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4 hours ago, Kevin Johnson said:

Hi Mark your Tyteford Halte layout just get better every time you add something else to it. 
I do like pictures of workmen besides the signal box.:good:

Thanks Kevin

I have a little fellow to add to this scene to complete it, photos coming very soon.

 

Mark.

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If you were wondering who Sid the signalman was looking at across the track while drinking his cup of tea?

Well, he has just noticed young William, Charlies grandson peering through the wire fencing. Young William had heard that his Grandad would be working at Tyteford Halte today.

 

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On ‎03‎/‎09‎/‎2020 at 20:17, MAP66 said:

I have been working on another cameo scene involving the signal box. The background to this scene revolves around Sid the signal man who has been suffering from too much slack in his levers and linkages. A few of the PW gang will make an an appearance to take a look. May I introduce the first two characters Tom and Charlie. Tom is kneeling and I'm thinking he needs a big spanner or shifter. Sid and one other will make an appearance soon...

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I really like these figures - what is their source?

 

Stu

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52 minutes ago, Warwick Sidings said:

Congratulations Mark on Tyteford Halte winning the BRM spotlight competition. Well deserved and I am looking forward to seeing even more of your exquisite work. All the best John


Indeed, congratulations Mark - delighted to see Tyteford in BRM.  Keith.

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9 hours ago, Warwick Sidings said:

Congratulations Mark on Tyteford Halte winning the BRM spotlight competition. Well deserved and I am looking forward to seeing even more of your exquisite work. All the best John

 

8 hours ago, Keith Addenbrooke said:


Indeed, congratulations Mark - delighted to see Tyteford in BRM.  Keith.

 

8 hours ago, chuffinghell said:


Agreed, Well done Mark

 

2 hours ago, chuffinghell said:


It has and Thank you

 

The right person won though :good:

 

Thanks very much to everyone for the kind words. As you know it's been a labour of love (and frustration at times!).

Considering  the incredible modelling on show and throughout all the forums, I consider myself very fortunate to have been picked out a winner by the BRM Team and the added bonus of being featured in Octobers edition of BRM.

Vey much appreciated folks.

Kind regards

Mark

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A quick post tonight to report that the roof of the signal box is now finally glued down and there is no light bleed.

The lichen is made from tea dust glued on and then painted.

 

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Didn't get to do that much at Tyteford Halte this past week apart from finally finishing off the signal box and yard scene. The Austin 7 van is back and I finally painted the tarpaulin covering some unidentified goods left in the yard.

I also added a gate to the yard and a connection terminal for the telegraph cable to the signal box. I think my next challenge will be to attempt the landform over the tunnel.

 

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I've made a start top side of the tunnel, I first beefed up and added to the greenery at the top of the left hand retaining wall.

I then found some odd bits of card and paper and used this to fill in the empty voids above the tunnel and on the right hand retaining wall.

This is all now drying and after this I will be adding filler which I will try and form into some rocky outcrops. Modelling a small rockface is on my to do list.

I also intend to put in a pathway going across the top of the tunnel. That's it for now, here's some pics...

 

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I've now completed the ground cover to the right hand retaining wall. The filler, while still wet, was sculpted to form my interpretation of a few rocky outcrops (I just used an old flat bladed screwdriver and pressed it around a bit).

When this had all dried, I then painted it all with a couple of washes of quite dilute paint using just two colours from the Vallejo range 'German C.black brown 70.822' and 'black grey 70.862'. If you get the dilution right it seeps nicely and accumulates into all the crevices and recesses. When this had dried, I lightly brushed over with some white weathering powder to pick up the raised bits of ground and then a touch of green oxide and dark umber weathering powders were also used.

 

The final stages were to add some static grass and clump foliage, I also added some more ivy. I'm happy the way this bit has turned out and am now confident enough to tackle the main ground cover above the tunnel itself, I will use the same technique.

Below are a couple of pics showing the ground cover above the right hand retaining wall.

 

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4 minutes ago, Kevin Johnson said:

Mark the rocky outcrop and foliage to the right hand side looks great. Look forward to seeing the pathed area across the tunnel area.

Thanks Kevin

I have a vision in my head of what I would like the top side of the tunnel to look like. If it turns out the same as in my minds eye, then all will be OK by me.

 

All the best

Mark

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Onwards and in this case upwards with the tunnel top side works. I remembered that I had some lumps of polystyrene foam packaging which I had put aside ready for this exact moment. I had originally planned to use card formers and strips of paper soaked in glue but the foam is much quicker and easy enough to shape. I did this over a bin but when you cut the stuff the bits fly off everywhere and now its a job for the hoover. I then spread filler all over the polystyrene landform which in itself is glued onto a card base. This means I can paint and add additional details off-scene like with the bit of boggy ground I did earlier. Nothing much to see for now but should look convincing enough with paint and weathering powders added.

 

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A final update for tonight, I'm halfway through the top of the tunnel works and heres a pic of it placed back in position to see how it looks. A lot more work required with blending and shading but its getting there.

I will now be able to complete the rest while its still in situ.

 

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Nearly done, all the filler is now in place. I needed some more ground cover vegetation, so have just ordered some more, so it will be a few more days before this area is finally finished.

Here's how it looks at the moment and another shot along the track looking out from the tunnel.

 

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Some of the items I ordered arrived today, so I have gone as far as I can for now but I'm still waiting on some 1mm long basing grass. After this I will introduce some 2mm and 4mm grass to get a patchy tufty look which I'm after.

I have some very fine tree foliage which I will use for scrub and bushes. I've put up a few more pics (aerial views) to also show the footpath which runs along the other side of the tunnel parapet wall.

 

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