Stringfingerling's Blog

I am not a GWR afficionado but for me, you have absolutely captured the look and feel of the area in which the line is situated - particularly stunning scenery!

Tony

2 of my favourite books are the 2 volumes of C.C. Greens 'Coast Lines of the Cambrian Railways' and this layout captures the atmosphere of the books so well. Absolutely loved the video, thank you for taking the time to do it.

 

Terry

Simply excellent and so well observed. I watched it twice.  The view up the street at 0:59, the brooding scene at 2:03 and the details around the buffer stops at 5:36 were the highlights for me. Other than the shed it's looking finished, or are there plans for more? 

Absolutely stunning modelling.

9 hours ago, Angelus said:

2 of my favourite books are the 2 volumes of C.C. Greens 'Coast Lines of the Cambrian Railways' and this layout captures the atmosphere of the books so well. Absolutely loved the video, thank you for taking the time to do it.

 

Terry

Thank you very much Terry!  I have Volume 2, and it is very well thumbed  

3 hours ago, Mikkel said:

Simply excellent and so well observed. I watched it twice.  The view up the street at 0:59, the brooding scene at 2:03 and the details around the buffer stops at 5:36 were the highlights for me. Other than the shed it's looking finished, or are there plans for more? 

Thank you very much Mikkel!  I have tried to approach the layout in a bit of a "broad brush strokes first" way - meaning that there is a lot of detail work to do, even on parts that appear finished.  The shed is now complete with roof etc, but that whole area of the layout is still very much a work in progress.   Future projects on the layout include a small amount of narrow gauge of rolling stock and a derelict carriage shed behind the engine shed, Development of the derelict cottage scene at the top of the Southern (tunnel) end of the layout, one or two road vehicles amongst others.  I'll be occupied with the layout for a long time yet!

Excellent. I really enjoyed the video. The slate walls of the cottages and other buildings are very convincing. I love the looming backscene which really evokes the scale of the mountains in the area especially with the cloudy forbidding sky. In particular I like the way you have integrated the backscene with the model at the top of the street. I could say so much more but it all looks great and leaves  viewers in no doubt about which part of the world we are in.

4 minutes ago, goldngreen said:

Excellent. I really enjoyed the video. The slate walls of the cottages and other buildings are very convincing. I love the looming backscene which really evokes the scale of the mountains in the area especially with the cloudy forbidding sky. In particular I like the way you have integrated the backscene with the model at the top of the street. I could say so much more but it all looks great and leaves  viewers in no doubt about which part of the world we are in.

Thank you very much!

A great piece of video making.  I really enjoyed seeing the low angle shots, the clarity was excellent.  

 

Very smooth running as well. 

 

Cracking video and stunning modelling. Have been holidaying on the Mid Wales coast for nearly 40 years, your street and back scene captures the Aberllefeni / Dinas Mawddwy / Bala area superbly. 

22 minutes ago, Andrew Young said:

Cracking video and stunning modelling. Have been holidaying on the Mid Wales coast for nearly 40 years, your street and back scene captures the Aberllefeni / Dinas Mawddwy / Bala area superbly. 

Thank you very much Andrew!

Superb observation and utterly convincing modelling.

 

Mike

15 minutes ago, Mike G said:

Superb observation and utterly convincing modelling.

 

Mike

Thanks very much Mike!

I've just seen the layout's BRM appearance. A very enjoyable read and great photos. 

Congrats on the BRM coverage - excellent!

Lovely video, very well presented and filmed, and a superb layout too! Very nice!

On 15/05/2021 at 07:29, Mikkel said:

I've just seen the layout's BRM appearance. A very enjoyable read and great photos. 

Thank you very much! 

On 15/05/2021 at 15:49, MarshLane said:

Lovely video, very well presented and filmed, and a superb layout too! Very nice!

Thank you very much!

I was and remain captivated by the layout called Abermynach back at the beginning/mid 1980s. Indeed I have the three copies of R/M that featured it. Your superb layout is in the same vein and inspires me to build something loosely similar.  I am wedded in N gauge and I'm tempted by the soon to be released Sonic models 56xx. 

On 12/06/2021 at 10:06, wellseasoned said:

I was and remain captivated by the layout called Abermynach back at the beginning/mid 1980s. Indeed I have the three copies of R/M that featured it. Your superb layout is in the same vein and inspires me to build something loosely similar.  I am wedded in N gauge and I'm tempted by the soon to be released Sonic models 56xx. 

Thanks very much!
Me too!  Abermynach was unforgettable to me.   In spite of being built with RTR stock, and off the shelf (though adapted) model buildings, it captured something particular about the Welsh landscape.  I would be very interested to hear more of Jurgen Mehnhert who built it.  (I think that's the spelling )

It was a long time ago and I wonder what became of Jurgen and the layout. I think the very gently curved platforms added a lot of character to it, along with the adjacent babbling stream.  I want the best of both World's, a main line and a single track branch line. My work in progress N gauge layout aims to cover both.