Watershoot Bay goods yard progressing.

In view of the time frame left, several kits will have to be used together with some modified parts.

The Wills woodyard is fairly small compared with it's larger Ratio cousin- and a lot cheaper!

Undercoated with grey primer, the roofs and lean to have been lightly weathered with rust acrylic paint dry brushed on.

The represented wood stacks took an age to fix together and finally coated with wood coloured paint.

The level crossing is, again, a Wills offering. This has had a panel removed and is sited adjacent to the signal box.

The wooden walkway has been produced from wood effect plastic sheet.

Greenwood products made the lazer cut Southern concrete hut and is similarly positioned to one on the Island.

 

 

An overall view of the goods yard which has had very fine scatter glued in place as the yard surface.

Cobbles were originally laid for the entrance and crane base but never extended further.

 

Finally the crossing to the second area of the goods yard.

Black card cut to shape , painted and then covered with flock.

 

00 Gauge Signal Box for Watershoot Bay.

 Finally the 'Box' for Watershoot Bay has been completed.

The basis is a Lcut laser cut kit with a few additions including a detailed interior complete with real wood floor- of course you can't see it now so was it worth the effort? Well I know it's there and furthermore the roof would fall off during transit if not secured.

Signs are from Smiths (Etched signs) and Sankey Scenics for the others.

Maybe the drain pipes are a little heavy.

 

LCut 4mm Station Valances-

There is a range of Station Valances introduced by LCut. The one above is based on the valance at Wool Station , the one below is from Bodmin. There are several others for the Southern and constituants plus a number of other companies.

As a buyer with no connection to the company other than a satisfied customer, the three sets I ordered arrived within 36 hours and ar excellent- Highly Recommended!

http://www.lcut.co.uk/index.php?page=pages/hub&title=valance&gauge=OO

 

 

St. Mewan station buildings.

After a couple of reworkings I think the station building now looks more in proportion. However, stuck  the roof  on the wrong way round- ho hum!

Added a couple of pillars to support the canopy which add a bit to the building.

The signal box , although only slightly smaller, looks better situated on the platform than the original.

Still need to finish the interior with a 'comfy chair' and a signalman but there is no hurry.

The 'ST MEWAN SIGNAL BOX' sign has been ordered from Narrow Planet but there will be a delay as their etchers are not currently working.

Below is the positioning of the buildings- I am waiting for the postperson to deliver a couple more kits to complete. Also I must sort out where the loading gauge is going to go- decisions, decisions!

More changes for St Mewan-

Another one of those bits days.

I can't find the running in board that I made for St Mewan! So, nothing for it but to make another- guaranteed to find the original now!

Needs some black paint to cover the MEK stain and posts to mount it on.

Next up is the Station Building. The one made I have never been completely satisfied with as the proportions looked wrong to me.


It started life as a LCUT kit  -
http://www.lcut.co.uk/index.php?product=B%2000-00&title=B%2000-00

So, out with the big knife to modify the roof and then  fabricate a canopy, again from the bits and pieces box- thank god we are in lockdown or I would have spent a fortune at local model shop! A couple of posts for support and the paintbrush awaits!

 I think that it looks better- the white strip under the roof is the canopy mount. A lick of paint......

St Mewan Station building.

I hadn't been completely convinced that the station building made for St Mewan looked in proportion.

 To me it looked top heavy so out came the big knife! Let surgery begin! Firstly off came the roof.

Then I sliced off several courses of bricks leaving about two above the doors and windows .

Once all cleaned off the roof was refitted and clamped in place overnight to dry.

I think it looks more in proportion now bearing in mind that this is a narrow layout and the width of station building was going to be a compromise. Well, this is how it came out and how it looks sitting on the platform- much betterI feel.

00 Gauge St Mewan Station building.

Another of LCUT's products which has been adapted to fill the space available. Some of the width and front have parts supplied have been omitted.

The building suggests a small terminus station of a typical GWR style.

Still to be completed with an interior and signage, the running in board has already been described.

00 gauge St Mewan Signal Box.

The LCUT small signal box is finally finished.

With a full interior and a couple of signalmen- one lounging in the obligatory chair- the other just off duty,this kit has been a delight to make.

