Popular Post Killybegs Posted February 5, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) I thought I would try to replicate one of the photos that I referred to a lot when building the shed. OK, mine is in colour and it's a mirror image of the original and my 9F still has a single chimney. The original comes from WarwickshireRailways.com and the copyright remains with the photographer. .... and I still need to do some work on the grass and weeds Edited February 6, 2019 by Killybegs adding link 34 2 20 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Holt Posted February 5, 2019 Share Posted February 5, 2019 (edited) John. I must say that looks fantastic, and an excellent recreation of your intended scene. The 9F is even better than I realised from previous photos and is one of the best 4 mm scale locos I've ever seen. Have you done some additional weathering since we last saw it? Fro the prototype photo, the roof ladder up the slope looks somewhat darker than the model and there is the partially burnt out smoke vent (presumably from and internal soot fire), which would make an interesting feature. Lovely workmanship in all aspects. Dave. Edited February 5, 2019 by Dave Holt 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted February 5, 2019 Author Share Posted February 5, 2019 Thanks for your kind comments Dave. I haven't done any more weathering on the 9F although I did do a bit of touching up on the paintwork as Gerry wanted some pics for MRJ. It could be that it's been so foul here today that I used additional hand held lighting for the shot to pick up the detail, but it has meant that the shed roof generally has come out lighter than it really is. I did think about modelling some of the smoke vents burnt out but not for very long! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted February 5, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2019 Fabulous! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Killybegs Posted February 8, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) I bet he's glad that he's finished loading that lot. Time to knock off for the day and go for a pint or three. Edited February 8, 2019 by Killybegs text correction 16 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Holt Posted February 8, 2019 Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) John, A very well posed, convincing scene. What is the basis of the pile of "stuff" behind the shed labourer? (Have I spelled that right? Spellcheck wants to remove the "u".) Is there a base layer to create the contour or is it a solid pile of granules? I ask because I need to create some piles of ash or ballast on Delph and wonder what the best method is. Dave. Edited February 8, 2019 by Dave Holt Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 I glued a small piece of expanded polystyrene, approximately the right shape, to the baseboard then later carved it a bit more when it was set. This was then coated in a layer of PVA and covered with a thin layer of Evostik Fast Smooth Filler (I get through quite a lot of this, it is easy to work and very light). That was sanded smooth when dry then painted grey. This was followed by an application of my ash/clinker mix on another coat of PVA. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted February 8, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 8, 2019 A very realistic scene there John. Beautifully done. A subject for the 'How realistic ..'thread. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted February 8, 2019 Author Share Posted February 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Re6/6 said: A very realistic scene there John. Beautifully done. A subject for the 'How realistic ..'thread. Thanks, duly posted therein! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Killybegs Posted February 14, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 14, 2019 (edited) You may recall that, in an earlier posting, I said I had a lot more work to do on grass and weeds. I have now made a start on the rough grass, this is the progress so far: I left the first lot of underlay too long in the dye and it came out a bit too dark so I did another batch which came out too light, This was great because I could the mix the two to get what I wanted in the first place. The grass goes down in clumps planted in PVA and looks a bit odd to begin with. I had a problem with my latest lot of underlay in that it contained a fair amount of horse hair. This doesn't bleach and neither does it take colour so the whole process was slowed down somewhat as I removed the worst of the horsehair from the clumps before planting. After twenty four hours the surplus is plucked out and the remaining 'grass' is reduced in height with a pair of nail scissors. You can see that, to begin with, I wasn't as thorough removing the horse hair as I might have been. Sill a long way to go yet. I will give it several more days for the PVA to set really hard before attempting to apply a thin wash of colour. Then it will be further dressed with various materials to represent weeds. Edited February 14, 2019 by Killybegs text correction 22 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR DUNCAN Posted February 14, 2019 Share Posted February 14, 2019 Hi i hope this helps this good photo. SR Duncan 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Re6/6 Posted February 14, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 14, 2019 John, what underlay do you use? I've only ever been able to find hanging basket liner nowadays. Not a patch on the old fashioned hairy stuff. I did have a lifetime's supply in a wheely-bin until the bin men took it away one day! Will you be adding static grass to it? