devondynosoar118 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Having posted on the planning forum I have now actually built something, so thought here was the place to put the update.I have laid the track on all of it and wired plus made a start on the buildings. Here's an overview first, the extension piece is the mini fiddle yard / photo plank.This layout was built to fit into a small table in the lounge, and will be an experiment for DG electromagnets and couplings. I am going to have a play with some lighting too, having been inspired by Missy's recent pictures. I want to light parts of the buildings and put in some yard lighting, mostly because it's set down in the table and so a bit dark. This picture shows the embankment at one end, with the first of the three industrial units that will make up one side, I have left these in clean brick as I imagined they were built recently, perhaps on a bomb site as part of the 50's reconstruction of many urban areas. The side nearest the viewer will have a part relief large warehouse, partly inspired by Stubby's latest box file that I saw at Taunton.Close up (blurred!) of the Scalescenes free warehouse, which I recommend to anyone who wants an alternative to RTP buildings. The next one I have printed as a mirror image so the offices will be next to each other.The sidings, which if I am correct will fit a 5-3-3 stock set up. Motive power will be supplied by a trusty prairie until I can save up for the new Farish 08 and another CT chip. The area immediately in front will be cobble paved for the loading area, with a small goods loading dock and shed ( Scalescenes again) to the left. This will be backed by a brick retaining wall and 2 road bridges. i have some bridge pictures I can use to make it look like the roads go somewhere.The couplings and magnet are on the way, the magnet will sit under the entrance bridge. Will put details of the wiring next Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted June 26, 2011 Author Share Posted June 26, 2011 Got a few jobs done this weekend. With this layout I can work at home which is a definite plus. First I did the area of inset track with DAS CLAY. Having seen the poor finish of its rivals I decided to use the real branded stuff. This area will be a small cobbled yard area which I want to have the feel of a pre grouping open yard modernised with a crane and small shed and loading platform. Then I ballasted the tracks, using my usual sand and tinted PVA method. When everything is dry I will highlight the ballast and track, as well as sand and scribe the DAS. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 4, 2011 Author Share Posted July 4, 2011 Scribing all the cobbles took about 8 hrs! Have now primed them and will post a few pics as I paint which will be Wed night. Kingsbridge is still awaiting some bits and I will hopefully get more done on it in August. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 A load of old cobble®s. After what seemed like an eternity I got the scribing done for the cobbled yard. This was the first stage after primer- a wash with black and brown inks for the grimy bits between the stones after the usual grey primer. The lines at the top are the cut outs for the small goods shed to be set into the yard. Second shading stage is a semi dry brush with Citadel foundation acrylic Charadon Granite. I could have just left the ink washed primer but I wanted some depth and colour variation. This was mixed with Deneb stone for a light grey/brown shade for 2 further layers of dry brushing. Close up, showing a concrete patch put in to repair a pot hole. Tarp wagon shown for scaling- note massive soon to be removed rapido! Now obligatory Farthing homage... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 Those cobbles look fantastic, bet that tested your patience. Graham. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNCF stephen Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 You say it took you 8 hours to do the scribing, did you wait for the DAS clay to dry before scribing them? It does look amazing. I am not usually one for microlayouts but this one looks like it will be very nice. Good luck, Stephen Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
-missy- Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 You have done a really good job on those cobbles, they look fantastic! I am definately going to keep that idea in my head for future possible layouts without a doubt, I have seen it done in larger scales but never N. As a matter of interest what did you use to scribe them? Missy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
