Jeff P Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Jack, You may want to consider what's a popular rail served industry here in the States - waste paper recycling - inbound and outbound boxcar traffic as well as the odd tank car with chemicals for the process; as well as all the neat bits of detail such as tanks, piping, etc.. Excellent work thus far... JP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
signalmaintainer Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Quite. It's the equivalent to a swastika for many people. That's a bit of a reach, although I agree that the Stars and Bars can be offensive to some. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Grant 4472 Posted May 2, 2011 Share Posted May 2, 2011 Looking good Jack. I like the bridge supports - nice and airy. If you leave the buildings generic and unspecific, you can park anything you want at them, while still suggesting a single industry - just don't say what that industry is. Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted May 2, 2011 Author Share Posted May 2, 2011 Thank, Guys - wabbitting about on another forum I came across this, which has possibilities for the angled track at the RHS http://www.the-gauge...SWUP+ISL#p75144 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted June 11, 2011 Author Share Posted June 11, 2011 West Booley may be back on the cards - 2 things were bothering me about it - #1 it was too simple, and #2 what to do about the join down the middle of the back scene. Wandering around B&Q the other day, I discovered that they had 10' lengths of Marley pipe extrusions on an "Everything must go!" rack for 50p. I bought one - how I got it home in the Ka is another story! - and did some cutting. to make a plant. I added another switch into the front track and made a kick-back siding - this will have an unloading point and there will be a pipe-bridge up over the tracks to the plant. A front "tank" and its rear "half- tank" will be glued to each side of the backscene - the top "plugs-in" holding the join closed. The two over-size , out of scale containers were picked up in the local charity shop for 10p each, and will form the basis for a building. It is sitting atop the other layout, so doesn't really have that enormously thick baseboard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jonte Posted June 11, 2011 Share Posted June 11, 2011 West Booley may be back on the cards - 2 things were bothering me about it - #1 it was too simple, and #2 what to do about the join down the middle of the back scene. Wandering around B&Q the other day, I discovered that they had 10' lengths of Marley pipe extrusions on an "Everything must go!" rack for 50p. I bought one - how I got it home in the Ka is another story! - and did some cutting. to make a plant. I added another switch into the front track and made a kick-back siding - this will have an unloading point and there will be a pipe-bridge up over the tracks to the plant. A front "tank" and its rear "half- tank" will be glued to each side of the backscene - the top "plugs-in" holding the join closed. The two over-size , out of scale containers were picked up in the local charity shop for 10p each, and will form the basis for a building. It is sitting atop the other layout, so doesn't really have that enormously thick baseboard Glad to see you're reinvigorated, Jack. I've read in these pages about others who've returned to a project with renewed enthuiaism after taking time out. Incredible too how modelling can affect our view of even the most mundane of items. Also admire your knack for a bargain! Interested to see how this turns out. Best wishes, Jonte PS.........the gaps in a backscene have been of some concern to me to of late, Jack as I'm sure you're aware. Perhaps unnecessarily so. Randomly been going over the pages of several layouts with the intention of 'blackline' spotting. It's amazing that I'd never noticed them before. Secret: distract the observer's attention with a cracking model !! So you see, you'll get away with it. In my case, I still need to find a solution Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Jonte, thanks for your comments - gaps in the backscene have always been a problem I try to reduce them by having a building, or a chimney against one side, so that it disappears in the shadows at the back, or by gluing a tree to one side so that it covers the crack when assembled. this falls into a similar category, but the centre of the tanks/bins/silos form a natural join, and in this case, a workman will form the top "eye-distracter/hider" so that at least it is less visible. The railings are another of those "Hmmmm! What could that be used for??" while in Aldi. it is a strip cut from a non-stick cooking mat - originally bought because I thought it would make windows for scratched buildings - it just developed another use, although it may need having the bottom row trimmed off. Nothing yet painted! Note the LPB (Little Plastic Bloke) is actually against the back, and not balanced on the railing as it initially appears Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted June 12, 2011 Share Posted June 12, 2011 Glad to see you're reinvigorated, Jack. I've read in these pages about others who've returned to a project with renewed enthuiaism after taking time out. Jonte Ditto. I didn't say but I got kind of worried when you abandoned this project, Jack! If you want me to seek out 3.5mm scale etched railing I'll do so for you? Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted June 12, 2011 Author Share Posted June 12, 2011 Pete - if you can find some, then yes, please - Although how I will fit it I'm not sure - believe it or not, this is attached with Peco Trackpins! I'd need just about a foot. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trisonic Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 At the place where I saw it the owner swears blind that I was really looking at etched "Chain Linked Fencing"! So still looking......... Best, Pete. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indomitable026 Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 West Booley may be back on the cards - 2 things were bothering me about it - #1 it was too simple, and #2 what to do about the join down the middle of the back scene. Wandering around B&Q the other day, I discovered that they had 10' lengths of Marley pipe extrusions on an "Everything must go!" rack for 50p. I bought one - how I got it home in the Ka is another story! - and did some cutting. to make a plant. I added another switch into the front track and made a kick-back siding - this will have an unloading point and there will be a pipe-bridge up over the tracks to the plant. A front "tank" and its rear "half- tank" will be glued to each side of the backscene - the top "plugs-in" holding the join closed. The two over-size , out of scale containers were picked up in the local charity shop for 10p each, and will form the basis for a building. It is sitting atop the other layout, so doesn't really have that enormously thick baseboard Think that's really clever. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 Thank you, Damian, for that kind remark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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