brylonscamel Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 Gosh! It didn't take long before the garage acquired the patina of use. I also used my new budget laser-printer to knock up some paper signs, both the garage name and some vintage automotive ones. I'm thrilled at the result, with lots more custom-designed signage possible. 12 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 A scruffy rural garage is almost as important as the railway buildings on any post 1920 layout 😀 John Ahern has a lot to answer for! Yes, there's one on my layout too. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 7 minutes ago, MrWolf said: A scruffy rural garage is almost as important as the railway buildings on any post 1920 layout I even had an excuse, having pinched 'Aboyne' as subject for my station buildings. There, tantalisingly in the background of period photos was "Allan & Blacks Station Garage'. Dad is keen on cars, so it gives a perfect excuse for a rotating cast of vehicles out front! I suspect this is the case for lots of modellers - does that include you? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 12 minutes ago, MrWolf said: John Ahern has a lot to answer for! To my shame, I had to look up the name - but I was aware of the ground-breaking model 'Madder Valley' 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 This one is still operating at Silverdale, South Lakes. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 25 minutes ago, brylonscamel said: I even had an excuse, having pinched 'Aboyne' as subject for my station buildings. There, tantalisingly in the background of period photos was "Allan & Blacks Station Garage'. Dad is keen on cars, so it gives a perfect excuse for a rotating cast of vehicles out front! I suspect this is the case for lots of modellers - does that include you? It certainly does, one arm of my family ran a village garage in Leicestershire from the early 20s to the early 90s. The garage on my layout is based upon that. I've always been interested in classic cars and bikes. The BSA outside Beach Garage is one of mine. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 27 minutes ago, brylonscamel said: To my shame, I had to look up the name - but I was aware of the ground-breaking model 'Madder Valley' The infamous Bert's Garage. There were plans for it in his book over seventy years ago. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted July 13, 2022 Author Share Posted July 13, 2022 11 hours ago, MrWolf said: I've always been interested in classic cars and bikes. The BSA outside Beach Garage is one of mine. When you said "The BSA .. is one of mine" I assumed the image would be of something about 8mm high - not a beautiful 1:1 scale motorcycle! PS The 'Beach Garage' has similar proportions to 'Michie's Motors' - it seems to be a typical UK garage style. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 13, 2022 Share Posted July 13, 2022 There were (and probably still are) books on designing garages for maximum efficiency and visual effect. Some were produced by fuel companies and others by motor manufacturers. The earlier ones were filled with detailed drawings and fantastic full colour hand renderings of what you could build. I did at one time have a large A3 folder produced by BMC around 1954 that really took the imagination. On a much smaller scale, copies of The Motorcyclist's Workshop contained some really nice period illustrations of the "ideal" motorcycle owner's home workshop, which would make an interesting model for a back garden as a change from the usual greenhouse or garden shed. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted July 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2022 I have a CD with 70k of drawings for everything you could imagine and many things you wouldn't believe. It too has plans for workshops and garage workshops, although it's very American it has some really great designs including shops, houses, barns, wells and furniture of every description. The plans for dwellings even have wiring, flue, water, sewage and ventilation details for both on and off grid situations. It even has a design for an overshot water wheel. eBay £3.75 with free postage. God bless eBay. Regards Lez. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted July 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 16, 2022 (edited) Lots of angles on the garage scene. l raided the spares bin for lots of the details, ordering some specifically for the garage interior .. Edited July 16, 2022 by brylonscamel 17 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted July 17, 2022 Author Share Posted July 17, 2022 On 13/07/2022 at 17:41, lezz01 said: I have a CD with 70k of drawings for everything you could imagine and many things you wouldn't believe. I'll bear that in mind if I ever need to construct a bizarre model-maker's man cave! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted July 17, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 17, 2022 Not forgetting the little task of finishing my take on the Aberdeen granite railway palace that is Aboyne. The difference in textures that I tried to achieve whilst carving the clay is nicely picked out with a brush. 13 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted July 18, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2022 Anyone fancy a trip to the Fife coast? Yeah, me too but I'll have to make do with taking a waterside paddle in my miniature version. These are the buildings I have just finished that populate the harbourside corner of Dad's layout .. 26 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted July 20, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 20, 2022 It won't be long before we can welcome rail passengers to Braeside again! 