StephenB Posted April 13, 2019 Share Posted April 13, 2019 I saw this at last year’s Cheltenham exhibition and it blew me away. Well, you’ve just topped that with your latest additions. Look forward to seeing it again in the not too distant future. Stephen 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted April 14, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2019 Hi, here are a few more pictures, showing things that I have recently made for the layout. The first picture shows the scene beneath the viaduct and the new addition is........ .....the post box. The picture below shows it being made. It's basically just a short length of 2mm square plasticard sat on some 0.5mm brass rod. The next picture shows some chickens. Again plasticard and thin brass rod in order to insert them onto the layout. Next, is a table and chairs made from thin brass sheet and 0.3 mm rod. These are now on a patio, beside the stream. 16 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted April 14, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 14, 2019 Next, relay cabinets. Again, plasicard and microstrip. Caravan. And finally, the coal hopper. Many thanks, Andy 23 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted April 15, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 15, 2019 Wow! some amazing modelling in 2mm. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Strathwood Posted April 15, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 15, 2019 Thanks Andy, I can see your layout brings pleasure to plenty of fellow modellers too. Kevin 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Amazing little details Andy, I love the post box and the chickens! The weathering on the caravan is great. It's also nice to see it 'naked', to see both the construction and also that it's not just my scratch builds that have the odd little scar in the plastic under the paint! Jo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffP Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Just found this topic, and although 2mm isn't my thing, I'm blown away. You, sir, are not just a modeller but a very talented artist. You have an eye for depth of field, correct placment and line that just makes your whole model real, to the beholder. It flows. It is natural. I cannot believe how parts have been altered and yet the new additions become part of the reality. Told you I was blown away. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 Impressive and exhilarating N/2mm modelling. Super stuff. G. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold scottystitch Posted April 18, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 18, 2019 On 14/04/2019 at 22:27, andy stroud said: Hi, here are a few more pictures, showing things that I have recently made for the layout. The first picture shows the scene beneath the viaduct and the new addition is........ Dare I say that this image is Pendon-esque?...... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted April 18, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 18, 2019 Pendon-esque or not - it is a great scene. I am also amazed you have modelled chickens. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted April 18, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 18, 2019 Thankyou to everyone for the very kind comments. 1 hour ago, Bogie said: I am also amazed you have modelled chickens. In reality, the chickens are so small that all you can really see is tiny blobs. cheers, Andy. 17 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadfast Posted April 18, 2019 Share Posted April 18, 2019 However small and blobby, those chickens are tempting me to have a go at some pigeons one day! Err, thanks, I guess ... Jo 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 19, 2019 Terrific stuff again Andy - looking forward to see this again later on this year... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 Wow, Thats pretty much the pinnacle of 2mm, right there ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted April 19, 2019 Author Share Posted April 19, 2019 3 hours ago, rob D2 said: Wow, Thats pretty much the pinnacle of 2mm, right there ! The comments are very kind but although my models probably create a reasonable overall scene, they are actually fairly crude when viewed in closeup. For really top class modelling in 2mm scale, then take a look at some of the layouts and modelling on the dedicated 2mm section of this forum under 'Scale specific'. There is some really skillful model making going on there. Things like scratch built locomotives and panelled coaching stock, working signals and locomotive valve gear. These are things that I would be simply embarrassed to compare my efforts with. Having said all that, it does please me to know that some people enjoy looking at my models, as that's what all this is about- enjoying yourself and having fun! 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted April 19, 2019 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 19, 2019 It's not just the individual items, it's the overall impression and Blueball ticks all the boxes! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted April 19, 2019 Share Posted April 19, 2019 I won’t view them in close up then ! your overall putting a scene together is great, and I rate that cohesion highly ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted June 6, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 6, 2019 It's been eight months since I posted any pictures of trains on my layout so here are a few more, taken recently. Firstly, the picture above shows a close up of the signal box. Sitting in the loop behind is a class 33 with a train of dogfish ballast wagons. The next picture, below, shows a 3 car dmu pulling out of the station. The ballast train will probably follow behind. The next picture below shows a peak hauled express passing in the oppisite direction. This wont be stopping. The ballast train still hasn't left. The track on the right hand side is a short engineers siding. Probably my favourite train, class 37 hauled clayhoods, is seen in the picture below, passing the mill building and making its way across the viaduct. Another train of clay wagons, this time empties, is seen on the viaduct, hauled by a Western. The small village of Blueball is below. And finally, a class 47 enters the tunnel with a coal train formed of rebodied 21ton hoppers. Blueball Castle sits on the hill above. 31 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LBRJ Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 I think the shots of the local DMU leaving the station and even more so the Peak hauled express passing through manage to capture that elusive, but all important,sense of Time & Place as well, if not better than any model layout pictures I have ever seen. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMcKenzie Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Cracking shots there Andy. Brilliant modelling. I am always motivated by how well you do both the detailing and the 'overall picture' or feel. It looks so life. Thanks for sharing. All the best Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan. Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Hi Andy, I have just found your thread. Your scratch built buildings are an inspiration. The layout demonstrates the wonder of N scale modelling . The most notable feature is the absence of the flat baseboard, the same as I have done on my layout. I do despair when I see a new layout with the track laid on the wall to wall flat board with absolutely nothing below track level... if ever there was an advert to make a realistic (fictional) model showing the benefits of N this must surely be it. well done Andy . I am following your thread now. Cheers Duncan 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted June 6, 2019 Author Share Posted June 6, 2019 28 minutes ago, Duncan. said: Hi Andy, I have just found your thread. Your scratch built buildings are an inspiration. The layout demonstrates the wonder of N scale modelling . The most notable feature is the absence of the flat baseboard, the same as I have done on my layout. I do despair when I see a new layout with the track laid on the wall to wall flat board with absolutely nothing below track level... if ever there was an advert to make a realistic (fictional) model showing the benefits of N this must surely be it. well done Andy . I am following your thread now. Cheers Duncan Hi Duncan, Thankyou for your message and thoughts about ground levels. Like you, I also feel that many layouts are let down by being 'too flat'. Ground above the trackbed level can be built up at anytime but ground that is lower than the railway has to be allowed for at the time of the initial baseboard design and construction. It is not difficult and the end results are so pleasing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted June 6, 2019 Share Posted June 6, 2019 Superb modelling, Andy. I'd love to see the layout in the flesh at sometime. Cheers 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duncan. Posted June 7, 2019 Share Posted June 7, 2019 Hi Andy, Oh one thing I forgot to ask, how did you get the weathering effects on the underside of your viaduct. I have a viaduct on Shirebrook, although of far smaller dimensions, am I right in thinking you did this before final installation on the layout? Cheers Duncan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted June 7, 2019 Author Share Posted June 7, 2019 6 hours ago, Duncan. said: Hi Andy, Oh one thing I forgot to ask, how did you get the weathering effects on the underside of your viaduct. I have a viaduct on Shirebrook, although of far smaller dimensions, am I right in thinking you did this before final installation on the layout? Cheers Duncan Hi Duncan, the viaduct was built from plasticard and then painted before fixing it into place on the layout. I used a light coloured car aerosol as a base colour to represent a hint of mortar and then dry brushed the brick colours over the top. Maybe some of the white weathering streaks could be toned down a little. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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