DaveB Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Ray, you've got class! I'll be asking you for a few tips when we meet. I'll be watching this very closely. I like to see someone preparing for TVNAM 2013! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 9, 2012 Author Share Posted June 9, 2012 Thanks everyone for all for the kind remarks,i'm happy so far with the brick paper/card buildings,hope the detailing and windows work as well! Tips don't come cheap Dave, i like payment in beer,but i've been know to give the odd free-be!!! As for TVNAM 2013,that depends on the date,if it clashes with Wigan, i won't be available managed another building,just 3 more to start Ray 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 10, 2012 Author Share Posted June 10, 2012 (edited) Ballast nice and dry this morning (5.30),first colour wash applyed,concrete pad next to sidings filled,now waiting for everything to dry ,again this will give me sometime to think where to start and finish half cobble areas!! Ray Edited June 10, 2012 by long island jack 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 11, 2012 Author Share Posted June 11, 2012 Added a couple of more washes to the ballast and dry brushed the track and sleepers. next job was to glue some basket liner in and around the tracks, (something else new for me) I'm trying to get that overgrown,rundown feeling,typical of branches in there last days Will leave this till after TVNAM,which by then it should be dry, then pull the top off and hope it leaves enough fibres to look like long grass, and then finish of with different colour scatter material. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 12, 2012 Author Share Posted June 12, 2012 Basket liner well and truly dry,(can't wait any longer) pulled the top layer of and added different types of woodland scenic's scatter,quite happy with the effect,but maybe a little to green? next, set up a photo shoot,with one of my long island s1's and a couple of cars,don't think it looks to bad,building need a lot more detail. will start on the half cobbled areas when i get back from my holidays. Ray 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prof Klyzlr Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Dear Ray, What's the risk of having "ripped up" material get wrapped around the wheels/axles, and bind up the mechs, and/or effect the behaviour of the wheel pickups? Happy Modelling, Aim to Improve, Prof Klyzlr Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Prof klyzir There's only going to be a couple of spurs/sidings overgrown (photo above),the rest of the tracks have just had a dusting of fine turf,with the odd clumb her and there,everything below track height. All the longer strands are in between the spurs well away from the tracks. Switchers will be using another box car as a handle to pickup/drop off in the overgrown sidings The photo's above where taken when everything was still wet, track needs cleaned and grass needs triming, before testing.which will be done tonight Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2012 When using the static grass, I send my other half down to Poundland and pick up an odourless hairspray (me too embarrased to buy it!) and give the area a spray. It holds any loose fibres inp lace quite well. Might work on your system once the board has been given a shake. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 13, 2012 Author Share Posted June 13, 2012 Ian Thats what i used to fix the grass,use it all the time,i use Supersave unperfumed extrahold,and i even buy it myself!! Had a hoover up before i went to work this morning,and took this photo,as you can see there's not much grass on the main running lines Need those buildings detailed,hope Dave from unit models brings plenty o fstuff with him Saturday!! Ray 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 13, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2012 Looks good Ray. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 14, 2012 Author Share Posted June 14, 2012 (edited) Cheers Ian Gave all the track a good clean,and another hoover,tested all track with the S1,everything worked ok!,all exept one peco pl13,wouldn't switch the frog power,there a bit naff really,looks like i'm going to have to invest in some frog juicers, no rush though,want to get the buildings finished first. took another photo of the S1 switching one of my industries,don't have any names for them yet nor the layout,plenty of time for that. Thats all till after my hols,may see/meet some of you at TVNAM on Saturday Ray Edited June 14, 2012 by long island jack 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 14, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2012 Ray Frog juicers are exclellent, well the ones. Have been using on Banbury for a few shows are anyway. Will be fitting more of them soon. Have a good trip South tomorrow. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 28, 2012 Author Share Posted June 28, 2012 It's never stopped raining since i got back from hols,so started on my cobbled areas. first thing i did was cut up some wills cobbled plasticard in to random shapes,then glue them to the baseboard tops,(making sure they all faced the same direction),then mixed some filler,pva and grey emulison paint and leveled all over up to the thickness of the wills plasticard. Then when fully set carved cobbles to match the wills, then make it look as though the asphalt had started to ware away. After a quick hoover,a coat of grey,then a black wash on the cobbles Added the brick paper to the edge loading dock,then a a couple of washes of black.dark grey,and light grey. Next up when it's all dry(maybe tonight) add some grass,weeds etc,then add the paving to the top of the loading dock. If this rain keeps up i'll have it finished in no time,not much good for work though!!! Ray 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 28, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 28, 2012 That looks superb Ray. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave_long Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Thats great Ray, and there's no sign of rain going away here. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Gwinnett Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Won't mention the glorious sunshine in east central Scotland then, sounds like you guys have had a rough time of it. Hope all safe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted June 28, 2012 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Echo the others, looks great. A technique to add to the mental idea bank Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 Managed to add paving to loading dock (superquick platform paving),will hide manhole covers with crates,started adding grass in and around the cobbled area. It's still raining here,will make a start on the road that crosses the tracks at the other end of the layout, may get it done to day!! It's starting to look like a rundown railroad now,need some old oil drums,broken crates and paper laying around,once the road is finished, will return to the buildings. Ray 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 29, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2012 Ray Didnt even notice the manhole covers till you said! Whilst we were sweltering down here yesterday (way too humid) it looked pretty bad up North on TV! It was too warm in the garage to do much yesterday evening. Keep up the good progress. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allegheny1600 Posted June 29, 2012 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Hello Ray, What excellent progress, very impressive indeed! I see that you are very like me - building up stock for a variety of roads "just in case" or simply because the various roads are so nice! I shall enjoy watching your progress. Cheers, John E. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 29, 2012 Author Share Posted June 29, 2012 John yeh! got most of my rolling stock,on the look out for a couple of loco's still, need a CNJ,Conrail switcher with sound,no rush though. It stop raining this afternoon,so not much done,except wills plasticard and filler,will paint it in the morning,grass it in the afternoon. Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted June 30, 2012 Author Share Posted June 30, 2012 Well ,guess what? it was raining again this morning, we've been alright this time in west Cumbria,non of our caves got flooded. But there was a bit of a shock development this afternoon,people were standing on the cave steps in wonderment,the sun came out for the first time!!!!! Got the road in friday,same way as the cobbled areas, but with full sheets of Wills plasticard,painted it first thing this morning (5.30),then weathered and started with the grass,think it my need some yellow grass just to break up the green. Had a bit of a play, after tea, checking my magnets worked ok,can you see them,answers on a postcard to................? Was going to start printing my windows tonight, but the printers playing up,think it's going back,this is the second one in 6 month. Ray From a wet west Cumbria 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted June 30, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 30, 2012 Ray You got up late..what was up?? Some more very good work one on the layout though! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
long island jack Posted July 24, 2012 Author Share Posted July 24, 2012 Been playing about designing windows for the buildings on the new layout (gon'na have to think of a name) They look ok when there in the computer,but there a lot lighter when printed out,you can't see the window blinds that well,but then again betime i get the rest of the detail on and weather the building you probably won't notice anyway, not sure the jurys still out!! May do another building to see if it makes them look any better,suppose if they all look the same,it might not be so bad. Tried printing on acetate wasn't happy with the results,because i made the window bars so thin you couldn't see them,plus light colour looked crap,at least this way you can see the window bars,will play about a bit more. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted July 24, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 24, 2012 Ray Does look good so far despite what you say about the windows. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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