Beaks Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Hi all, After a couple of years of work, I've started this blog mainly for help, advice, to learn and develop in my modelling. Like many, I have always been encapsulated with the charm of Goathland. Is it the way time has seemingly stood still here for years? The quiet serenity broken by the occasional sound of a steam train or the small and big screen fame? Whatever it is, it has led to my building, at present, 3 different incarnations of the layout. The first two attempts were scrapped due to house moves and other constraints. Subsequent layouts based around North Yorkshire and the Esk Valley were started, but never progressed past track laying. A visit to the UK and Goathland in 2016 however, cemented the interest and need to revisit - and complete - a Goathland layout. With many other Goathland based inspirational layouts on here and across the web however, I wanted to try something a little different. I could never achieve something comparable with the current Goathland layouts, so I decided to set about creating something a bit different. A layout which, while may not be anywhere close to others offerings in terms of realism, but a layout which would showcase the best of my modelling skills and knowledge - even if it would mean ripping bits out and starting other areas from scratch if I felt I could do better. As a change from the preservation scene and the help of a series of books, I would model Goathland as it would have appeared from 1958 until closure. Below are a series of photos from initial conception, to where I am now. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaks Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Interior detailing buildings as I go. The waiting shelter and waiting room are completely scratch built from card, while the station building is a repainted Scenecraft item 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaks Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Scenic work begins. Hills are sculpted polystyrene, covered in plaster cloth. River bed is plaster rocks, while the bank is built up with talus, painted and covered in treemendus autumn covering. Trees are wire twisted following Gorden Gravett's method 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaks Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 Ballasting commences! Through the station good old woodland scenic, but for the Goods Yard experimented a bit, finally settling on Noch's stone ballast 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beaks Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 And today some comparison photos, checking everything's moving as I could hope! 12 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beaks Posted June 19, 2019 Author Share Posted June 19, 2019 And on the workbench currently: The Old Mill adjacent to Goathland station Converting the DCC concepts lamps to be a little more "Goathland" 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 there would have been (by then disused) stone crushing plant on the hillside behind the station, that was the original purpose of the sidings behind the water tower you can see the signal box bottom left and the tower just off to the right http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-7Lg0HFwkcXc/U5w1v-M2yYI/AAAAAAAABbg/j06gJ6Pxq4E/s1600/Sil-Howe-(Goathland)_25497.jpg Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurscoughCurves Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Hi SD, The layout looks great, you’ve made brilliant progress. I look forward to seeing more images. Cheers, Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir douglas Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 ? its beaks layout not mine, i dint do nofin guv Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurscoughCurves Posted June 19, 2019 Share Posted June 19, 2019 Ahhh my mistake! Sorry all, it looks great Beaks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Looks great david Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
south_tyne Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Can only agree with previous comments... what a fantastic layout and based on a wonderful prototype. You're making cracking progress and I look forward to seeing this project move forward. Those comparison photographs between the prototype and model are absolutely superb! Can't wait to see more. Thanks for sharing David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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