RMweb Gold Graham T Posted August 28, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 28, 2022 Thanks, might have to get some. Variety being the spice of life, and all that 🙂 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlfaZagato Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 I'll say about the crane. I don't think I've seen mention of light English cranes using cable. I'm probably wrong, and welcome to being corrected. Chain is much more probable, methinks. You're good with the chain. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Nick C Posted August 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 29, 2022 19 hours ago, chuffinghell said: I’m looking at grassing the left hand side soon, would it be correct to have the ash ‘path’ from the edge of the ballast up to the edge of the coping stones of the retaining wall? I imagine there would be little or no foliage in that area due to the ash because I’m sure I’ve been told that not a lot grows where there is ash Yep, exactly that. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted August 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 29, 2022 The tow path is now dry… ….a few dark patches but I’m hoping they add to the effect? if not I have no idea how to do anything about it 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted August 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) 7 hours ago, AlfaZagato said: I'll say about the crane. I don't think I've seen mention of light English cranes using cable. I'm probably wrong, and welcome to being corrected. Chain is much more probable, methinks. You're good with the chain. That’s reassuring, thought so too because most kits come with string instead of chain so I wasn’t sure thanks Edited August 29, 2022 by chuffinghell Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadLeaves Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 8 minutes ago, chuffinghell said: a few dark patches but I’m hoping they add to the effect Looks good to me. I'd expect some variation. The odd little bit of unevenness in the underlying surface... some water collects... some mud accumulates... some slightly darker patches develop. So, just like you have on the model, then! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold longchap Posted August 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 29, 2022 . . . . not to mention what horses inevitably need to do on toepaths! Looking very fine Chris. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted August 29, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 29, 2022 12 minutes ago, longchap said: . . . . not to mention what horses inevitably need to do on toepaths! Looking very fine Chris. you obviously mean walk along of course 😆 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold longchap Posted August 29, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 29, 2022 I trust a good horse would also consider what's good for the tomatoes besides pulling the barge! I'm still considering how much canal life to portray at Newton Regis, as I have some Scalescenes' stuff and a coal barge kit. I reckon I might squeeze in a transfer wharf. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted August 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 The canal owners and staff aren’t as bothered about weeds as the GWR not sure if I’m brave enough to put some weeds along the canal edge though 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 How about moss between the setts. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted August 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 2 minutes ago, Ponthir28 said: How about moss between the setts. @MrWolf was kind enough to post some photos of just that but if I’m completely honest I wouldn’t know how to do it Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted August 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 (edited) Done a little experiment with some fast tack glue and some fine scatter on the left- glue applied into the gaps with a very fine brush and ‘burnt grass’ scatter pressed on and excess shaken off in the middle-same as above but wiped over on the right-same as the left with ‘weeds’ scatter but once left overnight I’m going to see what happens if I wipe over the surface if the moss would be all over then it might take a while 😆 Edited August 30, 2022 by chuffinghell 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponthir28 Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 Moss between setts. I said it more of a joke but your modelling skills who knows. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted August 30, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 The middle one looks best to me, Chuffers. If the sight was abandoned then the other two would be okay but as it's a working area moss would be confined to just the joint areas. 1 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted August 30, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 A speedy way might be just to run some thinned moss green paint between the setts. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold longchap Posted August 30, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 36 minutes ago, Graham T said: A speedy way might be just to run some thinned moss green paint between the setts. That sounds like a worthwhile experiment, which could even be enhanced by some really fine (coffee grinder fine) scatter to give some texture. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MAP66 Posted August 30, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted August 30, 2022 For moss and lichens I often use tea dust (the stuff which accumulates at the bottom of your box of tea bags). Use the same technique by applying some dilute pva within the gaps with a fine brush and sprinkle on the tea dust. Make sure glue has thoroughly dried then paint over the dust with dilute green moss colour paint. Use the same test piece to practise on first. 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post chuffinghell Posted August 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted August 30, 2022 Unfortunately there has been an accident at Warren, well more like a disaster. I don’t want to go into details but let’s just say I’ve got to start again due to a spillage I've removed the wharf area and need to see what can be salvaged…..but it’s not looking good Bu99er!!! I might be missing for a while 26 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold chuffinghell Posted August 30, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 Maybe I should give up on Warren and start another from scratch Anyone want to buy a sh1t load of GWR locos, rolling stock and a part built layout? 🤣 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted August 30, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 Oh dear, that's sad news after all your efforts. Don't give up now, the new version could be even better. To give you some encouragement, this was my railway and look at it now, however it's all be deliberately done, except for the damage to the station shed. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold simonmcp Posted August 30, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 Apparently Alan Downes felt like that once, but when he looked at it in the morning it was his finest bit of weathering he had ever done! 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold longchap Posted August 30, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 30, 2022 Sorry to hear that Warren is suffering some difficulty, but please don't give up Chris, you're among friends and we're all here for you. Take stock, form a plan and share when you're ready, it need not be cunning, so practical will do. Very best to you, Bill 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I pulled my station building apart at least twice due to a b#lls up, the signal box nearly went in the bin half a dozen times, the river nearly ended up like canal locks, the supposed flat station yard ended up like the car park of a drive in movie theatre, I broke the same set of points twice, cracked the footplate of number 23 cutting out for the motor and managed to trash the photo backscenes whilst trying to curve them around the ends of the layout. That's just off the top of my head. Don't give up.mate, you're a more precise worker than 95% of the rest of us! 3 1 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 30, 2022 Share Posted August 30, 2022 I recall you posted this one on my thread some time ago, I saved it for an appropriate occasion. 😉 2 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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