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Finished off the Airfix/Dapol Trackside Accessories

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And started the Platform fittings, I have two sets of them
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Both sets are moulded in cream styrene with only a little flash. I looked for a match to Humbrol Acrylic 20 Gloss Crimson, but none of the colours in my selection of Vallejo Model Air was close enough. Consequently I used the Humbrol product, thinned with Humbrol Acrylic Thinners AC7433 and a drop of Winsor & Newton Acrylic Flow Improver. I don't think the paint likes the plastic :evil: I shall rub this back and prime before trying another coat :roll:
I used Vallejo Acrylic 74600 White Polyurethane Surface Primer for initial coverage of the fencing.

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Love the work so far Ratch,would'nt mind something similar to do myself maybe a little smaller with a steam train,there are a few Airfix/Dapol kit's

still out there at reasonable prices.

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Moving on to the station canopy, the roof is particularly fragile, especially during construction.
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Before the roof was fully set, I laid it on the iron framework to ensure it conformed to the angles correctly. Transparent
plastic sheet was cut for the skylights and stuck to the roof interior.

I obviously needed to plan the fencing.
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Looking for a place name for my diorama, I am drawn by the prefix Long as in Buckby, a village not many miles from my home. A name that struck me was Taxal in Derbyshire, from the Middle English tak and the Old English halh meaning nook of land held on lease. I think Long can easily be added to make Long Taxal.
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I couldn't help setting up a little scene...
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I've started a few more...

The Airfix Signal Gantry
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A Ratio Weighbridge and Hut
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The Dapol Pub Sign & Horse Trough and their ex-Airfix Country Inn
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Service Station
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Modern Shop & Flat
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My Country Inn has a warped roof...
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I stuck it down with cyano...
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The Dapol Pub Sign & Horse Trough to go with it.

The Service Station roof suffers a similar problem...
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The Ratio Weighbridge & Hut is finished
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The completed Service Station.

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The Modern Shop & Flat.

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from a Dapol baggie

The next building for Long Taxal is the church. Originally issued by Airfix in HO/00 scale as 4015 and then 03623-6. The model is based on St. Boniface Church, built in 1070 at Bonchurch on the Isle of Wight. The tooling for this kit originates from 1958. The light grey mouldings appear to be in reasonable condition. They were washed in warm soapy water and allowed to dry. The interior of the building was airbrushed with Vallejo Acrylic 74600 White Polyurethane Surface Primer and the exterior with Vallejo Acrylic 74601 Grey Polyurethane Surface Primer. I cut the acetate sheet provided and fixed them behind the windows,
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then marked the leading with a black pen.
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Construction is straightforward provided the parts are cleaned up properly and manipulated into position to minimise gaps.
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I've also started on the second Platform Canopy, following the same process as the previous one

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Don't tell anyone but I have an Airfix loco in my stash...ok so only a 040 Saddle tank but it fits I'm well with my 'not a Spitfire' building.

Nice to see the Airfix/Dapol "Odds and Sods'being built. Hopefully my Saddle will be built one day and stuck on a bit or track with a few of the small extras. I can just imagine parked next to a small shack and watering hole...

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My saddle is unfortunately missing the front cab wall that went it's own way during the house move :( so build is delayed until I have more plastic card. Shouldnt be too difficult to fashion I suspect as it appears to be basically a flat wall with holes in.

One day...

But in the meantime I must keep an eye out for that accessories pack for trackside goodies that I can squeeze on a small dio

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Moving on with the canopy, I found a suitable piece of runner, cut two pieces and drilled them out. They are adequate replacements. Unfortunately the missing angled support section would not be so easy to replace, but I cut out my replacement from 40 thou plastic card. The roof is particularly fragile, especially during construction. Before the roof was fully set, I laid it on the iron framework to ensure it conformed to the angles correctly.

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I've now primed the whole thing.

The church progresses. When it came to painting I started by picking out individual stones. This is a time-consuming process and was not exactly what I wished for, so I changed tack and dry-brushed similar colours over the exterior walls. This produced a much more realistic effect to my eye.

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I treated the roof in a similar manner. Firstly a basic red-brown was painted over the roof tiles.

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The individual tiles were then picked out in varied red-browns. Over this I dry-brushed shades of grey for the ancient lichen. Just the gutters and downpipes to paint, then it'll be finished

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I've finished off the church.
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I added some Mig Pigments to the roof.

And started on the churchyard. I cut a piece of expanded polystyrene for the building to sit on.
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A few broken pieces were placed around the edge, and I started laying plaster bandage over this.
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This was topped with plaster of paris.
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The second canopy is also done.
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