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Looking very good - I like the neat and tidy appearance.

 

Cheers Ray

That's a nice warm light, looks appropriate for a church. The sunlight in the loco shed is my favourite though, looks great!

Thanks Ray, I'm afraid it's not quite on the scale of your grand undertaking, (I wish it were) -  but that does mean I can concentrate on all the little details...

 

Regards

Steve.

Thanks Steve, I do need to refocus on some detail.  Like Mikkel I love the interior view at the shed - ex Airfix?

 

Cheers Ray

Thank you Mikkel - must admit I had my doubts about the brightness of the lamps in the church, but it's growing on me!  The 'sunlight effect'  you mention is just a happy accident - the layout being in the loft with no natural light, so illumination is by 3  flourescant tubes  and a couple of 60w bulbs mounted along the roof ridgeline, with a 150w spotlight similarly fixed and positioned  to shine down on the layout at an angle, acting as the sun, not very original - but surprisingly effective....

 

Regards

Steve.

Edited February 28, 2019 by sigtech

Full marks  for observation Ray!  It has some added internal detail but otherwise it's just as out of the boxI.  I would have liked a bigger shed ( wouldn't we all...)  but space is very limited and I needed enough room for the  60' turntable ( Heljan ).

 

Regards

Steve.

I agree with Mikkel about the lighting in the church, and the lovely effect of lighting in the engine shed.

 

the only comment I would have is to suggest to somehow bury the lower edge of the church’s wall so the dreaded “black line” doesn’t appear - perhaps some longer grass, bushes? 

 

Best

Simon

Thanks Simon - bushes and grass sounds fine, I'll get on to it soon...

Regards,

Steve

I agree with Simon. But by careful with to many bushes, some grass will be fine.

A suggestion to create this is make first a very small thin edge with some card around the church. You will have to lift the church out to replace a lamp when  necessary.

Paint the card with a brown paint and then add grass to it.

 

Always nice to see pictures of your layout and discovering new details.

Thanks Job. I've already had a go using some coarse 'Woodland Scenics' green clump foilage that I already had to hand to represent long uncut grass around the building, just glued it all around the base of the Church walls, it breaks up the outline and prevents any light shining out - I can still remove  it, so it seems to have worked.  

Edited March 2, 2019 by sigtech

Since the above pictures were added the brightness of the  lighting has been further 'toned down' by painting the glass of the bulbs with Tamiya Clear Yellow x-24 acrylic paint, giving a nice warm glow, and I have added another small lamp, this time inside the downstairs saloon of the pub (Kings Arms).