7mm Pencarrow - Cornish BR(S)

[Phil O]

Happy New Year, Chris,

Although you may not have achieved much on Pencarrot, you have done a fair bit of modelling for other projects.

 

[Pencarrow]

Happy New Year, Chris,

Although you may not have achieved much on Pencarrot, you have done a fair bit of modelling for other projects.

Hi Phil,

Yes, very true and just this little bit of the 00 side quest to complete and then we'll hopefully be back on track...

 

[Flaxfield]

That is a stunning build, Chris. It's easy to forget the amount of thought needed to produce a wonky building ( some of us can do it naturally ! ) when the natural desire is to build something square.

I'm looking forward to seeing this in situ at SWAG in April.

Rob

 

[Pencarrow]

That is a stunning build, Chris. It's easy to forget the amount of thought needed to produce a wonky building ( some of us can do it naturally ! ) when the natural desire is to build something square.

I'm looking forward to seeing this in situ at SWAG in April.

Rob

Cheers chap, there's proving to be almost as much work in the surrounding scene as the building itself! Progressing nicely though and not a million miles off being primed and painted up.

 

[Quintus]

Looking at the photos I am wondering if I may have had one too many!
Excellent work.

Regards
Mike

 

[Phil O]

Crooked House was on my pub, bucket list, much disappointment at the arson attack and subsequent demolition.

Love the model.

 

[Dave Holt]

Went there back in the early 70s (I went to college in Wolverhampton). Very disconcerting and disorientating and definitely not somewhere to have a few too many, although with Banks's it was tempting.
A very sad demise indeed.
Dave.

 

[simond]

Visited once, good beer, very odd architecture! I think Dave’s description “disconcerting” summed it up.

I could wish all sorts of misfortune on those that destroyed it.

 

[Jordan or Plymouth Mad]

Looking at the photos I am wondering if I may have had one too many!
Excellent work.

Regards
Mike

It was like that looking at the real thing - even before you'd had one, never mind one too many...!

 

[Pencarrow]

Received some really sad news yesterday. Grahame Hitchen (BGman on the other channel) passed away after a heart attack and two strokes. I heard that he'd had and survived the heart attack and things were starting to look up. Unfortunately 2 strokes followed and a great modeller and general lovely bloke has been taken too soon. His humour and kindness will be sorely missed.

My thoughts are with the family at this difficult time.

RIP GBloke.

Prompted by a few folk reading through the thread and liking various old posts, I had a look through where they were up to. 2020 was the answer, which started me reading old posts. I was enjoying the banter and exchanges and particularly the support from members such as Grahame Kitchen. Sadly I got to Jan 21 and my post above. Can't believe he passed 5 years ago. Lovely bloke, funny, helpful and generous with his time - still missed.

 

[simond]

Grahame was indeed a lovely bloke. I am lucky to have two mementos, I purchased a van that he had built, but more personally, the breakdown train at the top of this thread bears transfers that he made for me.

(For anyone else with the same dilemma, the G W transfers I could get didn’t fit - I drew new letters on TurboCAD, spray painted some transfer film yellow, and posted it to him and he cut it on his Silhouette and posted me some letters - he’d have appreciated the word-play)

S

 

[Pencarrow]

Grahame was indeed a lovely bloke. I am lucky to have two mementos, I purchased a van that he had built, but more personally, the breakdown train at the top of this thread bears transfers that he made for me.

(For anyone else with the same dilemma, the G W transfers I could get didn’t fit - I drew new letters on TurboCAD, spray painted some transfer film yellow, and posted it to him and he cut it on his Silhouette and posted me some letters - he’d have appreciated the word-play)

S

Yes, I acquired two wagons from his estate. One a private owner open and the other a brakevan with GW on the side. I was told it stood for Grahame Wagon, so that's ok.

 

[Pencarrow]

The side quest has now been primed...


...and painting it up has started.


Starting to look the part on the layout.


With the help of some AI I can see what it will look like with tiles and windows...


And befitting of the weather forecast...

 

[Pencarrow]

Computer trickery will be involved in completing the project, Ian and Matt (great supporters of the CH project) have drawn and 3d printed the windows from my fag packet sketches.

 

[Pencarrow]

Side quest being painted up...

 

[Pencarrow]

Got bored painting so turned to do some roofing instead. Tiles are lazer cut from York Modelmaking.







Gable end tiles still need trimming.

 

[Phil O]

Cracking work, Chris. I believe that Sheepy has invited you to Taunton in April, hopefully I can make it.

 

[Pencarrow]

Cracking work, Chris. I believe that Sheepy has invited you to Taunton in April, hopefully I can make it.

Yes, both Crooked House and Keyhaven will be down in Taunton. Indeed Sheepbloke to blame.

 

[Pencarrow]

And the front tiles are done, just the rear to finish off.

 

[AllenM]

Well over 30 years since I was in the real pub, long before it was closed, empty for I think some years then burnt down.
I do remember seeing a coin rolling 'up' the chair rail and a bottle rolling 'up' the table.
Regards
Allen