11 8 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 (edited) Delivery Boy! A big part of leaving 'Metcalfeshire' was honouring my pledge to replace all the buildings and update the scenery to reflect something of Aberdeenshire and the Scottish east coast. I'm really happy that I was able to make good on my promise last weekend with the last of the buildings delivered The complete list of new scratch-built architecture: A 'highland' distillery - inspired by 'The Ardmore' at Kennethmont Distillery office - based on one at Aberlour Station buildings - based on Aboyne Engine shed - a cut down version of a Caledonian shed Signal Boxes - inspired by example at Stonehaven and Dyce Harbourside buildings - based on a style typical of the East Neuk of Fife Small domestic buildings - based on 'but & ben' style cottages from the north-east Large domestic buildings - granite tenements (likely to be replaced with smaller buildings from Aboyne or Inverurie) A commercial car garage - inspiration from 'Allan & Blacks' at Aboyne Stone and girder road bridge - freelanced from an example in southern Scotland Edited July 29, 2022 by brylonscamel 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 If in doubt, ask an expert My weak spot is the operational side of the railway. When I chased trains around the country as a youth, I was preoccupied with motive power and had my head in timetables and shed allocation books. The more raucous or rare the loco, the happier I was. I didn't have my head in signalling manuals! I need help with things like signalling and reached out to someone who works signalling the real railway. Armed with a signalling diagram, I should be able to site signals to a plan. The diagram suggested signal bridges would help in a couple of places. I was dead keen on the idea as as they lend proper railway elegance to the scene. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted July 29, 2022 Author Share Posted July 29, 2022 This gantry controls the down line past the distillery .. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted July 29, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 29, 2022 This long view, takes in the running lines, both gantries and the distillery, currently the most scenically complete section of the layout. 22 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted July 29, 2022 Share Posted July 29, 2022 2 hours ago, brylonscamel said: Delivery Boy! A big part of leaving 'Metcalfeshire' was honouring my pledge to replace all the buildings and update the scenery to reflect something of Aberdeenshire and the Scottish east coast. I'm really happy that I was able to make good on my promise last weekend with the last of the buildings delivered The complete list of new scratch-built architecture: A 'highland' distillery - inspired by 'The Ardmore' at Kennethmont Distillery office - based on one at Aberlour Station buildings - based on Aboyne Engine shed - a cut down version of a Caledonian shed Signal Boxes - inspired by example at Stonehaven and Dyce Harbourside buildings - based on a style typical of the East Neuk of Fife Small domestic buildings - based on 'but & ben' style cottages from the north-east Large domestic buildings - granite tenements (likely to be replaced with smaller buildings from Aboyne or Inverurie) A commercial car garage - inspiration from 'Allan & Blacks' at Aboyne Stone and girder road bridge - freelanced from an example in southern Scotland A sterling effort Brian, especially in parallel with you new business. I am sure your Dad is well pleased. Cheers David 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 Open for business .. 'Michies Garage' found it's way to Dad's Braeside layout and has found a home where the overbridge crosses the railway. They mostly serve the local area but occasional visitors arrive from south-of-the-border, asking for "Mr Mitchy". The owner Gordon Michie arches a weary eyebrow as he goes to recover their car. 14 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted August 3, 2022 Share Posted August 3, 2022 Brilliant work, takes me back to being about ten years old, just as places like that were disappearing. 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted August 3, 2022 Author Share Posted August 3, 2022 40 minutes ago, MrWolf said: Brilliant work, takes me back to being about ten years old, just as places like that were disappearing. I know exactly how you feel. There was a local bicycle shop that had a similar "Era 3" feel to it. I used to love going there and peering around the workshop at the lathes, pillar drills and tools festooning the walls. The chap who ran it was already semi-retired and kept unpredictable hours. Most times you needed to ring the doorbell to the flat and he would come out and fix your bike. I once showed interest in the B&W photos of riders on one wall (they looked like ancient images to my eyes). Turns out he had been a demon at the local club races! Needless to say my bike was always handed back in top fettle. 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted August 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) A view down the length of my 'Aboyne-esque' station building for Dad's 'Braeside' layout. The turret roofs need their slates - a job that keeps taunting me. Knowing how much of a fiddle it was, when I made the turret roof for the distillery office. This time, I will make a casting of it - providing a ready-to-plonk version for the future. Edited August 24, 2022 by brylonscamel 15 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted December 22, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2022 (edited) Trip to see my father and make contributions to his 'Braeside' layout have been in thin supply. But I made a trip in the autumn which provided some photo opportunities .. Here we have some blue moments .. Edited December 22, 2022 by brylonscamel 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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