BLACKNEY, a Glimpse of the Forest

[Ray H]

I've just read through your whole thread and a better way to spend a morning can't be imagined.

 

I'd be well impressed with my modelling if I could achieve just 5% of what you've managed.

 

Thanks for sharing.

[westerner]

Many thanks for your kind comments Ray, you've got me blushing.

 

Back to some photos.

After dropping of the empties at the colliery 3775 has returned to Blakeney with a couple of full wagons, done some shunting so that everything is the correct way round and departs for Bullo.

 

 

 

 

[Ray H]

An observation if I may on your last image.

 

The layout extolls a vision of openness and light and yet looking through the bridge hole is a bit like looking into a darkened room - to me at least. Would it be possible to throw some light on the painted scenery beyond the bridge so that the change isn't so noticeable?

[westerner]

Ray, i know where your coming from, but if I put too much light at the back, the colours of the fiddleyard back scene become bleached even though the colours are fairly accurate to the main backscene. Indeed they are a phot of the main backscene. It is a difficult one.

[F-UnitMad]

It's the Forest of Dean, though. That's how forests are - some open, lighter areas and others close by much darker, shaded by more trees. It looks just fine to me.

[MrWolf]

I've ridden quite a few of the back roads around there, one minute the sun is over your head, next it's sending all kinds of colour through the leaf canopy, then you feel like you're in a dark green tunnel and wishing you had put on another layer. That's in the space of a hundred yards!

[Hal Nail]

For me the illusion that there is something beyond the bridge is a tricky one to do and it works, so I'd leave it well alone.

[Andrew P]

I too would leave it Alan, I think it looks perfectly plausible. 

[Barnaby]

Nice modelling Westerner and 1 I've noted to follow and ................ have a full read back of.

 

Regards

[westerner]

The midday passenger arrives.

 

[Ponthir28]

Beautiful!

[pwr]

Lovely layout Alan.

 

All you need is a class 22 now!

 

Paul R

[westerner]

I have ordered a Class 14.

[pwr]

Yes very appropriate too for Forest of Dean. its a pity the Little Loco class 22 never came to anything as I cant see Dapol or Heljan going down that road.

 

Paul R

[sb67]

Hi Alan, I'm enjoying looking through your thread and catching up with Blakney. I've a question about the ballast. I remember you using clear to fix it, did you use it neat and was it just one application. Also does it take painting well?

I've got to that stage on my layout and was thinking of using it myself.

 

Many thanks. 

[westerner]

Steve, you are correct I did use Klear (neat) and like using diluted PVA it was done with with one application from a pipette type dropper. Obviously there was the odd spot that needed another application. The ballast, which was Woodland Scenics Medium Grey Blend, too the Humbrol washes well, a mixture of Rust dark brown , grey and black very well and allowed a great deal so subtlety .

[F-UnitMad]

4 hours ago, pwr said:

Yes very appropriate too for Forest of Dean. its a pity the Little Loco class 22 never came to anything as I cant see Dapol or Heljan going down that road.

 

Paul R

I emailed Dapol about doing the 22 in O, as they have excellent versions in 2 & 4mm. Never heard a dicky bird from them. Then they went and announced the Class 66!! That's no use!!!  

[Baggies1961]

On the subject of the Class 22 Im surprised Dapol havent upscaled it by now its an obvious seller to me anyway.

Heljan have invested in the past with some locos in other scales that very few were built in real life. Fingers crossed!!

[westerner]

Narrow Planet number and shed plates (85B Horton Road, Gloucester) arrived for 8749 yesterday. I'm well pleased.

Apologies about the crooked lamp and the torch on the platform Whoops!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

Edited November 26, 2020 by westerner

[Happy Hippo]

On 23/11/2020 at 20:18, F-UnitMad said:

I emailed Dapol about doing the 22 in O, as they have excellent versions in 2 & 4mm. Never heard a dicky bird from them. Then they went and announced the Class 66!! That's no use!!!  

You shouldn't have said:

 

'I'll have three!'

 

8749 really looks the business

[westerner]

Seasons Greetings from Blakeney to all its followers.

 

[westerner]

It's now afternoon at Blakeney and 3775 arrives with two vans for Forest Furniture (Bespoke cabinet makers) to pick up deliveries for Liberty's in London and a posh shop in Manchester. Forest Furniture was set when the local colliers and quarries started shutting down. Using wood from the forest and local saw mills. They soon developed a reputation for  high quality and craftsmanship. Liberty's realised that this excellent hand built furniture would suit their customers for Arts and Craft type goods.

 

 

 

Edited December 19, 2020 by westerner

[westerner]

The vans having arrived for the Forest Furniture the whole train is pushed back up the industrial branch, rather like the Sling Branch,

 

 

After loading the vans the train is brought back down the branch with the brake van behind the the loco.

 

 

When clear of the branch point the loco uncouple and runs round the train.

 

 

And couples up.

 

 

And the leaves.

 

[F-UnitMad]

Far too much fun being had there    

 

Not at all jealous, in any way whatsoever

[St Enodoc]

6 hours ago, westerner said:

The vans having arrived for the Forest Furniture the whole train is pushed back up the industrial branch, rather like the Sling Branch,

 

 

After loading the vans the train is brought back down the branch with the brake van behind the the loco.

 

 

When clear of the branch point the loco uncouple and runs round the train.

 

 

And couples up.

 

 

And the leaves.

 

Here's a suggestion, Alan:

 

1. Train arrives, detaches brake van clear of siding point.

2. Loco shunts wagons to siding.

3. Loco returns and runs round brake van.

4. Loco and brake van depart.

5. Later in day, repeat in reverse.