Pierluk Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Well done ! You work very fast. To do the same job, it will take me a few years. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevo Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Nice one Luke excellent work and very speedy progress 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Great stuff Luke, you're really cracking on with that. Put's my modelling to shame! Steve. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oncomin5torm Posted October 18, 2019 Share Posted October 18, 2019 Quick but superb work 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 Onto the next bit of progress! Today has seen the landscaping done. For this I stuck a load of polystyrene off cuts down to the baseboard. then I applied plaster cloth over it. Id never used plaster cloth before but was very impressed by it and I will definitely use it again instead of paper mache. This was coated in a dark brown acrylic wash which was also applied over all the ballast section which I'll finish off with some weathering powders later. tomorrow's main job will be continuing with the landscaping with some das clay and scratch building the house which will cover the right hand fiddle yard entrance. Thanks for looking 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo-Bo Posted October 19, 2019 Share Posted October 19, 2019 Luke this layout is coming together nicely, plaster cloth seems to be a good product to use. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 19, 2019 Author Share Posted October 19, 2019 52 minutes ago, Bo-Bo said: Luke this layout is coming together nicely, plaster cloth seems to be a good product to use. I think I will convert to plaster cloth. It had set off by the time I had finished working my way along the layout which allowed me to do apply the wash. If the rest of the scenery is done I reckon I could've laid the plaster cloth, applied a dirt coloured wash and done static grass in a couple of hours. Much faster than paper mache which needs 24 hours alone to dry. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 20, 2019 Author Share Posted October 20, 2019 Couple more bits of progress from today. Ended up going into work to cover for one of our other chefs so I lost virtually all my modeling time. That didn't stop me laying down the clay for the road surface and scratch building a cottage for the other scenic break on the layout though. also got my scenic order today so ready to plough on with the scenery tomorrow! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bo-Bo Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Luke you are not hanging around with this layout build, nice work. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 2 hours ago, Bo-Bo said: Luke you are not hanging around with this layout build, nice work. Definitely not hanging around with it. Should have it finished by Thursday now which is 2 weeks start to finish. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 10 days till my deadline and it's definitely nearing completion! Had some extra time today so did all the static grass and trees as well as painting the clay with some acrylics. Here 80126 poses on the layout. Tomorrow I'll clean up the rest of the static grass and get the over grown siding (went a little bit overboard for what I was thinking of) so I'll need to clear that all up. Tomorrow will be sorting out the cottage and tidying up the scenery. 11 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oncomin5torm Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Wow luke, thats impressive stuff and I cannot believe how fast you have got it all together. Those 10 days will fly but the way you work you'll have it sorted for sure. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted October 21, 2019 Share Posted October 21, 2019 Amazing work Luke. How do you make your trees? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 21, 2019 Author Share Posted October 21, 2019 Just now, 1722 said: Amazing work Luke. How do you make your trees? Seafoam sprayed with a spray adhesive then dipped and covered in scatter. I used the same scatter mix as used on distillery yard. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierluk Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 It's a wonderful micro layout. I really like it. How did you make the backdrop ? Thanks. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Pierluk said: It's a wonderful micro layout. I really like it. How did you make the backdrop ? Thanks. Firstly, I started by painting the foamboard with some white household emulsion tinted light blue with a tiny drop of light blue acrylic. The hillside was freehand painted with a flat brush using some thin green acrylic washes I made up out of some water, yellow acrylic, blue acrylic and black acrylic paint. I brushed side to side rather than vertically and did 2 coats with 2 hours drying time between them. That’s it, if I was going to paint details such as rock faces, sheep, buildings I would use normal unthinned acrylic paints just so the seem more solid and dont fade into the grassy landscape. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 18 hours ago, 1722 said: Amazing work Luke. How do you make your trees? Just saw your blog link in your account and realised that I follow it! Awesome work mate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted October 22, 2019 Share Posted October 22, 2019 4 hours ago, luke the train spotter said: Just saw your blog link in your account and realised that I follow it! Awesome work mate. Aaah you're the one follower! Good to have you on board! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 22, 2019 Author Share Posted October 22, 2019 All the scenery tidied up and house painted too. I will leave you with a few pictures of trains on the layout including a couple edits. 12 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted October 23, 2019 Share Posted October 23, 2019 Black and white pic is stunning. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 23, 2019 Author Share Posted October 23, 2019 I'm a fan of the black and white photos too Chris! The year is 1959 as the regular 4mt standard tank 80126 heads a short passenger school train to killin junction. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 Due to me waiting on quite a few different bits in the post, progress has been halted on the layout whilst they arrive. Instead I've been playing around on the layout, running trains and working out photo angles. Here are some 20s which have strayed up from Killin Junction. 7 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 25, 2019 Author Share Posted October 25, 2019 Some new details on the layout now - a red phone box (a cheap 3d print sanded then repainted) and a gate (a scale model railway scenery kit). I'm still to sort out some fencing which should arrive Monday. Both of these details can be seen in this photo of the railbus on trial services to potentially replace the 4mt standard tank. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleepyrider Posted October 26, 2019 Share Posted October 26, 2019 Nice match between the static grass and the back scene. Really looks like one and the same. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luke the train spotter Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 6 hours ago, sleepyrider said: Nice match between the static grass and the back scene. Really looks like one and the same. Thanks. It's much easier to do when you mix your own blends of static grass. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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