rob D2 Posted August 9, 2019 Share Posted August 9, 2019 4 hours ago, Midnight-Freight said: Thanks for the tip. Do you allow it to dry for a period of time or wipe it straight off? Straight off. I’d practice on some old stuff first of course though. Used it on many freight wagons with reasonable success . Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 I've been working on the third board some more. The ballast piles have been shaped and covered with ballast as well as the surrounding area. This is almost complete but may benefit from a touch of weathering, weeds etc. The tarmac area is what will be the car-park for a small office building. This was made from shed roofing felt I had laying around which has been given a black wash. Still work to be done to blend it in but I think it looks ok. I've also knocked up a different road bridge to act as a scenic break. This was meant to just be a trial to see how it would look and has been constructed using 1mm card but it's pretty sturdy and I may well keep it. I've since filled and sanded the gaps and primed it. Next to try and achieve the concrete finish I'm looking for. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 Layout coming along well I see thanks neil.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 15, 2019 Share Posted October 15, 2019 On 09/08/2019 at 05:24, Midnight-Freight said: Thanks for the tip. Do you allow it to dry for a period of time or wipe it straight off? Straight off, just leave a bit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted October 28, 2019 Author Share Posted October 28, 2019 I've done a bit more work on the small parking area for the yet to be built office building. It started off as a piece of shed roofing felt which was painted with a black wash. I've added some ground scatter to blend it in with the surrounding area and installed a rail crossing, which still needs some work. The pics show the barrier I am adding around the car park which is a piece off 00 rail with short lengths of solid copper wire soldered on to make the 'legs'. It's been primed and is awaiting a final colouring. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) I've had a huge loss of modelling mojo for the last few months. I kept looking at the layout but couldn't inspire myself to do anything and couldn't work out why. I was looking at the hardstanding area where the shed is and wasn't completely happy with it. It didn't look too bad but wasn't perfectly flat and locos kept stalling on it. Before I knew it I had started ripping it up and within half an hour or so it was gone and cleaned up and I suddenly felt a sense of relief. I managed to only cause minor damage to the surrounding security fencing. I'm using 2mm card to build the area up to be completely flat and then will probably use the scale model scenery mdf kit which I'll have to chop around a bit but hopefully it can be sanded to get a perfect fit. As can be seen in the other pic I've added a bit of straw colour static grass as I start to build up the areas which will be overgrown and unkempt. Feeling a bit more positive now so hopefully things will start to move in the right direction again. Edited December 8, 2019 by Midnight-Freight 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 That's shaping up nicely. steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted March 29, 2020 Author Share Posted March 29, 2020 With being stuck at home most of the time it has at least allowed me to spend some time on the layout. I opted for the Scale Model Scenery hardstanding kit for the depot area which had to be cut and shaped to fit the track layout. It was quite an easy kit to work with and could be cut and sanded without too much effort. It's not perfect but a bit of detailing here and there will hide the couple of joins which aren't quite right. I've added a few other bits of detail such as containers (also from Scale Model Scenery) and a few other bits of junk which is slowly starting to bring the scene together. I've also made a basic interior for the depot office. I've done a bit more work at the other end, starting to improve the appearance of the road bridge as well as using some left over from the hardstanding kit which will be the base on which the office building will sit. I'm not sure whether to scratch build this or just use the Bachmann offering which after checking measurements would sit on the available space perfectly. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Midnight-Freight Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) I've done something I never thought I would and created a YouTube channel... I doubt it will go anywhere but at least it's a good way of recording progress on the layout. My first video can be found here: Edited April 2, 2020 by Midnight-Freight 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted April 4, 2020 Author Share Posted April 4, 2020 Layout tour: 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 9, 2020 Share Posted April 9, 2020 On 29/03/2020 at 16:06, Midnight-Freight said: Jus had catch up nice scenic 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted April 11, 2020 Author Share Posted April 11, 2020 A short video showing how I added lighting to the signal box. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 12, 2020 Share Posted April 12, 2020 Nice video update here cheers neil.. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted April 28, 2020 Author Share Posted April 28, 2020 New video uploaded where I add a bit more interest to the virtual quarry scene with some office container buildings from Scale Model Scenery. Still a bit more to do but makes it a bit more interesting. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
saxokid Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 2 hours ago, Midnight-Freight said: New video uploaded where I add a bit more interest to the virtual quarry scene with some office container buildings from Scale Model Scenery. Still a bit more to do but makes it a bit more interesting. Good little video!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted May 23, 2020 Author Share Posted May 23, 2020 A short running session at Chesterton Road: 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted May 23, 2020 Share Posted May 23, 2020 Cool. its very satisfying to shunt a few wagons about I find. Great stress buster ! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted May 24, 2020 Author Share Posted May 24, 2020 On 23/05/2020 at 16:26, rob D2 said: Cool. its very satisfying to shunt a few wagons about I find. Great stress buster ! Yeah definitely, but only on the odd occasion when the 08 doesn't stutter or derail on a set of points it's never had a problem with as it did in filming! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Not much progress on the layout of late apart from a bit of greenery added here and there and some initial planning of the office building. I have purchased a new loco however. It's another Bachmann 66 this time in the striking Aggregate Industries livery which is currently on offer with a few suppliers along with a DCC Concepts Zen black decoder with it's 'one step set up' feature. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted June 20, 2020 Author Share Posted June 20, 2020 Here's my latest video where I take a look at the loco and decoder. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan68 Posted June 20, 2020 Share Posted June 20, 2020 Looking great! Good luck with the office building! Stan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 I've been neglecting this thread recently, partly because there hasn't been much to show and partly because I've been gravitating more towards making videos to record my progress. Here is my latest layout update: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris56057 Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 I've enjoyed reading through this layout thread and really like the track plan and idea behind the layout 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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