Rustons Sidings.

[sb67]

I've started building theses hut's, may or may not use them on this layout but it's all good practice. I'm after a different effect to the house and really find it hard to get convincing weathered brickwork. I'm going to try some of the recommendations I've had on here.  I've sprayed them with red oxide primer then a wash of mortar colour. 

 

 

 

[chuffinghell]

looking good Steve

 

I’ve got a couple of small building kits, both of which were free attached to a certain magazine (not BRM, sorry guys)

 

Have those bits I posted to you arrived yet

 

 

[sb67]

No they haven't yet Chris, mind you I haven't had any post at all since Wed and I'm waiting on a magazine that I ordered so I wonder if they're struggling. I'll let you know as soon as I get them. Those huts were freebies, I thought it would give me something to practice my brick work on.

[Stubby47]

11 hours ago, sb67 said:

 

That picture is showing some quality modelling. Very impressive work.

[sb67]

Finally managed to finish the house, thanks Chris  I'll just add some weathering powders another day.

I was thinking of going with a hedge behind.

 

 

[chuffinghell]

27 minutes ago, sb67 said:

Finally managed to finish the house, thanks Chris  I'll just add some weathering powders another day.

I was thinking of going with a hedge behind.

 

 

You’re welcome although all I did was send you a set of spare downpipes, you’re the one who’s done a fantastic job

[sb67]

Had a bit of an experiment, I couldn't get near the backscene with the static grass tea strainer so I've used shorter fibres with a puffer bottle, I just wondered what people thought?

 

 

 

[chuffinghell]

Looks fine to me Steve

[Stubby47]

4 hours ago, sb67 said:

Had a bit of an experiment, I couldn't get near the backscene with the static grass tea strainer so I've used shorter fibres with a puffer bottle, I just wondered what people thought?

 

 

 

 

Tip the layout back far enough so the tea strainer is over the area to be grassed, drop the grass then use the hoover to straighten the blades

 

[sb67]

3 hours ago, Stubby47 said:

 

Tip the layout back far enough so the tea strainer is over the area to be grassed, drop the grass then use the hoover to straighten the blades

 

 

Damn, I never thought of that! 

 

 

I ended up trying longer fibres, 6mm in the puffer bottle followed by shorter 2mm fibres. There will be a hedge along the back so the will cover the gap. 

Edited April 2, 2020 by sb67

[sb67]

I started work on the hedgerow that will run along the back, I also messed about with some pruning's from a plant I cut back. I like the idea of having a dead tree somewhere amongst it.

 

 

 

 

 

[clarkea1]

Just stumbled across this thread.  There really is some excellent modelling on show here - looking forward to seeing how it develops.

 

Best Wishes

 

Alastair

 

[sb67]

Settled on a place for my dead tree, on with the next bit now. 

 

 

[47137]

On 07/04/2020 at 18:20, sb67 said:

Settled on a place for my dead tree, on with the next bit now. 

 

 

Recording little details like this looks trivial, even banal - but the difference makes or breaks the model. The visual balance is so important, it is so obvious when you are looking at the layout, and so hard to describe. Keep up the good work, I'm enjoying this thread a lot.

 

- Richard.

[sb67]

Thanks Richard, I want to put some ivy growing up that dead tree, been consulting my Modelling Trees book. I'll prob put a fence in first though. 

[sb67]

I built a fence, now got to bed it in with some static grass weeds, brambles etc. I could also do with adding some junk around the buffer stop and various other places. 

 

 

 

 

[Keith Addenbrooke]

Steve, I’ve been doing some catch up reading this morning, so have read through the last few pages of this thread in one go: as others have commented, this is excellent modelling, and with the techniques well explained and photographed too, thank you. What impresses most though when reading through I think is the consistent attention to realism and detail at every stage - a masterclass. Keith.

[chuffinghell]

Fantastic Steve

[Jerry1975]

Looking good,  I especially like the house and dead tree/undergrowth etc. 

 

Jerry. 

[sb67]

I've made a greenhouse! The plan is to place it like this, bed in the path and a veg patch and a few flowers either side of it.

 

 

 

 

[chuffinghell]

The greenhouse looks superb Steve 

[sb67]

10 hours ago, chuffinghell said:

The greenhouse looks superb Steve 

 

Thanks Chris. Got to say It's your level of detail that inspired me to put stuff in it 

[Alister_G]

Excellent job of the greenhouse mate, cracking bit of modelling.

 

Al.

[MAP66]

On 19/04/2020 at 19:23, sb67 said:

I've made a greenhouse! The plan is to place it like this, bed in the path and a veg patch and a few flowers either side of it.

 

 

 

 

Hi Steve

The greenhouse looks superb, surely its the real thing and you have somehow shrunk it to 1/76 scale.

With your ground working skills, this will be a wonderful addition.

[sb67]

I planted some ivy today and some more weeds/bramble in various places.

I must try and get some decent pictures of the layout as well!