millerhillboy Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Superb work on the cobbles, don't think I've seen anything quite so good in N. Looks superb once you'd painted it. How did you make sure there was suitable access for wheel access? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 I let the DAS dry, then sanded it with 240 grit on a block to smooth it a bit. Some of the cobbles came out more like setts, a bit over scale but I was pleased for a first attempt.The cobbles were done with a few dental picks, mostly angled ones and a steel rule. I kept them as sharp as possible to minimise cracking. I should have done an extra sand with 800 grit after the primer to remove the hairiness visible in the close ups.The problem with a small layout is that you have to put in lots more detail because the viewer will only be seeing such a small area, rather than the sweep or scenery of a bigger scene. I plan to put massive levels of detail to keep the viewers attention. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Wheel clearance was done with a coarse wheeled wagon on the wet clay, then careful removal of some of the clay from the rail edges with a scalpel. You can also use strips of card or plasticard laid along the inside of the rail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee m22 Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Really impressed with the cobbles! Thats deffinatly dedication. By the cobbles, the rest of the details on this project will be immense. Will keep a keen eye on this Regards Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Did a bit more this weekend, I have started the warehouse building and fixed the industrial units and the small goods shed into place. Still to add are a timber yard and the roads, plus another bridge and a brick wall, plus finishing the embankment. Here are the pics, one or two may be a bit blurred! The industrial buildings, built on the bomb site in the 50's. One more to go on the end. View of the large victorian warehouse from the road over bridge. This will have 2 rows of grimy windows. Same view from the reverse angle, showing the bridge. The ground floor interior, painted and ready for some goods and lights. Goods shed on shaky cam. With toad for scale Looking down the tracks from under the bridge. The whole lot, snug in the table. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 14, 2011 Author Share Posted July 14, 2011 Warehouse update and a how to on lighting coming up this weekend. Which company does the best yard clutter and what is everyone's preferred methods for 2mm scale timber stacks? Was looking for something Like these Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 As promised here are the latest pics. I have been working on the large warehouse building, which will be lit and have full interior so I wanted the windows to be good. I am about 75% happy with the finished building, there are annoyingly a few glue marks and touch ups to do and I have to paint out some edges on the card. I also set up the final point motor and decoder ready for tests this weekend. The wire on Seep solenoids defeated my (cheap) wire cutters for now, I wish the'd use something a tiny bit softer! I have done half the buffer stops as well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-CRS Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 stunning model, you have the patience of a saint, to scribe the cobbles. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 15, 2011 Author Share Posted July 15, 2011 It did take some swearing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted July 15, 2011 Share Posted July 15, 2011 It looks good though, so is probably worth the effort. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 I really like the track - the tinted sand and painted track looks very realistic. The scribed cobbles are a work of art. All this in a scale I consider to be a form of self-flagellation especially to someone who has 10 x 1:1 thumbs! I think I will stick to 1:24 scale. My eyes can see what I am doing! Good work - keep it up, with lots of photos. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted July 16, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 16, 2011 Tom, This is looking great - those cobbles look fantastic. 8 hours well spent I say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 17, 2011 Author Share Posted July 17, 2011 I have got some more done this weekend. I did the road with mount board sprayed in grey primer, then washed with inks and dry brushed the same way as the cobbles. I varnished it and looking at it it needs a bit of tweaking. Also did some work on the warehouse and ran a bit of stock around. The warehouse now has 2 floors and interior pillars, I will post a separate update on this as I am waiting for the stuff to go inside before fitting it together. The shine of the varnish is visible here now its in place. 4561 strays from its regular services on the Kingsbridge branch to shunt the small goods yard at Squeezebelly Lane Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Kris Posted July 18, 2011 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2011 Haven't looked in here for quite a while and oh boy have you done a lot. it's coming on very nicely. Are you going to put lighting in the buildings to allow you to see the detail? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 Yes, got lighting kit ready, just waiting for a few detail bits. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 If the varnish gets to you - try looking at this thread (Brooklyn 3am). http://www.carendt.com/scrapbook/page87/index.html Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richbrummitt Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 The shine of the varnish is visible here now its in place. Maybe it rained earlier? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
devondynosoar118 Posted July 18, 2011 Author Share Posted July 18, 2011 I loved the Brooklyn 3am layout. Was a really clever concept, I found it whilst researching micro layouts. Will leave it for now and see if it grows on me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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