RSS Fetcher Posted March 23, 2010 Share Posted March 23, 2010 The lonely nights in front of the TV finally got the better of me last night and with 2 days off work I decided it was time to get into a new project and make the space problem work one way or another. A full blown layout was out of the question, a shelf layout is being done in my lad’s new bedroom and with photography on dioramas being the thing that really floats my boat I decided to go for another. This time a little larger and a bit more adventurous on the scenic side ! A bookcase in my bedroom very kindly has a 6ft by 18’’ flat top so it was crying out to have a model board stored on top of it so with the max space in the back of the car with seats folded and shifted about I decided to go for a 6ft by 1ft scene. I suppose with power supplied to it whilst at home it could be a layout of sorts but for the sake of argument lets stick to it being the mother of all photo dioramas !! Not really got a name, story, history, location or era yet as with my varied tastes in locos and stock the storyline to accompany photos, era & location could all change on a weekly basis ! A trip to B&Q & the model shop for a few bits and my legendary speed at starting projects off at a pace has combined to result in a fair bit of progress in initial build this evening. I would love some suggestions & ideas as to what should be included as I still feel it’s a bit of a blank canvas. With only a foot in width to play with and a hefty embankment at the front and a rear hide wall/bushes (still to be started) at the back, it has limited me to a single line. I tried double track but it all looked a bit squashed. Single locos can be pictured in several locations along the length of the board and full length trains can easily be accommodated along the full 6ft length. Think I will try my hand at homemade trees, maybe some water and to give it some height, telegraph poles and wires. Fencing, P Way clutter and foliage will all add to the scene and I will definitely be using the excellent Silflor grass ! I will document all the build process in future blog entries but for now, seeing as its way past my bedtime (!) here are a few shots of progress so far. 2x1 framing, 6mm marine ply top, heavy landscaping using polystyrene insulating blocks cut to size and shaved with a electric carving knife (that was great fun by the way !!) and the first of the foam walling sections from International Models installed. I will give full details of the build so far in the next blog entry. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/1269154169/gallery_6667_826_361728.jpg http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/1269154169/gallery_6667_826_277919.jpg http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/1269154169/gallery_6667_826_158456.jpg http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/1269154169/gallery_6667_826_149388.jpg http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/1269154169/gallery_6667_826_90460.jpg http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/uploads/1269154169/gallery_6667_826_116483.jpg View the full article Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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