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.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Starting to roof the canopy:


Corrugated tin I found online. Yes, it will surely rust, although it will be painted. This is an Impecunious Railway, they use whatever materials “come to hand”. (With acknowledgment to a certain pirate of this parish.)
The back story being that the original elegant wood and glass canopy fell apart from lack of maintenance. Seems Old Sam the odd-job man applied the funds to the bar at the Miner’s Arms

 

[Jasper]

Just found this thread. Nice work, Chris. Such back stories are the lifeblood of the hobby.

 

[Paul M]

Starting to roof the canopy:

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Corrugated tin I found online. Yes, it will surely rust, although it will be painted. This is an Impecunious Railway, they use whatever materials “come to hand”. (With acknowledgment to a certain pirate of this parish.)
The back story being that the original elegant wood and glass canopy fell apart from lack of maintenance. Seems Old Sam the odd-job man applied the funds to the bar at the Miner’s Arms

Looking good! Good to see the clamps at work

 

[Jasper]

By the way, I see the roof ducks lower than the top of the front wall. I can't remember seeing this anywhere over here. Is this a thing in British architecture?

 

[Fezwig]

By the way, I see the roof ducks lower than the top of the front wall. I can't remember seeing this anywhere over here. Is this a thing in British architecture?

Yes, on old buildings/churches to hide the gutters etc, probably to stop Victorian ladies fainting at the sight of exposed down pipes!

 

[Paul M]

By the way, I see the roof ducks lower than the top of the front wall. I can't remember seeing this anywhere over here. Is this a thing in British architecture?

It became a style during the Regency period, I believe. In most cases the front walls were built to disguise the old timber framing of the building. Many Elizabethan buildings look Georgian because of this.

 

[Chris Vernell]

Canopy complete and first coat of paint.