birdseyecircus Posted January 8, 2017 Author Share Posted January 8, 2017 So I have taken a break from the 02 for a while and been busy knocking up a coal office from plasticard. Not too bad for first attempt in 0 gauge. Also done a bit more on my 20 ton NE toad brake. I built the body last june and took it 3 times to the caravan intending to do a bit more but never got round to it! Paul 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted January 10, 2017 Share Posted January 10, 2017 I like this very much. Having been a keen follower of Four Feet Lane I'm looking forward to how this turns out. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted January 10, 2017 Author Share Posted January 10, 2017 I like this very much. Having been a keen follower of Four Feet Lane I'm looking forward to how this turns out. Thanks Chris. I do enjoy the smaller layouts but the tail chasers can be fun too. Far Yard takes around 15 mins to shunt the wagons into different orders just moving one or two at a time. Not sure of were Iam going with it though as I would like to run a mainline diesel in O gauge but that means extending things somehow, hence no buildings are fixed in place in case I need to move them. Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted January 18, 2017 Author Share Posted January 18, 2017 I have been decorating and other jobs over the last week so not done anything. I did order however order a bogie bolster E wagon from M & M models which came today nicely packaged. It will be a few weeks before I start it and need to get some wheels for it too. It may seem a little large for Far Yard but i hope to add another board soon which should be fun. Paul 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted January 18, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2017 Hi Paul, Look forward to following the build on that. Rich Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted January 20, 2017 Author Share Posted January 20, 2017 Whilst walking to work I had a vision! So i have taken off the store and the coal staithes. In their place some foamboard low relief factory backs. I will keep looking and thinking about it over the next day Paul 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted January 22, 2017 Author Share Posted January 22, 2017 Well a productive weekend. The foam board buildings got cladded with plasticard and painted. Still some bits to add such as gutterings. They are not fixed in position yet so I can move things around. The brick work was painted with acrylic paint which was wiped off leaving some of it in the mortar course. Still got a building to finish. Paul 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted January 26, 2017 Share Posted January 26, 2017 (edited) This is looking good. Those low relief buildings have given more of a sense of depth and space on the layout, despite there being more structures on it than when the provendor store was in situ. I do like seeing the backs of warehouses & factories behind a railway - an overlooked method of creating a background IMO. Warehouse frontages can sometimes be too distracting, with windows, doors & other features & details which can draw the eye to the background, instead of making the eye focus on the railway in front.I say "sometimes" because depending on the design & content of the layout, such detail can, and frequently does work, and improve the overall scene....I like this layout - so hurry up & finish it please! EDIT: The backs of those buildings bring into mind Gordon Gravett's "Ditchling Green" layout - although I saw it around 20 odd years ago, that layout remains one of my all time faves, and was probably the layout that made me want to model in O gauge Edited January 26, 2017 by marc smith 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 26, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 26, 2017 I agree with Marc, those low relief buildings are an excellent idea. This is a super little project and one I shall continue to look out for. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted January 28, 2017 Author Share Posted January 28, 2017 A little more done to the buildings including the little office which just needs a door. The chimney was just cut from a plastic sprue off the toad brake van kit! Just needs a little cover for the top. The sprue also looked like pipework too which got me thinking. Another building is also on the drawing board for the front to disguise the exit. Paul 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted January 29, 2017 Author Share Posted January 29, 2017 The beginnings of the 'Forge Arms' public house. So that's the layout under construction, a toad brake van to finish, 02 Shunter to complete and a wagon to spray. I must be mad! Paul 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted January 30, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 30, 2017 Just found this and it's looking good so far. Have acquired a new Dapol 08 myself for a small 7mm project I am undertaking - this scale certainly has a nice presence. Staying tuned for more Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted January 31, 2017 Author Share Posted January 31, 2017 New traction arrives at Far Yard. Paul 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted February 2, 2017 Author Share Posted February 2, 2017 Gives a new meaning to being down the boozer! I feel like carrying on and making a full terrace! Paul 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 Far Yard has had an extension! I started this project to see if I would enjoy 7mm modelling. As luck would have it i did! I needed to decide on fixing buildings etc down on the one board and leaving it at just the four foot length or waiting whilst I extended. The original board was widened by 3 inches making it 18 inches wide. This allowed one more siding to be fitted. A further 4 ft board was added which may have a traverser added. I have rigged up a temporary electrical join between the two boards until I get a connector sorted. Paul 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tove Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Far Yard has had an extension! I started this project to see if I would enjoy 7mm modelling. As luck would have it i did! Paul There`s no way back now Paul,the dark side has consumed you...!!! Brian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted February 24, 2017 Author Share Posted February 24, 2017 There`s no way back now Paul,the dark side has consumed you...!!! Brian. It certainly has Brian. Especially as I have a class 37 on order!It's going to be a tadge large for the layout but a little bit of what you fancy does you good! Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted March 2, 2017 Author Share Posted March 2, 2017 Modellers licence! Paul 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted March 4, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2017 It certainly has Brian. Especially as I have a class 37 on order! It's going to be a tadge large for the layout but a little bit of what you fancy does you good! Paul We like that!...and it's the right colour too... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted March 19, 2017 Author Share Posted March 19, 2017 Feeling really cheesed off as I am still unable to get the 37 moving on dcc. See here www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/120956-loksound-v4-l-Heljan-o-gauge/ I need to get moving on the layout. I hope to get some ply for the back scene this week. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted March 20, 2017 Author Share Posted March 20, 2017 My chessed off feelings have turned round a bit as I have fitted my little traverser. I bought the runners off eBay. The deck is long enough to hold a 37 and two vans. I may have to install two more runners at the other end if the weight of the loco is too much. Just the track and power supply to sort for it. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted April 20, 2017 Author Share Posted April 20, 2017 I have made a start on the bogie bolster E kit featured a few posts back. Bending brass is not easy on longer bogied vehicles, but I have managed to build the deck. Paul 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted April 24, 2017 Author Share Posted April 24, 2017 More brass bending! The internal and external sole bars are long pieces and are difficult to bend. The bend required is only 3mm and the brass kept working it's way out of my homemade bending bars I had to resort to squeezing it in the vice jaws which gave a slightly uneven finish but it will have to do. The smaller pieces are easier and bent great in the vice. In other news I have not run any of my OO gauge stuff since before Christmas so I have been slowly selling stuff on eBay as and when I needed something in 7mm. Paul 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
1722 Posted July 1, 2017 Share Posted July 1, 2017 Hello Paul, What's the latest on Far Yard? How are things progressing? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdseyecircus Posted July 3, 2017 Author Share Posted July 3, 2017 Hi Chris thanks for your interest. Due to Holidays, work and going away in our caravan not a lot has happened. In fact most visits to the layout end up with me having a shunting session - which is what it's all about! The bolster wagon is on hold as I need some suitable flux and solder for brass. The pub I started has progressed no further. I did start another low relief building along with two plastic wagon kits. A slaters palvan and a parkside pipiewagon. Wish they had better instructions instead of the token exploded view. I finally got sound installed in the 37 which tried my patience. This will be joined in the next day or two by a class 25. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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