Today I constructed the roof for the model railway shed, which I am leaving removable, and added the gutters and drainpipes, then finished painting it.
With the roof removed and the view through the main window.
With the roof removed, the view of the model railway inside the shed.
Keith.
Having painted the bullhead rail rusty coloured, I attached it to the piling.
Close-up view of the finished piling.
I have also painted the coping stones on the canal wharf wall, this now completes all the painting of all the canal walls.
Keith.
This morning I cut some cardboard up into 3mm x 17mm pieces for the concrete piling.
Piles of concrete piling on the towpath ready for fitting.
After lunch I glued the pieces of piling onto the towpath edge and repainted the canal bed and towpath around it.
I have started to convert this kit of a small (10ft x 7ft) signal box into a model railway shed.
Keith.
Having returned to our mooring for the winter, and finished sorting out a few things, I set about painting the coping stones on the lock walls and the upper lock landing today. I also touched up the concrete treadways under the lock beams and the earth up to the lock wall coping stones.
For some time I have been mulling over the earth bank between the canal bridge and the lower lock landing on the towpath-side. I was not happy with such a bank being there, so I have been considering different schemes to replace it. I have decided to replace it with simulated concrete piling with bullhead rail running along its length, typical on the Grand Union Canal. I have ordered a length of bullhead track, which should arrive Monday. I have removed the earth bank in preparation for constructing the piling. It didn’t take too much to remove it, so probably a good thing I am changing it.
Keith.
A few trees and figures make a big difference, I say a few trees, 180 trees, and I had thought I had bought too many, but I will have to order at least as many again.
Keith.
Blacking of the rubbing strakes between the tunnel bands on the motor, difficult enough at full scale! Cabin doors initial base colour.
Both boats front hatch covers.
Start of the elaborate Elum painting on the butty, and it’s cabin doors base colour.
Both bows now have their base colour.
The stern of the butty now has its base colour.
Red hinges on the front hatch covers.
Keith.
The 1st coat of base colour for the canal bed.
At the canal wharf.
Above the canal lock.
Keith.
