BLACKNEY, a Glimpse of the Forest

[westerner]

Just about to leave for the return journey to Gloucester.

 

[NHY 581]

Lovely Image, Alan..

 

Rob

[MrWolf]

11 hours ago, westerner said:

Just about to leave for the return journey to Gloucester.

 

 

Only the improved quality of the image gives away that this isn't a photograph of the real thing from sixty years ago. Really impressive modelmaking.

[F-UnitMad]

6 hours ago, MrWolf said:

 

Only the improved quality of the image gives away that this isn't a photograph of the real thing from sixty years ago. Really impressive modelmaking.

And the fact Ben Ashworth would've been up a tree to take it.... 🤣🤣👍

[westerner]

Now the 121 has been passengerized (new word??) Now working on the Grampus which has been sitting on a shelf awaiting the etched bits.

 

[Hal Nail]

4 hours ago, westerner said:

Now working on the Grampus which has been sitting on a shelf awaiting the etched bits.

 

I've been building a grampus for about 15 years! It annoys me every time I look at the jobs list :)

[EmporiaSub]

On 05/08/2023 at 09:13, MrWolf said:

 

Only the improved quality of the image gives away that this isn't a photograph of the real thing from sixty years ago. Really impressive modelmaking.

A bit of basic software…..

 

[westerner]

Nice one Emporia ( sorry I don't know your name as your post isn't signed)

I nearly did that version but the photo was meant to have been taken in the 60's so I stuck with a far less sepiaed photo.

 

However back to the Grampus.

Having totally messed up folding the step etch for the end of the wagon I decided I could make a couple from my store of different sizez of Evergreen angle strip.

 

the result was this

 

Being satisfied I then removed the wheels and primed the wagon ready for painting

 

 

Edited August 6, 2023 by westerner

[westerner]

At long last i've got round to painting and applying transfers to the Grampus.

 

 

 

Next the best bit ..........................................weathering.

[westerner]

Finished Grampus 2

 

 

and with G 1

 

 

[GWR57xx]

Superb weathering. Definitely should be on the “How realistic” thread.

 

[westerner]

And now the other ballast wagon that I suspect many of you will havw forgotten about, it has been over 8 months, the ex GWR 10 ton ballast wagon a P18 partly scratch built.

 

[westerner]

Both sides now weathered so I will call it finished. The first side has had a little reworking from previous photo. Spot the difference.

 

[westerner]

Ballast train leaves behind D 9502

 

[westerner]

going back a couple of years from the previous photos, 3775 entering Blackney from the branch.

 

[westerner]

A new addition to the coal wagon stock, much grubbier than the others.

 

 

[westerner]

Slightly reworked mineral wagon and you can see both sides. Th colour photos I've seen seems to imply the coal dust appearing to stick to the rust. There is a new load of coal for the wood'un alongside, Oddly household coal for the Forest was imported from the Staffordshire collieries I understand.

 

 

 

 

[westerner]

Been playing around with giving the fiddleyard a backscene for some more photo ops as well shots from the main layout through the tarmway bridge of arriving or departing trains.

 

Cropped

 

and under the tramway.

 

 

 

 

[muddys-blues]

Congratulations Alan on an excellent and well deserved layout article in the latest Guild mag.

 

best regards

Craig 

 

[westerner]

As Graig has said an article has been published in the 0 gauge Gazette in the form of a 1960s photo album ie all the photos in B&W with long (hopefully ) informative captions. I am pleased with the result.

[pwr]

I saw it too and was greatly impressed.

 

Paul R

[westerner]

Thank you Paul.

[Andrew Young]

Got home from a few days away and found the latest Gazette waiting for me. Love the Ben Ashworth style article, superb stuff and nicely different!

 

Just a shame the photo of you and the track plan weren’t monochrome too for the full effect. 

 

Andrew

[westerner]

Thank you very much to all those who enjoyed the article in the 0 Gauge Gazette.

Taking a leaf out of our good shepard Rob's book, I spent the morning clearing and tiding The Room. I discovered I had enough material left from the original backscene that i have decided to go the whole hog and make the fiddleyard a sort of diorama. Luckily on taking some of the not needed stuff into the garage I

had enough hardboard from the initial  backcene that i could do something similar for the fiddleyard, and also enough bits of ply to construct the sub- bases for the removable scenery.

Some photos

Fiddleyard as is

 

with sub-bases

 

And I couln't resist

 

[westerner]

Work progresses on the backboards for the backscene. The back panel in place. Note the spacers to allow sector plate to swing and a small amount of 3D scenery.

 

Started on the end board sapacers being glued onto panel.