Exford Park. Devon circa 1990.

[Temeraire]

Afternoon all

 

Time for an update as I've actually been doing a bit!

 

 

As I previously said I decided to site the original but revamped Industrial units from Exford behind the station and here we can see the fencing contractors have put up the posts.

 

 

The wires have been added and a bit of rusting and weathering done ready for the mesh to be added which I had cut and weathered at this point, and gravel added.

 

 

Once the mesh was fitted I started on the 'bushery' along the top of the retaining wall.

 

 

Now the fencing was completed, I could finish off the tree lined embankment to meet up with it and complete the scene for now.

 

 

A final view looking back along the embankment.

 

So a bit more done and further work has since happened around the station and I'll post some pics once there's more to show.

 

Edited June 11, 2023 by Temeraire

[Rich Papper]

9 hours ago, Temeraire said:

 

 

Looking rather good Ian. This picture my favourite. The depth and range of colours just fits together so nicely: the deeper greens of the shrubbery on the embankment to the lighter greens of the weeds between the lines. Very nice sir.

Rich

[Andrew P]

Looking excellent mate, some real progress, I really must find my box of Mojo again. 

 

[Temeraire]

11 hours ago, Rich Papper said:

 

Looking rather good Ian. This picture my favourite. The depth and range of colours just fits together so nicely: the deeper greens of the shrubbery on the embankment to the lighter greens of the weeds between the lines. Very nice sir.

Rich

 

Thank you Rich but it's all by accident really, I just chuck different Woodland Scenics scatter around and hope the result looks ok! The bushes that appear darker is where I've used I think grass green scatter over polyfibre and secured it with cheap hairspray which seems to make it darker.

[Temeraire]

4 hours ago, Andrew P said:

I really must find my box of Mojo again. 

 

Have a look under the large pile of guitars and amplifiers! 😉

[Andrew P]

8 hours ago, Temeraire said:

 

Have a look under the large pile of guitars and amplifiers! 😉

You've discovered my hidden secret. 😃 

[chriscleveland]

Good catch up yesterday with everyone and thank you for having me round. Couple of photos of the layout. The layout is coming on nicely! Here’s a couple pictures of photos I took when playing trains. 

[PaulRhB]

Yes thanks to Ian for a fun afternoon. Here’s my 37 getting run in. 
 

 

[Temeraire]

3 hours ago, PaulRhB said:

Yes thanks to Ian for a fun afternoon.

That’s the BBQ over and cleaned up for another year! I hope you all enjoyed yourself and the catering was up to scratch. Thanks to Paul, Mike, Chris, Scott, Iain, Rhys & Andy for their company.

[PaulRhB]

1 hour ago, Temeraire said:

That’s the BBQ over and cleaned up for another year! I hope you all enjoyed yourself and the catering was up to scratch. Thanks to Paul, Mike, Chris, Scott, Iain, Rhys & Andy for their company.

I’d post the ‘other’ picture but I’m not sure the internet can handle something that awful! 😆

[TT100 Diesels]

I have been enjoying this thread, some very well observed modelling and some cracking T&RS weathering, I particularly like the 59 and 47 back up on page 12. 

 

But for me, the absolute signature stand out feature of this layout are the reddy brown ish bare areas of the bank sides, with patches of undergrowth in between. I don't know if it is representing sandstone or crumbly clay / shale? But it looks like you have copied this topographical feature from a real place. It is top notch scenic modeling to me.

[ba14eagle]

On 25/06/2023 at 12:08, Temeraire said:

That’s the BBQ over and cleaned up for another year! I hope you all enjoyed yourself and the catering was up to scratch. Thanks to Paul, Mike, Chris, Scott, Iain, Rhys & Andy for their company.

Thank you again for your hospitality. A pleasant few hours with some good company and Mike. lol

[Temeraire]

On 25/06/2023 at 20:43, TT100 Diesels said:

I don't know if it is representing sandstone or crumbly clay / shale? But it looks like you have copied this topographical feature from a real place. It is top notch scenic modeling to me.

