ManofKent Posted May 31, 2021 Share Posted May 31, 2021 At least it's low tide still. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 5, 2021 Author Share Posted June 5, 2021 Hookton update; Started adding colour to the boat. Once I have completed it I can move on to the harbour mud and grot. Meanwhile the Rio Bus bodies are soaking in Dettol to remove the paint 13 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted June 6, 2021 Share Posted June 6, 2021 14 hours ago, Mike said: Hookton update; Started adding colour to the boat. Once I have completed it I can move on to the harbour mud and grot. Meanwhile the Rio Bus bodies are soaking in Dettol to remove the paint Mike - any thoughts on how you're going to depict the harbour mud? I'm needing a small build up of creek silt at the front of mine and my experiments haven't been overly successful. I tried filler painted sandish colour and it looked too matt and too smooth. I know the texture is negligible scaled down but I think I need a hint of texture for it to look right and it needs to look damp. Was wondering about a gloopy mix of gloss varnish, chinchilla dust and weathering pigment, but yet to try. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 6, 2021 Author Share Posted June 6, 2021 I'm proposing to use Chinchilla dust mixed with cork dust as a base. I think that being 0 gauge I might be able to get away with a little more texture. I too aim to use weathering pigments and washes. I will be experimenting on a trial piece away from the layout. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just a little bit more on "Rainbow" I have decided as she will be moored I will leave the nets off and their booms lowered. Deadeyes rigging, fat fingers and failing eyesight - Okay it's a cop out Now for the weathering and final details. The ships wheel is a Ratio plastic wagon wheel with the flange removed. In the background the railbus stripped of paint thanks to an overnight in Dettol. 9 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 11, 2021 Author Share Posted June 11, 2021 Started to work on the harbour bottom. First experimented with colours to get the basic effect, then I have added the ground cover which when finished will be overpainted . I have added a fall pipe discharging water into the harbour., the white glue is still wet, once dry it will be coloured with washes. 9 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 15, 2021 Author Share Posted June 15, 2021 Update (too many to count) Hookton harbour and surrounds: The Rainbow is still not fixed as I need to finish work on the buildings behind where she will be moored. 15 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 21, 2021 Author Share Posted June 21, 2021 Update number eighty twelve! Just bodging. Rail-car slowly getting there and I've started painting figures. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 Update number the best part of some considerable amount: Jerky video of Railcar just to show it works; https://www.facebook.com/michael.bragg.399/posts/10219911527924877?notif_id=1624444619586323¬if_t=feedback_reaction_generic&ref=notif 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted June 23, 2021 Author Share Posted June 23, 2021 Hookton Update number oh! not another one. Railcar misadventure The push me pull you version. Note this is raw video which shows that you should always have the fiddle stick connected and to stop driving before running into the rockface. https://www.facebook.com/michael.bragg.399/videos/10219912570110931 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Hookton serial update; Harbour mud almost finished and the Inn Keeper plus Harbour Master now painted. 9 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 2, 2021 Share Posted July 2, 2021 Superb stuff Mike - the harbour mud looks exactly that, & the Harbourmaster's uniform is incredible!! Not sure about his mascara & lipstick, though - does remind me of the phrase "Hello Sailor".... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 2, 2021 Author Share Posted July 2, 2021 Jordan you're absolutely right, I just can't get the eyes and mouth right. I'll keep trying and you know how trying I can be. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted July 3, 2021 Share Posted July 3, 2021 Mud is looking good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 4, 2021 Author Share Posted July 4, 2021 Harbour Master Captain John Frazer Rtd has had a good face scrub and gone is the mascara & lipstick. Hope I haven't gone too far. 4 2 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 4, 2021 Share Posted July 4, 2021 That's better!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 5, 2021 Author Share Posted July 5, 2021 (edited) I have to stand corrected, Captain John Frazer rtd as pointed out elsewhere has overstated his rank and is actually only a Commander He will be suitably admonished. If he thinks I'm going to give him an extra ring, no chance. Edited July 6, 2021 by Mike spelling error 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 12, 2021 Author Share Posted July 12, 2021 Why oh why is it when all is working fine , when you need to produce a video of your layout it all goes pear shaped? Switches from the far east fail big time. From smooth trouble free running you end up with jerky stop-start rubbish. I have managed to get at least some footage transferred on to the laptop but I'm not overjoyed with the end product. Will try again today/tomorrow and see if I can get something worthwhile. Digital show time. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 14, 2021 Author Share Posted July 14, 2021 Video uploaded: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LZ2kVUFhBY41PvJ9m4_eu6j_c0Ki-tBl/view?usp=sharing runs for about 10 minutes, If you wonder why I have used Makhis, it is the name given me by my Greek friends 5 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turin 60 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 Hi Mike, a friend sent me the link to your layout build, and I can only say..... slightly spooky! Following should be an overall photograph of my "tuning fork" (not a proper inglenook like yours) 009 layout "Wherewithial Quay" build a few years back. You've had me looking for the pub, post office, harbour masters office and of course a tin shed, all essential ingredients. You've made a cracking job of the mud too, really well done! I look forward to seeing more about the layout in due course. Regards John Bruce. 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) How spooky is that I thought it was Mikes build until I read your post properly, well done Bruce, a true slice of life. Best Edited July 16, 2021 by Barnaby Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 I liked the video Mike it does really show how much shunting interest [FUN] can be had from just a couple of points and some lengths of track. It has set my mind a thinking............................... Well done. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 (edited) Hi Bruce, wow that really is spooky, love it. I thought mine was a one off, but you have well and truly beaten me to it. I have a job to see 0.16.5 and I would really struggle to cope with 009. Love the harbour office and can't believe even the harbour is the same shape. Edited July 16, 2021 by Mike missed content 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turin 60 Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 That's very kind of you Mike, the harbour office came I think from East Looe (Wherewithial being set in Cornwall), I couldn't resist the shape of it! You say about the shape of the harbour being the same, I see we've even got a set of railings at the end of the harbour, mine I claimed was to stop those who have had a little too much to drink at "The Chough" falling in the drink. I look forward to reading more on your journey. John Bruce. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted July 26, 2021 Author Share Posted July 26, 2021 (edited) They say (who ever they are) you can never have too many engines, so I've had a bit of a bodge. Still W.I.P. is a 2-4-0 built from I think some Springside casting and a Hornby LMS pug. plus a cobbled together tender to become the HLVR's first wood burner. It weighs a preverbal ton and runs like a dream. Still lots to do including adding a crew. Edited July 26, 2021 by Mike spell check 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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