Popular Post Tom F Posted July 12, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 12, 2021 Rock face and abutments given their first coat of grey. 27 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom F Posted July 15, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 15, 2021 Today I've finished the rock face and aqueduct abutments. The rock face I initially began by adding highlights using lighter and darker greys. I then went back to look at the photographs I took of Nant Gwernol's rock face two weeks ago. I began dry brushing reddy browns in areas, plus a wash of AK interactive's slime green to represent algae. The final touch, which I think has made the difference, was adding a dirty dark wash over the entire rockface, which seems to have created the right look. I then did a similar wash over the abutments: 25 3 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted July 16, 2021 Share Posted July 16, 2021 The orangey red of the loco really stands out against that rock face. Excellent work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom F Posted July 16, 2021 Author Share Posted July 16, 2021 15 hours ago, Tortuga said: The orangey red of the loco really stands out against that rock face. Excellent work! Thanks Tortuga! Really pleased how it's all coming together. I’ve begun work on the water tower this evening. One side of the tower, the resin seemed partially melted. So I’ve given it the same treatment as the aqueduct pillars, adding micro strip pieces, plus I've added the water tank rivets. I’ve also ordered some etched ladders, and a grid/manhole cover for the excess water. 9 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom F Posted July 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2021 Decided to do a touch more work last night before bed. Using the AK Interactive slime greens (light and dark) I’ve tried to depict the build of algae around the back of the rock face, where the stream will have overflowed out of the trough. I’ve also added some algae effect on the pillars, again where water has run down from the aqueduct. 23 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom F Posted July 17, 2021 Author Share Posted July 17, 2021 Water tower ready for weathering tomorrow: 6 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrainMan2001 Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 That looks very nice! I like your methods for the slate-built structures. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom F Posted July 18, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2021 Minus the ladder and overflow pipe the water tower is about finished. I’m particular pleased with the hose which I made from heat shrink tubing. I heated it a little just flatten it down (much appreciated the advice from @BritishGypsum4) 19 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom F Posted July 20, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2021 Now the aqueduct is coming to completion, it has struck me what a focal point on the layout it is. Originally, its purpose had been to work as a scenic break. However I have quickly realised that from a photographic point of view, when taking photos of this area, the end of scenic layout becomes very apparent. I therefore have extended the layout in the Ward Fell direction by a further 8 inches, which has made a massive visual difference. In the next few days, I'll begin scribing the rock face. 22 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom F Posted July 22, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2021 Today I finally got around to adding the pipe work and detailing on Rheneas. Hopefully going into the paint shop next week. For the moment though, we are enjoy shunting wagons around Ward Fell Quarry and Scaca Crossing. 19 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Possy92 Posted July 22, 2021 Share Posted July 22, 2021 Glad to see you back Tom, some stunning modelling going on here, like the illustrations are coming to life! Cheers, Andy 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom F Posted July 23, 2021 Author Share Posted July 23, 2021 New rock face now given a spray of chaos black. Pleased with how it butts up to the original piece. Later today I’ll glue the track extensions down. 11 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tortuga Posted July 23, 2021 Share Posted July 23, 2021 You can’t see the join… are you sure you didn’t rebuild the whole rock face? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom F Posted July 24, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2021 (edited) Early today I finished the work on the rock face extension. I'm really chuffed (excuse the pun) with the finish of the area. It has that cold, damp feeling about the place which I love. This has just spurred me on to carry on writing my book 'The Skarloey Railway: A History', which will feature photographs of Scaca Fell, and the future layouts I plan. I also managed to take some photographs of dying bracken on tonight's short hike. Quite useful for when I come to painting the bracken on the layout (as I'm depicting the Autumn). Next step will be to finish the aqueduct supports. Edited July 24, 2021 by Tom F 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25, 2021 Morning Tom, What a smashing thread. This will look lovely. Rob. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom F Posted July 25, 2021 Author Share Posted July 25, 2021 3 hours ago, NHY 581 said: Morning Tom, What a smashing thread. This will look lovely. Rob. Morning Rob and many thanks! I originally started working on locos and rolling stock over a year ago, but last summer my mental health took a bit of a stumble and I stepped away from modelling (other than client's weathering). Getting back into it was one of the best things I could have done. The plan is to make small micro layouts of a number of other Skarloey Railway locations. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NHY 581 Posted July 25, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25, 2021 Oh dear. I'm sorry to hear of that Tom but it happens to the best of us at some point. However this modelling lark is a great antidote and its lovely to see this coming along. I shall look forward to the others as they emerge. Following this with interest aplenty ! Rob. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Tom F Posted August 1, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 1, 2021 Evening all There have been some developments of late. No. 2 'Rheneas' is now finished, depicted between roughly the years of 1945-1952. To quote the Reverend Wilbert Awdry: ''After Rheneas’ return, though Skarloey was occasionally steamed till retirement in 1950, Rheneas was the mainstay of the service, and though deteriorating under hard usage yet with careful maintenance by Mr Peter Sam (Manager) and Ivo Hugh (Fitter Driver) performed incredible feats of endurance.'' 21 5 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
