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ullypug

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...and there was light. And it was not lo, but I saw that it was electric.

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I've been making the proscenium arch and lighting rig for Clevedon. I've gone with the aquarium lighting again, this time 2 x 4ft sun-glo tubes with a slightly warmer tone than I used for Wheal Elizabeth. The arch is in 3 sections and supports off the floor via a couple of hanging rails which slot into the sides as I didn't want the foam boards to take any weight. They're clamped to the layout for stability. The 2 tubes span the adjacent pieces of the arch.

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I've also been planting weeds in the yard and giving everything a waft from the airbrush.

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The layout really needs a backscene...

Don't know whether to keep it plain grey, skyscape or do one of those clever photo-stiched thingies...

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artizen

Yes, a backscene would set it off nicely. And a couple of electric flying fish sunning themselves under the aquarium lights.......

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Captain Kernow
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Agree re backscene, for a photo-stitched together-clever thingy, it would need to be as good as Chris Nevard's work and that of a few others, such as BCB etc. Otherwise (and I'm in this latter camp, personally, because I'm not convinced I've got the skills to pull it off myself for 'Callow Lane') I'd be tempted to play it safe and go for something a bit more basic, (suggestions of distant landscape in discreet watercolours, that kind of thing), that would draw the viewers eye to the layout itself?

 

Just a thought.

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rcmacchipilot

I would go with the photo stiching backscene if possible. Fantastic work on the layout. One would think it was S7 if they didnt know better :D

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ullypug
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Thanks for the replies folks.

Yes Tim, the GW station is in the background as is Fitter Hill's cottage at the left hand end. If anyone's got any photos of the back of the goods and train sheds I'd be really grateful!!!

I've never seen any...

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Corbs
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Superb.

Did you dismantle 'Weston' or would there be any scope in the future to operate the two side by side (or linked together)?

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ullypug
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Superb.

Did you dismantle 'Weston' or would there be any scope in the future to operate the two side by side (or linked together)?

Hi Corbs

Weston's still around (it's the layout you can see behind Clevedon), so there is scope to run the two together. Not planning on that yet!

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