sb67 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Thanks for the video George, good to see an update 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ52 Posted May 10, 2020 Share Posted May 10, 2020 Great modelling. Really enjoyed it. However, it's only right at the end we see any evidence of a railway. Is this just an urban diorama rather than a model railway? ? Not a criticism although it may seem like it! All the best Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post George Hudson Posted May 30, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 30, 2020 I needed something for the front of the Clerkenwell board which wouldn't obstruct the view and hide other models so I knocked up Alderman's Row, an abandoned burial ground of a long lost church. 19 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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George Hudson Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 Wow, very cruel enlargement! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 On 10/05/2020 at 19:19, TJ52 said: Great modelling. Really enjoyed it. However, it's only right at the end we see any evidence of a railway. Is this just an urban diorama rather than a model railway? ? Not a criticism although it may seem like it! All the best Terry Thanks for the comment. Yes that's right, it's sort of morphed into a diorama and with hindsight I would have even less railway. These tracks are a legacy from a larger layout begun many years ago (and in another country!). I am not a great engineer and there always seem to be niggling problems that spoil my enjoyment of operating, I guess that's one of the main reasons people join club; to share skills. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post George Hudson Posted May 31, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 31, 2020 Burial ground in situ 20 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hayfield Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Certainly looks the part and compliments the scene 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted May 31, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 31, 2020 Love it! Very London! Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrapman Posted May 31, 2020 Share Posted May 31, 2020 Andrew Your picture of the Port of London building is not near Spitalfields Market but is actually in Charterhouse Street, opposite Smithfield Market, about a mile away close to Farringdon Station Ray Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted May 31, 2020 Author Share Posted May 31, 2020 34 minutes ago, Scrapman said: Andrew Your picture of the Port of London building is not near Spitalfields Market but is actually in Charterhouse Street, opposite Smithfield Market, about a mile away close to Farringdon Station Ray yes quite right, mistype by me Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great Eastern Lady Posted June 7, 2020 Share Posted June 7, 2020 All I can say is I am in total awe of your buildings and the attention to detail you have put in It is lovely seeing another GER layout Jayne 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spam Can Man Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Very impressed with the arches. It is very tricky trying to reproduce rows of arches and also quite tedious! Our solution with Crystal Palace High Level was to make one master arch out of a combination of Perspex and plasticard, from this we made a silicone rubber mould and then cast them out of polyurethane resin (all 70 of them!) It was then a case of joining them together with epoxy adhesive and then hide the gaps with brick embossed plasticard, then finally paint and weather them. I must admit, I would not want to do it again! 15 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 (edited) On 08/06/2020 at 20:16, Spam Can Man said: Very impressed with the arches. It is very tricky trying to reproduce rows of arches and also quite tedious! Our solution with Crystal Palace High Level was to make one master arch out of a combination of Perspex and plasticard, from this we made a silicone rubber mould and then cast them out of polyurethane resin (all 70 of them!) It was then a case of joining them together with epoxy adhesive and then hide the gaps with brick embossed plasticard, then finally paint and weather them. I must admit, I would not want to do it again! That looks excellent, very crisp and good proportions! Edited July 10, 2020 by George Hudson Is there a layout topic on this or other link to see the layout?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 So following the burial ground I was looking for something low and typical. Of course a market! I bought a couple of ready made stalls (Wills?) and although they are good kits for sure, they didn't have the scruffiness that I was looking for. Knocked up an extra 8 therefore from scraps and white metal wheels. Also produced a tea caravan from scrap plastic. Again looks authenticly like it could poison you if you bought a sausage roll there! I am still filling up the stalls but here's the work in progress. 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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George Hudson Posted July 10, 2020 Author Share Posted July 10, 2020 Some activity at the Flying Horse too! (Covered in Card Structures Forum) 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted July 12, 2020 Author Share Posted July 12, 2020 Needs a lot of dirty white spirit to take it back to the 1950s! 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted August 20, 2020 Author Share Posted August 20, 2020 A broken L1 is now repaired and I also chipped my two N2s so feel like I have three new engines today! Time to press on with the ballasting. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 Thought I would add some update photos for anyone kind enough to have followed this topic in the past. The main update is that the track is now fully ballasted and painted. Liverpool Street was basically dirt and oil on a base of rust and I have followed suit. The sides of the rails were already painted in Humbrol rust and this has been followed by a wash of Daler acrylic raw and burnt umber. Lastly, Daler's "paynes grey" in various dilutions has been washed on to provide the required filth! It's come out better than I expected and I'm pretty happy with it. LMS Models' rail built buffers look really good in situ. Onwards and upwards! 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
George Hudson Posted September 26, 2020 Author Share Posted September 26, 2020 From The Colour of Steam by R.C.Riley ISBN 0 906899 38 9 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted October 2, 2020 Share Posted October 2, 2020 On 10/07/2020 at 10:08, George Hudson said: This must stop!! It’s incredible! Tremendous modelling! Your layout is an inspiration Keep up the amazing work 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spam Can Man Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 On 08/06/2020 at 20:16, Spam Can Man said: Very impressed with the arches. It is very tricky trying to reproduce rows of arches and also quite tedious! Our solution with Crystal Palace High Level was to make one master arch out of a combination of Perspex and plasticard, from this we made a silicone rubber mould and then cast them out of polyurethane resin (all 70 of them!) It was then a case of joining them together with epoxy adhesive and then hide the gaps with brick embossed plasticard, then finally paint and weather them. I must admit, I would not want to do it again! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spam Can Man Posted October 3, 2020 Share Posted October 3, 2020 You can view the whole layout on our club's website southwarkmrc@wordpress.com under Crystal Palace High Level (layouts and galleries). The photographs are a bit old now and quite a bit more progress has been made since then. The layout was booked to go to the Bluebell Model Railway Model Railway Exhibition at Sheffield Park the end of June this year, unfortunately, Covid 19 put paid to that! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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