I probably should of started this sooner, I'll give a round up of what i've been doing over the past week or so and then continue to update as work is completed (hopefully)

As Stoating Bank's exhibition invites have dried up its given me time to concentrate on some other diversions, namely my clubs new layout and my new layout. Working on a layout for me involves ChrisM planning it on templot and me getting the T&RS ready (nothing like skipping forward!)

The clubs new layout, has a Welsh flavour, and mine very Scottish. So a lot of locos we can get away with on both (rather handy)

I'd toyed with P4 for mine, but on thinking it through and the fact I'd have to buy nearly everything twice (not to mention the waiting times with Ultrascale) I decided to stick with OO finescale. But more on the layout later.

So this week I've mostly been doing wagons, which has been an eye opener. Usually the locos look ok pulling around factory fresh wagons.

My foray into P4 meant a Parkside Dundas riveted 16T had been built and could be practiced on. After speaking to ChrisM he mentioned the technique of Salting, and after a google I gave it a go:

First off was the brushed rust layer on some Tamiya primer,

Then the salt applied with water and left to dry followed by an airbrushed coat of wagon grey after it dried, chip of the salt,

Then BOOM a wagon:

It was then decided to treat the whole of Stoating's 16T:

I used modelmaster's decals. Problem is I ran out so they're only done on one side!!!

And at the rear is a Dapol break van finished off and made in P4 only to be converted back to OO!

So for the locos,

Crude is the close up, here we have a Heljan 26 with Laserglaze, and some other bits like painted out D numbers (deliberate different shade of blue!)

The 25 is Hornby body on a trimmed down Bachmann chassis, also with laserglaze not fitted quite right and with my microwave in the background.

ScR 1970 layout would not be complete without:

And coming along is this old BRCW, just waiting for some horn covers, a roof respray, laser glaze, her wipers and some nice black ploughs,

And this mornings pleasure was a VERY subtle weathering of this newbie:

No need for it, but it ran in Kent and was sub £70 so it figured!

And here is a quick sneaky peak of the layout:

Next week should prove quite fruitful, anything worth looking at I hope to remember to post!!!!!

Thanks for looking,

Happy modelling.

Oly