Jesse Sim Posted October 18, 2019 Author Share Posted October 18, 2019 I had a red bull, cigarette and Metallica playing.....is that where I went wrong? 1 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Bit of scenery work this weekend, ballasting and swearing....you can actually see where I had become more comfortable with ballasting, it turned out much better then I thought. this section will need a bit of touching up, but happy with the outcome. same goes for the section after the bridge. really please with this section out of Peasecliffe tunnel, still plenty to do! I also made the roadway down to the private coal merchant and sidings better and more suitable for a horse drawn cart and not a 4x4, as it was before. Overall, I’m happy, it was my first time ballasting, obviously it will get better over the years, I’ve used different techniques for all the areas, this layout really is a learning curve. Hopefully tackle the rest of the ballast through the week and start working on some weathering! Spray gun is loaded and ready for some action! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 I don’t know what happened to one of the photos so here it is again! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold trw1089 Posted October 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 20, 2019 Keep at it Jesse. I use one of the Proses ballast spreader thingies, works a treat. Recently on Trainmasters TV they had a segment on better ways to ballast turnouts by basically painting on glue between the sleepers around the tie bar end and for about 8 sleepers towards the frog. It keeps glue and ballast from getting mucked in with the mechanical bits and has sped up my recovery time after ballasting no end. You can sort of get the idea watching the end of the preview Here. Cheers Tony 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold trw1089 Posted October 20, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted October 20, 2019 Sorry, if you need ideas around changing ballast colour or weathering ballast, I did up a video for Gilbert a year or so ago about using pan pastels on ballast. I use it quite a bit and find it less messy than airbrushing, but it’s what you are most comfortable with too. video here cheers Tony 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 12 hours ago, trw1089 said: Keep at it Jesse. I use one of the Proses ballast spreader thingies, works a treat. Recently on Trainmasters TV they had a segment on better ways to ballast turnouts by basically painting on glue between the sleepers around the tie bar end and for about 8 sleepers towards the frog. It keeps glue and ballast from getting mucked in with the mechanical bits and has sped up my recovery time after ballasting no end. You can sort of get the idea watching the end of the preview Here. Cheers Tony That’s what I’ll think I’ll do around the points, just brush the PVA on and sprinkle the ballast and then vacuum it up. Many thanks for the video on weathering, that is an idea, I’ve raised my girlfriends make up brush draw and gone through what she won’t need and then ran away with some brushes before she changed her mind! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2019 Jesse, i glued then stuck the ballast on Granthem ..as in small btush in betwenn the railws with pva/water/washing up liquid mix then add ballast. Tamp it down using a finger. The track has a Line of oil/loco carp at the ends of the sleepers using diluted poster paints to a concoction of Red Leaders almost dry brushed on. Baz 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 4 hours ago, Barry O said: Jesse, i glued then stuck the ballast on Granthem ..as in small btush in betwenn the railws with pva/water/washing up liquid mix then add ballast. Tamp it down using a finger. The track has a Line of oil/loco carp at the ends of the sleepers using diluted poster paints to a concoction of Red Leaders almost dry brushed on. Baz Wait wait wait wait, you brushed glue in between alllllllllllll those sleepers in Grantham? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 21, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 21, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, Jesse Sim said: Wait wait wait wait, you brushed glue in between alllllllllllll those sleepers in Grantham? no just in the goods and loco shed yards.. mainlines are on peco foam..just filled the gaps between the peco foam edges. Red Leader just kept me in hot tea as it was flipping cold in the Chapel! Even so .yes there were a lot of sleepers to ballast around Baz Edited October 21, 2019 by Barry O spelling mistakes 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Wright Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 On 19/10/2019 at 00:34, Jesse Sim said: I had a red bull, cigarette and Metallica playing.....is that where I went wrong? And there I was, thinking you'd given up fags! Regards, Tony. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Tony Wright said: And there I was, thinking you'd given up fags! Regards, Tony. I did give up the fags for a good month.....Have I just been put on 2 weeks detention Tony? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 3 hours ago, Barry O said: no just in the goods and loco shed yards.. mainlines are on peco foam..just filled the gaps between the peco foam edges. Red Leader just kept me in hot tea as it was flipping cold in the Chapel! Even so .yes there were a lot of sleepers to ballast around Baz Yeah I remember when I popped in for that day in November 2016 and glued the station support brackets on. A small part but surreal! Freezing cold it was! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2019 13 hours ago, Tony Wright said: And there I was, thinking you'd given up fags! Regards, Tony. 10 hours ago, Jesse Sim said: I did give up the fags for a good month.....Have I just been put on 2 weeks detention Tony? I gave up fags at Uni, when I found that I couldn't afford to smoke, drink, drive a car and go out with women. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Barry O Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2019 6 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: I gave up fags at Uni, when I found that I couldn't afford to smoke, drink, drive a car and go out with women. It is called getting your priorities right! Baz 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2019 3 hours ago, St Enodoc said: I gave up fags at Uni, when I found that I couldn't afford to smoke, drink, drive a car and go out with women. My luck with women at that age was so poor I decided I would walk to the pub to drink and smoke myself to death. Something went wrong in that plan as I no longer smoke or drink and if we go out I have to do the driving so she can have a drink. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 Is that why I’m always broke? two cars, 1 bike, pub, smoke and have a girlfriend? 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2019 2 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: My luck with women at that age was so poor How's your luck with women at that age nowadays? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Jesse Sim said: Is that why I’m always broke? two cars, 1 bike, pub, smoke and have a girlfriend? Possibly. But I think that model railways are the clincher. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2019 3 minutes ago, St Enodoc said: How's your luck with women at that age nowadays? I dare not even try.......I am under the threat that should I ever have an affair Mrs M will find out where she lives and take the train set round to hers. 1 6 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
timbowilts Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 7 minutes ago, Clive Mortimore said: I dare not even try.......I am under the threat that should I ever have an affair Mrs M will find out where she lives and take the train set round to hers. That should prove interesting Tim T All packed up ready to move to Felinfoelm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 22, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 22, 2019 Just now, timbowilts said: All packed up ready to move to Felinfoelm I hope that's not for the reason Clive was alluding to. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 7 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Possibly. But I think that model railways are the clincher. Looks to me that it’s kitchen renovations 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesse Sim Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 For my first time ballasting, I don’t think it’s turned out all that bad, definitely room for improvement and I do need to touch up some areas, but I’m very happy with it! 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted October 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted October 23, 2019 1 hour ago, Jesse Sim said: For my first time ballasting, I don’t think it’s turned out all that bad, definitely room for improvement and I do need to touch up some areas, but I’m very happy with it! I'd be inclined to use a slightly smaller brush... 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougN Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Looking good there Jesse. Forget the fags and get sound chips for the locos.... alot more healthy! There will be a heap of toning down as it all ends up too stark at times. I have the problem that the NER ballasted most secondary lines in Ash ballast which being black needs warming up in colours and with black sleepers they tend to disappear. So I am looking at dark browns similar to the track colour but darkened slightly to achieve a contrast.... only been 3 months since I started that lot. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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