Smoking gun Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 That looks very good, really conveys the atmosphere of a cramped canal side yard. Martin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Howl03 Posted December 20, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted December 20, 2019 So this is by far the easiest way to add a water effect to any layout, the base of the canal was painted black and a piece of acetate placed on top. The canal boat in the pictures is a Scalescenes kit I made about 4 years ago, I have used it on a few different layouts. At some point I may replace it, but for now it does a great job of hiding the joint between the new and old section of the canal. Regards Paul. 19 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
noctilux2 Posted December 20, 2019 Share Posted December 20, 2019 Now this is quality ....... 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calidore Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Beautiful and so pin-point believable -- it looks exactly the part without being overdone. And at a speed which puts most of us to shame! Adam 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 You've gone and made an excellent model even better. That canal boat deserves pride of place, it's really well detailed. I suggest you just keep on extending this layout indefinitely, it can't go wrong 3 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Ralf Posted December 21, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 21 hours ago, Howl03 said: The canal boat in the pictures is a Scalescenes kit I made about 4 years ago, I have used it on a few different layouts. Wow!! I'm very impressed... Have only tried their free coal office and with fibrous grey-board it was tough going, did you use proper card? Thanks Ralf 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LongvalIon Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 I always failed to build the free Scalescenes kits. So I'm very impressed by your fabulous work. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted December 21, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 21, 2019 1 hour ago, Ralf said: Wow!! I'm very impressed... Have only tried their free coal office and with fibrous grey-board it was tough going, did you use proper card? Thanks Ralf Thank you Ralf, I use 1mm grey board that I get from a firm called Papercutz. https://papercutz.co.uk/greyboard-backing-board/greyboard/a4-greyboard-backing-card-600gsm-1000-micron they also do 2mm but I tend to only use 1mm. It makes it easier to cut. I would also recommend using a new blade for every kit. Hope that helps. Regards Paul. 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marly51 Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 You would never know that this was a CakeBox, once upon a time! Lovely modelling of the longer canal barge, as well! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted December 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 23, 2019 Great work as always Paul, the cakebox has blended in nicely with the rest of the canal theme. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium 47137 Posted December 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 23, 2019 This is a beautiful model, thanks for sharing. - Richard. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted December 24, 2019 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted December 24, 2019 Many thanks to everyone who has commented and hit the like button. I would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. More to follow after Christmas. Regards Paul. 14 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted January 2, 2020 Share Posted January 2, 2020 Looking superb @Howl03 As others have said, you have improved on an excellent cake-box. Really like that Sepia photo above 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cockburn Posted January 3, 2020 Share Posted January 3, 2020 That's a really good job, some really fine modelling, I'm most impressed, well done! And yes, the sepia photo does add a sense of "time" to it all .... 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Howl03 Posted January 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 6, 2020 (edited) A Happy New Year to you all. So I managed to get some modelling done over the Christmas period. My attention turned to the left hand side of the layout. First up was a row of low relief houses from Scalescenes, these will sit over the hidden sidings and be removable. I then made a small hut for the front left of the layout. This is also a Scalescenes kit. Thanks for looking. Regards Paul. Edited September 18, 2022 by Howl03 20 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Kevin Johnson Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 Happy new year Howl03, it’s great to see you have been modelling over the festive period. The terraced houses look really good and the layout is looking nice. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 Great views Paul. You have a knack of making the best of those Will's setts, and hiding the joins. Seeing your results I don't know why I bother with anything else, although as you say they are a pain to cut to shape. On 19/12/2019 at 16:49, Howl03 said: I place tracing paper on the track and copy the curves and use this as a template to cut the track. I just used 1mm card to get the sets up to rail level. Can I ask how you avoid the chairs? On the cakebox entry you used plain track, but looking at the current build I think you used sleepered track (I don't suppose the card has anything to do with it?). 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted January 6, 2020 Share Posted January 6, 2020 Great stuff Paul, the cottages look good, I like the way you've used the scalescenes kits and mixed them with plastic stuff, very nicely done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted January 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Mikkel said: Great views Paul. You have a knack of making the best of those Will's setts, and hiding the joins. Seeing your results I don't know why I bother with anything else, although as you say they are a pain to cut to shape. Can I ask how you avoid the chairs? On the cakebox entry you used plain track, but looking at the current build I think you used sleepered track (I don't suppose the card has anything to do with it?). Thank You Mikkel, I used 1mm card to lift the sets to just about the right height, I also filed the edge where it meets the track. The plain track on the cake box was certainly a lot easier to do. Regards Paul. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted January 6, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 1 hour ago, sb67 said: Great stuff Paul, the cottages look good, I like the way you've used the scalescenes kits and mixed them with plastic stuff, very nicely done. Thank You Steve. The one thing I always like to change on Scalescenes kits is the roof tiles I just feel plastic looks a lot better. Regards Paul. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Mikkel Posted January 6, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2020 2 hours ago, Howl03 said: I also filed the edge where it meets the track. Thanks Paul, that's the part I was wondering about. Good to know that this is possible. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Cockburn Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Very nice job. The buildings are really good, while theres a real industrial atmosphere/"flavour" to the whole model. I'm very impressed .... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Howl03 Posted January 19, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Not had much time for modelling, so just a little update. have added a street light in front of the hut. Regards Paul. Edited September 18, 2022 by Howl03 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Howl03 Posted January 21, 2020 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2020 (edited) An overall shot of the layout so far. Going to be adding a few figures to the scene. Then I think this will be about done. Regards Paul. Edited September 18, 2022 by Howl03 19 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oncomin5torm Posted January 21, 2020 Share Posted January 21, 2020 This is a fantastic micro, I just love the combination of canal and railway. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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