RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 21, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2019 3 minutes ago, AlfaZagato said: That's a rule 1, I think. Probably was handled differently any time a yard bothered. I like rule 1 solutions 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 21, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2019 (edited) Is this too dark for ash ballast? It’s still drying at the moment so may dry lighter Edited June 21, 2019 by chuffinghell Less blurry photo added 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 21, 2019 22 hours ago, chuffinghell said: Hope you didn’t think my suggestion of using thinner cork was in any way a criticism of your work No of course not. Al 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted June 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2019 On 21/06/2019 at 09:47, chuffinghell said: Stupid question but am I correct in assuming the barrow crossing should sit on top of the ballast (or slightly compressed into it) You are - barrow crossings are generally fitted after everything else. In grade, they'd probably build up a bit of a ramp from extra ash/ ballast to avoid a step at the end (but saying that, I've never seen a prototype that just crosses a single track like that, they usually go from somewhere to somewhere else... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted June 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2019 19 hours ago, chuffinghell said: Is this too dark for ash ballast? It’s still drying at the moment so may dry lighter The colour looks fine - it's round a loco shed, so it'd be black with oil and grease whatever the surface was. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 22, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2019 40 minutes ago, Nick C said: ..........but saying that, I've never seen a prototype that just crosses a single track like that, they usually go from somewhere to somewhere else... I’m bending the rules slightly but I’m using the excuse that it allows wheelbarrow access to the ash pit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 22, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2019 Thank you for your help @Nick C it’s appreciated Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 23, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2019 Decided to continue with the coaling stage I’ve cut down the width (due to the clearance issues) and it’s turned out quite well I wasn’t happy with size the coal load supplied in the kit so made another using Miliput Made a mould of sorts using timber covered in grease proof paper test fit and paint just need to finish off the assembly, painting, weathering and adding real coal over the miliput base 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 23, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) Looks like 6407 needs coal she’ll have to wait Edited June 23, 2019 by chuffinghell 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 23, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 23, 2019 (edited) Still trying to get the hang of weathering, not finished yet (still wet) Once dry if necessary I’ll give it a coat of Matt clear to take any sheen away Edited June 23, 2019 by chuffinghell 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted June 24, 2019 Share Posted June 24, 2019 Nice job on the Coaling Platform, and some good weathering too mate. Well done, very nice indeed. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 24, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2019 21 minutes ago, Andrew P said: Nice job on the Coaling Platform, and some good weathering too mate. Well done, very nice indeed. Thank you 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted June 25, 2019 Share Posted June 25, 2019 Looking good Chris. Might I suggest blackening down the wood deck and back boards a bit - coal dust gets everywhere. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 25, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, Martin S-C said: Looking good Chris. Might I suggest blackening down the wood deck and back boards a bit - coal dust gets everywhere. I’m planning on doing that with weathering powders but after I’ve glued the coal in place I need to apply a Matt varnish first but unfortunately I’m out of varnish so I’ve got some Vallejo Matt on order (it’s the only one I’ve found that doesn’t leave milky white patches) Edited June 25, 2019 by chuffinghell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 26, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 26, 2019 (edited) On 25/06/2019 at 20:05, Martin S-C said: Looking good Chris. Might I suggest blackening down the wood deck and back boards a bit - coal dust gets everywhere. Is this better? Edited June 29, 2019 by chuffinghell 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) I’ve been experimenting with different types of ash ballast for the goods yard and around the engine shed I’ve bought two sample bags of a basing sand used in war gaming one is ‘grey ash’ and the other is ‘ash’ from left to right 50:50 mix of each grey ash alone ash alone 2:1 ash/grey ash Edited June 29, 2019 by chuffinghell 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted June 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2019 Chris, I think the 50/50 mix is the best one personally, I used real steam loco ash on my photoplank, and I think that one is the best match Gary 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) 30 minutes ago, BlueLightning said: Chris, I think the 50/50 mix is the best one personally, I used real steam loco ash on my photoplank, and I think that one is the best match Gary Your photoplank looks great! It’s definitely a toss up between the two I’ve mixed decisions, decisions Edited June 28, 2019 by chuffinghell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2019 (edited) I quite like the one mixed 2:1 Would this be too light to use around the engine shed? Edited June 28, 2019 by chuffinghell 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold BlueLightning Posted June 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2019 Looking at my photo plank in real life, which is darker than it looks it the photo, I think you'll be fine with the 2:1 mix. and at the end of the day, it's your railway, if that's the one you like, then go with it! Gary Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted June 29, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2019 It's always difficult to match real-life colours to modelling, particularly with ash and tarmac and things like that. If you accurately reproduce the colours seen at 12" foot scale on a model, they will invariably look wrong. Therefore, despite real ash ballast being nearly black, to model it convincingly you need to be aiming for a much lighter grey than you would think. Your 2:1 mix is probably about right for colour, I would say. Al. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 29, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2019 9 hours ago, Alister_G said: It's always difficult to match real-life colours to modelling, particularly with ash and tarmac and things like that. If you accurately reproduce the colours seen at 12" foot scale on a model, they will invariably look wrong. Therefore, despite real ash ballast being nearly black, to model it convincingly you need to be aiming for a much lighter grey than you would think. Your 2:1 mix is probably about right for colour, I would say. Al. Thanks Al I admit I was leaning more towards the 2:1 Ratio I've ordered a larger bag of each so will be able to do both the engine shed and goods yard.....if I ever get around to finish the track laying as I’ve been distracted building the coaling stage etc Chris Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted June 29, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2019 (edited) Well I’ve been putting it off for quite a while but I’ve finally done it Not the best of cuts but there’s not really anything I can do about it (I’m probably just being over critical of myself......as per normal ) Edited June 29, 2019 by chuffinghell Spelling correction 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 5BarVT Posted June 29, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2019 That’s better than many of mine. I think it will look fine after ballasting. Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin S-C Posted June 29, 2019 Share Posted June 29, 2019 Ha! You should see some of the cuts on my board joins! That's high tolerance engineering you've got. As for coal I was amazed how silver it can look in some light, we forget how bituminous it is. As others have noted, look how pale the coal-dusted ground is behind the digger because the particles reflect light. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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