Remodelling Bulkeley Station
Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
So do I Tom....
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Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
I've now finished widening the raised bed at Bulkeley reduce the precariousness of the siding at the front of the bed.
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More info on the landscaping here.......
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... keley.html
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More info on the landscaping here.......
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... keley.html
Rik
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Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
Whilst out walking the dogs, I couldn't help thinking about your current progress in railway construction.... here in West Wales we are in gentle breezes and light rain (I don't like to exaggerate!) courtesy of 'Dennis', whilst I picture you outside in shorts and sandals, with transmitter in one hand and sipping chilled beer from the other.
From the picture posted above it looks as though I was correct?
From the picture posted above it looks as though I was correct?
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Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
Looks great Rik, the weather in Kent is awful at the moment.
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Ah! Not quite. You might notice the frost on the ground in a couple of pictures of the raised bed under construction - and Dennis is rearing his head as I write this....Peter Butler wrote: βSat Feb 15, 2020 1:55 pm Whilst out walking the dogs, I couldn't help thinking about your current progress in railway construction.... here in West Wales we are in gentle breezes and light rain (I don't like to exaggerate!) courtesy of 'Dennis', whilst I picture you outside in shorts and sandals, with transmitter in one hand and sipping chilled beer from the other.
From the picture posted above it looks as though I was correct?
Rik
Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
I really do think you explain how to do a proper job on building retaining walls Rik. It's the same principle I would imagine to build any wall. Get the foundation right and you are half way there.
Thanks Rik for another build, brilliantly explained in your excellent Blog
Thanks Rik for another build, brilliantly explained in your excellent Blog
ROD
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Life is so easy when I run my trains.
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https://www.youtube.com/@fairywoodlightrailway
Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
Thanks RodFWLR wrote: βSun Feb 16, 2020 8:17 am I really do think you explain how to do a proper job on building retaining walls Rik. It's the same principle I would imagine to build any wall. Get the foundation right and you are half way there.
Thanks Rik for another build, brilliantly explained in your excellent Blog
I try to remember what I needed to find out when I started building my railway and then share what I've learned in case others need similar info. My dad taught me how to mix concrete and lay bricks when I was a teenager and I always think of him when doing jobs like this. I can still hear his voice if I put too much water into the mix - "Don't let the liquor get away!"
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Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
Looks good Rik Lots of possibilities for a new scene to be built on the newly acquired land.ge_rik wrote: βSat Feb 15, 2020 1:05 pm I've now finished widening the raised bed at Bulkeley reduce the precariousness of the siding at the front of the bed.
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More info on the landscaping here.......
https://riksrailway.blogspot.com/2020/0 ... keley.html
Rik
Next step a bit more brick work to blend the 2 walls on the right hand end together this will remove that angle area that will cause an issue with the grooming of the lawn, unfortunately a bit of land will have to be sacrificed to do this.
That would be the excuse I would use for another land grab disguised as an improvement.
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Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
GAP wrote: βMon Feb 17, 2020 9:29 pm Next step a bit more brick work to blend the 2 walls on the right hand end together this will remove that angle area that will cause an issue with the grooming of the lawn, unfortunately a bit of land will have to be sacrificed to do this.
That would be the excuse I would use for another land grab disguised as an improvement.
Sounds like a good plan to me .......
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So work starts next week then?ge_rik wrote: βTue Feb 18, 2020 9:10 amGAP wrote: βMon Feb 17, 2020 9:29 pm Next step a bit more brick work to blend the 2 walls on the right hand end together this will remove that angle area that will cause an issue with the grooming of the lawn, unfortunately a bit of land will have to be sacrificed to do this.
That would be the excuse I would use for another land grab disguised as an improvement.
Sounds like a good plan to me .......
Rik
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Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
Why wait until next week? Rik appears to live in Shangri La there, sheltered from the storms we are enduring elsewhere.
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Re: Remodelling Bulkeley Station
A few more jobs to be done before another land grab ...... Weather permitting!
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