gismorail Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 What a cracking looking layout having done a fair bit of track inspection work on that line in years gone by I'd say that you've certainly caught the atmosphere just right. I will look forward to the continuing thread 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted December 16, 2015 Share Posted December 16, 2015 Cracking pictures David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Great Photos Andy and thanks for posting them on my thread as well. I quite like this bouncing off each other as I'm finding your layout to be of huge inspiration as well. i like your idea of putting the old Limestone Kilns behind the sidings as mine will be relatively hidden from view from the operating side. As you say they are quite a significant landmark as far as Peak Forest is concerned. Like you I find the iPad to be an invaluable piece of equipment for modelling. Ive always got it to hand whilst in the loft. Keep the posts coming mate. Really glad you started this thread. All the best Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) Depuytrens - A Digression: No not a new Dutch model manufacturer, but the inherited condition causing the fingers to curl, sometimes referred to as Trigger Finger. What's it got to do with Peak Forest? Well it is my latest (and perhaps most genuine) excuse for slow progress on the layout. Just had an operation on my left hand to release the tendons but it struck me that given the age of people most likely to succumb to depuytrens (mostly older men with Viking ancestry) and the demographic of railway modellers it is almost certainly a problem that quite a few modellers encounter. A search on RMWeb revealed very little discussion of depuytrens per se, which got me wondering about the whole topic of railway modelling and disabilities. Is there a place where such a topic resides and if not would it be helpful to start one? In the meantime an excellent opportunity to mess with some old layout photos, update some posts, and explore the limits of one handed modelling....... Edited July 26, 2022 by Fordbank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Help required to improve my thread. Can anyone advise me how to insert photos into the ongoing text of a post as opposed to attaching a series of somewhat disconnected photos at the end of the post. Thanks in advance Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdw7300 Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Help required to improve my thread. Can anyone advise me how to insert photos into the ongoing text of a post as opposed to attaching a series of somewhat disconnected photos at the end of the post. Thanks in advance Andy I'll give try - scroll to the very bottom left of this webpage and click on "Change Theme" then change to "RMweb_2013". Refresh your browser and hopefully that should allow you to attached files within your post rather than at the bottom. (P.S. I'd not heard of Depuytrens until my two year old had "Trigger Thumb" - whereby he couldn't straighten his thumb. Quick operation and he was very soon giving everyone the thumbs up. Hope your recovery goes as well.) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBE Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 Nah, when you add images on the reply with attachments screen you just click insert image when your cursor is at the position that you want your image to be. It will add an attachment link in your text. click preview post to see whether it looks how you want it to and then click post. Look I did it right there!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Thanks RBE. I'll give it a try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 Starting Small. This charming little structure - a privy by the look of it - was the prototype for my first attempt at scratchbuilding. It only just qualifies as a building, but it remains a favourite. These odd and unique little structures and details contribute to the sense of a particular place. It still awaits a good dose of foliage to meld it into its setting. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 The Fueling Point Why we love Peak Forest - the view from the road overbridge towards the fuelling point. The backstory to my model of Peak Forest has it that the campaign to keep open the old Midland main line was successful so the station building never became available for use as offices and driver rest rooms for the stabling point. Modellers license has therefore been used to import the portacabins to the rear of the fuelling point to provide the necessary accommodation. The model is still in need of some heavy fuel oil weathering, and the addition of all that lovely clutter. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted December 25, 2015 Author Share Posted December 25, 2015 A Merry Christmas to all followers of the Peak Forest Revived thread 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Great pictures of the layout Andy. I love the little brick shed. Think that could well be added to PDW when I make a start on the sidings. Also love the picture above of the Peak in the snow. Sorry to here about the problems with your hand. Hopefully you will have a speedy recovery. Happy New Year to you mate. All the best for 2016 Cheers Marcus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Nick Posted January 3, 2016 Share Posted January 3, 2016 I have just come upon your thread Andy and I like it very much. It's a part of the world from where I come and love. My own attempt at modelling this part of the old Midland Main Line is set three miles further 'down the dale' and in the 1950s but I'm very pleased that this area of the High Peak is giving so much inspiration to fellow modellers. I shall continue watching your progress with great interest. Best wishes Nick Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) New Year - New Motivation Galvanised by the results of fellow modellers of the Peak Line - by the fabulous model of the former lime kilns at East Buxton Lime Firms on Wormdale (see above thread), and by the romping advances of Marcus on Peak Dale Wood - I returned to The Garage for the first time in 12 over months Spring like temperatures - 10 degrees - provided further encouragement. Dylan, too was pleased to get back to playing trains, although I rather suspect he may not be a great fan of the modern era. So back to the quarryface...... Edited August 11, 2022 by Fordbank To restore photos after Great Outage. