Spent last night completing the final third of scenics on the board so the next trip out for photos would be a little less restricted.
Using a Silflor grass mat as a base several other layers of light green flock and dark green fine turf were scattered on top to build up the rough layered look that I am left with.
Certainly feel the colour of the Autumn grass is a little easier on the eye compared to the summer and spring shades that were used on Brookestone. It did look like I had killed
Had big plans for today but ended up doing lots of different little jobs and at 5pm wondered where the day had gone and wasnt quite sure what I had achieved ?!
After a big tidy up of kit I got a bit more scenic work done round the cabin on the low level.
Spent the morning weathering the first of what I hope will be a complete rake of 10 Seacows in Mainline Blue. The complete train will hopefully feature a pair of sound fitted Cromptons in Mainline branded grey or dutch in the future.
I was going to work on the board during Easter Sunday but after reviewing the weather first thing and seeing that it was turning into a pleasant day, Joey and I decided to move board, stock boxes & Dynamis outside for a bit of a play !!
Everything had a turn and a chorus of engines have been singing away all day whilst we got on with some tidying, weeding and relaxing.
We also devoured a large quantity of chocolate !!
Very new to videoing my little creations, however, we have had a qui
With Friday, Sunday & Monday free from work & a box full of scenic supplies in the model stores its time to crack on and cover some of the bare bits and those foam/concrete(!) blocks.
With the left bank complete I decided to make a little feature on the right bank. A landslip which occurred several years ago was fixed by an infill off large boulders which have since been overtaken by shrubbery. The retaining wall still needs a cover of stonework but the major task of glueing
Amazing what you can get done in a few days with no work or female interference !!
As you will have seen from some of the photos in my gallery, work on scenics has begun and the first 2ft of 6ft is about where I want it. Really feel like my scenic work has come on a little from previous projects, the secret I think, is taking your time, using the higher priced end range of materials and taking the time to tidy up each section after the glue has dried with tweezers, picking out all thos
The lonely nights in front of the TV finally got the better of me last night and with 2 days off work I decided it was time to get into a new project and make the space problem work one way or another.
A full blown layout was out of the question, a shelf layout is being done in my lad’s new bedroom and with photography on dioramas being the thing that really floats my boat I decided to go for another. This time a little larger and a bit more adventurous on the scenic side !
A bookcase in
