RMweb Gold gwrrob Posted March 7, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2021 28 minutes ago, Adrian Stevenson said: The shrubbery arrived safely from sunny Spain. Very pleased with this product. Usual disclaimer applies. I bought 4 packs not knowing how far it would go. One of the problems when buying online. This is why I really miss the shows. But so far I have only used 2 packs. You tease the stalks apart and then twist them around to the desired shape and cut to length. They are slightly sticky and hold the shape well. Simply afix in place on the layout with PVA. The shrubbery looks of decent quality Ade, do you have a link please and did you have to pay an import tax on the stuff. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 7, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2021 Hi Rob, it was from here. The shade I bought was the light green. https://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/scenery-and-resin/961-tall-shrubbery-light-green.html No stockists in the UK had any in stock. They add the tax in with the P&P and the total bill was about £35 all in. So about £8.75 a pack. Communication was excellent throughout and got emails at each stage. Cheers, Ade. 2 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Excellent Ade, love the railcar, there was a quote I saw earlier.... how about “the razors edge” good enough for an ac/dc album Shrubs are great too. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Just having a good read through when a notification came through that you had liked a pic on SMS. Your work on here is amazing. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 7, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2021 Thanks Andy. One more shot of the railcar I forgot to add earlier. I am really enjoying doing the scenics. Cheers, Ade. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 Ade, first impressions of the railcar? Looks the dogs doo dahs tbh? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simond Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 18 minutes ago, Adrian Stevenson said: I am really enjoying doing the scenics. we can’t tell... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 7, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2021 Hi Julian, I am very pleased with it. Only running it in at the moment on analogue but it runs nice and slow. I think the motor will be pretty quiet once on DCC. The working lights are great. Cheers, Ade. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgeT Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 All looking good Ade, love the DCC road you are going down, just gets better by the day, l really need to follow but l am useless at electrics... 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 8, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 8, 2021 Thanks George. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidmouth Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 15 hours ago, Adrian Stevenson said: Thanks Andy. One more shot of the railcar I forgot to add earlier. I am really enjoying doing the scenics. Cheers, Ade. seeing that does make it so tempting Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Major Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Ade, When I saw your proposed photo caption of "The shape of things to come" I permitted myself a chuckle. Pannier tank 9659 outlasted the Flying Bananas by 3 years! Ah yes - not to forget. Your rendition of Malmesbury is going from strength to strength. Ian. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 Ade, that railcar looks fantastic. Cheers David 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Adrian Stevenson Posted March 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 14, 2021 Hi Guys, this weekend I have been doing a bit more on the layout. Had some photographic card enamel signs arrive to go on the station approach fencing, plus some GWR signs too for the crossing. Cut these out with a scalpel and then coloured the edges and reverse black with a Sharpie pen. I also mocked up the station porters office to get a rough idea of where this will sit. The Suttons Seeds sign is actually prototypical for the fence on the end of the platform. The signs were then glued on and some more static grass added up to the fence. Nice to have some colour on the layout. Trespass signs were then fixed onto some rail, one I have show painted and one unpainted. I then weathered the loading gauge with some soot powder. Next job was to add the gates to Lovers Lane crossing (Temporary in place as the baseboard is unfinished) There will need to be some kissing gates too. I then decided to make a start on the end back scene board just to get an idea of where the river will go (represented by the kitchen roll) and do a cut out for the tunnel entrance. I ran out of primer. I balance it on Patch's cabin bed for the photo. The telegraph pole will be moved over to the other side of the track. The backscene will sit where it is shown in the photo. Behind this will be the fiddle yard on a traverser. As you can see this baseboard will need to be cut for the river and bridge. Cheers, Ade. 24 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piemanlarger Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Who supplies the gwr signs?? All looks good. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Fantastic work Ade, excellent mate, Hope you ad Lez are both happy in you new jobs mate. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2021 They are from Sankey Scenics https://www.sankeyscenics.com/o-gauge-7mm-grouping-1 As ever, no connection, just a satisfied customer. 1 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2021 Thanks Andy. Both our jobs are going well thanks. Had my first sale on Friday which did very well. Cheers, Ade. 3 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 1 hour ago, Adrian Stevenson said: Hi Guys, this weekend I have been doing a bit more on the layout. Had some photographic card enamel signs arrive to go on the station approach fencing, plus some GWR signs too for the crossing. Cut these out with a scalpel and then coloured the edges and reverse black with a Sharpie pen. I also mocked up the station porters office to get a rough idea of where this will sit. The Suttons Seeds sign is actually prototypical for the fence on the end of the platform. The signs were then glued on and some more static grass added up to the fence. Nice to have some colour on the layout. Trespass signs were then fixed onto some rail, one I have show painted and one unpainted. I then weathered the loading gauge with some soot powder. Next job was to add the gates to Lovers Lane crossing (Temporary in place as the baseboard is unfinished) There will need to be some kissing gates too. I then decided to make a start on the end back scene board just to get an idea of where the river will go (represented by the kitchen roll) and do a cut out for the tunnel entrance. I ran out of primer. I balance it on Patch's cabin bed for the photo. The telegraph pole will be moved over to the other side of the track. The backscene will sit where it is shown in the photo. Behind this will be the fiddle yard on a traverser. As you can see this baseboard will need to be cut for the river and bridge. Cheers, Ade. Lovely, really coming to life now Cheers David 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted March 14, 2021 Share Posted March 14, 2021 Beautiful work Ade your layout is progressing marvellously. Great to hear your joint work life is working out very well too. Best 1 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted March 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2021 Morning Ade, greetings from sunny Spain. Ive just spent the last hour scrolling through your Malmesbury and I must say this is going to be a terrific layout. There is something captivating about a 7mm GWR BLT. Im only half way through at the moment, so will get up to date later this morning - we are off to register for our vaccine today! Re: your comments on my Henley thread; Those Sankey scenic signs really do make a difference, they look great on your fence. PS. Lovely railway room. Regards, Neal. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted March 15, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 15, 2021 7 hours ago, Neal Ball said: Morning Ade, greetings from sunny Spain. Ive just spent the last hour scrolling through your Malmesbury and I must say this is going to be a terrific layout. There is something captivating about a 7mm GWR BLT. Im only half way through at the moment, so will get up to date later this morning - we are off to register for our vaccine today! Re: your comments on my Henley thread; Those Sankey scenic signs really do make a difference, they look great on your fence. PS. Lovely railway room. Regards, Neal. I'm up to date now Ade! Malmsbury is looking a real treat with all the scenery going down. Excellent railway, thanks for sharing. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Regularity Posted March 15, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2021 (edited) On 23/02/2021 at 18:30, Adrian Stevenson said: As I had a very short offcut of track, I cut this up and added a few spare sleepers stacked in the engine shed yard having seen a photo of this. For verisimilitude, it is worth cutting the keys off those chairs: they can't stay in place on their own, on the real thing, and it would be a nice touch to carefully pare them away with a scalpel. Even nicer as so very few people bother to do this. Edited March 16, 2021 by Regularity Autocorrect doesn’t know of “verisimilitude”, although it does. 1 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 15, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2021 I will give that a go, thanks! Cheers, Ade. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Adrian Stevenson Posted March 17, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 17, 2021 I have now removed the keys off the spare sleepers. Thanks again for the tip. Cheers, Ade. 16 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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