luke the train spotter Posted November 10, 2019 Author Share Posted November 10, 2019 More progress on the Barclay. Now I'm somewhat satisfied with the weathering I have stripped it of its NCB identity, weathered it and fitted a wooden back plate to the cab. This is an attempt by the crews of the distillery to weather proof the loco for the winter months to try and conserve as much heat but it also acts as a good view blocker for the stay alive unit and decoder. I may add some more planking to the sides of the cabs too at a later date.Still needs crew/lamps/some tools on the running board but Im happy with it for now. It's looking much more like the distillery shunter now. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acklam Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 The Barclay looks good to me 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted November 14, 2019 Share Posted November 14, 2019 The Barclay looks superb, Luke. I recall when you built Cronton you didn't want to weather your J94 for fear of ruining it. You've come a very long way with your skills. Great work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted November 14, 2019 Author Share Posted November 14, 2019 12 minutes ago, 1722 said: The Barclay looks superb, Luke. I recall when you built Cronton you didn't want to weather your J94 for fear of ruining it. You've come a very long way with your skills. Great work. Thanks Chris! I've had a lot of practice and I think taking risks and just giving something a go had to really helped me learn new skills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 I'm quite excited to say that distillery yard will be returning to the exhibition circuit next year with an invite for a show in the summer (more on that in a later post) and with that new exhibition opportunity I'd like to make some more improvements to the layout and the stock I run on it. I've recently managed to read a few sections of the fantastic book "iron rails and whisky trails" and realised that I haven't modelled a van train which was very common for every distillery. Since the layout is only small I've started this off with 2 vans. The first (left bottom picture) is a parkside pallet wagon kit. I've never built a parkside kit before and it was an absolute dream. It's currently standing in white primer waiting for the paint shop. The middle wagon is a 12t Bachmann vent van. This just needs a weathering to join the fleet. The third wagon is a 12t Bachmann mineral wagon. Bought second hand and it needs a good weathering and also removing the previous owners weathering attempts but not bad for £8. Once these are finished there are some other jobs that need doing like I need to redesign the fiddle yard so that it has shelves to hold more stock, fresh painted backscene, more trees, probably a new layout name board and more barrels to definitely get the point across that this is a distillery. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo-Bo Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Luke you are doing a great job on the Andrew Barclay loco. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbmccarthy Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 14 hours ago, luke the train spotter said: I've never built a parkside kit before and it was an absolute dream. It's currently standing in white primer waiting for the paint shop. The van looks great. You said it went together well, would this be something a complete begginer could do? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 29 minutes ago, jbmccarthy said: The van looks great. You said it went together well, would this be something a complete begginer could do? I cant think of any reason why not. I have built some wagon kits before but that was a few years back and i found it fairly easy to pick up again and build. I think as long as you build it according to the instructions and dont rush it you’d be fine. Probably the hardest bit is getting the chassis square but this was fairly east to do as the chassis has some plastic tabs to help you glue everything in the right place. The only other thing to note is this wagon doesnt come with couplings but they’re easy enough to fit/lake yourself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 32 minutes ago, jbmccarthy said: The van looks great. You said it went together well, would this be something a complete begginer could do? I cant think of any reason why not. I have built some wagon kits before but that was a few years back and i found it fairly easy to pick up again and build. I think as long as you build it according to the instructions and dont rush it you’d be fine. Probably the hardest bit is getting the chassis square but this was fairly east to do as the chassis has some plastic tabs to help you glue everything in the right place. The only other thing to note is this wagon doesnt come with couplings but they’re easy enough to fit/lake yourself. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 1 hour ago, jbmccarthy said: The van looks great. You said it went together well, would this be something a complete begginer could do? They are great kits to start on but you do have to make sure you get the chassis square, as Luke said, don't rush and you'll be fine. Steve. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Agreed. Parkside kits are super. To enable getting things flat I use a blank CD as a mat to work on. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted November 23, 2019 Author Share Posted November 23, 2019 Finished the pallet wagon tonight. It's by no means perfect and is a bit meh in spots but it'll do. 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbmccarthy Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 I think it looks great. What are you not happy about? I can't see any issues. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted November 24, 2019 Author Share Posted November 24, 2019 2 hours ago, jbmccarthy said: I think it looks great. What are you not happy about? I can't see any issues. Ah well that's probably cause I've selected camera angles that hide the blemishes. Basically the black lining on the steel parts wasn't as neat as I'd have liked. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 In between coursework deadlines I had half an hour spare so I painted the backscene. I used the same method as on finlarig halt with the green washes. Here's a picture of it. Now I'm getting somewhere, this is what I envisaged the layout to look like a year and a half ago. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 That's a lovely scene Luke, looks superb Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbmccarthy Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Looks fantastic! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry1975 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Very nice, I could imagine myself walking along the trackside or sitting in the field having a sandwich watching the trains go by. Jerry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted November 26, 2019 Author Share Posted November 26, 2019 Couple bits of messing around with some trees left over from finlarig Halt. I've replaced some of the tired looking trees by the distillery buildings and also added some more by the end of the layout with the buffers. Simple changes but making a difference. 8 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acklam Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 The background looks simple but effective 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 2996 Victor Posted November 26, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 26, 2019 I only found your layout earlier today on the Facebook Micro Layouts page. Superb and incredibly atmospheric modelling! I love the premise of the layout (confirmed whisky drinker ), and the new rolling stock looks great. Parkside kits are, imho, among the best of the injection moulded kits available at the moment. Keep posting the pics! All the best, Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 With a bit of spare time over the Christmas break I've weathered some new stock. I used valleyo washes and valleyo powders and they're a joy to use. This comes after a shift to favouring acrylic paints over enamels and I can't recommend the valleyo stuff enough. the photo is a little over exposed but that's just so the camera would bring out the weathering on the wagons more. I should probably stop buying and building stock and get on with that fiddle yard extension so I can store it all somewhere. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Looks good Luke, how did you do them and how did you get on with the quicker drying time? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 36 minutes ago, sb67 said: Looks good Luke, how did you do them and how did you get on with the quicker drying time? So I had actually tried to weather them previously with a wash I mixed up with a black humbrol enamel and some white spirit which I applied over the models then rubbed off with a cotton bud. I made the stupid mistake of using a gloss finish black paint so once it had dried (24 hours later) I basically had a glossy black finish over the models which was a little frustrating and far from the effect I wanted. With the valleyo washes they were faff free and easy to get the exact right amount out of the bottle. I really liked the faster drying times (15 to 20 minutes) as I got all the wagons re-washed then powders applied in an hour. For the method of application I simply applied the wash over all the wagon then left it for 10 minutes whilst I did the other wagons then came back with a cotton bud and using vertical strokes and a bit of pressure removed most of the wash. I leave it for 10 minutes or so to allow the wash to harden up so when I come to rub most if it off I get a nice streaking effect. The washes I used were the black for the wagon bodies which I was very happy with then the brown wash for the underframes though that needs a little more experimenting with. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted December 28, 2019 Share Posted December 28, 2019 Were they ready made washes Luke or did you use water to thin the paint? I've struggled with acrylic washes finding they dont flow as well as an enamel wash. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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