Ladmanlow Sidings and other C&HPR locations

[Alister_G]

7 hours ago, Bogie said:

I know you still have to build your walls but there is a property I sometimes ride past that has a gate just sitting like that with tyre tracks that go around it.  I always have to smile when I pass it.

 

I can only presume the owner like you is not too keen on building walls and much prefers building gates.

 

The whole thing is looking pretty good by the way!

 

53 minutes ago, GWR57xx said:

That looks great. I don't think you need to add any more fence.

Blazing Saddles - Le Petomane Thruway

 

Thanks guys.

 

There was a similar meme doing the rounds a while ago, showing a robust steel security gate across a footpath, with unfenced grass verges both sides, entitled "Boris's CoronaVirus Policy"

 

 

Al.

[Regularity]

2 hours ago, Alister_G said:

There was a similar meme doing the rounds a while ago, showing a robust steel security gate across a footpath, with unfenced grass verges both sides, entitled "Boris's CoronaVirus Policy"

I find that hard to believe.

I didn’t know he had one, other than bumbling along (which in times without crisis, may be the best form of government).

I suppose there was this at the start of the year:

 

[lezz01]

Nice gate Al.

Regards Lez.

[Alister_G]

Thanks Lez.

 

Now with added wall:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al.

[GWR57xx]

On 19/05/2020 at 07:53, KNP said:

Very realistic

I think a fence is the way to go, posts all wibbly wobbly and wire fixed unevenly.

 

Great addition to a lovely layout.

 

On 19/05/2020 at 08:05, Alister_G said:

Thanks very much Kevin, much appreciated, it will be exactly as you say...

 

Al.

 

No wibbly wobbly fence?

 

[Alister_G]

Just now, GWR57xx said:

 

 

No wibbly wobbly fence?

 

 

Ah, that's for the other side. This evening's project, perhaps.

 

Al.

[NHY 581]

Bloody good show, Al !!

[Alister_G]

51 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

Bloody good show, Al !!

 

 

Thanks Rob, much appreciated.

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

This afternoon I grassed the last remaining field behind the embankment, and added the next bit of wall:

 

 

 

 

So that's all the module with basic ground cover applied now.

 

 

Al.

Edited May 20, 2020 by Alister_G

[chuffinghell]

[Alister_G]

This evening then, as promised, I did a bit of fencing.

 

I used an offcut of foamboard to stick the fenceposts into whilst I threaded the wires. I'm using the remains of the Scalescenes post and wire fencing that was used on the main layout, as I've got loads left.

 

 

I then gave it a blast of an aerosol paint to act as a primer. Red seemed an appropriate colour.

 

 

When that had dried, I painted the posts in Dark Earth, and then the wires in Brick Red:

 

 

With that done, I added the fence to the board:

 

 

You can see that I've had a go at some brambly undergrowth as well:

 

 

I think the fence looks good:

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

 

[Alister_G]

Oh, forgot to post this lovely view up my passage...

 

 

 

Al.

[chuffinghell]

3 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

Oh, forgot to post this lovely view up my passage...

Edited May 20, 2020 by chuffinghell

[chuffinghell]

How do you work so quickly without compromising the high quality?

 

Great stuff Al

[Alister_G]

8 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

How do you work so quickly without compromising the high quality?

 

Great stuff Al

 

I'm not sure I do... Compared to the stuff you do I see all sorts of faults and things I could have done more neatly. But then, we are all our own worst critic.

 

Cheers mate,

 

Al.

[chuffinghell]

2 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

 

I'm not sure I do... Compared to the stuff you do I see all sorts of faults and things I could have done more neatly. But then, we are all our own worst critic.

 

Cheers mate,

 

Al.

Thank you but I take ten times longer to do something a normal person would do

 

I do agree that we are our own worst critic

[Alister_G]

There's plenty left to do, but I thought I'd take the module into the cellar and join it up with the main layout.

 

So here it is:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The join between the two isn't all that bad, it matches really well this side:

 

 

This side, not so much:

 

 

 

 

Anyway, never mind all that.

 

Here's a train!

 

 

 

 

 

 

A distant shot, (from the cellar stairs) with the limestone cutting I made for Bakewell in the background. Very C&HPR.

 

 

Thanks for looking.

 

Al.

[Stubby47]

Superb stuff.

[Alister_G]

Thanks Stu, much appreciated.

 

Al.

[sb67]

That is looking fantastic Al. The fence and brambles look great, I love that last photo with the train passing over and the cutting in the background, superb! 

[KNP]

Looking great.

Already you can get the feel of the atmosphere of wide open wind swept places.

Great angle for pictures, looking up at the train.

 

Any thoughts on a wind swept, gnarled and battered tree/s? 

[JustinDean]

Great stuff Al! You just need some photos taken back out in the hills now ;-) 

Jay

 

[westerhamstation]

Hi Al, well that's all worked out very nicely, a very good result. All the best Adrian.

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

More wallage required to mask the join?

 

Mike.

[Regularity]

After all that discussion about how to hide the exit...