RMweb Gold GWR57xx Posted March 23 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 23 6 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Photo 6 is quite creepy! 5 hours ago, Sasquatch said: What is it that worries you about a rubber tube and a large drill bit?😂 Ever get that feeling that you’re being watched? 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I've got the attention of a goldfish. It's been watching me for days. 1 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 25 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25 13 hours ago, aardvark said: I've got the attention of a goldfish. It's been watching me for days. We once had a goldfish who did that, so I flushed it down the toilet. Not a very humane thing to do and it's played on my conscience ever since. That sort of thing always has a funny way of coming back to bite you in the arse! 1 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 25 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 25 6 hours ago, Sasquatch said: We once had a goldfish who did that, so I flushed it down the toilet. Not a very humane thing to do and it's played on my conscience ever since. That sort of thing always has a funny way of coming back to bite you in the arse! Goldfish are one thing. Lobsters are another. 1 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 Two goldfish in a tank, first one said "I'll drive ". Anyway, had a wander along the Cinder track yesterday, to have a look at the Larpool viaduct, it's very impressive. 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stray Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 It's part of the walk from Whitby to Scarborough. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 27 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 Very scenic Stray. Talking of scenics I got busy on some myself today. Shaun’s barn from Mossy Bottom fits in just right behind the Halifax-Keighley platform. Trying to make it look quite overgrown. 13 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 Just needs a Barn owl. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted March 27 Share Posted March 27 44 minutes ago, Stray said: Just needs a Barn owl. And brambles! Lots of brambles! And nettles! Did I mention brambles? Roja 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 27 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 6 hours ago, Stray said: Just needs a Barn owl. Yes! Brilliant idea. My wife said 3 sheep. Two fat ones and a schawny one! (Get it?) 5 hours ago, 37Oban said: And brambles! Lots of brambles! And nettles! Did I mention brambles? Roja Yep that too. I've been working on getting them to look right and think they would be best modeled in their Autumn state! Trouble is it won't fit in with the rest of the late spring scene. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 27 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 27 Got a bit more done on the N1 as well. Squatch 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Popular Post Sasquatch Posted March 27 Author RMweb Premium Popular Post Share Posted March 27 Ok then. Brambles! After firing up the hot glue gun working one stop at a time, I laid down strips of the glue onto glass then stuck in clumps of rubberized horse hair. The strips were removed from the glass with a Stanley blade and using track pins I put them onto a foam scrap and gave them a quick blast of Red primer. Using Aquanet hairspray added a little bit of mixed yellow scatter to represent last years dead leaves, more hairspray and the green scatter mix. Hot glue on the underside of the bush to plant on the layout. Before I do a huge production style batch I’d like to know what you all think? Two more images here… My attempt at an ash tree being attacked by the ivy. And, a long shot from the other side of the layout 18 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ChrisN Posted March 27 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 27 3 minutes ago, Sasquatch said: Ok then. Brambles! After firing up the hot glue gun working one stop at a time, I laid down strips of the glue onto glass then stuck in clumps of rubberized horse hair. The strips were removed from the glass with a Stanley blade and using track pins I put them onto a foam scrap and gave them a quick blast of Red primer. Using Aquanet hairspray added a little bit of mixed yellow scatter to represent last years dead leaves, more hairspray and the green scatter mix. Hot glue on the underside of the bush to plant on the layout. Before I do a huge production style batch I’d like to know what you all think? Two more images here… My attempt at an ash tree being attacked by the ivy. And, a long shot from the other side of the layout Shaun, I do like the ash tree covered in ivy. The brambles are good, but I think they need to be a little denser, they see a little to open. 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 28 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28 3 hours ago, ChrisN said: Shaun, I do like the ash tree covered in ivy. The brambles are good, but I think they need to be a little denser, they see a little to open. Agree! Will try adding some of the foliage with different glue! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 9 hours ago, ChrisN said: Shaun, I do like the ash tree covered in ivy. The brambles are good, but I think they need to be a little denser, they see a little to open. I agree. The top of the clump will be fairly well covered in leaves but the underneath just an open mess of stems. I'd add a wee bit more foliage, and some changes in the tones of green. Bramble foliage turns slightly paler, or darker, depending on the species, then gets patches of different shades of brown and beige the later in the year towards autumn. Depending on how late in spring your model is set maybe a few white flowers would help too. Roja 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 The ivy looks great, if you're modelling spring time, you'll need whitish blossom on the brambles as well. 37Oban beat me to it. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 28 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 28 (edited) These look better. (On the other side of the wall). I stuck some dark underbrush clumps in the centers, giving the impression of that open interior They’re greener too. I’m just about to have another attempt with a couple of improvements and if the rain holds off will go ahead with few square feet! Edited March 28 by Sasquatch Topsy turvy image. AGAIN😠 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 29 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29 While paint was drying I got into running a few trains. In no particular order…🙄 at various locations around the layout 16 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 29 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29 And the latest batch of brambles. With a base of darker spray paint and light green third covering. Used more hairspray too. I’ll have to send the Mrs. out for more now😙 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 29 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29 Me thinks that the barn scene is finished. A few tufts of long grass, a sprinkling of rosebay willow herb and… …that owl! Thought that I’d throw in this image too. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stray Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 You should call the owl Donald. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37Oban Posted March 29 Share Posted March 29 44 minutes ago, Stray said: You should call the owl Donald. For us of a certain age I think it should be Sage! Roja 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 29 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29 Ollie Beak. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Sasquatch Posted March 29 Author RMweb Premium Share Posted March 29 (edited) 9 hours ago, Stray said: You should call the owl Donald. 8 hours ago, 37Oban said: For us of a certain age I think it should be Sage! Roja 8 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Ollie Beak. Don’t recall ever seeing a barn owl but maybe just a fleeting glimpse. Like most owls, the one in Shaun’s barn didn’t lurk there for long and I’m not sure that it’s even a barn owl. Did you see the size of it? At about 7 mm my plasticine effort on two Peco track pins is roughly a scale 5 inches too tall. Luckily, it’s at the front of the layout so can get away with that by putting it down to using the scale depth of field. Like the way I make and use HO buildings at the back! I was just going to call him Barney😄 Edited March 29 by Sasquatch Miss Pelling 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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