Andrew P Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 It's coming on well Alan, and I do like the Backscene idea, superb. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted November 22, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 22, 2019 Just read this through from the start - as a OO modeller I found the whole thing interesting in relation to the 'bulk' of the stock an the level of detail achievable - but I'm not tempted yet! Keep up the good work! Tony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted November 22, 2019 Author Share Posted November 22, 2019 Thank you Tony, I hope I can achieve the results I hope I did in OO. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted November 25, 2019 Author Share Posted November 25, 2019 The back scene is now in place. Whether it is because we have had such a dismal Autumn or I've got rather fed up with Mediterranean skies I've gone for a rather grey day with possible showers on the way. I used material that is used in those "pop-up" advert/information panels. The material was stretched across the garage and held with clips at either end, it is sturdy enough to support itself. The "painting" was done with white and grey primer and a Frost blue aerosol. I let it dry for 24 hours unclipped it and rolled it up and took it to the railway room where it was clipped to the back scene. The greys etc are a little stronger in real life. Inow feel that I am getting somewhere. 10 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 The backscene looks great Alan, well done Steve 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Excellent Alan, very clever idea. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted November 25, 2019 Share Posted November 25, 2019 Looks great, wish I could emulate that, excellent!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 I have spent the last week or so building a bridge for the right hand end of the layout. As there were no road over bridges at Blakeney I've based it on one just before Mierstock Tunnel on the Lydney- Lydbrook line. For the same reason I'm beginning to think that Blakeney may not be a good name for the layout, I'm thinking that "A Glimpse of the Forest" might be more appropriate, especially as the station building is going to be based on the one at Ruspridge. Anyway back to the bridge. The arch is a Langley vacuum formed one, the walls are Slater's. the main backing structure is a mixture of balsa wood and foam board. There is still much to do, capping on the side walls, fences and hedges running on to and the road/track surface to be put in position and of course colouring and weathering. You may notice that the siding has been truncated by about 6 inches this is to allow the land( when it is in place) to look more natural. Anyway some pics. 14 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted December 7, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2019 Very nicely constructed Chris 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted December 7, 2019 Author Share Posted December 7, 2019 Thanks Chris, you might not say that if you could we underneath. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 Excellent work there Alan, and yes, possibly a name change, I remember the GRIEF I got when I used a ready to plant Station Building that was almost the same as Bitton, that's why I no longer try and model a prototype, and if I did, I would call it something far away from it's real one. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 7, 2019 Share Posted December 7, 2019 3 minutes ago, westerner said: Thanks Chris, you might not say that if you could we underneath. Why would we want to we under your Layout Alan? SORRY. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Just found where you have been lurking. Read through from start to now with interest, like the idea of 7mm but just don't have the space. Keep up the good work and I will now be following with interest. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 36 minutes ago, KNP said: Just found where you have been lurking. Read through from start to now with interest, like the idea of 7mm but just don't have the space. Keep up the good work and I will now be following with interest. Tut Tut Kevin, such lame excuses, St Budoc, and Trebudoc were only 9ft long including the Fiddle Yard. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted December 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 8, 2019 Morning Alan. I'm really taken with the backscene. As you may recall, my sheepy layouts use a plain backscene but seeing what you have done has made me think again.........mmmm. The little woolly cells are ticking..... Rob. 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 A little more work done on the bridge, capping (copping?) stones added and the fence which will end in a hedge. Blooper time. It was whilst I was taking the photo I noticed that the stone work on one side was different to the other. The stone on left was smaller than the right. WHOOPS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. It has now been peeled off and the larger stone has been substituted. You were all too kind to mention it. Thank You. 6 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted December 9, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 9, 2019 1 hour ago, westerner said: .......You were all too kind to mention it. Thank You. Well I can’t speak for everyone else but I was that impressed with the build so far that I hadn’t noticed a difference in stone size Copping stones and fencing looks great, well done Sir 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Was it? is it? the build and fence is brilliant Alan. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggies1961 Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 Wasn't to sure about my Langley bridge but I quite like it now. Great job on the bridge, really impressive. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Whilst getting used to the brightness and clarity that has resulted from a cataract operation yesterday I thought I'd play with a bit of grass?? I now see things much brighter. I can now see why people argue about colours of locos etc.. It has driven home to me how we all see colours differently. Any how some photos, by the way nothing is stuck down yet. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted December 18, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 18, 2019 I've spent the last week building the platform. I've made it removable as it crosses a baseboard joint and I hate to see a crack at right angles across a platform. 17 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Nice work Alan, the layout's really looking good now 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest WM183 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 This is a wonderful layout. Those Dapol panniers are inviting, aren't they...? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted December 21, 2019 Author Share Posted December 21, 2019 They definitely are. If I remember correctly when I was very young back in the 1950s, they were known as "matchbox tanks" in my home town of Gloucester. Perhaps because the tanks looked like matchboxes and England's Glory matches were made in Gloucester. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgabill Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I can vouch for them being matchbox tanks in Bristol also. I don't recall my father ever calling them anything else. TONY 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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