Cattle Dock 3

Cattle dock primered and ready for painting, with the 2 cattle wagons I purchased on eBay and received in the post this morning.

Keith.

Cattle Dock 2

Construction completed today with the final fencing added and the gates.

Keith.

Cattle Dock 1

Over the past two days I have been scratch building a cattle dock from scraps left over from the kits I have recently built.

As seen from the track side.

The access ramp.

The holes for the fence poles and the drain covers.

1 of the 18 fence posts made from 1.8mm square hardwood, and the 5 holes for the fence rails (0.6mm piano wire) were drilled with a 0.6mm drill in each post.

The 4 corner posts had to be drill twice at right angles.

First part of the fencing installed on the access ramp.

Keith.

Engine Shed 8

Engine shed completed.

Keith.

Engine Shed 7

Back to working on the engine shed today, halfway through painting the stonework and fitted the door and windows.

Keith.

Engine Shed & Coaling Stage 6

Painting has progressed nicely this morning.

Keith.

Engine Shed & Coaling Stage 5

A bit more painting.

Keith.

Engine Shed & Coaling Stage 4

Base coat of light grey which is for the mortar between the brickwork and stonework and the concrete platform of the coaling stage and the water tank support.

Keith.

Engine Shed & Coaling Stage 3

Both engine shed and coaling stage primered ready for painting tomorrow.

Keith.

Coaling Stage 2

Today I constructed and added the brick steps. The coaling stage is now ready for painting.

Keith.

Coaling Stage 1

Today I constructed the coaling stage to go with the engine shed. It needs a set of steps to complete it.

Keith.

Engine Shed Kit 2

Construction finished, all ready for painting tomorrow.

Keith.

Engine Shed Kit 1

Today I made a start on building an engine shed. Yesterday I received in the post a Wills Kit of a standard gauge engine shed, which needed modifying to suit my narrow gauge layout. To this effect I had planned to reduce the length and height, but I decided to keep the width as changing this would have been impossible to adapt the supplied doors to fit. I hop that it will look alright when finished. First thing was to cut down 2 of the doors from which the height of the shed could then be determined. The 2 doors in the centre are the original height and the 2 outside doors are the reduced ones.

The walls are complete.

I have also altered the model by replacing the 2nd pair of doors at the rear of the engine shed with a solid wall, with a door and wooden extension in this new wall. The wooden extension as from the Pub kit which I converted into the hotel.

The water tank positioned in its location but not yet fixed as both the shed and tank will be painted separately before I fix the tank in place.

Keith.

Engine Shed

My next project arrived today, a Wills Kit engine shed, which I will start building tomorrow.

However it will not look exactly like this, it will be shorter and lower for my narrow gauge engines.

Keith.

Cottage Kit 7

Finished, apart from the glazing which I will do this evening, to allow the glue on the windows time to set.

As with the previous 3 kits, I will weather them when I come to attach them to the layout.

Keith.

Cottage Kit 6

Almost finished. 1st thing this morning I started by attaching the front door canopy.

Then I primered everything.

And then throughout the later morning and early afternoon I finished painting.

The doors and windows are painted ready to fit along with the glazing.

Keith.

Cottage Kit 5

Chimney now fixed in place. I have also added the ridge tiles, guttering and barge boards.

Keith.

Cottage Kit 4

The cottage has moved on at quite a pace today, I am getting used to building this type of kit. The walls are joined together, the window sills and lintels fitted.

The rear of the cottage.

The chimney.

The roof.

Underside of the roof.

The roof and chimney temporarily in place.

Keith.

Cottage Kit 3

Walls, chimney and roof all cut and mitred ready for assembly.

Keith.