Jon Grant 4472 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hudson Lane was the first exhibition layout I completed, way back in 1992. A snowscene in OO, rather than the HO I am used to now, it represented the North Eastern Railway in North East England between 1912 and 1923. Until now, I hadn't uploaded any photos of it as it was retired and dismantled long before I got a digital camera. I have finally got round to scanning and cropping the photographs that I've found so far of the layout which started it all off for me. After Hudson Lane appeared in the December 1995 issue of British Railways Modelling and attending well over 20 shows in the UK, I dismantled it in 1997, salvaging many of the buildings and scenic parts to be incorporated into it's successor Hudson Road (see Railway Modeller November 2003, January and March 2004, and December 2010), another snowscene built using everything I had learnt from building and operating Hudson Lane. Here are some photos - sorry about the quality compared to modern standards. More photos can be found here http://www.trainboard.com/railimages/showgallery.php/cat/2356 Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Interesting layout..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold TomE Posted January 31, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hi John Thanks for posting these photos. I remember seeing your layout in BRM and since then it's always been one of my favorites. One of the most convincing snow scenes I've seen in model form! Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianB Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Can I ask how you acheived the snow effects? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wheeltapper Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 What an absolute pleasure to see this layout again after so many years . It was one of my favourites as it was probably the best portrayal of a winterscene I have seen and at the time was really very different from most layouts of the day. Do I remember something about it being housed in a basement which caused some space issues or is my memory playing tricks? Thank you so much for putting this on the site.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Having seen Hudson Road at a couple of exhibitions in the south, its good to see some photo's of its predessor. Any chance of some more pics and a trackplan please Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Taylor Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 .... everything they said, thanks for posting those up. I for one am recently returned enough to have missed your layout first time round. The dusk effect in snow is rather groovy and just where did the ploughs come from? Thanks for sharing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrkirtley800 Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Hello Jon, Nice to see some piccies from the good old days. Remember when you brought it to the Whitby show during the early 90's when I was the exhibition manager. Caused quite a bit of interest, if I remember correctly. Derek Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Hello Jon, Nice to see some piccies from the good old days. Remember when you brought it to the Whitby show during the early 90's when I was the exhibition manager. Caused quite a bit of interest, if I remember correctly. Derek Hi Derek, I remember it well (1993). I still have the Triang Railways book I won, signed by Pat Hammond. Used to really enjoy the Whitby show as well. Great atmosphere. These two photos were taken at Whitby, while the layout was still in its first incarnation - fiddle yard to terminus Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 .... everything they said, thanks for posting those up. I for one am recently returned enough to have missed your layout first time round. The dusk effect in snow is rather groovy and just where did the ploughs come from? Thanks for sharing. I had to scratch build the ploughs (7 in all) as nobody did a kit for them -The North Eastern had over 20 ploughs but they were in 12 completely different styles Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 What an absolute pleasure to see this layout again after so many years . It was one of my favourites as it was probably the best portrayal of a winterscene I have seen and at the time was really very different from most layouts of the day. Do I remember something about it being housed in a basement which caused some space issues or is my memory playing tricks? Thank you so much for putting this on the site.. You're most welcome Hudson Lane construction started in a box room, but work really took off when I moved to a house with a basement. Here's my son Steve helping with construction Heres Steve as he is now at St Albans show, in January this year and messing about behind the layout Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Having seen Hudson Road at a couple of exhibitions in the south, its good to see some photo's of its predessor. Any chance of some more pics and a trackplan please Colin I don't have the trackplan to hand at the moment but here are some more photos Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I don't have the trackplan to hand at the moment but here are some more photos Jon Thank you for putting the pics up Jon Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Can I ask how you acheived the snow effects? Hello Brian The snow on the tracks was white matt emulsion painted directly onto the woodland scenic ballast. The snow on building roofs was the same paint painted onto DAS Modelling Clay. scenic areas had the white emulsion painted onto grass mat - this had to be touched up on numerous occasions after it started turning green Snow on the roads was das modelling clay again and a metal 'Matchbox' car was 'driven' through the still-soft clay. Once dry it was painted white. This was my first attempt at snow and I made plenty of mistakes, most of which I corrected on Hudson Road, the successor to this layout, but that's another story. Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottiedog Posted February 7, 2011 Share Posted February 7, 2011 Jon, Really good to see the photos. Brings back some great memories. Nice to see some of my old wagon kits on the layout - is it that long ago when I started to produce them! Ah,happy days. Your little lad seems to have grown up quite a bit since I last saw him. I must be getting old! Come and say hello to me at the Birtley Show in March where I will have my layout "Stainsby". There is no snow on it, mind you! David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted February 7, 2011 Author Share Posted February 7, 2011 Jon, Really good to see the photos. Brings back some great memories. Nice to see some of my old wagon kits on the layout - is it that long ago when I started to produce them! Ah,happy days. Your little lad seems to have grown up quite a bit since I last saw him. I must be getting old! Come and say hello to me at the Birtley Show in March where I will have my layout "Stainsby". There is no snow on it, mind you! David Think I missed out on something by not thrashing out a sponsorship deal with 51L They were/are a significant part of the wagon fleet. Will definately be at Birtley to say hello Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave ottney Posted February 8, 2011 Share Posted February 8, 2011 Wow, the snow treatment looks fantastic!! I have a real soft spot for snow scenes and this one is great. Can you please tell me what emulsion paint is. I'm sure we have on this side of the pond but under a different name. Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted February 8, 2011 Author Share Posted February 8, 2011 Wow, the snow treatment looks fantastic!! I have a real soft spot for snow scenes and this one is great. Can you please tell me what emulsion paint is. I'm sure we have on this side of the pond but under a different name. Dave Emulsion is a water-based white paint you paint on the walls at home when redecorating (Dulux and Crown are brand names in the UK Dulux paint) It comes in vinyl matt and vinyl silk Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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