Zomboid Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 The rock faces look great. And the wallpaper is a good idea too. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sub39h Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Agree with the above - the wallpaper is a stroke of genius and the cardboard rock faces look excellent Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiket4 Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Great layout love the cloud wallpaper. Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted December 1, 2015 Author Share Posted December 1, 2015 Got some hanging basket liner to try on top of my rock faces after looking at some of the other fantastic layouts on this forum for inspiration. I have never used this technique before but gave it a go and here are the results. This is the hanging basket liner just glued on top of the rock faces:- Tonight I applied some scatter and lichen. Attempted to make the lichen look like that heather-type bush with yellow flowers you get by glancing a brush of yellow paint against the lichen. Also had a quick attempt at making a coal terminal yard where the Freightliner hauled coal trains are loaded. Here's the contours of the coal pile with 2mm card used. In between the contours was stuffed with newspaper, then masking tape on top then modrock on top of that but I ran out so used some polyfiller. Once dried painted black. At this point I really wasn't happy with the yard floor being painted grey. I had bought some brown ballast ages ago but decided I did not like it so I glued it to the coal pile and painted it black. The yard floor now looks better aswell. Not sure if this is a keeper yet or not! I have not been up in the attic to place it on the layout and take some photos of it to decide if it looks ok or not Freightliner 70006 passes the camera with a train of loaded hoppers. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted December 2, 2015 Share Posted December 2, 2015 Nice rock face here!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejab95 Posted December 8, 2015 Share Posted December 8, 2015 I really like the look of your layout! Looking forward to seeing it progress! Cheers, Joe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted December 9, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 9, 2015 Like you I have found that a glass of red wine is a must when working on a coal terminal yard. Although I must confess to some errors on other aspects of the layout when wine has been utilised in the construction phase. Moderation is the key as my wife keeps telling me. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted December 9, 2015 Author Share Posted December 9, 2015 Like you I have found that a glass of red wine is a must when working on a coal terminal yard. Although I must confess to some errors on other aspects of the layout when wine has been utilised in the construction phase. Moderation is the key as my wife keeps telling me. I will stay clear of wine and lager when the time comes to do ballasting. I've not got a clue how to tackle that yet! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted December 13, 2015 Author Share Posted December 13, 2015 Here is the coal terminal unfinished that I made placed on the layout in the photos below. I am sort of happy with the outcome but I am going to make it again and slightly different. A Freightliner coal train arrives at the coal terminal this morning as the sun comes out and is loaded by two Caterpillar wheel loaders. A few photos of running a few trains with my son. A Sunday morning engineers train passes through the station heading to Crewe Basford Hall after some overnight engineering work in the area with a Colas 66 in charge. A empty limestone train passes through the station with an empty rake of Tarmac hoppers heading for Guide Bridge Sidings with a Class 60 on the front. I am having a lot of second thoughts about the layout at the moment but I guess it's because its so unfinished. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 Looking good to me David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrighty Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Cracking layout following with interest Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Tonight I have been making 2 more shop fronts for in the arches underneath our station using some Metcalfe building sheets and various bits n pieces that I have saved from other kits. Here's the two shop fronts. I even managed to make a positive out of the Missus Next bill this month!! Here's the row of shops under the arches that will face the high street shops that are Metcalfe high street shop kits (3 of them I think shops, cinema, pub etc). Just can't seem to get stuck in to a specific project/area of the layout at the moment due to a severe lack of time and that I have to bring what I am making out of the attic and downstairs in fear of waking the kids up with the squeaky attic ladder! 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Shedman5 Posted December 15, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 15, 2015 Just come across this and will be following, great pictures and the cloud wallpaper is a great idea! Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted December 16, 2015 Author Share Posted December 16, 2015 So tonight I have gone from shops under arches to the more rural section of the layout built on top of the wooden frame. Here it is so far placed on the kitchen table. A bit crammed in but at least all the buildings I have from my last layout will feature on this one. This is the tunnel viewed from on the old quarry workings. A sort of overhead view. The 2 quarry sidings will be in front of the rock face in the foreground. A view from the semi detached houses with the road and footpath roughly marked for when my new building materials arrive that I have ordered. Thanks for all the kind comments and views of our layout so far! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I really, really like this layout. I love how your son is enjoying it with you. I haven't yet managed to get my 7 year old interested, although mine is just an end-to-end affair so not as exciting. I should follow your example and move into the loft where there is more room but after popping my head up there the other day I came to the conclusion it would either be too hot, too cold and full of huge spiders, not to mention needing boarding out. Will follow with interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 I really, really like this layout. I love how your son is enjoying it with you. I haven't yet managed to get my 7 year old interested, although mine is just an end-to-end affair so not as exciting. I should follow your example and move into the loft where there is more room but after popping my head up there the other day I came to the conclusion it would either be too hot, too cold and full of huge spiders, not to mention needing boarding out. Will follow with interest. Thanks for your comment. At the minute its a bit cold up there but in summer it's like a sauna! Not seen many spiders yet! My little lad has been driving our trains since he was 2 years old and has always been very good with them. We did have one incident where he put a Thomas The Tank Take and Play Diesel on the track and our Pendolino hit it, de-railed and broke a coupler. He knows how to use the Hornby Select controller and what all the functions do and what number to put to call up and operate each loco. He also likes coming with me to see some freights. Here he is looking very chuffed to see a Colas Rail Class 70 on the Carlisle to Chrik log train!! 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight-Freight Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 Great stuff. I'd like to take my son to see a few real freight trains but don't think he's really interested and when we have been to a couple of diesel galas he doesn't like the noise!! Admittedly the first time we were standing right next to a pair of class 20's as they pulled away with a train... 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 More nice modelling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted December 19, 2015 Share Posted December 19, 2015 Good stuff - a lucky 4 year old...! Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted December 23, 2015 Author Share Posted December 23, 2015 I have been doing a bit more work on the rural section but also had a go at making some low relief quarry buildings as I only have the Bachmann loading tower for this area. Made using some 2mm card, some Metcalfe dressed grit stone, corrugated card from hobby craft then painted with acrylic paint. I just need to make some girder type structures to support the low relief conveyor belt. I have made another conveyor belt to go from the tall thin building to the Bachmann wagon loading tower. I think I will have to keep these as there is nothing I can buy to fill the limited back scene space I have. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted December 24, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 24, 2015 There must be a pretty excited boy at your place tonight. I hope Santa brings him something pretty special for the layout. My youngest stopped believing in Santa this year and so X-mas this year is not quite the same. Make the most of this special time. Love the quarry buildings. Looks like you avoided drinking red wine when you made them. Or did it enhance the building process? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
WCML100 Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 very nice layout and close to where mine is set and sam era, will be following this with excitement Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhaul 70 Pey Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 I would just like to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy new year. That will be all for this year on our project but hopefully after new year we can make more progress! Thank you to everyone for taking the time to view, rate, comment and follow our project, it is really much appreciated. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Merry xmas my mate Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 Nice buildings Merry Xmas Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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