steve1 Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 On 26/02/2019 at 07:22, CloggyDog said: I'd be more tempted to keep the carrying handles and stackability, I think. Especially if I were to do multiple micros! Easy enough to cut more grips (or add handles) steve 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted February 28, 2019 Share Posted February 28, 2019 6 hours ago, Howl03 said: Thank you David, I started by painting them with a base coat of dark grey and then mixed a lighter grey and blended this in keeping the darker areas at the edges. once this was dry I used brown and black weathering powders over the whole area. Regards Paul. Paul, Thanks for your reply, that's really useful. It does look so effective. David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted February 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2019 (edited) Hurrah, you're at it again! And you began it on Friday? Very impressive. Nice to see the Bachmann workshop used. It's a really useful structure. Edited February 28, 2019 by Mikkel 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted February 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2019 13 hours ago, Mikkel said: Hurrah, you're at it again! And you began it on Friday? Very impressive. Nice to see the Bachmann workshop used. It's a really useful structure. Thank you Mikkel. Have had a week off work so its been nice to have the opportunity to do some modelling. I do find that when the modelling bug hits me I zoom through these little projects quite quickly. Then I tend to have stretches of inactivity. Regards Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted February 28, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2019 A little bit more done to the layout. Small goods shed and another tree added. The goods shed is from Bachmann, I have had this for a while so its nice to finally use it on a layout. Thanks for looking. Regards Paul. 14 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tractionman Posted February 28, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 28, 2019 That looks great, amazing how spacious it looks considering the size. You've achieved more with this layout in a week than I have in two years! I should get one of those boxes and give it a go. Cheers, Keith 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Holmes Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Such space, such atmosphere. Outstanding. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Howl03 Posted March 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2019 A few photos of the layout with some stock on it. The J70 is the recent release from Model Rail that I finished weathering today. Still got a few finishing touches to do, plus I need to build a fiddle yard for the layout. Thanks for looking. Regards Paul. 17 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Stunning! An amazing scene for such a small space. Hats off! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted March 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2019 5 minutes ago, luke the train spotter said: Stunning! An amazing scene for such a small space. Hats off! Thank You Luke. Hopefully once I've made the fiddle yard I will produce a short video of it running. Regards Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Great idea, nicely executed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
col_kilgore Posted March 2, 2019 Share Posted March 2, 2019 Fantatstic little scene . If I can be allowed a tiny criticism , the right angles in the skybox ruin the illusion slightly . Maybe if the trees were a bit fuller they might hide the corners a bit better. Other than that I think its great , especially like the concrete hardstandings. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted March 2, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, col_kilgore said: Fantatstic little scene . If I can be allowed a tiny criticism , the right angles in the skybox ruin the illusion slightly . Maybe if the trees were a bit fuller they might hide the corners a bit better. Other than that I think its great , especially like the concrete hardstandings. Thank you col_kilgore, Yeah one of the learns I'm taking away from this build is to try and curve the corners of the back scene on my next layout. Regards Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 That J70 is quite a piece of work, and delightfully weathered too. I must say, I'd already bought a box file for the layout I am planning, but this special little scene has made me rethink that, particularly as there would be no need to make building that can be taken apart. It' a handy bonus that I'll be near Birmingham Ikea the week after next too! Excellent modelling and, like all of your work, wonderfully inspirational. Perhaps a second instalment that, turned through 180 degrees, could act as a fiddle yard for this scene? 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike the Train Posted March 3, 2019 Share Posted March 3, 2019 A stunning micro - terrific atmosphere. Simple but highly effective. Well done you! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 On 02/03/2019 at 19:33, Howl03 said: A few photos of the layout with some stock on it. The J70 is the recent release from Model Rail that I finished weathering today. Still got a few finishing touches to do, plus I need to build a fiddle yard for the layout. Thanks for looking. Regards Paul. Stunning. Your J70 looks absolutely superb! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted March 4, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2019 Brilliant. Great colour scheme again. I like how you use the vegetation in a very subtle way. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class 74 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 That looks fantastic Paul, hmmm... I think that J70 would be a nice addition for my South Docks. Simon 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HonestTom Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Great stuff with bags of atmosphere. I always think a rural scene in a box is a tricky thing to pull off, but this is a great example of how it can be made to work. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Russ (mines a pint) Posted March 5, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 5, 2019 On 02/03/2019 at 20:35, Howl03 said: Yeah one of the learns I'm taking away from this build is to try and curve the corners of the back scene on my next layout. coving can be used with some success to partially hide box corners , either polystyrene for ceilings or timber types used for skirting and floorboards- according to what you are going to put in front of course as it then gives a lip between the coving and original box, but it might be worth experimenting with? -the other option would be go with bendy MDF but this isn't cheap and brings a lot more woodworking into what would have been an easy baseboard? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 Paul fantastic modelling in such a small space. Hats off Paul it’s looking great. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium CloggyDog Posted March 6, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 6, 2019 On 02/03/2019 at 20:35, Howl03 said: Thank you col_kilgore, Yeah one of the learns I'm taking away from this build is to try and curve the corners of the back scene on my next layout. Regards Paul. Could that be achieved via a drop in one-piece card backscene? Perhaps allied with coving in the corners? I'm facing a similar issue with my Czech TT micro, so will experiment with some small coving mouldings in the back corners and a length (w + l + w) of thin card with my backscene either printed or applied to it. Thinking the coving will keep the card from creasing into the corners? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Great progress with this fab little layout Paul, I really like the flow & composition of the scene, and great use of space - really nice Re a fiddle yard - what are your thoughts? Sliding sector plate... perhaps on drawer runners? Just wondering what you now think is the best way forward, after having pretty much finished the on-stage part of the layout It's a funny thing - but this is always how myself, and most of my mates build a layout too A couple of us have even ended up, frantically lashing together the fiddle yard a couple of nights before a show! what you you say, eh @wenlock ? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted March 6, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 6, 2019 6 hours ago, marc smith said: Great progress with this fab little layout Paul, I really like the flow & composition of the scene, and great use of space - really nice Re a fiddle yard - what are your thoughts? Sliding sector plate... perhaps on drawer runners? Just wondering what you now think is the best way forward, after having pretty much finished the on-stage part of the layout It's a funny thing - but this is always how myself, and most of my mates build a layout too A couple of us have even ended up, frantically lashing together the fiddle yard a couple of nights before a show! what you you say, eh @wenlock ? Thank you Marc. was initially thinking sliding sector plate, but think I will just opt for a right hand point to join both sidings with a single piece of track, turning it into a small shunting puzzle layout. May make it a scenic fiddle yard but without a back scene. still mulling over ideas. Regards Paul. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry1975 Posted March 6, 2019 Share Posted March 6, 2019 Very nice and very well done layout, full of atmosphere and detail. Jerry. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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