4mm Llanfair
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LarryG
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When I saw Dave Marks picture on 'The Rail Thing Gateway' forum, I knew that was the kind of small goods shed I wanted for the 0 gauge Llanfair. We're both regular contributors to 'Gateway and he kindly allowed me to use the shot. The shed looks to be in GWR light & dark Stone while the adjacent offices are in BR London Midland colours...
LarryG
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The Railmodel laser cut kit built as is designed (4mm)...
I reduced the width of the shed to produce this...
Three of the roof timbers were placed at the road side of the building...
The building had to be raised to clear the loading gauge and so I built a new landing stage and stone base to raise the building by 9mm....
A smaller canopy for loading lorries....
Showing its proportions against a small loco. A full-size goods shed was simply too domineering even though both buildings share roughly the same internal platform width. An open building like this will make it easier to uncouple and couple wagons.....
I reduced the width of the shed to produce this...
Three of the roof timbers were placed at the road side of the building...
The building had to be raised to clear the loading gauge and so I built a new landing stage and stone base to raise the building by 9mm....
A smaller canopy for loading lorries....
Showing its proportions against a small loco. A full-size goods shed was simply too domineering even though both buildings share roughly the same internal platform width. An open building like this will make it easier to uncouple and couple wagons.....
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John57sharp
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Spotted that location instantly! Just up the road. Great shots.
LarryG
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Thanks. The shed is 14' X 6'.
LarryG
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It's finished...
It was sprayed with cellulose in roughly the GWR colours and then brush painted using Phoenix-Precision P221 GWR light stone and P22 GWR Dark Stone. Weathering was diluted Precision dirty Black while acrylics were used on the stonework. Varnished with Halfords Matt varnish...
It was sprayed with cellulose in roughly the GWR colours and then brush painted using Phoenix-Precision P221 GWR light stone and P22 GWR Dark Stone. Weathering was diluted Precision dirty Black while acrylics were used on the stonework. Varnished with Halfords Matt varnish...
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LarryG
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Things are at a crossroads ~ as usual~ making my mind up which goods shed to adopt. I prefer a proper goods shed it has to be said, which is why I dug out one I'd built some time ago. It is 1" narrower than the kit was meant to be and becasue of space limitations, I gave it an internal office by altering one end...
I an aware it looks a bit big so it will be left in place for a week while other work is done around the house...
I an aware it looks a bit big so it will be left in place for a week while other work is done around the house...
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Geoff
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LarryG
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It had been my intention to build a brick shed like Bromborough's, but the chap I buy sheets of laser cut brick from has ceased trading at the mo.
simond
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Speak to Phil @BrushType4 at Intentio ?
Yorkshire Dave
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Rather than truncate the coal siding at the rear of the goods shed I'd still infill the track for hard standing. Instead I would bring the buffer stop (or a sleeper chained to the track) forward of the shed as if the siding was shortened but not lifted.
It also means if you wanted to reinstate the siding at a future date all you'd have to do is just remove the mid-siding buffer stop (or chained sleeper).
It also means if you wanted to reinstate the siding at a future date all you'd have to do is just remove the mid-siding buffer stop (or chained sleeper).
sjp23480
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Larry,
Strikes me that the goods shed leaves the signal box unsighted - something you had discussed earlier in this thread.
I also think that vibrant brickwork on the shed makes it look more obtrusive than the smaller version, whose colours are more muted.
I am no expert, but have you considered flipping the large shed over and placing it on the line at the back of the layout?
You may need to adjust the track to accommodate it. But, it would restore like of sight to the signal box, the office on the end of the shed would face the station, it would make the scene feel a little less cluttered.
Just a suggestion.
Stephen
Strikes me that the goods shed leaves the signal box unsighted - something you had discussed earlier in this thread.
I also think that vibrant brickwork on the shed makes it look more obtrusive than the smaller version, whose colours are more muted.
I am no expert, but have you considered flipping the large shed over and placing it on the line at the back of the layout?
You may need to adjust the track to accommodate it. But, it would restore like of sight to the signal box, the office on the end of the shed would face the station, it would make the scene feel a little less cluttered.
Just a suggestion.
Stephen