coombe junction - moorswater

Marvellous - but what more have we come to expect!

 

I'm sure the joints will disappear easy enough with a suitable grimy appearance, and your vanity wiring remains safe (can't zoom in close enough for public shame... ) I still think some small cameos or detailing will enhance the interior (but not knowing the industry, I couldn't suggest what); are you going to light the interior?

 

Looking forward to the next instalment...

All very inspiring Pete. From the models below the shelves I can see where the skills you're demonstrating come from. Thanks for continuing with the educational posts detailing your approach which will soon be less evident under a coat of paint.

Steve - Many thanks....lets gloss over my electrics

 

In terms of interiors, I guess its a few guys with shovels (or perhaps mini jcb's) dumping the clay in the wagons but am not overly keen on static figures in working poses...will keep thinking on that one though. In terms of lighting, once again, hadn't planned to as they are old sheds...where I guess most of the work was done during daylight hours? Grateful if anyone wants to jump in on this. If I do go down that route I have to becareful not to snooker myself as both buildings need to be fixed at some point

 

Jon - Many thanks also - I guess its a continual evolving process...my earlier railway modelling helped me to improve my architectural model making whilst studying...which then fed back into my current railway modelling...which refeeds my current architectural models....and so it continues

I bet you'll be glad when you start the Wenford buildings - back to straight lines!

Seriously it looks very good an instantly recognsable as Moorswater bi think the cladding will look good under the paintwork and actually looks better than a single big sheet

 

May I quickly ask what sort of card you are using? I prefer it to plasticard but find it hard to source suitable stuff. The only half decent card I have found is very thick which makes door/windor depths look huge in 2mm. I guess one reason I love railway modelling is that I'm a frustrated architect at heart! It was always my more interesting career option but never worked out!

Tom, hi

 

Just been writing on your thread!

 

Thanks - I think I prefer card to plasticard overall. I generally use 1mm white card from an artists shop and mix that with some grey thicker card (as used in the carcass's above) and all some postcard for thin work (I think WHS sell small packets of plain white postcard)

 

hth

 

Pete

 

PS - I hope your chosen career option pays better than an Architect though...all that flash sports cars stuff is a myth...I have a Brompton bike instead...in black of course...

Cheers Pete - I'll have a look in the art shop next time I'm in town. I agree card just seems so much nicer to work with. If I modelled 00 and had the patience of a saint I'd like to try the Pendon way of scribing card! In the meantime I'll stick to Slaters or stonepaper - I think in this scale the overall impression is much more important than the exact right size stone work etc.

 

I think by the 80s most of the loading would be done by JCB, so that and a few heaps of clay are all I plan to model inside. I suspect the roof windows would be so grimey you wouldn't see much anyway so I think bright lighting and clean windows may spoil that slightly derelict look clayworks have.

Look forward to seeing progress

 

Tom

ps I drifted into medicine which also pays a lot less than people think! I for one don't have a sports car or a Bentley!

Thats not an easy building to do but boy does it have some character. nice work Pete.

That photo of the shelves looks like some si-fi vision of a multi-layered future.

Don

Thanks Don - See what you mean...a sort of Metropolis meets Blade Runner:D

...but am not overly keen on static figures in working poses...

 

Maybe perpetual tea break is the pose to go for?

Maybe perpetual tea break is the pose to go for?

 

 

am still not big on cameo's though...especially after dropping in on that thread which is running on 'layout cliches'

Looking like some very promising progress there Pete.

Thanks Kris - hoping to try and get the roof cracked this evening...and then...I have to finally face up to doing the 'inset track'