Castle Aching

[Nearholmer]

And they lived to tell the tale!?

 

K

[Edwardian]

She almost didn't.  It crossed my mind that I must love my child profoundly in order to forgive her that, a feat that, to my surprise, I had already accomplished 1 careful hour and 2 entire packets of baby wipes later when all but the most persistence stains had been removed. 

[Stubby47]

Ah, baby wipes and calpol - the best defensive weapons against children.

[Nearholmer]

When I was a similar age, I led my younger brother into a game of "fruit picking", which involved carefully removing every single leaf and flower from my father's most prized, delicate, and cosseted shrub. We were very proud of the "plague of locusts" affect that we achieved; he was less delighted!

 

K

[ChrisN]

She almost didn't.  It crossed my mind that I must love my child profoundly in order to forgive her that, a feat that, to my surprise, I had already accomplished 1 careful hour and 2 entire packets of baby wipes later when all but the most persistence stains had been removed. 

 

Yes, but books, at worst are replaceable, but your children are not, says he whose children have made it safely into adulthood.

[Edwardian]

Who said I would have replaced the little ..... ?!?

[BG John]

Replace little humans with dogs. They're much less trouble! While dogless, I was planning to make some doors or covers for my bookshelves, in case the contents got eaten when the next one moved in. But the current hairy monster arrived totally unexpectedly, as I had to rush out with no notice, to save her from a one way trip to the vet, and didn't have time for any preparations. Three years later, my books are still totally unharmed, and I'm sure will remain that way!

[Shadow]

Some pictures here from another RMweb thread of veranda coaches. Pictures 9, 10 & 11 from llanfair ceirnion

 

http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/70783-jims-down-by-the-tracks-with-colas-thread/page-126&do=findComment&comment=2257336

Edited March 31, 2016 by Shadow

[Clearwater]

I had a similar infestation indoors, only mine did this:

A good selection of books though!

[Bedders]

A good selection of books though!

 

And she seems to have painted on the GWR books more than the LNER, so she's got a promising future

Edited April 1, 2016 by Bedders

[Edwardian]

And she seems to have painted on the GWR books more than the LNER, so she's got a promising future

 

That would be the irresistible lure of superior engineering upon the young mind.

 

Little b*gger though she is.

[Nearholmer]

Little bigger than what?

 

K

[Edwardian]

Than she was when she did it!

[Edwardian]

 

 

I didn't realise you were in Barnard Castle, A bit of change from the fens!

I know the town well having been to boarding school there (we lived in the middle east at the time).

It was at the schools model railway club I got introduced to the joys of Peco Streamline track and building models out of card.

We started a model of Barnard castle and Romaldskirk on the Middleton Line.

I remember well measuring up the old crossing keepers cottage (built pre-NER) that is still standing out on the road to the golf course.

From memory it was the only bit of the railway that had survived.

 

Had to do into Barney to get the last Lab chipped, so took the opportunity:

Edited February 1, 2019 by Edwardian

[Edwardian]

Not much modelling done this weekend due to visitation by Parental Unit.  Did manage a model based on the Lodge, Docking.  I say 'based on' because none of my buildings are exact replicas, just what I think fits into the fictional location.  This one is 3mm: 1 foot scale as it stands right at the back.  

Edited February 1, 2019 by Edwardian

[Argos]

Nice muted colours there Edwardian.

 

A very convincing model.

[Nearholmer]

Continuing to impress!

 

K

[runs as required]

All the above bit about children and dogs is a bit too close to my own bio for comfort.

 

While dad was off in WWII, his 1931 Morris Cowley GH200 (George) was up on blocks in our garage. At 3 going on 4, I decided he'd really appreciate it repainted as a surprise. None of the paint pots had quite enough paint in to finish the job, so the overall effect pre-dated Jackson Pollock's "Action Painting" by quite a few decades. It even included my mum's lurid nail polish (which dad objected to the most).

The Labrador bit comes from my mum crying when she found she was pregnant after a camping holiday in South Devon.; she'd set her heart on a black lab pup but I arrived instead.

 

It all amounted to a Great Start in Life....

  dh

[Edwardian]

All the above bit about children and dogs is a bit too close to my own bio for comfort.

 

While dad was off in WWII, his 1931 Morris Cowley GH200 (George) was up on blocks in our garage. At 3 going on 4, I decided he'd really appreciate it repainted as a surprise. None of the paint pots had quite enough paint in to finish the job, so the overall effect pre-dated Jackson Pollock's "Action Painting" by quite a few decades. It even included my mum's lurid nail polish (which dad objected to the most).

The Labrador bit comes from my mum crying when she found she was pregnant after a camping holiday in South Devon.; she'd set her heart on a black lab pup but I arrived instead.

 

It all amounted to a Great Start in Life....

  dh

 

My father burnt the coal shed down as a result of hurriedly discarding an illicit cigarette. I, on the other hand, only became a worry much, much later in life ...!

 

I have sent you a PM.

[Edwardian]

Row of cottages to frame the rear of the layout.  Need to add foliage!

[Shadow]

Looks like they are from the High Street in Castle Acre. Excellent modelling there Mr Ed.

 

Dave.

[Edwardian]

Shadow, indeed you are correct, and thanks to everyone for the most kind ratings.

 

Now, I have 2 problems.  The first is that I am rapidly running out of the 'kits' I prepared last year, i.e. the facades, textures and windows I printed out.  I have, I think, 4 cottages left that I can do without finding £100 for more printer ink.

 

Second, I think that my failure to do mock-ups or a sketch view or even a plan has had its first effect.  The cottages I have just done are too big.  I am concerned they are too big for their location and are certainly too big to be next to the Georgian lodge as originally intended.  On the shots below I have moved them apart, and, indeed, think that the lodge should go even further to the right.  This leaves a nice big space for more buildings and I wonder if I now have the opportunity to model the very building that in reality sits next to the cottages just modelled, The Ostrich?

 

Views and advice would be welcome.  

Edited February 1, 2019 by Edwardian

[Nearholmer]

Nice building; shame about the car ( in that context - it would look cool next to a streamline moderne diner).

 

Have you got an overall site area in mind, and have you thought about elevation? Some of the most effective model village scenes a rise toward the rear, allowing all that lovely model-making to be seen to full advantage. Didn't Ahern have one of his villages culminating in castle keep at the top.

 

K

[Shadow]

The Ostrich is also quite a long building. And tall, three stories (dormers in roof) when compared with the smaller building to the left in your image

That will help break up the skyline, but might stand out to much.

Also, possibly reduce length by one set of windows.

 

 

 

 

Leave out the two to the left of the through cart entrance? Just have a vertical support wall? Why not make up a rough model from old cereal packets, etc. Just to get/test the visual balance.

 

Dave

[Edwardian]

Nice building; shame about the car ( in that context - it would look cool next to a streamline moderne diner).

 

Have you got an overall site area in mind, and have you thought about elevation? Some of the most effective model village scenes a rise toward the rear, allowing all that lovely model-making to be seen to full advantage. Didn't Ahern have one of his villages culminating in castle keep at the top.

 

K

 

Kevin, that Ahern corner piece is my ultimate inspiration!

The far side of the street is quite a bit higher, but due to perspective, not a raise in the ground level, so it isn't high enough for that stepped village going up a hill effect. Obviously I need to play around with it a bit (a lot?) more.

Edited February 1, 2019 by Edwardian