RMweb Gold Nick C Posted January 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 7 minutes ago, Graham T said: Thanks for the kind words Mr W, much appreciated. I'm adding another little detail to the field that I think you might like - or at least find mildly amusing. Watch this space! A downed Stuka? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 Not quite! A clue: Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) 20 minutes ago, Graham T said: Not quite! A clue: Whatever that is I'm not eating it . P.S. Might be worth trying to smoke it Edited January 28, 2022 by Gopher 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 32 minutes ago, Graham T said: Not quite! A clue: Nettle soup? Much better if you drop a Wood Pigeon in it..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 Getting warmer... And you've reminded me, must try to figure out a way of making 4mm scale nettles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) So, a quick sitrep. Focus is on the stile, but you might also notice the arrival of a suitable accompaniment to the item in the previous photo I've also added some more cow parsley, and toned it down with some very dilute brown acrylic. I think I'll add a little more along the bottom of the hedge here and there. Edited April 5, 2022 by Graham T 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) I've really got to sort this fencing out, I think. Ugh Edited April 5, 2022 by Graham T 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) And now a few pictures to finish off the day. The landscape gardeners have been busy; I think this corner is pretty much finished now. I'm probably going to leave the field empty beyond the oak tree. Will still add a few more coats of varnish to the little pond though. The hedges still need a bit more flock adding here and there as well. Did you spot the pair of pliers weighing down a bush while its glue sets?! Edited April 5, 2022 by Graham T 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) The missing Mogul has finally returned from its holiday in the UK too, where it was having its sound sorted out. Much better now (it was mute before - like the swans, who seem distinctly unconcerned). Edited April 5, 2022 by Graham T 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 Now I'm wondering what to put on top of the high ground around the cutting, outside the railway boundary. It needs to look different from the corner with the field, but still to blend into the overall feel of the place. Scattered bushes spring to mind; some small trees would be good, but might they overpower everything else? Any thoughts please? 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2022 (edited) And finally, I've been adding some longer grass and weeds to the edges of the river bank. They still look a bit plain and bland I think. Some more reeds probably wouldn't go amiss - but they're a pain to make and I'm lazy Now it's time for a wee dram, methinks. Edited April 5, 2022 by Graham T 2 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neal Ball Posted January 28, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 28, 2022 Those scenes are coming on really well @Graham T - I’m not sure about that cup of what looked like nettle soup though! Many years ago Dad made nettle wine; different story! The fields are looking great. My scenic section is relatively small and I was concerned about putting trees against the backscene to hide it. I don’t think you need to do that. Perhaps keep the wide open spaces that would be a feature in the area. Less is more! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadLeaves Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 23 minutes ago, Graham T said: Now I'm wondering what to put on top of the high ground around the cutting As you have a cutting, the land in the area is clearly a thin layer of topsoil over rock. So, at the risk of asking you to rip up some perfectly nice grass, how about some rocks sticking up through the soil? See https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/img_fullsize/53765.jpg for the sort of thing I'm thinking of. (Mods: am I allowed to post the actual picture, if I just found it on the internet and don't know the rights for it?) Basically, very similar to what I can just about see in the bottom left, but horizontal. Any vegetation would be shrubby and spiky up there. I think a classic tree (as in a "lollipop" of trunk, branches and leaves) would look out of place. What would happen is that any sapling that self-set and grew to be more than a couple of feet high would be eaten by deer or other herbivores. How about a hawthorn? If those are nibbled by animals, they sprout from the base, much like some shrubs do when pruned hard by a human gardener. Modelling something like this https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/47/97/4479703_1a472ab7_800x800.jpg would be entirely in keeping with the overall landscape, and also something that you don't see on many layouts. It's not a bush and it's not a tree, but something in between the two. As a bonus, you can model the white flowers (assuming your layout is set in the spring) and then you get a large splash of colour as a contrast to the green fields. