New station for Fallowfield Road

[Chris Vernell]

After some pondering, I am going with a platform canopy, for which my kit supplied some but not all of the parts. I did get a page of drawings suggesting how one might be constructed.


The 3D printed supports are rather nice. Glued in place this morning with epoxy, which I shall let cure for a day. I shall assemble the fifth elephant support and other parts from styrene, which I have plenty of.
The kit did come with elegant 3D printed valancing.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Glued the rear roof on: The canopy supports came in handy for holding it level until the joint cures.
So now it sits for 24 hours or more.

 

[Chris Vernell]

As part of today’s puttering in the backyard, I brought out the newly roofed station building to introduce it to its destined site:




Seems to blend in.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Ridge tile painted and glued in place:

Pondering the canopy.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Gradually progressing on the canopy:


A rainy day seems like a good time to be assembling a canopy. Design entirely the responsibility of Grey Cells 1 & 2, with 3 & 4 telling them they’re doing it all wrong.

 

[Alan McLennan]

First thing after brekkie:

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It's going to be hot this aft, so I reckoned I'd do a rattle-can primer while the temp's still bearable out back.
Give it time to touch dry, bring it indoors, shut the windows and switch the a/c on.

Chris, that door knob looks a bit low mate, great work so far.