Auchend1nny Posted March 5, 2021 Author Share Posted March 5, 2021 On 04/03/2021 at 20:51, steve1 said: Impressed with what you have achieved so far. Definitely my kind of layout. Have you tried Glue''n'Glaze for fitting the Lazerglaze? Works for me. https://deluxematerials.co.uk/products/glue-n-glaze steve Thanks. Yeah I do have a bottle of that, I used it on the buses you can see in the photos. It’s very good but I still got sticky fingerprints on half the glazing! I think it’s maybe more a technique issue than materials.. cheers, Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunmar Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Hi Mark, Thanks for the info. Appears I'd been looking at the wrong item. Will be following your progress. Cheers, Bill. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60B Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 On 22/02/2021 at 22:27, Auchend1nny said: Thanks, the tenements are made from a material called Foamex, you can buy sheets of it off eBay fairly cheap. I then carve the stone courses with an old dart. It’s much softer than plasticard but still holds its shape and seems to stay square. After that it’s painted with acrylic artist paints. The sash windows are from Smart Models. Progress on them has stalled a bit the last few months while I’ve been relaying the track but I’ll hopefully get back to them soon. Mark My last Edinburgh flat was near the Asda at Granton and you have nailed the Western Leith/ Trinity/ Granton look to a T. I'm not convinced this isn't the Prom Bar. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 On 09/03/2021 at 12:33, 60B said: My last Edinburgh flat was near the Asda at Granton and you have nailed the Western Leith/ Trinity/ Granton look to a T. I'm not convinced this isn't the Prom Bar. Thanks, wasn’t familiar with prom bar but looked it up and yeah, it’s pretty similar. The model is based on bits of a fair few establishments I’ve been to over the years - check out the Speedwell in Dundee. Cheers, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad McCann Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 Mark, if you're in the market for more Lothian buses, might I recommend George at Sunrise Models and Transfers. He does a good range of short run resin kits and all the transfers you could need. No connection other than very satisfied customer. http://www.sunrisetransfers.com/cat/part041.html All the best. Davy. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 10, 2021 Author Share Posted March 10, 2021 3 hours ago, Mad McCann said: Mark, if you're in the market for more Lothian buses, might I recommend George at Sunrise Models and Transfers. He does a good range of short run resin kits and all the transfers you could need. No connection other than very satisfied customer. http://www.sunrisetransfers.com/cat/part041.html All the best. Davy. Cheers for that, wasn’t aware of them. Their stuff looks really good. Would’ve been really useful for my buses! Next time though.. Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) Some progress on wagons today. Finished weathering and detailing a couple of open wagons; Edited January 25 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) A couple more photos Edited January 25 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 13, 2021 Author Share Posted March 13, 2021 (edited) And the Cambrian BDA kit has been primed and will hopefully be united with its bogies tomorrow. Edited January 25 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 14, 2021 Author Share Posted March 14, 2021 (edited) Bogies attached after a fair bit of fiddling about to get the ride height right. Just painting finish and the stanchions to add and maybe a load of old rusty rail. Edited January 25 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1 Posted March 15, 2021 Share Posted March 15, 2021 On 13/03/2021 at 23:26, Auchend1nny said: Do you add any mod to stop the wandering axles? Certainly worth doing. Appreciate the pipework but, from experience, they do add to the fun of using 3 link couplings... steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 15, 2021 Author Share Posted March 15, 2021 6 hours ago, steve1 said: Do you add any mod to stop the wandering axles? Certainly worth doing. Appreciate the pipework but, from experience, they do add to the fun of using 3 link couplings... steve On these ones I replaced the w-irons with etched brass ones but yes they are fixed in place and don’t swivel. Much smoother ride and fine if you don’t have any sharp curves on your layout. Yeah, I did start to wonder if the pipes were a good idea right after fitting them - I guess I’ll see how it goes when I get the layout properly running! Cheers, Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee Posted March 17, 2021 Share Posted March 17, 2021 Came across this thread by chance and can say never has a layout brought back so many memoirs of happier days than yours has. Although living all my life on the south coast my grandparents lived in Beaverhall Road off Broughton Road where I spent many happy holidays so the Bar, shop and tenement look so familiar to me. My club are building a harbour layout and wanted a Fish Dock so I built this, I think you might recognize the building, it is based on a much larger one not a million miles away from that Trinity Corner. Fantastic modelling will follow with pleasure. 