway apart from the oo Airfix set I had when I was about 7 and use to sit on the lounge floor. I use to work for a museum model makers when I left school but this was mainly soldiers, Tanks and such. But I never managed to get as detailed as I am at the moment. If you would like to see any of my work from 20 years ago please take a trip to the museum of the river in Ironbridge Gorge and the Royal Green Jackets in Winchester.
With respect to chairs, someone - Wills?- did a wite metal 'boardroom detailing set' which cnsited of a large oval table (about 6 or 8 feet long) and 6 chairs. Not sure if it's exactly what you are after but they might be useful.
I think I've cracked it..... Knocked this up this afternoon. May look a little better with a lick of paint. At least the table will be easier ( I hope ).
brilliant
Dinky! (Brit not US idiom) :laugh:
Just waiting for the paint to dry then put a picture on. After about four days of not getting anywhere, twenty minutes with plastruct ladders and a file seems to have paid off. Booking office next complete with reels of tickets. The station is only about six inches away from the viewer so really want to get as much in as possible. Will start a new post soon on layouts showing the board and track.
Eddie
Dry paint and one chair done. Thanks to every one for the comments. I am hoping to have the layout ready for the next Pewsey show.
Quote from: EDGOZ2WAR on December 20, 2009, 11:47
... I am hoping to have the layout ready for the next Pewsey show.
now where have I heard that one before ???
Probably something I said in 2007 ::) ;)
Really nice work.
I would have thought that a waiting room of that size would have had bench seating around the perimeter of the room rather than individual seats with the table being an optional extra.
Yes I did think about that, but then I thought that as this was a closed in waiting room then a little more of a homely feel was needed. Fitted both chairs and the table last night, stuck a newspaper on the table and waiting room complete..... well nearly. Spent this morning building a plant stand and plant to fit in the other corner. You can see the table and chairs through the window so I am glad I made the effort.
Eddie
I like it! I take it that the station master is very "house proud". I expect there are tubs or hanging baskets of geraniums outside on the platform too! :)
You are sure to get a lot of members of the public peering in and good comments too.
Last 2 pictures of the waiting room before the roof goes on. Will put some pictures of the booking office construct when I make a start. I am so glad I joined the Society and have really enjoyed my first year as a member.
And the potted plant...
Quote from: EDGOZ2WAR on December 24, 2009, 16:28
And the potted plant...
A case of keeping the Aspidistra flying! :D
Passengers should remember to greet him correctly by saying "Gronda-gronda, Rangdo" and bowing.
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(Just goes to show what strange cultural references some of us have - answers on a postacrd to... ;) )
If I'm thinking of the right programme do I need to build the platform with a Vortex on it.....
Quote from: EDGOZ2WAR on December 31, 2009, 14:37
If I'm thinking of the right programme do I need to build the platform with a Vortex on it.....
;D correct!
Not many people get the reference when I refer to my own aspidistra as Uncle!
Hi Julian
I see you are at Narrow Gauge South West. I will come and introduce myself. I will be the one carrying your Uncle.... :laugh: