Cawdor Quarry

[Stubby47]

Yes, very impressive, you've definitely captured the limestone look.

 

Right, el-cheapo stuff it shall be.

 

Then worry how to paint granite...

[Alister_G]

20 minutes ago, Stubby47 said:

Then worry how to paint granite...

 

Well for a start, a granite quarry face would be in much sharper edged blocks than limestone.

 

Not granite, but for Millstone Grit colouring I normally do a coat of Humbrol Matt Sand, then go over it with dilute washes of Humbrol Matt Black Green, you can see how that looks on Ladmanlow's gateposts:

 

 

 

 

 

Cheers,

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

This evening I've done a few disparate bits.

 

I've extended the filler to the top of the incline section, and laid the curved top siding:

 

 

And I've completed and painted the retaining wall between the lower and middle sidings:

 

 

The coping stones are painted in Matt Sand, with a wash of Black Green, whilst the main wall has had a coat of Matt Tan for the mortar colour, followed by dry-brushing Engineers Grey and Medium Grey for the stone:

 

 

Then I masked off the rail, and the side of the middle level, and filled the gap with filler - well it's what it says on the tin...

 

 

Then I gave it a blast of static grass:

 

 

and finally planted the wall:

 

 

 

 

This all needs to dry now.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

 

[Bogie]

11 hours ago, Andrew P said:

He still has to eat!

 

Yes but where does he eat?

 

This poor old kitchen table seems to have only one purpose in life - to store layouts.

 

I shudder to think what the rest of the kitchen is used for!

[Alister_G]

9 hours ago, Bogie said:

I shudder to think what the rest of the kitchen is used for!

 

Well, the worktop is used for cutting styrene, soldering wires, painting walls, building rock faces, all sorts of things!

 

Oh, and preparing food occasionally, I know, I know, that's a bit controversial, but there you are.

 

Al.

 

 

Edited October 22, 2019 by Alister_G

[Gordon A]

Not as bad as my kitchen which is littered with Land Rover parts.

 

Gordon A

[Alister_G]

Oh, I'd forgotten that bit... Most of mine are in the cellar though.

 

Although I did get some strife some years ago for cleaning a 10J diesel cylinder head in the dishwasher...

 

Came up lovely, too...

 

Al.

[NHY 581]

I had some constructive feedback after using the dishwasher to clean a pair of crankcases from a 1960 BSA 650 a few years ago........

 

Came up nice mind you......

 

Rob 

Edited October 22, 2019 by NHY 581

[Alister_G]

Some more work on landscaping and ground cover this evening.

 

First, the quarry face is gradually growing, with two more layers added:

 

 

I think probably one more will do, but I'll see how it looks.

 

Then, I worked on the ground surface on the sidings, adding some more filler at the back of the curved track, and then a sheet of cork between the lower and upper siding:

 

 

 

 

This is to try and replicate the smooth slope between the two, seen in this photo:

 

Copyright Tarmac Roadstone

 

I'm going to try and bring the ground level to the top of the rails as seen above, so more filler will go on top of the cork when it's stuck down.

 

This may end up being quite a heavy layout!

 

To check that I'm getting things in proportion, I balanced the cardboard building mockups on the groceries:

 

 

 

 

I might start worrying some styrene soon, to turn the mockups into reality.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

 

[Allegheny1600]

Hi Al,

That's all coming together very nicely, well done!

May I ask where you obtained your 25mm foam, please? It looks very similar to some 50mm foam I bought a while back at Wickes but they no longer stock it, Grrr!

Cheers,

John.

[Alister_G]

Hi John, thanks very much.

 

I think it was from B&Q, bought in 1200mm x 600mm (4' x 2 ') sheets as a pack of five, I think.

 

I've just looked on the B&Q site though and can't see them anymore.

 

Cheers,

 

Al.

[chuffinghell]

23 minutes ago, Allegheny1600 said:

Hi Al,

That's all coming together very nicely, well done!

May I ask where you obtained your 25mm foam, please? It looks very similar to some 50mm foam I bought a while back at Wickes but they no longer stock it, Grrr!

Cheers,

John.

