inglenook Garnswllt

[Locksley]

 Thanks Marc!

 

3 hours ago, marc smith said:

If it were my layout, I think I'd be tempted to place a screen in front of the fiddle - just to add a sense that the train is going "somewhere", and to hide those stock swapping moments. Perhaps I'd even be tempted not to use the ubiquitous over-bridge to conceal the exit - maybe just a couple of trees, or the end of a building?

 

A good idea, though I'm not 100% sure how I'd do it given that the left hand side is completely open. The trees may work though.

 

[Locksley]

The lighting has now been overhauled. I used a spare piece of MDF painted black with LED strips on the underside. Gives a much more even, natural light, and has mitigated the shadow issue, though not completely solved it. I suspect completely removing shadows from the backscene would be impossible.

 

Ignore the very red light, it was on full brightness and for some reason the photos ended up picking out the red tones more than anything else lol. On around 20% brightness it looks brilliant.

 

 

 

[Locksley]

We have point levers!

 

[Sweet pea]

Alex it's these little items that make a layout more life like.

[Locksley]

New longer fiddle extension complete. Should give me a few more options when operating.

 

 

 

[bgman]

1 hour ago, Locksley said:

New longer fiddle extension complete

 

That looks very precarious ! 

[ThomasG]

Hi! 

I like your layout very much, 

it turned out very beautiful!

... but I (!) would attach some kind of fall protection to the fiddlestick.
 

I wish you a lot of fun and success with your layout!

 

Best regards,

 ThomasG 

[Henry C]

Looks Great!

 

With that sort of blue lighting I can feel the cold weather even though Im not actually there.

great work.

[2mmMark]

On 11/11/2021 at 17:02, Locksley said:

The lighting has now been overhauled. I used a spare piece of MDF painted black with LED strips on the underside. Gives a much more even, natural light, and has mitigated the shadow issue, though not completely solved it. I suspect completely removing shadows from the backscene would be impossible.

 

Ignore the very red light, it was on full brightness and for some reason the photos ended up picking out the red tones more than anything else lol. On around 20% brightness it looks brilliant.

 

 

I've been following progress on this for a while and it's a lovely scene, well done!

I have a similar lighting setup for my 2mm narrow gauge layout An Clár and found it was much improved when I laid some translucent frosted polycarbonate sheet over the LEDs. It massively decreases shadows and removed the pin points of light reflected on the tops of the rails.

The LEDs are warm white, which is the closest I could get to the original incandescent lighting under which the layout was built and painted for.

 

 

[Locksley]

So, I'm back after a little (as yet unfinished) detour into N gauge, and I've since cleared a few other projects off the bench. Garnswllt and I have been somewhat unexpectedly invited along to the Sheffield Model Railway Enthusiasts annual exhibition (2nd - 3rd April for anyone interested, more info can be found here) which will be my first proper proper outing with the layout, and our first exhibition since 2019. As such I've been doing a few more things that I identified as stuff I wanted to add/change as a result of the club open day back in November.

 

I've added a bit more static grass to most areas of the layout, as well as some Scale Model Scenery bracken and a little more mud to the road. I also replaced the backscene with one with more scenery on - something I was quite apprehensive to do as I wasn't sure how it'd look but I'm REALLY pleased with it, it just helps set the layout in the landscape far better than the plain sky did. The only other significant thing I've added is a Ratio grounded van body which nicely fills the space in the back corner. The one remaining thing I may try to do before the exhibition is to implement @2mmMark's suggestion of a diffuser panel to the lighting.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Locksley]

Got the grounded van finished off this evening, really pleased with how it's turned out. Also, I really need to dust my Landy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[MrWolf]

Cleaning Land Rovers can cause them to go into shock and break down.

[Locksley]

Delighted to be back! As I mentioned on my Hoo Ness thread, massive thanks to Andy for his gargantuan effort in getting us back online. 

 

The Sheffield Model Railway Enthusiasts exhibition is this weekend (April 2nd-3rd) at Birkdale School, Oakholme Road, Sheffield, S10 3DH. Garnswllt will be there, as well as Hoo Ness unexpectedly making its debut public appearance!  If you've ever had the unexplainable urge to see either of these in the flesh, do come along and say hi.

 

I've even bought a Jinty!

 

[Locksley]

The Sheffield exhibition went brilliantly, a little quiet, but good fun. Garnswllt ran flawlessly both days and I had some great comments, plus an invite to an exhibition in 2023.

 

 

 

 

 

Unfortunately the show hadn't even opened on Saturday before I made my first purchase! I've had some vague plans floating around in my head for some sort of On30 layout for a while so thought I better give this little Porter a new home given it was such a good price.