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2022 9 hours ago, Neal Ball said: Those scenes are coming on really well @Graham T - I’m not sure about that cup of what looked like nettle soup though! Many years ago Dad made nettle wine; different story! The fields are looking great. My scenic section is relatively small and I was concerned about putting trees against the backscene to hide it. I don’t think you need to do that. Perhaps keep the wide open spaces that would be a feature in the area. Less is more! Thanks again Neal. The cup was supposed to be mint sauce - obviously not a very good representation though! I don't think I will go with trees on the elevated areas, just some scraggly bushes and so on, and I do like @BroadLeaves idea of some stunted hawthorn. Totally agree that less is more, but still need the little details here and there or it looks a bit like a green desert... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2022 9 hours ago, BroadLeaves said: As you have a cutting, the land in the area is clearly a thin layer of topsoil over rock. So, at the risk of asking you to rip up some perfectly nice grass, how about some rocks sticking up through the soil? See https://www.themodernantiquarian.com/img_fullsize/53765.jpg for the sort of thing I'm thinking of. (Mods: am I allowed to post the actual picture, if I just found it on the internet and don't know the rights for it?) Basically, very similar to what I can just about see in the bottom left, but horizontal. Any vegetation would be shrubby and spiky up there. I think a classic tree (as in a "lollipop" of trunk, branches and leaves) would look out of place. What would happen is that any sapling that self-set and grew to be more than a couple of feet high would be eaten by deer or other herbivores. How about a hawthorn? If those are nibbled by animals, they sprout from the base, much like some shrubs do when pruned hard by a human gardener. Modelling something like this https://s3.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/04/47/97/4479703_1a472ab7_800x800.jpg would be entirely in keeping with the overall landscape, and also something that you don't see on many layouts. It's not a bush and it's not a tree, but something in between the two. As a bonus, you can model the white flowers (assuming your layout is set in the spring) and then you get a large splash of colour as a contrast to the green fields. Thanks, I do like the hawthorn idea - expect to see some of that! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 21 hours ago, Graham T said: Now I'm wondering what to put on top of the high ground around the cutting, outside the railway boundary. What about a small stone circle, with single standing stones ? It looks like somewhere one could be found. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) Not much has happened at Chuffnell Regis today, as the boss is visiting so we've just been having a chilled out day enjoying each other's company after a busy week. But a few little bits and bobs did get attended to, of course. Stretch of bullhead rail supporting the end post on the stretch of (c@rp) fencing. Edited April 5, 2022 by Graham T 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 29, 2022 3 minutes ago, Fishplate said: What about a small stone circle, with single standing stones ? It looks like somewhere one could be found. Now that's an interesting idea! Maybe a mini Stonehenge a la Spinal Tap?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Here's a view of how this corner looks in natural light. Still quite a lot to do of course, mainly around the tops of the cutting, including the fencing on this side (which I'm looking forward to enormously...) But I don't think I will do much more to the meadows along the river and the banks themselves, apart from some bushes at the base of the rock face. I will need to add fencing on the station side of the river too of course, but I'm not quite sure how everything will be laid out on that side yet, so don't' know exactly where the railway boundary will be. Edited April 5, 2022 by Graham T 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2022 (edited) Some more bird life has been spotted at Chuffnell Regis. The pheasant needs a touch more red adding to its head, as it doesn't show up from normal viewing distance. And I think my (attempted) peregrine falcon at the nest might look a bit like a penguin! So he/she perhaps needs a touch of grey paint added as well? Edited April 5, 2022 by Graham T 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 Pointwork profanity begins here: 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2022 Thanks very much Rob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 No problem, you may have to wade through some weirdness... On the subject of painting falcons, I thought that this image might be useful. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2022 A very nice illustration I agree. But you do know how big (or should I say, very small) a 4mm scale peregrine falcon is? Let's not get into its carrying capacity Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 You were comparing yours to a penguin. A more beige white would stop that. I suspect that it's carrying (and flying) capacity would be severely limited by the bird's high lead content? 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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