Canal locks for Pendon
One of the last projects commissioned by the late Roger Haywood, Pendon modelling coordinator, was for the Wilts and Berks disused canal locks for the Vale scene and I was asked to make them.
The canal became abandoned in 1914 and by the time of the Pendon scene they had fallen into a state of decay.
Two locks are required, one of which has a bridge over the lower end which carries a track from the nearby farm to the lock keepers cottage. Because of the distance the canal has to fall in the scene it has become necessary for each lock to have a 11 feet drop.
I have started work on the lower lock. The brickwork is being done with Howard’s Scenics embossed brick card as most of the brickwork will be covered in ivy and brambles. I have glued the embossed sheet to a card base and after painting it with a mortar wash I painted the bricks by the method described in the instructions. A mixture of water colour to the correct brick colour is applied by stamping with the cut surface of an eraser coated in the paint. When dry weathering powders were applied.
Because the lock is so deep I decided to make up one side and the base first. I then glued and painted plumbers hemp bundles to the base before assembling the second side and the associated egg boxing for the scene.
Once the scrim and plaster has been added work can start on preparing the surface of the lock and adding all the weeds etc. This lock will have the remains of the lower gates and part of the upper gate.
Reblogged this on sed30's Blog and commented:
Pension Canal
Hello Nick Good to see progress, if we can get the tray you have and it’s neighbours completed, it fills in a lot of the big hole that we explain to visitors as ” work in progress ” Incidentally Roger’s surname was Heywood, maybe a typo, but might be corrected ?
Regards
Colin
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Roger’s surname was Haywood, my buggerups
Regards
Colin
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Typo has been corrected. Nick
Good to see Nick. Can I use a summary of it for Link and if so can I have a copy of the photographs please.
Regards
Rob T
Thanks for the comments. I will email you direct with the photos and feel free to use what you want.
Nick