 

Hi TT

 

Many thanks for dropping in and your comments. The backdrop is modelled on the real cliffs along the seawall at Dawlish as I wanted this feature at the far end of the shed to place the layout immediately. Having made several visits to Dawlish and taken lots of pics (which I can't find now) I tried to copy some of the features of the real cliffs on the layout but just bending them around the curve.  I also picked up some of the soil from the cliffs and to help with the colouring of them by using it on the exposed areas. Originally I wanted the seawall as well but couldn't fit it in and make the layout work, so this is a compromise but hopefully still gives the feel of the real place.

Edited June 27, 2023 by Temeraire

[TT100 Diesels]

Ahh, that makes perfect sense to me now, and such an iconic stretch of railway to boot. Still, its a fantastic pieces of observational modelling, and real soil as well. What's not to like.

[Temeraire]

Evening all

 

Yet again there's a two month gap between updates! 🙄

 

Some more progress around the station although not a great a deal.

 

 

First I put together four Wills Canopy kits.

 

 

Once all four were painted they were then weathered and here the first one is done compared to the 'clean' one.

 

 

All four completed and in their final position on the platforms, viewed here from track level.

 

 

An aerial view showing the weathered roofs and the added 'moss'. This evening I added platform lights that again have been painted over the last couple of days but I forgot to take a pic of them.

 

 

Once the lamps were in place tonight I thought I deserved to play trains for a bit, here 47701 heads through towards the junction.

 

 

A short while later 50031 Hood approaches from the other direction with a Waterloo service.

 

 

Perfect timing catches 'Ted' & Temeraire passing through and you can see a couple of the platform lamps.

Edited August 9, 2023 by Temeraire

[Rhysb]

I visited Exford last night and Ian has really done a great job! Really captures the atmosphere.

 

 

Rhys

[P.C.M]

Nice work Ian. Looks great.

[shanks522]

Looking better and better Ian 👍

 

The canopy’s really enhance the platforms, are you going to add lighting?? 
 

Graham. 

[Temeraire]

18 minutes ago, shanks522 said:

are you going to add lighting?? 

 

Cheers Graham

 

I probably will add subtle lighting under the canopies at some point as it is a bit dark under there. The platform lamps just need connecting to a supply as they are working ones. 😉

[tjf4375]

This is looking amazing. I love the chainlink fencing and embankment scenics! The track weathering also really looks the part, great job 👍

[pitbull1845]

Thanks to Ian today for letting me loose on Exford Park.
A coffee and catch up was just what was needed.

  

 

 

[spenc]

13 hours ago, pitbull1845 said:

Thanks to Ian today for letting me loose on Exford Park.
A coffee and catch up was just what was needed.

  

 

 

Nice video Scott hope you was keeping to the speed limits,watched it on the big screen last night,did he crash any Ian, layout is getting better all the time.

[Temeraire]

Hi Steve

 

I hope the knee is getting better, my mum had a replacement about a year ago and wished she hadn’t to start with! 

 

Scott kept to all the speed limits and didn’t crash anything, it was me that did!🙄 A sticky point motor didn’t throw in the FY and I ran an HST at speed into a class 59 in an adjacent road!🤣

Edited September 15, 2023 by Temeraire

[spenc]

2 minutes ago, Temeraire said:

Hi Steve

 

I hope the knee is getting better, my mum had a replacement about a year ago and wished she hadn’t to start with! 

 

Scott kept to all the speed limits and didn’t crash anything, it was me that did!🙄 A sticky point motor didn’t throw in the FY and I ran an HST at speed into a class 59 in by an adjacent road!🤣

At the moment I wish I didn't have it done it's been 2 months and I am in more pain now than before and knee still keeps giving way,bet Scott laughed as it was you that crashed.

[Temeraire]

Morning all

 

Its been a while again and not a lot has happened but I finally took a lot of video clips off my phone and compiled them into another YouTube compilation, the first for around a year! The clips are from Feb 23 to Aug 23 and are in chronological order so you can see the changes to background (only small changes!) as the video runs.

 

 

Edited October 13, 2023 by Temeraire