mk1gtstu Posted February 21, 2020 Author Share Posted February 21, 2020 A few more photos of my scratchbuild colliery structures, all now glued in place (apart from the removable ones ) Very pleased with how these have turned out so far. That's all for the time being, Cheers, Stu 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 Some crash barriers I've made from some plastic extrusion, painted & fitted in place 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 A big feature of the layout is the river that runs through the middle & almost from one end of the layout to the other. I was a little bit worried about how well it would turn out. I haven't attempted to build a large section of river on a layout before, on my Porthkerry layout there are only small streams & a waterfall. I wanted this one to look as if it is a fairly fast flowing river. The base is made up of various stones & gravel, I then used Woodland scenics water. Once dried I've used a bit of matt white paint around some of the stones/rocks in the river Here are a few photos of the results so far... I have noticed the water has gone a bit milky in places, I have read it sometimes reacts with the PVA glue used to stick down the base gravel & rocks & the cloudyness disappears over time , so hopefully that will happen here soon. Cheers, Stu 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 A few more jobs I've been doing, putting up various fences 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted February 24, 2020 Author Share Posted February 24, 2020 And a few more shots of the river That's it for now, Cheers, Stu 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted February 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24, 2020 I like that Stu. May I respectfully suggest you might like to try 'almost' filling up the crud between the rails. I can't think of any colliery where the black stuff didn't reach the railtops. Very atmospheric indeed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted February 24, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24, 2020 (edited) There were parts of theMountain Ash system where you couldn’t see the railheads; traffic just followed the grooves in the muck made by the flanges. It wasn’t broke, so they didn’t fix it... Your river looks pretty good to me. A thing to include might be the washery drain, with the water running black downstream of it. Edited February 24, 2020 by The Johnster 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan. Posted February 24, 2020 Share Posted February 24, 2020 Hi Stu, I think you have created some really excellent scenic effects. The general look with detritus and discarded 'stuff' looks just right Cheers Duncan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Hi all, again, thank you for the kind comments. Time for another little update, I've been constructing some more security fencing & adding some gates. Added a water pipe across the river & some more random odds & ends at the old stone bridge area of the river Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 Another job I've made a start on is adding, tufts of grass, shrubs & bushes scattered about in readyness for the static grass stage. Nice to start adding a bit of colour to it I think. That's it for now, Cheers, Stu 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted February 29, 2020 Author Share Posted February 29, 2020 I've been back at scratch building some more buildings for the layout. Small hut made from card & brick papers Next up I've been scratch building a single road engine shed to go in the fan sidings. Again made from card & brick papers, Etch brass window frames & some plastic 'H' section for the girders. I've done some inside detail using bits from Scalescenes downloads I had & done some weathering on the insides. Also put some LED lighting in there, lamp shades made from bits of old Airfix kits I found in the scrap box. I've made a roller shutter door for this one I can open & close That's all for now. Cheers, Stu 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Hi all, time for another progress update. I've been finishing off building some of the security fencing, making & adding some more water pipes.. View of the colliery buildings 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 Small hut now in place & working light fitted I've been making a start on adding some static grass at this end of the layout And trial fit of the engine shed in its new home 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted March 7, 2020 Author Share Posted March 7, 2020 I've been constructing a couple of Scalecenes buildings for the layout, one a small office/shed for the road vehicle weighbridge. The other also a Scalescenes building, a signal box which fortunately is in the same style as the colliery buildings I have built & is similar in design to the prototype rail weighbridge building that was at Maerdy Colliery so is ideal as a weighbridge building. I've also built a Ratio oil tank kit, modified it a bit so I could fit 2 tanks onto one base so it takes up less space, this will go alongside the Engine Shed. Cheers, Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan. Posted March 7, 2020 Share Posted March 7, 2020 Hi Stu, There are some carefully noted details that you have included that greatly adds to the scene, they have been well modelled, this is turning into a delightful model full of colliery atmosphere. It is a pity more RMwebers are not following your progress. Cheers Duncan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted March 8, 2020 Author Share Posted March 8, 2020 20 hours ago, Duncan. said: Hi Stu, There are some carefully noted details that you have included that greatly adds to the scene, they have been well modelled, this is turning into a delightful model full of colliery atmosphere. It is a pity more RMwebers are not following your progress. Cheers Duncan Thank you for the kind comments! I will keep posting updates for those who are interested. Cheers, Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 My recently built structures now fixed in place on the layout 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted March 9, 2020 Author Share Posted March 9, 2020 Some more static grass done around the tunnel mouth area & some areas of the river bank. Cheers, Stu 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted March 12, 2020 Author Share Posted March 12, 2020 I've now done a good bit more of the static grass on the layout. Surprising the difference its starting to make I think Done some static grass on the platform halt to make it look semi derelict A few more photos of the yard, some random grass patches Large embankment at the back of the layout grassed over Some patchy grass added to the other side of the riverbank Cheers, Stu 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Respite Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 On 07/02/2020 at 16:27, The Johnster said: Your pannier is a suitable repaint into 7754, which worked at several collieries including Maerdy and Hafodyrynys already mentioned, as well as Abersychan and Mountain Ash. It carried a mid green NCB livery with red coupling rods. 9600, an 8750 with the Collett cab, worked at Merthyr Vale, retaining BR livery and overhead wire warning flashes. 7754 never worked at Hafodyrnys or Maerdy, It was at Elliott Colliery that it worked, prior to going to Aberyschan. Hafodyrnys had the older pannier tanks 2XXX series, including one or two on hire. The Maerdy Panner tank was 96XX class although they had others on hire from Radyr, one of the NCB drivers who had worked at Radyr told me this. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold tomparryharry Posted March 14, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 14, 2020 Nice work there, Stu. You've captured that semi-derelict feeling very well. happy modelling, Ian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan. Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 Hi Stu, As I noted previously you have recreated the colliery scene with great atmosphere. There are some great little features. Have you ran locos and stock on the layout yet? I can see several dog leg joints on the track, while I understand this adds to the run down and chaotic look of colliery yard, I worry that models might not run over the track well which could lead to operational frustration. Cheers Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted March 14, 2020 Author Share Posted March 14, 2020 5 hours ago, Duncan. said: Hi Stu, As I noted previously you have recreated the colliery scene with great atmosphere. There are some great little features. Have you ran locos and stock on the layout yet? I can see several dog leg joints on the track, while I understand this adds to the run down and chaotic look of colliery yard, I worry that models might not run over the track well which could lead to operational frustration. Cheers Duncan Hi, Thank you, I've had a Dapol Pannier, Farish class 04 & a Class 37 also with some 16T minerals running over all the tracks to test for any problems & all seem to run fine. I did have a couple of derailments at first but that was due to the wheel flanges catching on some of the infill between the rails which I had to deepen a bit & now they are ok. Cheers, Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan. Posted March 14, 2020 Share Posted March 14, 2020 That's good news Stu, I'm delighted for you. I just mentioned it as in the past on previous N layouts I found it an issue , more so when pushing wagons and shunting and that aappears to be the main operation of your lovely looking layout. Cheers Duncan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mk1gtstu Posted March 17, 2020 Author Share Posted March 17, 2020 Time to start adding some detail bits around the layout. Started adding some signs 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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