Karl Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 3 hours ago, SouthernBlue80s said: Really nicely done. Great atmosphere. Thankyou very much. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Karl Posted December 1, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted December 1, 2020 (edited) The perils of working from home on a day where the sun comes out in the morning. So although the back scene isn't yet put on the real sky and the neighbours trees gave a much better showing than a backscene ever would! Another one of my 5 FW based K1's makes an appearance with 42789 and some wonderful low winter sunlight. Edited December 1, 2020 by Karl Duplicate photo 19 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Sweet pea Posted December 1, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2020 Very nice Karl, the locos look great in the daylight. You can’t beat a natural back scene. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 30 minutes ago, Kevin Johnson said: Very nice Karl, the locos look great in the daylight. You can’t beat a natural back scene. Thanks! I do my own renumbering but the weathering on the engines themselves is GrimyTimes. I have done the buildings but haven't got the confidence that I won't ruin an engine in attempting weathering myself and Grimytimes do a great job, which I think is shown in real daylight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 The weathering on your buildings looks pretty good to me (I love that rust) - I'm sure with that standard the locos would come out fine. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 2, 2020 Author Share Posted December 2, 2020 More sun and a change of region. 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnicArrow Posted December 3, 2020 Share Posted December 3, 2020 This thread is rammed full of beautiful photos - both the night-time scenes and these sunlit ones. Fantastic work! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 On 03/12/2020 at 12:58, TechnicArrow said: This thread is rammed full of beautiful photos - both the night-time scenes and these sunlit ones. Fantastic work! That is a very kind comment. Thankyou very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metijg Posted December 5, 2020 Share Posted December 5, 2020 Amazing, inspirational stuff!! Can I ask, did you scratch build the hopper, or is it available as a kit? thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 15 minutes ago, metijg said: Amazing, inspirational stuff!! Can I ask, did you scratch build the hopper, or is it available as a kit? thanks! Thankyou very much. The hopper is the Peco Coaling tower kit built straight from the box except for using a different ladder as the one in the kit didn't fit in the space available. Then just painted and weathered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 5, 2020 Author Share Posted December 5, 2020 (Mainly) The Midland Region tonight. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Very atmospheric shots - looks great. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalview Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Really great shots congratulations. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 13, 2020 Author Share Posted December 13, 2020 Here we go again, following the two dioramas this time a micro layout to fit the scenic section in a 22l box file. So a simple station and siding is now planned, baseboards measure and cut yesterday, track work sorted and wired today and tested using the newly arrived Silver Fox No. 11150, a lovely little diesel shunter. To fit it in the 70ish cm scenic section (I need about 5cm some space for the point levers and lighting switches) it'll be a run in, set back, and run round completed using a traveser/fiddle yard. The station will be for 1 coach + van + Std tank/Ivatt 2 2-6-0. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 Today, points wired up with twist locks connected to the point switches (to be hidden), track weather down a bit and the first structures have a test placement. 7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Shunter looks good from the distant view . What's the station building,? I struggled to find simple, small sloped roof station kits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 37 minutes ago, ManofKent said: Shunter looks good from the distant view . What's the station building,? I struggled to find simple, small sloped roof station kits. I'm very impressed with the shunter, it's a lovely runner and looks really good. The station building is actually just the Bachmann Scenecraft Wooden Waiting Room 44-136. I've just repainted it from Red timber detail to a very dark brown and added a cut down Wills chimney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManofKent Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 55 minutes ago, Karl said: I'm very impressed with the shunter, it's a lovely runner and looks really good. The station building is actually just the Bachmann Scenecraft Wooden Waiting Room 44-136. I've just repainted it from Red timber detail to a very dark brown and added a cut down Wills chimney. Ah - the Scenecraft stuff is prebuilt rather than kit isn't it? Probably why I didn't spot it when I was looking for something I could kit bash for Loch Tay/Killin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 14, 2020 Author Share Posted December 14, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, ManofKent said: Ah - the Scenecraft stuff is prebuilt rather than kit isn't it? Probably why I didn't spot it when I was looking for something I could kit bash for Loch Tay/Killin. As you say the scenecraft items are prebuilt. I actually think that building though is the nearest I've seen to loch Tay in model form and even it would need some quite major surgery. I'm planning to make this a fictional Scottish branch line so I thought it would be a reasonable building to use with a few touches. Edited December 14, 2020 by Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coastalview Posted December 14, 2020 Share Posted December 14, 2020 Looking forward to seeing this project take shape @Karl 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) A small update with some of the developments. It is progressing slowly and needs what has been done blending together more. And a rather cruel phone photo of the station building with signs now added. Edited December 18, 2020 by Karl 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 20, 2020 Author Share Posted December 20, 2020 (edited) Some more progress, the flash is a bit cruel to the grass. Again, a cruel phone photo during a running test with the German Rails. Edited December 20, 2020 by Karl Photo added 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 21, 2020 Author Share Posted December 21, 2020 Some more work today and the first night shoot. The station still needs another building (currently the kit is in the post) and there' other dressing to do but here's some photos! \ 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 22, 2020 Author Share Posted December 22, 2020 After some overnight snow the exquisite Bachmann 1p shunts the wharf, looks like the foreman had a few too many at the party last night! Merry Christmas all! 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karl Posted December 23, 2020 Author Share Posted December 23, 2020 Not the best photos but with no sunshine on the horizon the dining room light will have to do but the colour is a bit odd. Quite please with this for a ten day build. 10 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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