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted February 14, 2019 Author Share Posted February 14, 2019 2 hours ago, Re6/6 said: John, what underlay do you use? I've only ever been able to find hanging basket liner nowadays. Not a patch on the old fashioned hairy stuff. I did have a lifetime's supply in a wheely-bin until the bin men took it away one day! Will you be adding static grass to it? The current lot came from a friend who had no further use for it so I don't know its provenance. My previous supply came from old underlay that I rescued when someone was having their carpet replaced. It was pretty disgusting and needed a lot of washing in the bath. It was also reinforced with some sort of nylon which had to be teased out. I have also had to ditch some because it had too much artificial fibre in it. When I did Clinkerford many years ago, I used the sound deadening quilt that you could buy from places like Halfords. The downside was that it came with a rubberised backing which had to be torn off. It was, however, very good quality. I think cars come ready sound proofed these days. I won't be using static grass (of which I seem to have accumulated substantial quantities) instead I will use some of the many scatter materials in my possession. I went through a phase of buying stuff every time I went to a show because I thought the colours looked better than what I had at home. It must have been the lighting that fooled me! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan. Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 Evening, At last I have got round to reading through your thread. I have to say you have created a most excellent model. I am impressed with all aspects. I find the general construction and weathering techniques to be of the highest quality and inspirational. Regards Duncan 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Holt Posted February 15, 2019 Share Posted February 15, 2019 John, Compared with the prototype shed view, your rough grass appears much longer/more bushy. Will you be trimming the strand length before adding the scatter materials? Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted February 16, 2019 Author Share Posted February 16, 2019 14 hours ago, Dave Holt said: John, Compared with the prototype shed view, your rough grass appears much longer/more bushy. Will you be trimming the strand length before adding the scatter materials? Dave. It will be further trimmed once it has received a bit of colour. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Enterprisingwestern Posted February 16, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2019 4 hours ago, Killybegs said: It will be further trimmed once it has received a bit of colour. Ooooh goody, a trimmed bush. Mike. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Killybegs Posted February 19, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 19, 2019 On 15/02/2019 at 19:40, Dave Holt said: John, Compared with the prototype shed view, your rough grass appears much longer/more bushy. Will you be trimming the strand length before adding the scatter materials? Dave. Hi Dave, Here's another shot now that the grass has received a bit of colour and has been cut back a bit. 28 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Holt Posted February 19, 2019 Share Posted February 19, 2019 John, That looks to have captured it just right. Just needs a 9F to complete the scene. Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Killybegs Posted February 23, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 23, 2019 Landscaping work has been put on hold while I wait for more material to arrive so that I can finish the embankment. I have, however, made a start on the first of three more panniers, pics to follow in due course. The pics below show the current state of the layout. The two shots were taken with different cameras, hence the difference i colour hues. 36 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ullypug Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 23, 2019 Looks fantastic John! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Fatadder Posted February 23, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 23, 2019 Looks amazing, one of my absolute favourite layouts 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Holt Posted February 23, 2019 Share Posted February 23, 2019 (edited) My sentiments, exactly. In the second shot, in the lower centre of the photo, there appears to be a bricked-up canal bridge. Is the idea that the area occupied by the loco shed was originally a canal basin? It's a very plausible proposition. Dave. Edited February 23, 2019 by Dave Holt Spelling mistake Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killybegs Posted February 23, 2019 Author Share Posted February 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Dave Holt said: My sentiments, exactly. In the second shot, in the lower centre of the photo, there appears to be a bricked-up canal bridge. Is the idea that the area occupied by the loco shed was originally a canal basin? It's a very plausible proposition. Dave. Absolutely right Dave. When the GWR first bought the site and filled in the canal basin, they did so for a small goods yard, basically a set of sidings. This accounts for the large pair of gates. The line also served the warehouses, at the other end of the layout, that had previously been served by the canal. As traffic in the area increased, a larger yard was built elsewhere and the loco shed built on the site. 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted February 24, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 24, 2019 Hi John, Execellent work as always. I do like the two freight trains rumbling along. kind regards, Nick. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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