Nearholmer Posted May 1, 2019 Share Posted May 1, 2019 I wouldn't mind too much if they stuck to stashing, but my experience is that they will shred anything vaguely shreddable in order to make bedding, and for tiny creatures they seem to make an awful lot of bedding, the amount an elephant might need. Before I converted the garage to a utility/layout room, and was using it to store things after moving house, they totally wrecked an expensive car child seat by shredding the upholstery and safety harness, and reduced an entire boxful of toddler clothes to threads ...... I'm now less sentimental about them than I used to be! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted May 2, 2019 Share Posted May 2, 2019 On 01/05/2019 at 19:25, Nearholmer said: EDIT: Hold on.... it's got an up and over at each end ...... brick one end up, and put an ordinary single domestic door in, if you can. Then create a studding wall inside he other, something that can be removed if/when you sell-up and move. No no no.... He builds a big Through Station in the garage, and in the summer opens both doors and connects it to the rest of the railway running around the grounds outside... 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 A sad day here in Norfolk. Kelsby V1 has met its end. Moments like this often bring contemplation with them. I think to the future, and what it will bring at the new house. This is not the end. So raise a toast to Kelsby V1. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sem34090 Posted June 2, 2019 Share Posted June 2, 2019 I am familiar with moments like this - Always a bit sad when the time comes to dismantle a layout permanently. I've done it at least five times now. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted June 2, 2019 Author Share Posted June 2, 2019 Indeed, Sem. But Kelsby itself will rise again in (hopefully) the same form in the new house, or at least similar. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 (edited) I've been on an adventure! Some edited highlights from this year's King's Lynn Model Railway Show, which I attended with the inimitable Martin S-C. Sorry if some of the photos aren't very clear as my phone started to overheat partway through. I also purchased a few items which I will post on the Fumbling Bench and Unsound Buildings threads... Edited June 22, 2019 by RedGemAlchemist 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted June 29, 2019 Author Share Posted June 29, 2019 Been a while since I did a real post on this thread talking about something layout design related. Been mulling over a few ideas for the V2 layout, now that the move is starting in earnest. With the far expanded space, I've been trying to work out a layout. The thing is, and this is something I've not really talked about, I rarely totally plan... anything. Anything at all. I start with a rough idea, and I improv and bodge until I get roughly where I want to be or to an alternative design that I like the look of. (Keep your plans flexible, guys. No plan survives contact with the enemy intact.) So the plan is that the first two boards of V1 will sit in the middle of the room with the top-right corner against the wall. The rest of the layout will form a rough figure-6 around the edge of the garage with it as the top of the loop. (Does that make sense? Hope it does.) Anyway, after the KLMRS, I got plenty of ideas for how to do various items in my layout in terms of space optimisation and that sort of thing. Definitely food for thought. Especially this particular layout which I can't remember the name of, which has got me thinking about the river dock (or would it technically be a wharf or quay? I'm not a boatman so I have no idea about the exact terminology) at Hewe and how to make it look: On 22/06/2019 at 18:15, RedGemAlchemist said: Definitely gets the old brain cogs turning... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted November 19, 2019 Author Share Posted November 19, 2019 (edited) Finally, a proper post for the first time in months. This is a concept for Berkham Station, laid out on a coffee table in my room. Admiral Horatio Nelson and the blood and custards are for scale. Over bridge is Hornby Dublo, workshop buildings are a mix of Ratio and Sarissa Precision, coal office is Wills I think, goods shed is Ratio, platforms are Dapol. The thoughts and input of you guys as always is greatly appreciated. Edited November 19, 2019 by RedGemAlchemist 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted February 14, 2020 Author Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) MAJOR UPDATE TIME! After a year in the wilderness, Kelsby station returns! It's going to need some TLC after being in storage for all this time and the setup is only temporary at this time, but like some kind of bonkers phoenix the Kelsby Light Railway rises from the ashes. Edited February 14, 2020 by RedGemAlchemist 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 Update from over the weekend as I begin repairing Kelsby. Begun reworking the bus stop outside the gates. Also added edge walls and better roads, made from roofing felt rather than badly painted sandpaper. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted February 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2020 Nice to see Kelsby making a return Red. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, Annie said: Nice to see Kelsby making a return Red. Thank you. Nice to be working on it again. I'm surprised I've not got any comments yet on the fact I've used the same putty that I use as filler on my locos to build up the scenery. I know that sort of thing really riles up some people, but as someone with more experience in clay sculpting than carving foam or wood I find it much easier to work with. Edited February 17, 2020 by RedGemAlchemist 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Annie Posted February 17, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 17, 2020 If that's what you prefer to work with then I don't see any problem. It is your layout afterall. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted February 17, 2020 Author Share Posted February 17, 2020 2 hours ago, Annie said: If that's what you prefer to work with then I don't see any problem. It is your layout afterall. Indeed. And it is actually very good at it too. It's durable, solid and paints easily as it's car body filler, and has the consistency of playdough when wet and sands well when dry so it's easy to work with. Makes landscaping take a fraction of the time and I can smack the end result with a hammer without damaging it, though working it does leave you with sticky fingers afterwards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) The latest addition to the collection has arrived, and it's pretty significant. For those not aware of who KonectBus are, they're an incredibly Norfolk bus company based just down the road from me at Dereham. I had no idea LFE did a KonectBus as Norfolk stuff is very few and far between in most respects. Also a nice view of my crummy 10-year-old laptop and a cameo from my cat at the back. Edited March 26, 2020 by RedGemAlchemist 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT-Pete Posted March 26, 2020 Share Posted March 26, 2020 Nice bus, but cat is indistinct, better photo please! :^) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 26, 2020 Author Share Posted March 26, 2020 (edited) 20 minutes ago, TT-Pete said: Nice bus, but cat is indistinct, better photo please! :^) LOL fair enough. Say hello to RMWeb, Nyx! I have three cats living in my house with me actually, but Nyx is the one that's usually wandering around. This photo is from this morning, although I've shown pictures of the other two on here before. Edited March 26, 2020 by RedGemAlchemist 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 28, 2020 Author Share Posted March 28, 2020 The KLR's new home is continuing to come together. The positioning of everything isn't final as the walls on the other side are still being plastered. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 Looks like a rather nicer space than I seem to recall you had previously. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearholmer Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 The makings of a space that many railway modellers would give their arm for, in fact. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 5 hours ago, F-UnitMad said: Looks like a rather nicer space than I seem to recall you had previously. 31 minutes ago, Nearholmer said: The makings of a space that many railway modellers would give their arm for, in fact. Thanks muchly, you're too kind. The space is about 16ft x 10ft, and the layout I plan to go in a figure 6 around the room with the top of the 6 to the right of where the camera is. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 29, 2020 Share Posted March 29, 2020 16 x 10..? You could fit O Scale in that space, especially a Light Railway!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 21 minutes ago, F-UnitMad said: 16 x 10..? You could fit O Scale in that space, especially a Light Railway!! Exactly. The plan is to build the entire KLR, not just Kelsby and Hewe like last time. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted April 5, 2020 Author Share Posted April 5, 2020 Kelsby had continued to evolve, though still far from finished and not in its final position. It only sits here for now so I have room for - - Board 2, which remains in roughly the same state in which you guys last saw it as of writing this. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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