Yelverton

[Graham T]

Lovely little scene Alex.  Are the figures from Modelu?

[wiggoforgold]

13 minutes ago, Graham T said:

Lovely little scene Alex.  Are the figures from Modelu?

Thanks Graham. Yes they are Modelu figures. The cup on the drinking figure is hollow!

Alex

[Graham T]

Wow!  I've already got a few, loco crew mainly.  Will have to get some more, I think.

[wiggoforgold]

More work on the path to the up platform. The frame needs painting and I’m going to add some ivy. There should be 4 hoops, but I’m temporarily out of suitable rod.

Alex

[wiggoforgold]

 

A closer view of the gate

Alex

[The Great Bear]

I'm glad you did that detailed view, that's absolutely lovely

[wiggoforgold]

With the boards currently dismantled for work on the individual sections, the opportunity arose for this picture of the up platform building from a different angle.

Alex

Edited February 9, 2022 by wiggoforgold

[MrWolf]

Great little scene, really well observed. I like the correct style milk churns for the period and the trolley parked parallel to the track with the handle up, brake on.

[Andy R]

On 06/02/2022 at 22:32, wiggoforgold said:

 

A closer view of the gate

Alex

Absolutely stunning modeling….so much to observe even in this single shot. 
Andy R

[wiggoforgold]

6 hours ago, MrWolf said:

Great little scene, really well observed. I like the correct style milk churns for the period and the trolley parked parallel to the track with the handle up, brake on.

Thanks. I've left room on the trolley for a crate of empty milk bottles and a cool box for ice cream when I can find something suitable

Alex

[Neal Ball]

9 hours ago, wiggoforgold said:

With the boards currently dismantled for work on the individual sections, the opportunity arose for this picture of the up platform building from a different angle.

Alex

Lovely shot Alex

[wiggoforgold]

The metal frame over the path leading to the station has been installed and painted. I made the ivy from a length of cotton, painted, sprayed with hairspray and dipped in green scatter. Once dry it was wound round the frame and secured with pva. A bit more scatter was added while the glue was wet.

[Brinkly]

Cracking work, Alex. 

 

All the best,

 

Nick.

[MrWolf]

Seconded.

 

It's really looking like it's all going back to nature. Very inspiring!

[Captain Kernow]

Lovely, lovely work.

 

[The Fatadder]

On 10/02/2022 at 04:59, wiggoforgold said:

Thanks. I've left room on the trolley for a crate of empty milk bottles and a cool box for ice cream when I can find something suitable

Alex

If you can find a photo showing what you are after, I may be able to cobble something together on the printer for you.  drop me a pm if you have something.

 

Rich

[wiggoforgold]

The Edington show has been rearranged for 23-24 July, and Yelverton will be in attendance. The postponement has given more time to work on the layout, so there will be a bit more to see! Hope to meet some of you there.

Alex

[wiggoforgold]

I wanted to make a model of the mixed train that ran to Princetown for the Yelverton layout.  In reality, by the time of the model, the Princetown line and the 44xx class had gone, but I wanted to build the train in model form.

A while ago I got a Perseverance chassis from gwrob of this parish which provided the chassis for the model.  I also got a K’s body from him, thinking that a repaint in black would be a quick change, but the more I learned about the class, the more I realised that using the K’a body as a basis of a 44xx in it’s final form was not a simple job, so I am modifying a Bachmann body.

Alex

Edited March 6, 2022 by wiggoforgold

[wiggoforgold]

 

Work progresses on the 44xx. Sorry the pics are in a funny order: i posted them on my phone and couldn't get them in chronological order.

I reworked the detail on the tank tops - replacing the tank vents and changing the top feed pipes. On the 45xx they drop through holes in the tanks, but on the 44xx they appear to run back to the cab

The model was primed with Mig acrylic primer, and rusty areas were patch painted. The body was then spayed with various mixes of matt black, some areas with a little earth or old rust added in. Before the black was painted on, some of the rusty areas were given a coat of Mig chipping effects. Once the black was dry this was treated with water and scratched with a cocktail stick leaving patches of rust showing through. Further weathering was done with weathering powders.

The body still needs coal and a crew, then it's on to the chassis, which needs a motion bracket and sandboxes adding, and the front pony truck needs to be moved back a little.

 

Alex

Edited March 6, 2022 by wiggoforgold

[brianusa]

Always a pleasure to see your work, Alex!

      Brian

[wiggoforgold]

The octagonal building on the up platform is more or less finished. The station is in it's final years. It hasn't been painted since before the war, and is starting to look a bit shabby, but there's still life in the place.

 

I use the lamp shade and glass from the Ratio set, mounted on a piece of brass wire.

The paintwork at this end of the station is quite worn. I used Mig acrylics, over a coat of grey primer. The building was coated with various shades of grey , before being covered with chipping fluid. The top coat was then applied, before being largely removed, to give the impression of bare wood through peeling paint.

 

 

Finally, a view of the lane behind the station

 

Alex

 

Edited March 14, 2022 by wiggoforgold

[MrWolf]

I really like the colouring that you have used, you get a real sense of dank hedgerows, dusty tracks, bleached paint and rotting timber.

Little scenes like the gateway are so believable, it gives me a sense of places I have been, yet I've never been to Yelverton, that's what makes this layout inspire me. 

[lezz01]

Very nice work Alex. You've gotta love those Mig products. I don't know why most railway modellers don't know about them.

Regards Lez.

[wiggoforgold]

23 minutes ago, lezz01 said:

Very nice work Alex. You've gotta love those Mig products. I don't know why most railway modellers don't know about them.

Regards 

Railway modellers can be an insular bunch in my experience. Techniques like dry brushing and washes were around in the military modelling world for years before railway modellers cottoned on to them

Alex

[wiggoforgold]

45 minutes ago, MrWolf said:

I really like the colouring that you have used, you get a real sense of dank hedgerows, dusty tracks, bleached paint and rotting timber.

Little scenes like the gateway are so believable, it gives me a sense of places I have been, yet I've never been to Yelverton, that's what makes this layout inspire me. 

Thanks Rob. I'm lucky enough to live in the area, so I've modelled what I see. I've also spent a lot of time on country walks taking photos of things like bushes and worn road surfaces on my phone.

Alex