Gravy Train

Thatched cottage 4mm.

Another terrace from the Archives. 4mm.

Hi Stubby47. I nearly allways fit the drainpipes to a building before painting, a few reasons really. 1 If i paint the drainpipe first then fit it to the walls there is a good chance the paint will spoil / react with the mek and ruin the finish so i nearly allways paint the walls not worrying about paint getting onto the down spouts as the downspouts would receive an initial undercoat before the top coat is applied. 2 I find it esier to cut in on the downspout when finishing off as opposed to cutting in the wall colour as it will have weathering dry brushed in which would otherwise spoil the downspout paint finish. With regard to the stage by stage paint job, this was done deliberately so as to show how i cane to get the desired finish i was after and also the possibility of using it in an article description in a book i am doing. I hope it all answers your questions clearly. cheers Peter

Hi Larry, Sorry about that, i don't know what has happened there but stranger things have happened, i know that the photos are not there instantly when you click on the post. My intention was that you got straight to the photos without going through the Blog itself, if anyone has problems navigating just go to my blog and click on ( gravy Train ) Delph and scroll down. All the best Peter

More photos entered on my blog @ (Gravy Train) Delph photos.

Delph Goods shed. More to follow as i retrieve them from my photobucket account.

Hi Robin, Yes, will be at Wigan with the display and demo stand, will make myself known. cheers Peter

Yes Jim, i agree and the reason being. A high building on a layout will no doubt dwarf the layout's perspective even if it is correct to what your are modelling and that is because we are compromised by space, in other words we can't see the bigger picture or enough of the environment around it to make sense of it. That is why when we read articles on layout design in many books published, it allways enfasizes 'balance' the key words. Perspective and proportion. cheers.

Hi Graham, Its all about perspective at the end of the day and how far back will it sit on the layout, in can get complex when dealing with the hieght of buildings and were they sit on the layout and to retain proportion to the reat of the layout. Your measurements seem fine to me, its allways a good idea to make a mock up of the building first so you can get an idea of how it will look with the reat of the layout/diorama. As for foamboard, it may be possible but once all the window apertures a cut out there won't be much left of the foamboard. Have thought about using perspex/ heavy grade clear plastic sheet, say 100htou + and to laminate the releif of that but baring in mind you brace it on the inside, the best way would be to fit dummy floors to keep it square. cheers Peter

Hi Robin, You certainly have your work cut out with all that trackwork but its looking superb, it certainly makes life easier when you have templot or the like to make sense of what goes were so to speak. thanks for posting. Peter

Hi Stuby47, Its comming on nice is that, keep up the good work and looking forward to more. Peter

Hi Robin, Nice to see it develope, is the Templot permantly fixed to the baseboard or is it just used primarily to taylor make the track formations etc? Its looking good and looking forward to seeing it progress. cheers Peter

Cheers Phil, your comments apreciated. Its never easy trying to capture the likeness of a building with regard to its colour as the colour can change from day to day with the effects of weather and of course photo colour etc. cheers Peter

Thanks for your comments.

Delph station buildings 4mm.

Dave, Its a relief to know you have opted for the plywood sleeper type for your pointwork formations, I used C+L plastic chairs but had to build the formation onto cork cut to shape so that i could permanantly fix in place then transfare it to the baseboard. The reasoning here being that if i aproached it the way you have done the sleepers would curl up at the ends resulting in gauge narrowing but this won't happen with plywood. Back in the early days i would construct the pointwork on the table top firstly by temporarily fixing polethene over the template and using prit stick to fix in place the sleepers and away you go fixing the chairs in place and to thread the rail and by the time you transfare to the baseboard the pointwork has gone out of gauge. I wonder how many people have been down that rd. cheers Dave, keep up the good work,its looking superb,my common sense prevail.

David, Fabulous workmanship Peter

Delph station:

Aspinall 0-6-0 at Wainthrop.

Carlisle goods depot 4mm

Thanks Dave, Much apreciated. cheers.

Oswestry Coaling stage. 7mm.

(Shawbridge) station, Photo Steve Flint BRM. Wainthrop Bridge Phoro Tony Wright BRM.