Invicta Posted January 22, 2012 Share Posted January 22, 2012 Wow! That really is a stunning piece of work, beautifully observed. As a couple of people have commented, in many ways it's a morbid and disturbing subject, but I must admit I'd love to see it modelled on a working transition-era layout to the quality you've achieved in your diorama- it seems to be something very rarely modelled, especially to such effect Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozzyo Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 Thanks for all the nice comments, guys. The Hornby track was in my local model shop and the Hornby rep. was in who confirmed that most dealers had some. I have just finished the scrapyard, and am hoping it may appear in print some time. In the meantime, here's 36 mm2 of Bulleid tender. 'Can you tell what it is yet?'. Happy modelling! It's the B.R. lion, it's attention to detail like this that lifts this diorama. I've seen a few scrap yards modeled and this one is the best. OzzyO. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
darren01 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 HI Have you thought of using a very light fishing line to pull the cran hook down?,other than that this is a top bit of modeling . Are there any book that show you how to get the rust effect? All the best Darren Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rouse2037 Posted January 23, 2012 Share Posted January 23, 2012 SUPERB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 25, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2012 I first saw this the other night in Model Rail, utterly blown away by the realism. Never seen scrap metal modelled so well. Fantastic stuff! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS4Boy Posted January 25, 2012 Share Posted January 25, 2012 This is the single best bit of 4mm modelling I have seen. The level of realism and accurate detail is fantastic. My mind boggles at the amount of research you must have done, not to mention how long it took to build. You have truly inspired me, thanks for sharing. Can you please tell me exactly how do you create that fantastic rust, paint and texture effect? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold RedgateModels Posted January 26, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2012 Just seen the spread in Model Rail - even more impressive in print than on the screen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
squeaky Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 All i can say is "stunning" Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactustrain Posted January 27, 2012 Author Share Posted January 27, 2012 Hi Guys, I’m overwhelmed by your comments, but really, this diorama is no better than anything the military modelling guys turn out day after day. It’s much easier to model a small space like this to a high standard when you don’t have to worry about running locos and operational interest. I intend to write an article about the diorama and will get around to this as soon as things quieten down at work (must do sometime surely!). I don’t know of any particular book that explains the processes I have used, but they’re not mine. All I have done is to pick up ideas from the military modelling press. I know what you mean about the crane wiring, but like Cuneo’s mouse, I want to leave something in to show it’s not real….. well that’s my excuse for missing this detail! I could have doctored the pictures of course, but I don’ use Photoshop to materially alter the photos of any my modelling. They really are WYSIWYG - including the backgrounds, which for the diorama are hand painted. Very rarely I might clone out the odd hair, (where do they all come from – by rights I should be bald by now!) but I don’t consider that altering or misrepresenting the model. Happy modelling, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 27, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 27, 2012 Michael, If nothing else, you have certainly raised the bar on how I (and possibly many other railway modellers) look at weathering and micro-scenics : to say it's nothing special is probably a bit of an understatement. The voting shows that this diorama ticks so many boxes - thanks for sharing it with us. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 to say it's nothing special is probably a bit of an understatement. Stu Correction, would be awarded the world record for understatements. P.s no intention to offend Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucky Duck Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 Michael, there's nothing that I can add to glowing sentiments expressed already. I wondered how the excellence of Byworth could possibly be surpassed but I think you may well have pulled it off! Now, where are my old Dapol kits? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted January 30, 2012 Share Posted January 30, 2012 I...I... yeah I ... can't think of anything. Err... simply, yeah there's nothing Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
borg3of21 Posted February 4, 2012 Share Posted February 4, 2012 Now THAT'S modelling! It really would be great to see these shots in high-resolution since the quality of this piece of excellent work really needs visual exploring in hi-res detail. Presumably all the locos were scratch-built? Top marks from me!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 Hi, I haven't posted on rmweb for far too long! Appols for that, but anyway, this just prompted me to post something, as it is just brilliant on so many levels.... I can only echo what has been said above - absolutely superb modelling, and yes, I agree, it's far easier to achieve a higher standard when modelling a small area - that's why I chose micro and small layouts every time these days... You appologise for the subject matter being "morbid" but really, you don't have to.. Esteeemed modeller Iain Rice says "We can't all model the pretty all the time" and if realism is what many of us aspire to, then we simply must not overlook the run-down, the rusty, the grimy. the oil-stained, the scrap metal, the lineside rubbish etc I would go so far to say, that the majority of us DON'T model these elements enough.... Also, though the subject was a steam "graveyard" - certainly Barry contributed more than anywhere else, to the pheonix like rise-from-the-ashes to the preservation movement! just where would our preserved lines be today, were it not for Dai Woodham? I too was a young, inexperienced spotter, clambering amid the "pre health & safety obsessed" jagged edges, rusting metal, noxious substances, asbestos ETC ETC!!! I too jotted down numbers of engines I could scarcely identify (and would struggle now with some unfamiliar classes). I had to buy a copy of the print "Sleeping giants" as soon as I saw it in Ian Allen - It just took me back.... However, your model has taken me back and more! I can smell the fresh air, of a mid-summers morning, I can almost touch the sharp edged corroding metals.... I nearly slipped on a patch of something oily! I have pondered and planned both a Cashmores and a Barry micro for some time... you have set the benchmark, and I can only hope to achieve something like your standard (if I'm lucky) Thank you so much for building it..... Now that's what I call a time machine Cheers Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/gallery/image/8463-barry-scrapyard-on-a-sunny-spring-day-in-1988/ The real thing, on a rare sunny day in South Wales! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Phil Bullock Posted February 24, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24, 2012 Absolutely stunning - many thanks for sharing! Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Harrap Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Just come across this - it really is rather good. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scots region Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Intrestingly enough, here something I just found on ebay. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/scrapyard-Battle-Britain-class-loco-heavily-weathered-/300674321981?pt=UK_Trains_Railway_Models&hash=item4601960e3d Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Johnstoun Posted March 11, 2012 Share Posted March 11, 2012 Superb Modelling. Is there not some way with LEDs or fibre optics you could make the burning gear actually look as if it is cutting? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
martin1 Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 stunning! simply stunning! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cactustrain Posted March 15, 2012 Author Share Posted March 15, 2012 I did consider adding lights to the cutting gear, but it was lower down on my lists of priorities and I haven't found time for it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators SteveCole Posted August 6, 2012 Administrators Share Posted August 6, 2012 Hi all, Just to let you know that the Woodmores Scrapyard diorama is featured in the September issue of BRM - on-sale on Thursday. It also includes an article on modelling rust. Thanks, Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hi Steve, Thanks for letting us know that.... A must read methinks Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpachl Posted August 14, 2012 Share Posted August 14, 2012 Steve, Thank you very much! I definitely must not miss that issue. Joern Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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