bridgiesimon Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Mate, this is looking awesome, I defy anybody to only look at these piccies and recognise it as N gauge!! A real credit to our scale!!!! Best wishes Simon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TomJ Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 I'm not sure how I missed this before as it is right up my street and looking superb. I can't wait to see more progress, photos etc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted November 25, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2015 Any chance of an overall view of the layout please? Best regards, Jeremy Many thanks Jeremy. Here is a view of the scenic section. It is formed of two boards which make a total length of ten feet. When the non-scenic sections are added, the overall size of the layout is fifteen feet by four and a half. In this view, the station is in the distance. Scenically, the next step is to build a largish mill or factory in the empty space in the middle of the layout. I was thinking that with a four storey building, you should still be able to see the trains passing on the embankment behind. I am 'eyeing-up' several such buildings not far from where I live and will see how I can fit them on the layout. many thanks, Andy 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted November 25, 2015 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) Love the pond in the garden. Superb modelling. Many thanks. Actually the pond was really easy. It is simply clear plastic sheet with the colour painted on the underside. I am planning to add a few reeds at some stage. I will experiment on spare pieces of plastic sheet. Couldn't wish for a garden with a better view! cheers, Andy Edited November 25, 2015 by andy stroud 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium maq1988 Posted November 25, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 25, 2015 Just echoing the other comments, your work shows how good N gauge can be. I may have missed it in the thread but what did you use for the stone walling (in the garden picture above) and what static grasses/applicator did you use? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigP Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 (edited) -- Edited January 30, 2021 by bigP Deleted Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southernboy Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Very, very, impressive. I'm going to take some time at the weekend to read through again from page one. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Very nice modelling, it really is coming on. The photos of the whole layout just show what a fantastic layout you are creating. Those 37s must look great travelling from one end of the layout to the other whilst passing through the excellent scenic area. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted November 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 26, 2015 Hi Andy just caught up with your thread wonderful modelling mate you must be very pleased with it. Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 I may have missed it in the thread but what did you use for the stone walling (in the garden picture above) and what static grasses/applicator did you use The stone walling is by Ancorton. I bought mine at the model shop on the South Devon Railway. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 (edited) Totally Amazing! This is fast becoming one of my favourite layouts. What's the chances of an HST making an appearance? I'm guessing they're out of the time period concerned? Cheers, Paul Hi Paul. I do actually have a full length HST waiting to be prepared for the layout. I also have a few mark1s to do as well. I will see how close I can get them to couple whilst still being able to go round the 4ft diameter curves that lead into the storage roads. As regarding time periods, I'm thinking of one being early to mid 1970's. Hydraulics etc and the odd green diesel . A second time period of around 1981/2. This is the period that I remember well myself. Large logo class 50s starting to appear and also a fair bit of traditional vacuum braked or even unfitted freight working still to be seen. Edited November 27, 2015 by andy stroud 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordini5 Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 As has been said before this shows what can be achieved in N and has been a very enjoyable read as well as inspiring. Superb scratchbilding and to me really does bring back memories of be blue. I look forward to your development at the front of the layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60091 Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I'll start by saying, how have I missed this layout?? This is superb modelling; some of the best I've seen in N/2mm. I've spent a very enjoyable 40 minutes reading through your work on Blueball Summit and have lost count of the number of times I could have hit the "likes" and "craftsmanship" buttons. The viaduct and buildings look fantastic, the weathering on the locos and stock is really well done and the photos of the full scenic length show what a very impressive layout you're building. I'll look forward to seeing progress on the layout - your idea for a large mill/factory should work well. Regards Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 I'll start by saying, how have I missed this layout?? Me too. But now I know, it's on my follow list. It's an awesome layout, superb modelling and with a lovely flow to the design. Destined to be considered and remembered as one of the great layouts in N gauge. Thanks for sharing it with us. G. