RMweb Gold young37215 Posted February 2, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2021 9 hours ago, richard w said: Used toilet paper saturated in thinned paint for the covers. Should we assume that you used toilet paper for the covers rather than you used 'used' toilet paper? 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamphillip Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 Looks good in the new video, watching it right now, curious to see what you're doing to the town, is it going to be more urban? Seeing as you have the apartment block 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Adamphillip said: Looks good in the new video, watching it right now, curious to see what you're doing to the town, is it going to be more urban? Seeing as you have the apartment block More urban is the plan. While the previous effort did the job I never thought it was very interesting or detailed. Figured I'd have another go and focus more on the buildings. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted February 2, 2021 Author Share Posted February 2, 2021 18 hours ago, armleyroad said: Stunning work as usual! It's great to see it go from nearly nothing to that level. In the video you mention the Shipley Scrap exhibition layout? Is the station area next on the agenda? Cheers. I forget the name of the layout but it certainly inspired me when I saw it. Fantastic work. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
armleyroad Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 2 hours ago, richard w said: I forget the name of the layout but it certainly inspired me when I saw it. Fantastic work. Yes I recognise it, not many attempt this type of layout. The owner has a thread on here actually if you want to see more photos of it? Cheers. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AdeMoore Posted February 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2021 Brilliant vid Joe Richard loved every minute. Great vision and bravery to extend the scrapyard and move the canal.love the 2 motors under the arches. Can’t wait until you have the next update ready. cheers Ade Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhysb Posted February 7, 2021 Share Posted February 7, 2021 Excellent video Richard, on the new canal bridge there is a wire/railing type fixture on the top of the girders. Was this scratch built or a kit? thanks Rhys Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 On 07/02/2021 at 22:48, Rhysb said: Excellent video Richard, on the new canal bridge there is a wire/railing type fixture on the top of the girders. Was this scratch built or a kit? thanks Rhys I scratch built that from some brass wire and super glued it to the girder. 10 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard w Posted May 14, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 14, 2021 (edited) Been so busy the past few months I've not had time to update this thread. Progress on the layout is going well. I've started adding retaining wall detail to the rear of the mainlines along with litter, weathering and some grass. Also been making some progress on the start of the town area. I decided to rebuild this section this year and make things a bit more gritty and urban this time. Retaining walls are from wills and certainly look quite a bit better than my previous homemade effort. Also put a bit more thought into the magnorail car system this time. Its now much more reliable than before. Tricky to get right but I ended using foam and cutting a channel for the track and chain. Then a thin sheet of plastic can be glued over the top for the cars to run. With the addition of some road and paving it's looking quite a bit better. The road surface is made from large clear plastic sheets. I painted the plastic on the underside to allow for the cars to run on the smoothest possible surface. Some light weathering on top being careful of the corners has worked well. I'm now starting to add various small details around this section using plenty of reference material to try and create an urban scene. Still a long way to go but I'm quite happy with the progress so far. Edited May 14, 2021 by richard w 28 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted May 14, 2021 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 14, 2021 Just watched the latest video Richard, love the intro There's some really great work here, hand painting 4mm scale graffiti is just madness... Al. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Always a pleasure catching up with your build Richard, the intro is excellent, needs the title music from the Bill. Graham 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LNERandBR Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 I really, really enjoy your videos and I feel like I'm picking up so many hints and tips from them. I love the two lockdown's at each end of the street with all the little details you've packed into them. The only thing I keep wondering is on the end of the One Way street if there would be the arrow road marking you've added or if it would be a 'Give Way' triangle? That said, you mentioned you'd done some research into them so I expect there's a prototype for that somewhere 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted May 14, 2021 Author Share Posted May 14, 2021 1 minute ago, LNERandBR said: I really, really enjoy your videos and I feel like I'm picking up so many hints and tips from them. I love the two lockdown's at each end of the street with all the little details you've packed into them. The only thing I keep wondering is on the end of the One Way street if there would be the arrow road marking you've added or if it would be a 'Give Way' triangle? That said, you mentioned you'd done some research into them so I expect there's a prototype for that somewhere Seems to be a lot of variation with the road markings. I've looked in various places and found triangles, arrows or nothing at all. I'm not sure which is right but its handy being able to peel the markings away should I change my mind in future. Will keep looking, cheers. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
CazRail Posted May 14, 2021 Share Posted May 14, 2021 Enjoyed your latest video, thought the police chase intro was fantastic. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley47708 Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 Loved the latest video. Another excellent tutorial and encouragement. The period you model is my favourite a great mix if traction and liveries even though my main interest is mid 80s Scottish traction, I do like a bit of Ckas 50 action and NSE livery.. I prefer the original NSE livery over revised. I have the same Police river SD1, but thought the lights needed beefing up a bit. Intend the change the stripe and crest to something more Scottish later on. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Evil Bus Driver Posted May 15, 2021 Share Posted May 15, 2021 I loved the car chase at the beginning. And the boxes. Those were essential in 70s shows like the Sweeney and The Professionals hehe I could almost see Bodie and Doyle in the Capri with the Police not actually chasing them but after the same villains. Maybe they commandeered the officers under their CI5 powers... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waverley47708 Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Reminds me of Everard Junction type rolling stock. 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magna Junction Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 9 hours ago, Waverley47708 said: Reminds me of Everard Junction type rolling stock. 2 X Hst Power Cars in swallow livery with full yellow ends, I always thought it was just the buffer fitted dvt ones that were painted like that, you learn something new every day! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post richard w Posted June 28, 2021 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 28, 2021 Managed a fair bit of progress over by the canal scene this month. I've added loads of junk and rubbish to it for that authentic British feel. Poured in a load of realistic water on top of that and finished up with some mod podge water ripples. The canal boat is a 3D print. Found a suitable file for one online and printed it out. I then spent ages painting it and added some accessories. Very fiddly little thing to do but I'm reasonably happy with the results. Next up was the office building that goes next to the canal. This took far longer than I expected but I'm very pleased with it so far. First I built the outside shell of the building and painted/ weathered etc. Then focused on interiors for each floor making sure they can be removed easily for future detailing or repair. Added some all important lighting using LED strip and some plastic to box it all in. Long way to go yet but things are starting to look more like a town now. Several more buildings left to do for this area plus street lights and endless other details. 42 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Quite superb modelling and photography. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Himsworth Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 (edited) "Farce insurance ltd" 😆 The shop full of old tellies is excellent. Edited September 2, 2022 by Phil Himsworth Fixed smiley 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Brilliant! The canal junk scene is quite superb! Also love the interior office lighting - how did you do it? cheers Will Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard w Posted June 29, 2021 Author Share Posted June 29, 2021 I used some of that LED tape/strip and stuck it to some plasticard. Glued some sides onto that and finished up with some clear plastic over the top. Masked up the LEDs and painted the whole thing white. Sort of looks like a light fixture rather than LED tape. I put some glue in both ends to seal from light blead and also give the very thin wires some extra support. 11 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erixtar1992 Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 Incredible as always Richard. Imo the best OO gauge layout on here/youtube. wish i could visit! 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_crisp Posted June 29, 2021 Share Posted June 29, 2021 4 hours ago, richard w said: I used some of that LED tape/strip and stuck it to some plasticard. Glued some sides onto that and finished up with some clear plastic over the top. Masked up the LEDs and painted the whole thing white. Sort of looks like a light fixture rather than LED tape. I put some glue in both ends to seal from light blead and also give the very thin wires some extra support. Thanks for sharing - they look very effective! cheers Will 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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