ColinW Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 You have done a great job with the layout. Colin Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve howe Posted August 18, 2011 Author Share Posted August 18, 2011 Trenance will be appearing at: Look forward to seeing you there! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mucky Duck Posted August 18, 2011 Share Posted August 18, 2011 I've only just spotted this thread and it's coming along beautifully. Some building methods of simple effectiveness, such as the window frames for the engine shed. It's also interesting to see you using Howard Scenics brick card - I have lots of it for all my brickwork but have yet to try it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT3 Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Wonderful stuff, the look is just so right and the building methods an inspiration to do better modelling. More than ever I have to finish the 3mm BLT!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
backofanenvelope Posted August 22, 2011 Share Posted August 22, 2011 Just came across this thread and love the modelling in it especially the buildings and I love the techniques. Long before I knew what the LNER was I started a GWR (cough) layout based on Radley, got as far as building the station building when I was a teenager, wonder what happened to that. Hopefully I may get to see this at some point. Happy modelling. Tom Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted August 26, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 26, 2011 Hi Steve, I'm just back from sunny Cornwall, and was most impressed by Trenance (as I was by the whole of the show) at Three Spires last weekend. All the best, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantimmy Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 apologies if this has already been asked. In the Cottage Modeling for Pendon, the author describes that apsley white pasteboard or ticket board is used for construction. I cannot find these anywhere. What type of card are you using and do you have a supplier handy? thankyou Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Some fabulous techniques in play here.....great work! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HARRYMALLARD Posted June 11, 2012 Share Posted June 11, 2012 Was this featured in Railway Modeller ? Because I saw a layout almost identical to yours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve howe Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 apologies if this has already been asked. In the Cottage Modeling for Pendon, the author describes that apsley white pasteboard or ticket board is used for construction. I cannot find these anywhere. What type of card are you using and do you have a supplier handy? thankyou Dan Its amazing that nearly a year has passed since we were working feverishly on this project! Trenance has attended a few local shows but has yet to venture into England, also, due to other Club projects there are still numerous small details to be finished. Any interested exhibition managers please contact me off list for details. In answer to Dan's query, International Pasteboard as used by Roye England has long been unobtainable, as has Apsley Pasteboard which was a superb surface. I really struggled to find good quality white card in the right thickness for 4mm scale as the stuff sold in Art shops is generally too thin, too thick (mountboard) or has a shiny hard surface. I finally sourced some beautiful card from one of our school suppliers that has a surface texture similar to watercolour paper which is ideal for architectural work. Try Pisces Art Specialists www.piscesart.co.uk WBA SRA1 for 680 micron (just over 0.6mm) WC1 2S100 for 12 sheet 750 micron thicker stuff which is good for internal bracing and floors They also sell 280 and 380 micron which is good quality thinner card. Pisces will send small samples if you ask for them. You may be able to buy smaller quantities than those listed or perhaps split a pack with chums. Also try Seawhite of Brighton www.seawhite.co.uk Packs of good quality stiff white pulpboard in various thicknesses Pulpboard has a paper skin with a softer core which can be exposed by cutting and peeling the outer surface giving a rough texture ideal for representing old render, or cob (in westcountry buildings) There have been questions raised in the past as to the durability of card as a medium and the relatively thin material (0.5 - 0.75mm) used for external walls. I can only point to the Madder Valley layout whose buildings date to the 1930s, and some of the early Pendon buildings that were constructed in the 1940s and 50s. Provided the card is well braced internally and not subjected to excessive damp it is and ideal medium for modelling. Hope this helps. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dantimmy Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Thank you Steve, that has answered my question. Just been browsing those products and look great. Will finally be able to start my first building 'Pendon style' soon Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve howe Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 Further to obtaining decent card, another useful supplier is Specialist Crafts Ltd based in Leicester, but with extensive mail order www.specialistcrafts.co.uk The definition of thickness of card and board can be a bit confusing as different maufacturers use different specifications, either in weight of grams per square metre (gsm); sheets; or microns. A micron is 0.001mm so 500 micron is 0.5mm thickness. 230 micron = 180gsm (approx) = 0.23mm = 3 sheet 380 micron = 290gsm (approx) = 0.38mm = 6 sheet 500 micron = 420gsm (approx) = 0.50mm = 8 sheet 750 micron = 590gsm (appox) = 0.75mm = 12 sheet Generally card over 230 micron is referred to as 'board' Specialist can supply sizes from A1, A2 to A4 Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetrainmann Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 It is worth mentioning that there are actually 2 Trenance layouts on the exhibition circuit. I have built a 14ft x 12ft layout with the same name in OO. It has a completely different approach in that it assumes a LSWR branch from Wadebridge and the GWR from St Denis Junction, coming together at a junction named Retorick Jn just outside Trenance and terminating in a 3 platform terminus on the south side of Mawgan Porth. The layout featured in the May and December 2010 Hornby magazine. This next exhibition this layout is due to attend is the Leeds show on the 27th/28th October 2012, http://leedsmrs.org/exhib1.html. However if you currently (18/8) log onto their exhibition site, it will give a link to this version of Trenance. I have asked that they amend the link. So the Falmouth guys can rest easy they have not suddenly got an invite to the north of England they were not aware of! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve howe Posted September 1, 2012 Author Share Posted September 1, 2012 I'm aware its been a while since we updated this post, but Trenance is now nearing completion apart from a few details such as figures, point rodding, scale road vehicles and general 'clutter' . The following photos were taken by Andrew Cotton at the recent Three Spires Exhibition. The original concept was to deliver a layout that was a mixture of 'out of the box' models, adapted commercial items and scratchbuilding, designed to be an interesting and challenging project for newcomers to railway modelling or those looking to raise their game, with a layout that could maintain interest over time and would fit into the average home. I think we have achieved that aim. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted September 1, 2012 Share Posted September 1, 2012 Lots of great photos of a wonderful layout - my favourite being the one looking down the lane: interesting angle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jules Posted September 3, 2012 Share Posted September 3, 2012 Great set of pics of a nice layout - that Prairie looks familiar! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anglian Posted September 4, 2012 Share Posted September 4, 2012 I've always liked layouts with stations built on curves. Very nice indeed, great colouring and a sense of space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted September 4, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted September 4, 2012 .....................severely shortened runround loop and goods sidings, and to include a carriage siding with a shed (from Watlington) opposite the passenger platform.................. Pictured in May 1980. Hope this is useful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve howe Posted September 4, 2012 Author Share Posted September 4, 2012 Pictured in May 1980. Hope this is useful Thanks for that Colin, I must get on with building the shed! Its extraordinary that much of Watlington station still exists, albeit very overgrown, I believe this may be to do with the site being owned by a local Estate. The Wild Swan books 'Country Branch Line' give a wonderfully evocative portrait of this line and its stations with some very atmospheric pictures. Steve Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SwissRailPassion Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 Trenance is feature in the latest Hornby Magazine. I feel, the lighting in the mag is quite harsh and the photos are not as easy on the eye as the ones on here. The buildings are wonderful and the layout is inspirational. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twright Posted September 22, 2013 Share Posted September 22, 2013 This is excellent and it makes me wish I was as good a modeller as you are. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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