IvoryGreen456 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Rheneas looks beautiful Tom! Excellent job on the painting and weathering! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymzHatstand Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Some absolutely wonderful and inspirational modelling, which is giving me more improper ideas! I've seen a number of your posts about this on the Twitter machine, but ever so glad I stumbled across it here for the added detail and explanations! Rheneas looks absolutely fantastic, the extra detail (and especially new chimney - where's that from please?) really bring the loco to life. I don't know if you've mentioned it anywhere else, but is there any chance you could give us a bit of background info on the models you've used for the various locos and rolling stock please? Very much looking forward to further updates. Cheers J 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom F Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 (edited) 5 hours ago, JaymzHatstand said: Some absolutely wonderful and inspirational modelling, which is giving me more improper ideas! I've seen a number of your posts about this on the Twitter machine, but ever so glad I stumbled across it here for the added detail and explanations! Rheneas looks absolutely fantastic, the extra detail (and especially new chimney - where's that from please?) really bring the loco to life. I don't know if you've mentioned it anywhere else, but is there any chance you could give us a bit of background info on the models you've used for the various locos and rolling stock please? Very much looking forward to further updates. Cheers J Good to hear from you Jaymz! I'm afraid I came off twitter over a year ago. I found the 'Thomas Community' generally didn't help my mental health. I tried to make it clear my models weren't 'Trains with faces' and it was about depicting a real railway as Awdry intended. On one occasion I did ask that I wasn't tagged or people didn't post TV series related content to my profile which didn't go down particularly well. It was the worse decision I ever made posting my Awdry modelling on twitter. This is why I now limit where I post to RMweb, or sharing in a couple of Facebook groups. Edited August 2, 2021 by Tom F 5 1 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 On 24/07/2021 at 22:46, Tom F said: This has just spurred me on to carry on writing my book 'The Skarloey Railway: A History', which will feature photographs of Scaca Fell, and the future layouts I plan. The layout, as many have said, looks superb. I must add that this paragraph sounds very interesting too! 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom F Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 7 minutes ago, 1722 said: The layout, as many have said, looks superb. I must add that this paragraph sounds very interesting too! Thank you Chris! I'm working on with help from a friend of mine. Chapter 1 is completed and I'm just working on to discussing the arrival of Skarloey and Rheneas. It's a long term project, as I want to avoid using any copyrighted material from the Railway Series (which is owned by Mattel), so photography will be made up of Talyllyn Railway and my own layout shots. That's the plan anyway. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymzHatstand Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 18 minutes ago, Tom F said: Good to hear from you Jaymz! I'm afraid I came off twitter over a year ago. I found the 'Thomas Community' generally didn't help my mental health. I tried to make it clear my models weren't 'Trains with faces' and it was about depicting a real railway as Awdry intended. On one occasion I did ask that I wasn't tagged or people didn't post TV series related content to my profile which didn't go down particularly well. It was the worse decision I ever made posting my Awdry modelling on twitter. This is why I now limit where I post to RMweb, or sharing in a couple of Facebook groups. It must have been one of the NG modelling groups on FB that I saw it then, I have found and joined the 'official' group this morning! There are some really good RWS modellers out there, but from what I've seen from the outskirts of the fandom, there do seem to be a LOT of negative people in it, who don't seem to appreciate genuine skill and effort like yours, which is a crying shame. I'm glad that you kept going though as your work is indeed inspirational, though my bank account and workbench may not agree as I've already got several new ideas floating around! Cheers J 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom F Posted August 2, 2021 Author Share Posted August 2, 2021 8 minutes ago, JaymzHatstand said: I'm glad that you kept going though as your work is indeed inspirational, though my bank account and workbench may not agree as I've already got several new ideas floating around! Cheers J Thanks J! I must admit, it was one of the contributing factors that I stopped modelling for a good 10 months. It ground me down on twitter and deleting my account was the best decision I could have made. The RMweb thread and my own group (which I am glad to see you have joined) are a welcome outlet for series Awdry discussion. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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