Ladmanlow Sidings and other C&HPR locations

[JustinDean]

Are you going to model any of the structures from Steeplehouse Al? The bridge over Cromford Rd and retaining wall that runs off it could be a nice addition. 
I live 10 minutes down the road if you need photos of anything....once I’ve completed my mission to photograph the bridge at Friden for Geraint!

jay 

[Alister_G]

Thanks very much for the offer Jay, but the bridge and road layout doesn't match reality, as the road runs under what would have been the steeplehouse branch, instead of the main road. However I will try and make it look similar, there will be a stretch of retaining wall on the right of the the road here:

 

 

Cheers,

 

Al.

[JustinDean]

2 minutes ago, Alister_G said:

Thanks very much for the offer Jay, but the bridge and road layout doesn't match reality, as the road runs under what would have been the steeplehouse branch, instead of the main road. However I will try and make it look similar, there will be a stretch of retaining wall on the right of the the road here:

 

 

Cheers,

 

Al.

Ah yes I see! 
Looking forward to seeing what you do with this. Amongst my collection of C&HPR photos there’s definitely a few that would make great cameo models or modules. You could really keep going with this theme for some time.

[Alister_G]

Those rats have eaten a great chunk out of the side of the layout, so the only thing I can do is put a quarry in there...

 

 

 

 

 

 

Al.

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

I reckon at your rate of progress, adding boards as you go along, you should have connected through to Bakewell by the time you retire!

 

Mike.

[Alister_G]

This evening I continued with the quarry, making a start on the rock face using ready-mix filler. This will be painted eventually to represent millstone grit.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Most of the afternoon was taken up with a bit of Parkside bothering, and here's the result so far:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I need to tone down the brake levers and other bits with a bit more weatherage.

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

[Andrew P]

The Quarry's coming on well Al, will you be putting a step ridge in anywhere, i.e. a horizontal ledge as is sometimes seen, and where bits of grass would grow?

Mine was only painted on the backscene of Kingsmill Yard.

 

Edited July 12, 2020 by Andrew P

[Enterprisingwestern]

 

Nice grittage!

 

Mike.

[Alister_G]

4 hours ago, Andrew P said:

The Quarry's coming on well Al, will you be putting a step ridge in anywhere, i.e. a horizontal ledge as is sometimes seen, and where bits of grass would grow?

Mine was only painted on the backscene of Kingsmill Yard.

 

 

 

Hi Andy,

 

Yes once it's set I will carve bits away to give it ledges and so on.

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

Here's the Parkside kit of the 7-plank wagon from yesterday:

 

 

and here's a Dapol 7-plank wagon, painted and weathered the same:

 

 

The weathering is based on this photograph by John Evans:

 

Copyright John Evans Used with permission

 

 

 

 

 

In other news, the quarry face has had some sculpting:

 

 

 

 

 

 

It's beginning to look suitably craggy...

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

[sb67]

Those wagons look great Al. I like the comparison photo too. What colours did you use? On the unpainted wood I wouldn't know where to start. 

[Alister_G]

Hi Steve,

 

On the inside I used our old friend Humbrol 237 Desert Tan aerosol for the bare wood. Then I used Humbrol weathering powders, Dark Earth and Smoke, to tone it down and dirty it.

 

On the outside. a base coat of Humbrol 164 Dark Sea Grey was applied from an aerosol. Some individual planks were picked out in Humbrol 64 Light Grey and Humbrol 237 Desert Tan and then I used bit of White and then Dark Earth weathering powders to tone it all down.

 

The metalwork was painted in Humbrol 113 Rust, and a bit of Humbrol 62 Leather was used for the more orange rust. Then the same Dark Earth weathering powder was applied to darken it in places.

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

Here's another one in detail.

 

So the basic spray painting is done:

 

 

 

 

Next is the metalwork, painted in Humbrol 113, and for this wagon White weathering powder is used on the body timbers:

 

 

Then I use Humbrol Rust weathering powder on the W irons and brake gear, and on the iron endplates of the body:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next the Dark Earth weathering powder is applied to darken everything down:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here it is with the others:

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

[sb67]

Thanks Al, you make it look so simple! 

[Alister_G]

They seem to be multiplying...

 

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

A quick update on Steeplehouse.

 

All the basic landscape structure is now in place, and I can start with a bit of papier-mache to finish it off and tidy it up, before we start the grassage.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking,

 

Al.

[AdeMoore]

Nice work Al, not seen cork used before as a landform flows rather well, what lies beneath to support it?

enjoying the updates.

 Cheers 

Ade

 

 

[Alister_G]

6 hours ago, AdeMoore said:

what lies beneath to support it?

 

Thanks very much Ade. The answer is, nothing much!

 

The cork is glued to the trackbed, and the edges of the baseboard, but other than that is allowed to go where it wants - which contributes to the nice smooth flow of the landscape - and also means the baseboard is very light.

 

 

 

 

 

 

By the time I've added the papier-mache over the top, it will be more than robust enough to lean on.

 

Cheers,

 

Al.

[AdeMoore]

Ah there you go how clever, one to store in future ideas drawer! Interesting to see the development from here of that.

 Cheers 

Ade

[lezz01]

Nice work Al. I'm loving the wagons mate.

Regards Lez.

[Alister_G]

1 minute ago, lezz01 said:

Nice work Al. I'm loving the wagons mate.

Regards Lez.

 

Thanks Lez mate.

 

Al.

[Rowsley17D]

When you run out of cork for your land-forming, vinyl grass matting does much the same thing which with a heat gun can be formed into land forms. It's how I did the embankment from the station level to the shed level on my layout.

[Alister_G]

Thanks Jonathan.

 

Al.

[Alister_G]

I've  made a start applying layers of newspaper and PVA to the cork base, to stiffen it and prepare for static grassage.

 

 

 

 

Al.

[Compound2632]

On 12/07/2020 at 21:34, Alister_G said:

Here's another one in detail.

 

It does seem a great shame to devote such effort and skill to producing such superb effects on a wagon that is as fundamentally wrong, in dimensions and details, as the Dapol wagon. Those Parkside RCH mineral wagons are in my experience some of the very best injection moulded plastic wagon kits around.