11 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 12 hours ago, Yankee said: Came across this thread by chance and can say never has a layout brought back so many memoirs of happier days than yours has. Although living all my life on the south coast my grandparents lived in Beaverhall Road off Broughton Road where I spent many happy holidays so the Bar, shop and tenement look so familiar to me. My club are building a harbour layout and wanted a Fish Dock so I built this, I think you might recognize the building, it is based on a much larger one not a million miles away from that Trinity Corner. Fantastic modelling will follow with pleasure. Thanks very much. Wow, that’s tremendous, Newhaven fishmarket. What’s it made from if you don’t mind sharing your techniques? The bricks look fantastic. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 17, 2021 Author Share Posted March 17, 2021 And those rainwater downpipes? They’re spot on.. What scale are you working in? Thanks Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yankee Posted March 18, 2021 Share Posted March 18, 2021 Thanks Mark for the compliment, but it’s nothing compared with your tenement building. The scale is OO and is my first scratch built building, following the guidance from fellow club members. The main structure is 3 mm ply, with balsa added as necessary to create the profile of the building, wish I had known about foamex before. The upper stone work is Slaters 0420 7mm Stone Courses, lower stone work 0424 4mm Dressed Stone, wood planking Slaters 0434 4mm planking. Corners Stones Wills Quions , Door shutters Plastruct 91510 N scale corrugated siding and roof tiles York Modelmaking self adhesive tiles range. The windows were 3D printed by a club member. Down Pipes were from the ModelU Architectural Gutting, Pipes and Fittings Range. The clubs proposed Harbour layout includes an upper level with a small terminus station. I tried my hardest to convince them to base it on Leith Citadel, but they just kept saying the platforms are too short l to be prototypical. Ian 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 18, 2021 Author Share Posted March 18, 2021 It looks great and certainly robustly built! Cheers for all info on materials. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 (edited) Update on the big tenement - basic roof structure now on. Appropriately for a pub roof I had to sacrifice 12 cans on brewdog lager to build it! Just needs slates to the pitches, zinc flat section, rooflight and chimneys now. Mark Edited January 25 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 16 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bradfordbuffer Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 On 21/02/2021 at 18:13, Auchend1nny said: Thought I'd start a thread on my layout, as yet unnamed, set in Edinburgh / Leith in the mid to late 1980s. I started it a couple of years ago in OO gauge but over the last few months I've been converting it to EM and added a second scenic board to extend its length. It's a simple three freight sidings with a loop and a single track off stage fiddle yard in total about 4.1m long, 2.9m of which is scenic. I'd made some progress with buildings, a road under bridge and some vehicles before deciding to make the switch to EM which of course meant tearing up all the track and ballast. I've managed to leave the scenery in place and untouched. Operation is with a NCE Powercab DCC set up and a separate 9 volt circuit operating the four points which are a mix of three cobalts and a tortoise. Here's a few pics, firstly of the layout prior to conversion; This is the the basic layout with the OO track still in place and the new EM gauge track placed on top. The new extra board was in place for planning. The new EM track and points are Peco from the EMGS and have been great for making a quick start in the new gauge. Mark Cracking view blocker for entrance to fiddle yard....look forward to updates...do you plan on exhibiting....when allowed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 21, 2021 Author Share Posted March 21, 2021 10 hours ago, bradfordbuffer said: Cracking view blocker for entrance to fiddle yard....look forward to updates...do you plan on exhibiting....when allowed Thanks, not really thought that far ahead but the layout is portable so I guess it could be at exhibitions. I’d need to actually get it to somewhere approaching finished which is always the hardest part. Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted March 30, 2021 Author Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) Bit more progress, chimneys on - two brick and four with harling. Edited January 25 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 15 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted April 2, 2021 Author Share Posted April 2, 2021 (edited) Slating almost complete. These are laser cut self adhesive strips of slate from York Modelmaking. Can’t recommend them enough - I’ve not found anything that looks closer to Scottish slate in 4mm scale. Mark Edited January 25 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
D6775 Posted April 2, 2021 Share Posted April 2, 2021 Tenement is fantastic. I shall be returning to these pages when we're back on our 7mm layout for inspiration. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auchend1nny Posted April 5, 2021 Author Share Posted April 5, 2021 (edited) Well I’d hoped to finally get the tenement finished this weekend but not quite there yet. Almost though. Slight miscalculation on the number of chimney pots I needed so I’ve got to wait on extras coming from smart models. Otherwise just painting then the glass cupola to fit. Then maybe I’ll try to get onto ballasting the track or something. Mark Edited January 25 by Auchend1nny Photos re-uploaded 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted April 7, 2021 Share Posted April 7, 2021 Brilliant stuff, reminds me of the Leith Baltic Street layout that appeared on New Railway Modellers. Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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