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Cardboard Modelling On Barchester

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Some of you will already have seen some of these models but because I am so keen on using card as a modelling medium and think that it a much under rated material I like to spread the word among as many people as possible. Especially the young who may not have so much cash to spend and who would like to see what can be done with very little effort and cost. If any interest is shown then I will continue with various models but if not then that is perfectly understandable and the subject will just fade away.
Enough of the blurb and here is the start of a diesel locomotive washing facility. I am not a scale modeller of prototype material as I like designing my own models once I get a general idea of what's needed.
This first photograph shows that model is going to have two tracks, a layby outside the facility, for interior cleaning, and the main track inside. Here you can see that the card platforms are installed and work has started on the support girders. The short length of track is just there for measurement purposes.

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>I don't have the talent to be an artist or a musician

Well, I'm really enjoying watching each stage as it progresses; it's inspirational


David
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>where the air will be damp
I assume that CeeDee doesn't get too much of that kind of damp where he is


David
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>short lengths of kebab sticks.
Did you have to eat the kebabs first? I'm not sure I'm that dedicated to railway modelling


David
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>I drew them on an Excel worksheet
That's a really good idea. Is there a particular reason why you chose Excel? I would have chosen Paint myself and used the mega zoom mode to paint pixel by pixel.

I've also wondered about using a 2D CAD package for drawing backscenes of buildings.

David
Here's an "off the wall" idea. Make a V shaped cutting edge. Mount it in the needle holder of a sewing machine. Feed paper card through the machine on a small stitch size and the V shape edge cuts little Vs along the card.

This might be impractical but maybe it will give someone a better idea.

David
>Since I once tried to use SWMBO's Singer to try and mend my fishing haversack and broke it,
I tried that with the iron - she bought a new one and insisted I persisted.

David
I look forward to developments with eager anticipation Bob!


David
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