Popular Post brylonscamel Posted December 22, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 22, 2022 Whilst at home, the platform buildings and canopies received attention .. 12 18 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted December 31, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 31, 2022 Fancy a flake with that? Fiddly model-making challenges keep hitting the workbench. Nobody asked me to make this one - it was my daft my idea to take on a station with Scottish baronial turrets at each end. Turrets at Aboyne are tall and slender, requiring multiple changes in slate sizes, applied individually in rows. The bonus is that I will end up with resin-castings of both style of turret. My slate designs as they came off the Cricut cutter / plotter Applying slates to the former that I fashioned from card discs Individual paper slates glued in overlapping courses. The pointed cone at the top of the roof will be capped off with a sleeve to resemble lead flashing .. 10 19 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted January 24, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 24, 2023 When I can, I'm still beavering away on side-projects for Dad's 'Braeside' layout. There's an 'unsatisfying' section of scenery that doesn't look right with just a couple of randomly plonked cottages. So I scratchbuilt a tiny Aberdeenshire steading, giving a more interesting combination of buildings and more excuses for Landrovers and border collies. 17 6 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2023 There's no such thing as too many Landrovers. Regards Lez. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 10 hours ago, lezz01 said: There's no such thing as too many Landrovers. or border collies for that matter! 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) After a disastrous mould-making adventure, I ended up having to rescue some buildings that were trapped in some unforgiving blocks of silicone rubber. Most were rescued from the broken pile of silicone with minor damage. This liberated cottage should be happy now that it is breathing fresh coastal air and will now find a home amidst the coastal buildings on Dad's harbour branch. Edited January 24, 2023 by brylonscamel 19 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) That's a really great scene. The figure is beautifully painted, the cottage is wonderful, with very realistic weathering, nicely bedded in to the groundcover. The only thing that detracts from it are the un-prototypical axles on the otherwise stunning, albeit too clean, Transit van. I do wish manufactures would try harder with the wheels and axles on diecast vehicles. Maybe it's something that 3D printing could address. Regards Lez. Edited January 24, 2023 by lezz01 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted January 24, 2023 Author Share Posted January 24, 2023 20 minutes ago, lezz01 said: I do wish manufactures would try harder with the wheels and axles on diecast vehicles. Maybe it's something that 3D printing could address. I'm not so up on developments in vehicle models but I have seen larger scale models being kitted out with really impressive 3D printed wheels. It would be a great upgrade for the sort of die-cast models that we rely on in 1:76 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 24, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 24, 2023 Well I know you can get replacement resin wheels for model aircraft that are "loaded" to simulate the weight of the aircraft and I do something to them with a hot blade when I build aircraft model kits so I'm wondering if you can get wheels for road vehicles. I'll have a look on Hannants' website. Regards Lez. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 You can get away with filing a very slight flat on the bottom of the tyre which makes a surprising difference to the look of weight, as does painting the tyre walls a dark brownish grey. An extreme example is this stripped out 1913 Ford, the tyres being totally deflated and sinking into the ground when on the layout. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2023 So I've been looking on some sites and CMK do some wheels for military vehicles in 1/72nd scale. Most of them will be too big but there are a couple of examples meant for trailers and small artillery pieces that look promising. There are also some military vehicle kits that would make good donors but then you're left with vehicle kits with no wheels and tyres. I suppose you could build them without and put them behind a wall or hedge and use the wheels from them for vehicles in the foreground. The other thing would be to ask Langley if they would supply wheels from their kits separately. I don't know if they would or not as I've had very little to do with them, I always thought their kits to be a bit on the pricey side, but I guess it wouldn't hurt to ask. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted January 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2023 Happy days Langley do all their wheels as spares. Here is the link. Usual disclaimer applies. https://www.langleymodels.co.uk/awd1/index.php?route=product/category&path=250_290 Regards Lez. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 12 hours ago, lezz01 said: Happy days Langley do all their wheels as spares. Cheers Lez - that's an excellent resource. Sadly the wheels on the transit measure up at 9mm and Langley's smallest wheel is 10.5 and therefore a tad large. But I've tucked the info away for future use! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 On 22/12/2022 at 14:28, brylonscamel said: Whilst at home, the platform buildings and canopies received attention .. Very neat, competent and impressive modelling. 1 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sitham Yard Posted January 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 25, 2023 5 hours ago, brylonscamel said: Cheers Lez - that's an excellent resource. Sadly the wheels on the transit measure up at 9mm and Langley's smallest wheel is 10.5 and therefore a tad large. But I've tucked the info away for future use! Road Transport Images is also worth a look. Smallest I can see is 9.5mm. Andrew 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted January 25, 2023 Author Share Posted January 25, 2023 5 hours ago, grahame said: Very neat, competent and impressive modelling. Thank you Grahame - funnily enough I'm just about to fit both canopies permanently and fix the station in place. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 25/01/2023 at 00:11, MrWolf said: You can get away with filing a very slight flat on the bottom of the tyre which makes a surprising difference to the look of weight, as does painting the tyre walls a dark brownish grey. I haven't flattened the wheels but I have tried to tone down the tyres and vehicle 13 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Pointy Baronial Madness A little flourish at the top of the turrets, finishes off a long process to get these made. But I'm rather happy with the result .. 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 Dad's main station buildings will be largely out of view but it gets plenty of detailing as it's possible to peer along its length and shove a camera between the tracks. I rustled up the canopies using sheet styrene, styrene rod and some brackets & valances from York Models but it's largely scratch-built. I've seen some lovely canopies using photo-teched components but I was happy to bash it together with styrene. It was easier to make adjustments as I went along and fettle it out of materials that fell to-hand. 14 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2023 2 hours ago, brylonscamel said: I haven't flattened the wheels but I have tried to tone down the tyres and vehicle Those figures make me want to revisit (and repaint) all of mine! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted January 28, 2023 Author Share Posted January 28, 2023 44 minutes ago, Graham T said: Those figures make me want to revisit (and repaint) all of mine! I feel like I should apologise! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted January 28, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 28, 2023 Not at all! Always good to see inspirational modelling. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 6 hours ago, Graham T said: Those figures make me want to revisit (and repaint) all of mine! Me too, but I believe that we can always learn and improve. I'm likely to get my layout built and then spend ten years pulling bits out and upgrading them. BTW, managed to resist the temptation of another mint in box 2251 for £20 this morning! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted January 29, 2023 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2023 Pressing on with the platform buildings, we now have another building ready to fit. It's going to look like a model railway if I carry on like this! 8 17 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluemonkey presents.... Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Outstanding! 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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