Where are the weeks going this summer? I seem to have been busy, but not a lot of visual progress to show for it!
Mind you, a big milestone (I didn't say millstone did I?) in the style of Chigwell but with the name of Love Lane Station building is at last replete with some half decent weathered brickwork all over! I finished rather late and got the distinct impression that it was time to leave when JB switched the lights off last night, so no photo's this time I'm afraid! My sentiments on departure were a mixture of relief at the end of a marathon, a sense of "Whew, I just about got away with it" to a sort of hazy, drugged up euphoria that was the result of spending most of the day inhaling the fumes from enamel thinners!
I have consequently suffered from an appalling headache since this morning, so decided that the hair of a dog principle might work, and did some more painting on Bagshot!
Earlier, I hade made some lockers for the porter's room. I could not find a single image showing those essential fittings, and bearing in mind how small and cramped the room is decided to copy the type of box with a seat-lid that the LSWR provided for their signalmen!
As the interior has to be accessible these boxes have been fitted to the walls. The angled chimney breast has dictated a specific order of dismantling, and I found that the things got in the way. I realised later that it would have looked a lot more sensible to have placed the twins on the outer wall, and the extra one in the location seen above! Too late now, as moving them will rip the mount-board and require some significant patch re "plastering"!
Yes, believe it or not I have chosen a limit to the realism that I am prepared to attempt here!!
I have also spent a while weathering the hob-grate with some suitable ash, soot and a bit of rust:
And finally some paint all over everything...
I have knocked and chipped some paint off here and there and included some key bunch scrapes, now I need to add some muddy boot scuffs!
And should I paint a tide mark in the sink...?
Pete.