ailg8048 Posted November 6, 2017 Share Posted November 6, 2017 How about a nice red Stewart and lloyds narrow boat if we're going black country. Worked from Halesowen to cannock chase bring coal from the Cannock coal field to S&L at Coombeswood basin. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted November 7, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 7, 2017 Beautiful. One thing it needs is a protective iron strip on the corner of the bridge on the tow path side. This protects the masonry from being damaged by the tow ropes of horse drawn boats. The ropes were made of cotton, but even so the iron gets worn away over the years as you can see on the grooves in this picture. Mim Thanks for the information Mim, will be adding those to the corner of the bridge. Regards Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Howl03 Posted November 7, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 7, 2017 Been working on the narrow boat. Still more to do, thanks for looking. Regards Paul. 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted November 8, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2017 It looks brilliant! What a nice little scene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted November 8, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 8, 2017 Have painted the base black, and added a cat. Thanks for looking, more photos to follow. Regards Paul. 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Howl03 Posted November 8, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted November 8, 2017 And some more photos. Thanks for looking. Regards Paul. 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted November 8, 2017 Share Posted November 8, 2017 A couple of "ifs" :- If the hose drawn cab is used (a lovely little model, BTW), Do the time-lines for Cab and the Loco overlap? ( I ask out of ignorance and idleness in not looking for myself !) If you do add the cable-worn protective iron corners, they would only be on the tow path side. the wear was due to dirt picked up from the tow path acting like sand-paper. Depending on a decision to make your boat horse-drawn, or not, you would need a short "mast" at the bow to attach the tow rope to. Many canal bridges carried, on the road side, a cast iron plate warning that the structure was only capable of supporting local traffic, effectively a weight limit for motorised vehicles. Any one got a photo of such a cast plate? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted November 9, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 9, 2017 A couple of "ifs" :- If the hose drawn cab is used (a lovely little model, BTW), Do the time-lines for Cab and the Loco overlap? ( I ask out of ignorance and idleness in not looking for myself !) If you do add the cable-worn protective iron corners, they would only be on the tow path side. the wear was due to dirt picked up from the tow path acting like sand-paper. Depending on a decision to make your boat horse-drawn, or not, you would need a short "mast" at the bow to attach the tow rope to. Many canal bridges carried, on the road side, a cast iron plate warning that the structure was only capable of supporting local traffic, effectively a weight limit for motorised vehicles. Any one got a photo of such a cast plate? The towing mast may not be in the scene, it is set back about 15 foot from the front of a bow. If you need to know more I can post some pics later Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted November 15, 2017 Share Posted November 15, 2017 Weight restriction plates. I have not found one yet locally on a canal bridge, but here are a couple of pictures of a cast plate attached to a bridge in South Derbyshire over Repton Brook about half a mile from it's confluence with the River Trent. It does not apply these days, the bridge has a cast concrete lining. Canal bridges were owned by the Canal Company and would have different wording in their warning to drivers. In the pictured plate I like the reference to vehicles of Ponderous Weight ! 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Howl03 Posted December 7, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 7, 2017 A big thanks to BRM for putting my cake box entry in the January addition. Really pleased, its the first time I have had anything published. Also a massive thanks to all those that have rated and left comments on this project. Earlier this year I had kind of lost my modelling mojo. But this competition has really helped to kickstart it again. Thanks for looking. Regards Paul. 30 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Corbs Posted December 7, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2017 Well deserved! One of my favourites so far. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Absolutely deserved - a quite stunning piece of modelling which is endlessly inspiring! I'm never usually a fan of the 'flatness' of Scalescenes (even though the kits are seriously impressive and well designed) but I think modelling like this would sway me otherwise! