enginelane Posted December 19, 2017 Author Share Posted December 19, 2017 The buildings will be a big help in completing the layout and the layout is on track to debut at Wakefield 2018. The current list of confirmed layouts will be posted in the new year. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Back scene painting coming on very well and platforms to be routed out for the new year. Christmas saw the arrival of a 1959 Thames Trader which is going to be used to recreate the rhubarb lorry. Part of a rhubarb field and forcing shed will be added as well as the missing house. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted December 26, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 26, 2017 Back scene painting coming on very well and platforms to be routed out for the new year. Christmas saw the arrival of a 1959 Thames Trader which is going to be used to recreate the rhubarb lorry. Part of a rhubarb field and forcing shed will be added as well as the missing house.Don't forget a tail of stalks of rhubarb on the road that fell off the lorries and trailers. We used to pick loads up off the road when I was driving panda cars round Rothwell and Carlton. The farmers didn't ant it back and my landlady was always grateful for the Rhubarb. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 26, 2017 Author Share Posted December 26, 2017 Don't forget a tail of stalks of rhubarb on the road that fell off the lorries and trailers. We used to pick loads up off the road when I was driving panda cars round Rothwell and Carlton. The farmers didn't ant it back and my landlady was always grateful for the Rhubarb.Jamie Worked out need to roll out red flymo to 1mm to create stalks and pieces 8 mm in length. Yes looking at the lorry it seems gravity was the only thing that kept it in place Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 Mock up of a part side and rear of a forcing shed Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 27, 2017 Author Share Posted December 27, 2017 4mm rhubarb. Not sure if I have the patience to do a full lorry load even with a false middle! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted December 27, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 27, 2017 4mm rhubarb. Not sure if I have the patience to do a full lorry load even with a false middle! Aren't the sheds a bit wider than that. They always look very wide for their height. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 (edited) Aren't the sheds a bit wider than that. They always look very wide for their height.JamieIt is to go up tight in the left hand corner of the layout with a field of rhubarb then coming towards the level crossing. I have used up bits from Willis scrapbox so can easily widen as necessary. Doors look like high enough to admit someone riding on a tractor without a cab. Images from the Martin Parr exhibition at the Hepworth Gallery earlier this year had a trailer with rhubarb crowns being processed inside a shed. Very proud to say kids I taught won awards in all the age groups they entered. Looks like need a little red fergie to be around somewhere or where they still grey in 1959? Edited December 28, 2017 by enginelane 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 Paul Temple on the radio, file and a few pieces of red flymo clay and the stack of rhubarb steady grows as rest of family ill in their beds with chesty colds. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 28, 2017 Author Share Posted December 28, 2017 Correction meant Fimo clay not flymo which is of course name of a lawnmower company 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Early morning cat and family still suffering with chesty coughs so some time spent making some more rhubarb and after a little scratching around unearthed a grey Fergie! A purchase from the secondhand stall some time ago but I think just right for the period! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 (edited) It appears I have plough as well! Must have been a very good year on the secondhand stall! Edited December 29, 2017 by enginelane 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 29, 2017 Author Share Posted December 29, 2017 Plough completed, rhubarb cameo coming on nicely 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted December 30, 2017 Author Share Posted December 30, 2017 First lot of rhubarb “baked” looks like I need to make at least the same amount again. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 1, 2018 Author Share Posted January 1, 2018 (edited) Rain stopped work outside so spent afternoon listening to the football and making a wider and lower forcing shed. I think I agree with Jamie that it sits better in its lower form. Need to test fit at the clubrooms Edited January 1, 2018 by enginelane 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium jamie92208 Posted January 1, 2018 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 1, 2018 Rain stopped work outside so spent afternoon listening to the football and making a wider and lower forcing shed. I think I agree with Jamie that it sits better in its lower form. Need to test fit at the clubrooms That captures the look of a 'forcing shed' much better. It's that width and lack of height that make them so distinctive. Looking good. Hope to see it in situ on Friday. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Rhubarb made, now comes the process of creating the load. Now where is that ipod Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) Load building up Edited January 4, 2018 by enginelane 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 (edited) Load has dried remarkably hard now the superglue has fully hardened. Just the small matter of touching up the ends of the rhubarb with some light pinkish white and a touch of light green at the top of the visible stalks. Looks like the iPod will be need recharging. Edited January 4, 2018 by enginelane 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Green and a light flesh colour added. Actually looks better when viewed further away. Will need a lighter green to grade out the stalk and staking not as neat as the real lorry! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 5, 2018 Author Share Posted January 5, 2018 Green and a light flesh colour added. Actually looks better when viewed further away. Will need a lighter green to grade out the stalk and staking not as neat as the real lorry! Worked out it took 5 hours off and on to roll out the stalks and that one load consumed all the bunches I had created. Onto how to create the field next. Trying out the time honoured corrugated cardboard with one “ridge” squashed flat as images suggest wider spacing than normal ploughing to lift the crowns. 5 packets of rhubarb on order. The field will be as big as the plants will stretch! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 6, 2018 Author Share Posted January 6, 2018 Found some powdered clays which I think came from a trial pack at the Wigan Show 2016. USA forum viewers might recognise the plants as a few left in the box from the water edge scene from Menasha. I think they give a good representation of young rhubarb plants . This small area has used up 6 plants so a field could mean reaching for the iPod again! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 7, 2018 Author Share Posted January 7, 2018 (edited) Looks like mayhave hit a snag with the rhubarb field as currently saying out of stock! Wonder what a cut field looks like! Having a daughter in Germany has paid off! Rhubarb is available and she has just wiped out the Stock! Edited January 7, 2018 by enginelane 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 8, 2018 Author Share Posted January 8, 2018 Roof added to the shed 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
enginelane Posted January 9, 2018 Author Share Posted January 9, 2018 (edited) Rhurbarb lorry approaching completion. Edited January 9, 2018 by enginelane 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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