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted January 20, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 20, 2016 A signal has sprouted up outside the entrance to the tunnel. It's made from brass and parts supplied by Model Signal Engineering. It still requires the tiny ball on the finial. Passing by is 25 080 which I have recently been working on. I have carried out a little plastic surgery in an attempt to improve the underframe area. It's not brilliant but I think it's better than it was. The brakevan is Farish with a bit of a repaint. I am slowly increasing my 'fleet' of 21 ton hoppers. The one on the left is new. They are all N gauge society kits modified to represent the rebodied version. Also new to the layout is Western Sentinel. I struggled a bit at first to apply the plates. The manufacturer suggested using glos varnish but the nameplate just seemed to bend up slightly so the varnish wasn't doing anything. In the end I used superglue. 32 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Very nice Andy. You have captured the atmosphere just perfectly. Is your signal a working one? Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HealeyMills Posted January 21, 2016 Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hi Andy, I can only echo was has already been said so many times already (and quite right too)... this is a superb piece of modelling and a credit to your skills. Love seeing the pair of tractors and it really does remind me of the early 80's. Something else you might want to add to your locos when you detail them is the grease on the buffer heads... just a thought. Many thanks for sharing this and looking forward to the mill being built. Cheers Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted January 21, 2016 Author Share Posted January 21, 2016 (edited) Is your signal a working one? No Jeremy, i'm not that clever! None of the ones I have built so far actually work. I may have a look at adapting a Dapol mechanism for other signals. Edited January 21, 2016 by andy stroud 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted January 21, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 21, 2016 Hi Andy, I can only echo was has already been said so many times already (and quite right too)... this is a superb piece of modelling and a credit to your skills. Love seeing the pair of tractors and it really does remind me of the early 80's. Something else you might want to add to your locos when you detail them is the grease on the buffer heads... just a thought. Many thanks for sharing this and looking forward to the mill being built. Cheers Lee Cheers Lee yes I am pleased with my pair of 37s. For me, things like that were one of the benefits of moving down from 4mm to N. And I like your idea about the grease on the buffers. Might try a spot of gunmetal maybe? Here's a close-up of one of my clayhood wagons. The bodies are built from Parkwood kits from the N gauge Society and the undeframes are modified Farish 16 tonners. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted January 22, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2016 Great modelling Andy, hard to believe this 2mm wonderful stuff! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonas Posted January 22, 2016 Share Posted January 22, 2016 Your ballasting looks lovely and fine too, would you mind sharing how you've achieved such a good look? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy stroud Posted January 23, 2016 Author Share Posted January 23, 2016 (edited) Your ballasting looks lovely and fine too, would you mind sharing how you've achieved such a good look? Hi. I have used fine sand that is sold for going in the bottom of fish tanks. It is marketed as 'Unipac aqua gravel' and the actual product is called 'Aquaruim silver sand'. The bag was about £7 and there should be enough for several layouts yet! There are lots of sands and gravels available for fish tanks and most of them are nowhere as fine as this stuff. I bought mine from a graden center at Whitminster, a few miles south of Gloucester on the A38. By the way I had a look at your Flickr pictures and your N gauge models look very nice indeed. andy Edited January 23, 2016 by andy stroud Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post andy stroud Posted February 12, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 12, 2016 (edited) I am working on several buildings which will run along the front of the layout in front of the embankment. These will mostly be industrial. However, starting from the river and working back, the first few are quite small and these are based on a row of buildings at Stroud, near to where I live. These are the buildings that the models are based on My friend who is six feet tall is stood by the building in order to help with with working out rough dimensions. He is stood roughly where my thumb is in the first two pictures. And finally this is how they fit into the layout. The river will be on the right of the picture. As can be seen, I have introduced a slope to the ground on which the buildings are built. This is to fit in with the contours of the layout. The real ones in the pictures above are basically 'on the level'. Where the screwdriver is, will be the chimney of a mill. Edited February 12, 2016 by andy stroud 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cornish trains jez Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Andy, that looks fantastic! Nice that you have based it on a prototype too. I do like that view you have in that last shot looking up at the viaduct, really gives that sense of height. Brilliant work Sir! Best regards, Jeremy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangor Lad Posted February 12, 2016 Share Posted February 12, 2016 Love it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now