Indomitable026 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I’ve just spent the last few hours reading through this thread. What a really nice, neat and meticulous build. Good job. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 I'm just starting on the landscape around the river on my layout. I'm certain that I will at the very least learn from you how to create water effects. I need a whole lot of well eroded limestone pebbles, I am guessing 3mm to dust. I have a good idea where to get some, so it's a good excuse to go out on a quick motorcycle trip tomorrow lunchtime! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 22, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2020 Having done some searching it appears that you can use the tints in the realistic water. I quite like to look of the olive drab tint that is available. I’ve got plenty to do in the meantime but I like to think a few steps ahead Many thanks to everyone’s suggestions, it’s appreciated 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 22, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2020 42 minutes ago, Indomitable026 said: I’ve just spent the last few hours reading through this thread. What a really nice, neat and meticulous build. Good job. Thank you Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 i used craft paint, different shades of browns, with a hint of green to get that muddy look,(i need to dust that water) then a couple of coats of acrylic varnish 6 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Nice job, that is some convincing canal soup. It reminds me of a lovelorn girl who said: "He doesn't care, I might as well go and drown myself in the canal". To which a cynic replied: " It might be quicker to drink some of it..." 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 23, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 23, 2020 one canal two canal three canal four man made water ways 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 23, 2020 Share Posted November 23, 2020 Is that like the rhyme we had as kids for counting cars going under the motorway bridge? One car Two cars Three cars.... Four.... A lorry. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 24, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2020 Not done much this evening, other than attach the wing walls Because I altered the arch height this had a knock on effect meaning the wing walls wouldn’t fit as they were intended I did a little cutting and reshaping and this is the best I could do..... ....not sure if I should add a little filler down the gap or just paint it as it is a see how it looks afterwards? 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 I wouldn't worry about it too much. I have seen the cap stones of wing wall end pillars virtually at ground level before now. It's all quite prototypical and that road bridge over the canal could pre date the railway architecture by almost a century. I think that a good boost to the plausibility of the scene (and your sanity) and a well earned break from carpentry would be to get a bit of realism painted onto that arch. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 24, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2020 All finished 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 24, 2020 Share Posted November 24, 2020 If it helps, you've inspired a bridge and landscaping bodge-a-thon in another far flung Great Western outpost. 5 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted November 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2020 I would fill it Chris. Just to get rid of the straight line. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted November 25, 2020 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2020 Having visited the UK and not found one straight line anywhere I would have to agree about the filling. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 36 minutes ago, Bogie said: Having visited the UK and not found one straight line anywhere I would have to agree about the filling. It can be a drag, especially the lack of straight roads, which I found out the hard way means you have to stay awake whilst driving. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2020 17 hours ago, lezz01 said: I would fill it I ended up filling it last night before I went to bed (I knew I would) Since getting home I’ve given it a coat of grey as a base coat Not doing anything else till tomorrow evening because I’ve had a very busy day at work today and my brain cell hurts 8 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 That looks way better already. Had a similar day, could do with being able to remove head and place in fridge until tomorrow. At least we are over the hump towards the weekend. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2020 Despite my brain cell hurting I decided to do at least a little something to wind down I cut the edging stones from the edge of a ratio platform kit top.... ....and cut the bottom three courses of stone from the bottom of the platform edging from the same ratio kit ....and ended up with this..... ....after some very careful bending and manipulating of the edging stones, not perfect but it’ll have to do because I had to use impact adhesive so it’s stuck solid Ignore the mess on the canal floor, I wiped away a spill of glue and it removed some of the paint with it....oops 17 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 That looks bang on. So much does it say "canal" that you are hereby notified that your username is to be changed to: ChuffingTelford. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2020 (edited) 17 minutes ago, MrWolf said: That looks bang on. So much does it say "canal" that you are hereby notified that your username is to be changed to: ChuffingTelford. Thank you I’m thinking of not edging the opposite side and have it overgrown with green stuff.....maybe Edited November 25, 2020 by chuffinghell 2 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted November 25, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2020 The canal is spot on as it is Chris. The Grand Union looks like that for most of its length with one side overgrown. The bridge looks much, much better filled mate. There is nothing worse that a gap in a model where no gap would be in RL. Regards Lez. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 25, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 25, 2020 1 minute ago, lezz01 said: The canal is spot on as it is Chris. The Grand Union looks like that for most of its length with one side overgrown. The bridge looks much, much better filled mate. There is nothing worse that a gap in a model where no gap would be in RL. Regards Lez. Thanks Lez I’d looked at a few photos of canals that were overgrown on the non-towpath side (for obvious reasons) so I was thinking of doing the same/similar I’m glad I filled the gap too not because of real life but because I knew if I didn’t do anything about it it would have bugged me 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 The ground would only need to be supported on the towpath side out in the country, often only at bridges and locks. @lezz01is spot on, the Lancaster canal is the same, as is the Liverpool and Leeds. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedGemAlchemist Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 @chuffinghell, I just have one thing to say, or rather ask. HOW THE HELL ARE YOU SO GOOD AT BUILDING SCENERY? That is all. Keep up the good work. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted November 26, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2020 28 minutes ago, RedGemAlchemist said: @chuffinghell, I just have one thing to say, or rather ask. HOW THE HELL ARE YOU SO GOOD AT BUILDING SCENERY? That is all. Keep up the good work. I don’t quite know how to answer that thank you very much 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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