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry1975 Posted December 7, 2017 Share Posted December 7, 2017 Very nice, can I ask where you got the cat from, I'm going to add one to mine. Jerry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted December 7, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2017 Well deserved! One of my favourites so far. Thank you Corbs. Absolutely deserved - a quite stunning piece of modelling which is endlessly inspiring! I'm never usually a fan of the 'flatness' of Scalescenes (even though the kits are seriously impressive and well designed) but I think modelling like this would sway me otherwise! Thank you Chris, the Scalescenes kits are great for kit bashing and enhancing. Very nice, can I ask where you got the cat from, I'm going to add one to mine. Jerry. Thank you Jerry, the cat is from Langley models. Regards Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted December 7, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2017 I was glad to see it in BRM, instantly recognizable. You were also one of the first to finish. Will there be another one? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edwardian Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 Stunning work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted December 8, 2017 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2017 I was glad to see it in BRM, instantly recognizable. You were also one of the first to finish. Will there be another one? Thank you Mikkel, yeah I’ve got a few ideas floating around my head at the moment, although Christmas is a super busy time for me at work so probably won’t start anything until after the new year. Stunning work Thank you Edwardian. Regards Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 8, 2017 Share Posted December 8, 2017 A big thanks to BRM for putting my cake box entry in the January addition. Really pleased, its the first time I have had anything published. Also a massive thanks to all those that have rated and left comments on this project. Earlier this year I had kind of lost my modelling mojo. But this competition has really helped to kickstart it again. C7700EA0-949A-4C58-83C0-F3656DB1D776.jpeg48042783-C6A9-4B02-99B4-CFA6092C5862.jpeg Thanks for looking. Regards Paul. Very effective and well finished. Love the reflection in the canal, though you do have to be careful what gets reflected in it!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted August 15, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 15, 2018 Emailed my entry into ‘ cakeboxchallenge@warnersgroup.co.uk’ today. 200 words ish plus 3 photos. Good luck to everyone who has entered. Regards Paul. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cockburn Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 That looks great, while the "illuminated" lamp certainly adds a fresh dimension Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 (edited) Emailed my entry into ‘ cakeboxchallenge@warnersgroup.co.uk’ today. 200 words ish plus 3 photos. 34750CEE-2A97-4801-A174-8A9F9B158C63.jpeg Good luck to everyone who has entered. Regards Paul. Hi Paul This looks superb and the narrow boat emerging from the bridge really does set it off. Could I please ask how you painted and weathered the granite setts and cobblestones? They really look right and I'm having trouble getting a quayside scene to look right just now. It's in H0 but the size of stones isn't that constant. Edited December 4, 2018 by Pacific231G Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted December 5, 2018 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2018 Hi Paul This looks superb and the narrow boat emerging from the bridge really does set it off. Could I please ask how you painted and weathered the granite setts and cobblestones? They really look right and I'm having trouble getting a quayside scene to look right just now. It's in H0 but the size of stones isn't that constant. Thank You, I start by painting the cobblestones grey, once this is dry I paint over them with black paint and wipe this of while the paint is still wet, this leaves the black paint in all the crevices, I then use weathering powders. Same technic for granite setts. Hope that helps. Photos below to illustrate. Regards Paul. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific231G Posted December 5, 2018 Share Posted December 5, 2018 Thank You, I start by painting the cobblestones grey, once this is dry I paint over them with black paint and wipe this of while the paint is still wet, this leaves the black paint in all the crevices, I then use weathering powders. Same technic for granite setts. Hope that helps. Photos below to illustrate. fullsizeoutput_f4.jpegfullsizeoutput_f3.jpegfullsizeoutput_f8.jpegfullsizeoutput_ef.jpegfullsizeoutput_fc.jpeg Regards Paul. Thanks very much Paul, that does help a great deal. I've heard people suggesting Halfords grey primer as a useful base grey. I think my problem has been using too dark a colour - real setts and cobbles, as you've shown, seem to be in the upper half of the black-white spectrum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted January 3, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 3, 2019 Thanks very much Paul, that does help a great deal. I've heard people suggesting Halfords grey primer as a useful base grey. I think my problem has been using too dark a colour - real setts and cobbles, as you've shown, seem to be in the upper half of the black-white spectrum. Please remember Halfords sell two different grey primers, one for metal and one for plastics (bumpers and wing mirrors etc) it is important to get the right one Andy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted December 12, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2019 I have started a new topic in the micro layouts and box files section on how I am turning canal side into a micro layout. Regards Paul. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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