andi4x4 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Andy, I watched your video on the landscaping/static grass, and now I understand why you seem to make such rapid progress ! Looking superb, loving the embankment and the fields, and as for the stone gate pillars - most field gates here on the Isle of Man are just like that, mainly because, most field boundaries are either dry stone walls or 'Manx Hedges' - basically, long piles of stone covered with earth and turf. Stone pillars are needed to give the farmers something solid to fix gate hinges to ! Keep up the good work, cant wait for the ballasting to start - it'll really start coming together then ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrkirtley800 Posted August 19, 2017 Share Posted August 19, 2017 Love the scenic work Andy, you seem to have the knack of getting your scenic treatment to look just right. Derek Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted August 19, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 19, 2017 Hi Andy, really like what you've done, the farm track, hedges, fences and GRASS all bring it together to make a great bit of scenery, and the sheep look good as well. Cracking job mate, Bodgit strikes again. Look forward to your old barn scene, sounds good. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Hi Andy, I disappear for a little bit and you have done a Larry lol. Now I need to scrol though to find what I have missed. Hope you are ok buddy Mark Hi Mark, I'm good thanks, and I hope you are too. re the re build, well yes, I just wanted an excuse to do some Scenic work, now I have LOADS to do. There is still the Hillside and embankment the other side of the Tracks yet, to form the cutting. Cheers for looking in mate. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Andy, I watched your video on the landscaping/static grass, and now I understand why you seem to make such rapid progress ! Looking superb, loving the embankment and the fields, and as for the stone gate pillars - most field gates here on the Isle of Man are just like that, mainly because, most field boundaries are either dry stone walls or 'Manx Hedges' - basically, long piles of stone covered with earth and turf. Stone pillars are needed to give the farmers something solid to fix gate hinges to ! Keep up the good work, cant wait for the ballasting to start - it'll really start coming together then ! Hi Andi, Thanks for that, I do have some Stone Walling to go in later, but it will be mainly Hedgerows and Fencing I think. Some Ballasting has already been done at Dore End Station and the Canal Section, so the Cutting will be quite soon now, but I have ONE MORE little piece of the jigsaw to do before I start the Ballasting. All the best. Cheers. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Love the scenic work Andy, you seem to have the knack of getting your scenic treatment to look just right. Derek Thanks Very much Derek, I hope I can get the Trackwork close to your standard, even though mine is code 100, I do enjoy the Scenic side, so I'm glad I removed Depot now. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Hi Andy, really like what you've done, the farm track, hedges, fences and GRASS all bring it together to make a great bit of scenery, and the sheep look good as well. Cracking job mate, Bodgit strikes again. Look forward to your old barn scene, sounds good. Al Thanks Al, I may try another Farm Track when I come to do the Fields on the other side of the Tracks that will form the cutting. As for the Barn, that will just be a pile of RUBBLE, hahhahah Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Focalplane Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 As others have said, leave you alone for a week or so and another ten pages and a hundred photos appear! Great scenic work, Andy. Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I missed this until you gave me a link Andy. I dont get around a much as I should . Smashing scenic's there on the previous few pages and I enjoyed your video as well. I will gradually read my way back through your thread over the next few evenings. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 As others have said, leave you alone for a week or so and another ten pages and a hundred photos appear! Great scenic work, Andy. Paul Thanks Paul, I'm working on some Weathering jobs today for a Scenic Break, or a break from the Scenic's. Once the last bit of Fencing is done on the Embankment after I've bought it on Wednesday, then the Point Rodding for the Canal Section will be attempted, then the outer Home Signal and Telegraph Poles etc along the back. I can then move forward to the other Hillside to form the Cutting. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 I missed this until you gave me a link Andy. I dont get around a much as I should . Smashing scenic's there on the previous few pages and I enjoyed your video as well. I will gradually read my way back through your thread over the next few evenings. Thanks Larry, there are several Videos now, with 1980's Railfreight, 60's Green and 70''s Blue Diesels, Plus the Castle and Patriot as well. With the Dore End Station Section and the Canal Section both finished to a very basic standard, and will be super detailed once all the main Layout is Green. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 Thanks Larry, there are several Videos now, with 1980's Railfreight, 60's Green and 70''s Blue Diesels, Plus the Castle and Patriot as well. With the Dore End Station Section and the Canal Section both finished to a very basic standard, and will be super detailed once all the main Layout is Green. Super-detailing takes more time than building several basic layouts! A layout without a station would be easiest. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Super-detailing takes more time than building several basic layouts! A layout without a station would be easiest. I did consider that, until my mate came around, I now have THREE the Main Station at Kings Moreton, the through Station at Dore End, and the BLT at Much Dithering, so L O A D S to do and keep me busy for many years to come. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted August 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) Hi Andy, lovely job you are making on the scenics, the rough track looks particularly effective, shame I split my trousers climbing over the stile. All the best, with a breeze now blowing where it shouldn't Adrian. Edited August 20, 2017 by westerhamstation 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Ray H Posted August 20, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 20, 2017 Hi Andy, lovely job you are making on the scenics, the rough track looks particularly effective, shame I split my trousers climbing over the stile. All the best, with a breeze now blowing were it shouldn't Adrian. Adrian Andy's track laying isn't that bad Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) Hi Andy, lovely job you are making on the scenics, the rough track looks particularly effective, shame I split my trousers climbing over the stile. All the best, with a breeze now blowing where it shouldn't Adrian. I didn't know weather to do a Like, a Thanks or a Funny, it certainly made me chuckle, hahah THANKS Adrian. Adrian Andy's track laying isn't that bad Cheers Ray, hahhahah Edited August 20, 2017 by Andrew P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) A little weathering job on a WD for a friend this morning. Edited August 20, 2017 by Andrew P 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) I was going to do a Barn but instead, I decided to do the ruined remains of a 12 Century Chapel that was dedicated to St Budoc, I still need to do some old blackened Roof Timbers but most were taken and used as Gate Post's. Edited August 20, 2017 by Andrew P 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgabill Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 I didn't know weather to do a Like, a Thanks or a Funny, it certainly made me chuckle, hahah THANKS Adrian. Adrian Andy's track laying isn't that bad Cheers Ray, hahhahah Course you could have taken affence, then you wouldn't have to go shopping again to finish it! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
coachmann Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 A little weathering job on a WD for a friend this morning. Chapel 1 001.JPG Chapel 1 002.JPG Chapel 1 003.JPG Chapel 1 004.JPG You grew up in Yorkshire then.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted August 20, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 20, 2017 Wouldn't bother with any timbers, Andy. They would have disappeared donkey's years ago. And I'm surprised the locals have left so much stone, when there are cottages to be built! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 (edited) You grew up in Yorkshire then.... You can't say things like that Larry, My Mum's from Lancashire. and Dad's like me, from SUNNY Devon. I went to Yorkshire once, it was Raining. Edited August 20, 2017 by Andrew P Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 Wouldn't bother with any timbers, Andy. They would have disappeared donkey's years ago. And I'm surprised the locals have left so much stone, when there are cottages to be built! Legend has it that the Stones were cursed. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted August 20, 2017 Author Share Posted August 20, 2017 In the Peco Fencing pack there are some spare Male / Female half post's, so I've just been trying to make some Wire and Post Fencing with some cotton, not very successfully so far. I've done about 10 post's, so some 15 inches I think. Re think tomorrow. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mulgabill Posted August 20, 2017 Share Posted August 20, 2017 In the Peco Fencing pack there are some spare Male / Female half post's, so I've just been trying to make some Wire and Post Fencing with some cotton, not very successfully so far. I've done about 10 post's, so some 15 inches I think. Wire and Post 1 001.JPG Re think tomorrow. Feels like a parallel universe, I've spent time today drilling post holes for fencing. But my posts are from matchsticks drilled with a 0.75bit, and threaded with fishing line (bought from Woolworths 40yrs ago, when I had dreams of operating signals). I look forward to seeing your resolution, but even more so how you do point rodding (as stated on KL"). All the best Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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