The sign, however, hasn't come out so well, the loose letters were larger than the ones already moulded plus my ineptitude means that the name isn't too straight- it will have to do!

www.lcut.co.uk

Petite Properties Station Road shop.

The final piece has been made, bar painting the roof and adding ridge tiles.

This is Jasmines Flower Pot named after my granddaughter. It has a full window display as well as detailed business signs.

These kits are a joy to put together being laser cut wood and card. Windows are also pre-printed which makes glazing so easy.

So, I should be able to add tram poles and street lighting soon with just the entry and exit points to finalise.

Tram layout- as yet unnamed.

I have made a backscene for the layout and have just about confirmed where everything will go.

The terrace has had the houses numbered, there is just the shop to complete and a few fences and gates to make.

The four trams currently available will soon number five as the bogie motorised chassis is now to hand.

OO Gauge LCUT Small Signal box.

This Western Region style signal box is just the right size for St Mewan.


The contents are excellently produced and easily assembled with Super Phatic glue from Delux Materials.

https://deluxematerials.co.uk/products/super-phatic

 The name for the signal box- not perfect but will do for me. The laser cut parts have been spray painted with white undercoat making it easier

http://www.lcut.co.uk/index.php?page=pages/products&title=Products

to assemble. Recommended kit.

Petite Properties Low Relief Harpers Yard.

The roof has been fitted. Corrugated iron this time. Light brushing with silver paint followed by dry brushing rust when dry. I do like this finish and very easy to do.
Good news! The postman has just delivered a couple of kits and roof tiles so the terrace can be finished.
https://www.petitepropertiesltd.com/1/76th-low-reflief.html

00 gauge Western Region Buildings from LCut.

During this period of self isolation it is the opportunity to crack on with the new layouts.

The new 00 layout based in Cornwall has been named but hasn't been revealed yet.

So, onward with the LCut buildings. I have started the station building by modifying the station kit to suit the space available. The roof will also form the platform canopy.

It is at the point of being painted so first it will have a coat of spray primer, probably white which will colour the window frames.

Parkers Lockup from Petite Properties.

The third structure is Parkers lockup.

This will be re-named and have a side entrance protected by a substantial gate and possibly an arch.

As with all things I still have to decide on names- Layout, Street and buildings.

Made the same as the others but this time using blue engineers bricks on the ground floor.
 

Petite Properties for my Tram Micro Layout.

First up is the Terrace. This uses two kits joined together to give a terrace of six houses.

The walls are clad with brick paper from the old Builder Plus range. These, to my mind, are the best ever produced with Howard Scenics offerings a close second.

All fascia mouldings were spray painted with white undercoat and left as are because the slight discolorations from laser cutting give a nice weathered look.

Daffodil Cottage has also been covered with brick paper but I have no idea of the source.

I purchased a kit, many moons ago, which had the paper covering included. The house was rendered so the paper wasn't used.

The cottage has decorative brickwork which makes a change from  properties.

The same finish was given to the mouldings as before. However, I forgot the curtains before adhering the roof!

Petite Properties Low Relief Terraced Houses.

 Now that several exhibitions have been cancelled there is time to complete some projects.

The first will be the tram layout, still un-named, which uses several Petite Properties low relief buildings which the first is the terrace.

The mouldings have been sprayed matt white (primer) and , once dry, adhered to the brick paper covered walls.

The doors are within a separate porch and one is shown .www.petite-properties.com

Petite Properties 1/76th Low Relief Terraced Houses.

I have two of these which have been butted together to form a six house terrace.

These will form part of the housing on the Tram layout.

This terrace have been faced with original Builder Plus 00 gauge brick paper. This product is excellent but now getting hard to find as production ended over thirty years ago.

The lower stonework is Metcalf  'N' gauge random stone card which makes a bit of a contrast.
The windows and doors have been opened up and wrapped into the aperture before being glued in place.once I havemade all the entrance porches then it will be time to paint all relevant parts and secure in place before the backs and roofs are fitted.

Tram Progress.

Recently I was given a pack of foam board which is being used as the base for the tram layout.

The track will rest between the foamboard and a card topping to represent the pavement.

Separately some new Petite properties buildings have been started. These are all low relief and will form the backdrop for what is a very small layout.

Really must choose a name for the layout soon!