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 5, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 5, 2016 I see the shunting hasn't improved at Peak Forest :D Even with the addition of Dylan, the landscape is immediately recognisable though, it really is a magnificent model. Look forward to more. All the best for the New Year, Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 Time to start the messy green stuff Since starting this thread the local Peak Dale landscape has been bathed in a mysterious lime green glow. What was meant as a temporary coat of poster paint to cover the brilliant white of plaster of Paris has long outlived its usefulness. And a year of studying the art of Gordon Gravett ( "Modelling Grassland and Landscape Detailing") and the achievements of 2ManySpams on Black Country Blues means the time has now come to try some more scenic modelling for real. My excuse for procrastinating for so long has been the recognition of the complexity and subtlety of modelling even the smallest section of railway embankment as the photos below well illustrate:- So out with the practice boards:- These boards provide not only a reference point the finished appearance of different techniques, but also a way of playing around with different layers and combinations before committing to The Layout. And its cheap fun, too - especially when using tea leaves and old carpet felt rather than pricey static fibres. Sometime in the past, whilst rummaging in local skiips looking for firewood, I stumbled across a roll of soaking smelly old felt carpet underlay. I had read about such bounty; another treasure to be secreted away in the garage. A year later and the underfelt is dry and ready for the trials. A lifetime of scenic modelling left lying in a skip. They know not what they do My commitment to a base layer of felt underlay can be traced to the embankments on Black Country Blues - inspiration for depth and complexity which if recreated would do justice to the prototype at Peak Forest. 2Many Spams may have a lot to answer for... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 The layout is good to look at and the detail is great,my cats assist me at various times although one large black and white we had used to sit at the end of the station and help running round by lifting a loco by one paw! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted January 5, 2016 Author Share Posted January 5, 2016 (edited) The Green Stuff - 2. Before. The 'lime green' landscape awaiting its base layer. Before cutting the felt underlay to size and shape, the layers are prised apart. This not only doubles the available area of felt but gives a thinner layer to stick to the plaster landform. Next: (Maybe tomorrow?) Glue down the patchwork of underlay. The felt underlay has only been employed where the undergrowth is thickest. Once firmly stuck down the underlay will be further thinned and trimmed. Hopefully the gaps between the patches won't matter as they will be more than filled by subsequent layers of undergrowth. Edited July 26, 2022 by Fordbank 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted January 12, 2016 Author Share Posted January 12, 2016 Troubled Waters 60091 waits on the bank of Peak Forest Brook, 11 Jan. 2016. This is no puddle; the water is flowing, and white water can be seen towards Peak Forest South signal box. Should I be considering a modelling a water feature on Peak Forest Revived? Peak Forest 11 Jan 2016. 66184, 66154, & 66172 await their turn at the river crossing. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted January 12, 2016 Share Posted January 12, 2016 Scenery looking good, and great pictures too David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 13, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2016 Certainly looks a bit moist in places Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted January 13, 2016 Author Share Posted January 13, 2016 Certainly looks a bit moist in places Hi Alistair,I was admiring your Bakewell layout on your thread over the New Year Break. Very much liked the photos looking past the goods shed towards the barn. More motivation to get me back to actve modelling after my hand op. Thanks for following this thread. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classsix T Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 (edited) Super stuff of a much beloved location. A lottery win would've seen me up sticks from Suffolk and refurbish the (then unoccupied) former Midland Hotel into a b&b haven for cranks. Make sure you have the the grumpy sod currently residing there getting irate at some innocent spotters for parking in his ample, of no use to him, asphalt "garden"! C6T. Edited January 13, 2016 by Classsix T Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted January 14, 2016 Author Share Posted January 14, 2016 Super stuff of a much beloved location. A lottery win would've seen me up sticks from Suffolk and refurbish the (then unoccupied) former Midland Hotel into a b&b haven for cranks. Make sure you have the the grumpy sod currently residing there getting irate at some innocent spotters for parking in his ample, of no use to him, asphalt "garden"! C6T. Hi C6T, I agree, Peak Forest, is a fascinating spot. It is never the same on two visits, and I love the scruffyness of it in such a rural setting. I have photographed the Midland Hotel with a thought to modelling it and re-locating it to the other side of the bridge where Peak Dale factory is. They, too, get stroppy about parking on 'their' property! Perhaps I should go and measure up the Midland Hotel just to wind him up. Regards, Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fordbank Posted February 4, 2016 Author Share Posted February 4, 2016 (edited) Green Stuff - 3 Once stuck down the felt underlay looked a bit too fluffy for anything other than a reed bed. Need for a haircut, https://content-eu.invisioncic.com/y320084/monthly_11_2015/post-27675-0-30519100-1447936192.jpg New beard trimmer for Christmas. Must have a (secondary) use on Peak Forest. Utter failure. Don't try this at home. How's that ,sir? The final trim level on the test board. After the underlay on the layout was trimmed the layout was thoroughly hoovered ready for adding a layer of green scatter mix...... Edited July 26, 2022 by Fordbank 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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