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That's looking quite promising isn't it I look forward to seeing it with a wash! How is the track laying coming? Had a train move on Calshot yet?

Thanks James. Should all look a lot better with a bit of paint. The sluice will be in an abandoned, rusty condition with the valve handles missing. The track layign will start when I've told John what I want, and made sure clearances are there for the point motors and wiring. I have had a NG train running for a yard, but that's it so far .

Nice work so far. Hope you don't mind me making a couple of observations.

Try and make sure the stonework matches on both sides of the corners around the sluice gates so it looks like a complete wall and not two sections joined together.

The sluice gates and the tunnel behind them will have a tide mark from where the water is at its highest, a sort of greeny-black colour. I've spent a fair few hours playing around sluices in a kayak...

Hope that helps.

 

Paul.

Thanks Paul.

I appreciate your observations - any help in improving my modelling is a bonus!

The stone walls will be mitred on the ends to help gain continuity across the join.

I hadn't however thought about hide tide marks, I will have a look online for some suitable references and go from there.

Glad to be of help. The best way, I feel, of getting reference material for the sluices is to go out and find some as the weathering and high water marks are going to be quite subtle. The place where I used to play in my kayak is about 130 miles away otherwise I'd go and take some photos for you. Another thing often found around sluices is wood (twigs and small branches) taken down with the current and caught on the sides, very easy to overdo in model form.

 

Paul.

Thanks again Paul. I know of a couple which are about half an hour away so it could be possible to visit it and take a few photos for reference.