Modelling structures and stock in card SIG. 29th June 2023
Five of us joined the meeting in July – Hugh, John, Mike M., Robin and Paul.
There were apologies from Mike S. and Steve.
John writes: The latest addition to my Kurseong Darjeeling layout modelled on the actual building at Kurseong Station. Walls are constructed from 0.20mm thick card, cut into slightly wavy strips and fixed with an overlap onto a thick card base. Corners are 2mm strip wood and the lower render is formed with fine sandpaper. Corrugated roofing is from Slater's sheets, cut into sheet sized pieces and glued back together with a slight overlap. Fencing is built up on double sided sellotape from 0.35mm brass wire, fixed with superglue.
Mike had three models to show, two versions of the station and one of a new kit.
Image 1 Harbour Station. The building is now ready for the layout with only a few things left to do, the diamond tiles look good but take too much time, something we are all encountering.
Image 2 Harbour Hotel, low relief model by Metcalfe
Purchased because I liked look of model, it is needed across road from my station. The kit is nice and the build is standard with final details like individual roof tiles and other small details still to be sorted out.
Robin writes: I had a scrap piece of 1.7mm thick card lying around and decided to make the Barsi light railway low sided truck from an image off the internet. All I had for dimensions was the length and width.
Having cut out the rectangle shape I decided to reinforce the card with a wooden frame with the sides also cut from wood. (I will not do that again).
To give the ribbed effect at each end of the uprights of the working deck I cut 12 equal pieces of brass rod, filed and tapered the ends and glued them in place with two part epoxy.
The hooks along the frame are made using 0.26 mm guitar wire. (light gauge E string) They too were glued in place using epoxy.
The working deck looked naked without any detail. Having a pounce wheel (see https://www.stonehouses.co.uk/signwriting-pinstriping/pounce-wheels.html) I decide to make rivet details on a piece of paper which I liked and glued onto the deck.
As I like to shunt my models I decided to use Micro train couplers. The model rolls on N scale bogies also from Micro trains.
Brake hose and pipe are an idea from Hugh which I like very much and will employ on other models. (Thanks Hugh).
The model took almost 2 years to build due to lack of interest and frustration. It's done now and I like it.
Paul summarised the construction of the Alphagraphix card kit of Swilly coach No12 that runs on a Cleminson style chassis from Worsley Works.
He also summarised building development on his "forever work in progress" Melton Market layout which was completed {nearly? - HN} for the 009 AGM in Leeds. Something of a back-burner project! The store and houses had been more or less completed and the bridge between buildings is new. The mill cottages (right) had been clad in 180 gram card and stonework embossed ready for painting.
There was also good discussion about construction techniques and the up coming Statfold Barn 50th Anniversary Exhibition.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday 7th September, starting at 8.00pm (confirmed).
s.p.t. 4-7-23