Cheslyn - walls and bridges
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A few update photos. The bridge (scenic break), platform, walls and fences are now in.
The walls are made from DAS clay and match the small Skaledale section at the rear - these were quick to make. I used the ends of paint brushes with the hairs removed and just kept stabbing at the clay to get the stone effect. They were then primed with grey and given a couple of black washes to complete. I wanted to achieve that broken down and badly repaired dry stone wall effect you often see in the countryside. The fence is the good old Peco one - dead fiddly to put together, but well worth the effort. This was given a quick coat of dark/rusty brown and then given a black wash to finish.
The next shot is of the Hornby Rail Road Pannier Tank and although it is over scale and not as good to look at as the Bachmann version I'm really fond of it. However, a slight weathering with a black acrylic wash has enhanced the detailing. It's also a great little runner to boot.
The next couple of shots of the Pannier in action with the Hornby Celestory coaches - these are superbly painted and the detailing is really crisp compared with the old Triang ones. The girder for the bridge was actually made from Evergreen strips glued down to a section from a plastic file cover - the walls and abutments are all Scalescenes - so is the platform.
The road finish and platform surface were made by sprinkling a mixture of sand and fine ballast onto card pasted with glue. It was then painted with grey emulsion and given several coats of different coloured washes. All the base grass effects are made from simple hanging basket liner that has been firmly glued into place. The liner will eventually be sprinkled with static grass using a simple puffer bottle.
Just waiting for a delivery of static grass and a new point motor (to replace the troublesome one) now so I'm hopping about in anticipation till the postie arrives with them!
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