Popular Post SouthernBlue80s Posted January 8, 2018 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2018 (edited) I have spent the last week building this. I wanted to use some of new Peco bullhead rail and create a photo plank for my weathering projects. I will post up pics of my rail blue fleet stabled. I have tried to not over model it and keep it all a bit minimal. Everything is scratch built apart from the track and the incidental items such as the two barrels and the light. It is Saturday afternoon in this backwater and sometimes nothing is stabled over the weekend but sometimes the spotters are lucky and a couple of locos are stabled. Occasionally permanent way wagons or a couple wagons tripped of a Speedlink service are to be found. Today 56001 is to be found Edited January 9, 2018 by SouthernBlue80s 23 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cklammer Posted January 8, 2018 Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just enough to be excellent, not too much detail to be cluttered! Best Regards, Christian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Just enough to be excellent, not too much detail to be cluttered! Best Regards, Christian Thanks Christian. It is always tempting to put more clutter in but I resisted. Two final things for a later date. I need to sort out a small back scene, I am not sure if it will be countryside or a few terrace houses Also looking at it again the the track nearest the disused shed with end in a big pile of dirty gravel and sand at somepoint. 47324 has surfaced 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Alex TM Posted January 8, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hi, All that's missing is that chill wind, and the newspaper blowing along like tumbleweed ...... Truly atmospheric piece of work. Regards, Alex. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Hi, All that's missing is that chill wind, and the newspaper blowing along like tumbleweed ...... Truly atmospheric piece of work. Regards, Alex. Thanks Alex. I will revisit it and do tiny tweaks....so perhaps a few bits of paper will be introduced 47342 departed....Nothing happening..... Stratford´s 47010 has arrived 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cravensdmufan Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Excellent work; your stuff always provides great inspiration. CDF 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 A really well-observed piece of modelling. As others have said, the attention to detail really brings out the atmosphere. I particularly like the ground cover. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) Thanks for the supportive comments. A few more Overview A lone pallet keeps 33045 company A couple of days later...a van Edited January 9, 2018 by SouthernBlue80s 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Legroom Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Great atmosphere! I particularly like the ground covering. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted January 9, 2018 Share Posted January 9, 2018 Great work as ever Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted January 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2018 Really liking the down at heel look you've achieved here, but do you realise there's an EM layout called Shenston Road? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/85490-on-shenston-road-a-few-bevs-and-a-western-chieftain/?fromsearch=1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) Really liking the down at heel look you've achieved here, but do you realise there's an EM layout called Shenston Road? http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/85490-on-shenston-road-a-few-bevs-and-a-western-chieftain/?fromsearch=1 Thank you for letting me know Rich, appreciate it. I have seen it..fantastic layout it is too,the name must have slipped into my subconscious. So name change it is Thinking on my feet Shillston Road...that will do (perhaps someone will surface now and tell me there is a layout called Shillston Road ) Edited January 9, 2018 by SouthernBlue80s 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted January 9, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 9, 2018 Oops sorry to have caused trouble but glad you've got a new name. At least you don't have any signs needing changes...! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 (edited) No worries. Thanks for pointing it out. It would have been a bit embarrassing to have named after such a well known layout Brace of 31s I need to get a backscene up. Ordered one last night inadvertently in N gauge..... it might look OK ...then again. Edited January 10, 2018 by SouthernBlue80s 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Yes, definitely get a backscene in place. This is a nice little micro / cameo. Plenty of atmosphere here.... like the dusty pile of ballast and general grimy muckIt's what railways are all about A backscene will really give this another lift. Even if you just put some off-white plain board behind the scene, you will be amazed at how much improvement there is.....I built one of my layouts with a sort of "slot" between the layout itself and the backscene - so I could drop in a different scene if I felt like it.... I never did in the end thoughbut I do feel this is something to explore.... hmmm changing the setting of a layout... hmmm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodenhead Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 When it came to the name and I saw your model i just assumed you were one of the group who are on EM70s as your scenic plank wouldn't look out of place at all there. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Yes, definitely get a backscene in place. This is a nice little micro / cameo. Plenty of atmosphere here.... like the dusty pile of ballast and general grimy muck It's what railways are all about A backscene will really give this another lift. Even if you just put some off-white plain board behind the scene, you will be amazed at how much improvement there is..... I built one of my layouts with a sort of "slot" between the layout itself and the backscene - so I could drop in a different scene if I felt like it.... I never did in the end though but I do feel this is something to explore.... hmmm changing the setting of a layout... hmmm Funny you should mention that Marc, as I was thinking along similar lines of having a gap/slot between the layout and the backscene. The shot below shows a backscene from another layout in the background, which gave me the idea. So I will perhaps have a low relief building coming in from the right just behind the platform sat on the table and then the backscene behind that. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Love the trackwork, especially the bit leading to the shed. Look forward to seeing some more pics. An n gauge backscene could work well forcing the perspective a bit. Steve. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 10, 2018 Author Share Posted January 10, 2018 Love the trackwork, especially the bit leading to the shed. Look forward to seeing some more pics. An n gauge backscene could work well forcing the perspective a bit. Steve. Yeh.... I was not too sure on the N gauge back scene but the consensus seems to be it will look fine. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry1975 Posted January 10, 2018 Share Posted January 10, 2018 Very nice, I particularly like the ground cover. Jerry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 11, 2018 Author Share Posted January 11, 2018 A few final pictures of western region locos. I will await my backscene, build a low relief building as part of it and improve a couple of things and then take some more picture once I am finally happy. I have my arm operated on on Monday. So I guess I will be on here looking at your stuff and not doing any modeling for a while. 47076 47285 08375 50037 31117 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ramblin Rich Posted January 11, 2018 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 11, 2018 I have my arm operated on on Monday. So I guess I will be on here looking at your stuff and not doing any modeling for a while. Eek! Hope everything goes well with that.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 Good luck with that operation, hope you get back to modelling soon. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted January 12, 2018 Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Good luck with the op on your arm mate! And hope you're modelling again soon In the meantime - plenty of rest for your arm to recover, so have a good peruse of RMWeb, and get some train books out, for more inspirationPS. Really like that shot of the 08, sat in front of the depot.Also, looking again at those earlier shots - the ground cover is indeed excellent, but I also like the faded, distressed sleepers and rusty track leading to the depot buildingAnd IMO, we don't see enough weed covered, disused track... Edited January 12, 2018 by marc smith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted January 12, 2018 Author Share Posted January 12, 2018 (edited) Thanks all for the good luck wishes. It will be a relief when it is all over and it works again. Already thinking about my next micro diorama Ground cover wise I find this picture inspirational Anyway will re-post when I am fixed and have that back scene up. All the best Steve Edited January 12, 2018 by SouthernBlue80s 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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