 

The only 25mm polyurethane insulation that’s Wickes appears to stock now is the foil faced Kingspan

 

I’ll do some investigation at work tomorrow and speak to a couple of contacts

Edited October 22, 2019 by chuffinghell

[Alister_G]

57 minutes ago, chuffinghell said:

 

The only 25mm polyurethane insulation that’s Wickes appears to stock now is the foil faced Kingspan

 

I’ll do some investigation at work tomorrow and speak to a couple of contacts

 

It is (or was) foil faced, I can't remember the brand name, but it's the same stuff as Kingspan or Celotex.

 

Al.

[chuffinghell]

11 hours ago, Alister_G said:

 

It is (or was) foil faced, I can't remember the brand name, but it's the same stuff as Kingspan or Celotex.

 

Al.

 

Kingspan and Celotex are the 'big players'

 

12 hours ago, Allegheny1600 said:

Hi Al,

That's all coming together very nicely, well done!

May I ask where you obtained your 25mm foam, please? It looks very similar to some 50mm foam I bought a while back at Wickes but they no longer stock it, Grrr!

Cheers,

John.

 

My local Wickes does still stock the 25mm Kingspan (foil faced) but if you go onto their webshite you can order it online for home delivery if that helps?

 

I still like using polystyrene, except for the look of horror on Sarah's face when I tread polystyrene snow through the house 

 

Chris

 

Edited October 23, 2019 by chuffinghell

[Allegheny1600]

Thanks, Guys!

That's most helpful. For once, I'm not searching for baseboard type material, I actually need to do some insulating!

Cheers,

John.

[Alister_G]

This evening I've removed the groceries to leave the surface of the yard:

 

 

 

 

 

 

So the next thing is the retaining wall at the back of the yard:

 

 

A sheet of Slaters' 4mm random stone cut to size, and then some 40thou styrene strip to shape the curve in it. Then another section of random stone on the back surface:

 

 

In situ on the layout:

 

 

 

 

Then using the same technique, another length to complete the wall:

 

 

 

 

This now needs painting when the MEK has all dried.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

This evening I did a bit of Styrene abuse.

 

I've started the first building for the layout, the large gable ended building on the far right.

 

I cut a basic kit of parts: two ends and two roof panels, from 40thou styrene sheet:

 

 

One end section was marked out for the aperture that faces the front of the layout:

 

 

and then was cut out:

 

 

As I will be gluing corrugated sheet to this basic shell, I want to try and avoid any warping, so both ends were reinforced with 6mm styrene rod down the sides, and under the gable ends:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, two 6mm beams were cut to length to brace the shell:

 

 

and the two roof panels added:

 

 

Then the two ends were joined together:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then, I made a start on cladding the building in corrugated sheet, using Slaters' 4mm sheets cut into individual panels approx 10 feet by 3 feet to scale.

 

Here it is in position on the layout:

 

 

 

 

 

 

That's as far as I've got tonight.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

[Andrew P]

Some serious Building work going on here Al, and looking very good mate.

[sb67]

That's looking great so far Al, nice work 

Steve.

[Alister_G]

Thanks guys.

 

Tonight, I finished cladding the structure in corrugated sheet.

 

I used what I had left from an old sheet, and then started a new sheet of the Slaters' which is a subtly different colour plastic, as you can see from the photos.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next job is to add a thousand rivets, then I can paint it.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

 

 

[chuffinghell]

I appreciate you’re going to paint it but the difference in shades is actually quite a good effect

[Alister_G]

Yep it is, I hope to replicate the effect with the painting.

 

Cheers,

 

Al.

[Stubby47]

For rivets, I just poke the back of the sheets with a school-type compass point.

 

Usually before I stick the sheets to the frame...

 

Edited October 25, 2019 by Stubby47

[Alister_G]

1 hour ago, Stubby47 said:

Usually before I stick the sheets to the frame...

 

Yes, I always get these great ideas... After It's Too Late... 

 

However, I have a cunning plan...

 

Al

 

[Alister_G]

Finally tonight, I've painted the large retaining wall behind the sidings.

 

Starting with an all-over coat of Humbrol Matt Tan, for the mortar colour, I then dry-brushed all sorts of different colours over the top, including various greys, brown and light green, and black and white very sparingly.

 

 

 

 

 

 

This might need darkening down with an all-over wash, to make it look more grimy, however it is in a limestone quarry so it might need a top coat of white for the dust. I'm not sure yet, I'll wait until daylight before deciding.

 

Al.