RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted May 12, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 12, 2022 Peter, Is there any chance of reading the pictures from May last year to this thread? Its such an amazing project, and your work is wonderful to see, it is a shame to have lost it all. I know pre-May 2021 should eventually come back, but if you still have the images, it would be great if your able to? Rich 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 We've got all the pictures Rich but it would takes hours and hours.....I haven't got that time spare. We're just hoping that eventually they will be restored. The layout is being photographed for BRM shortly for a 'work in progress' article. Peter 1 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 (edited) I've been looking at the terraced houses alongside Leeman Road. The obvious way to get the brickwork the right colour is to use photographs of the real thing. Fortunately they are still there, so I went onto Google Street View and downloaded some images: After some playing on the computer I came up with this: I reckon I can use this artwork as the basis for the models, and the brick colour will be spot on. I need to do a sheet of just plain brick now to use for the sides, chimneys etc. The doors and windows all come from a terrace in Melton Mowbray, but don't tell anyone! A bit more tweaking: The Co-op shop is more of a problem because of the height. This is the best picture I could get: Even going to York wouldn't help because you can't get back far enough to get a decent shot. After some playing on the computer I got this: And from that I was able to produce some useable brick paper .... Peter Edited May 13, 2022 by kirtleypete 16 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kirtleypete Posted May 13, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 13, 2022 I've just been sent these pictures showing progress with the trackwork on the other side of the layout: The current thinking is that we'll do away with the carriage shed as it is and just have the wall of it as part of the backscene, freeing up space in front. Peter 29 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 That is looking great. Cheers David 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham108 Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 1 hour ago, kirtleypete said: The current thinking is that we'll do away with the carriage shed as it is and just have the wall of it as part of the backscene, freeing up space in front. Some of your great work going to waste? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 It won't be wasted, but we'll just use the wall as a flat item against the backscene. It will save a lot of space. Apart from anything else backing a train into the shed would have been interesting as you wouldn't know how far the last coach was from the end! Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators AY Mod Posted May 13, 2022 Moderators Share Posted May 13, 2022 3 hours ago, kirtleypete said: And from that I was able to produce some useable brick paper .... Is it worth trying to randomise the pattern more so that there's less repetition Pete? 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 I don't think it will matter when all the doors and windows are in place; it does look odd when there is just a big block of brick and nothing else. I'll see how it goes, altering the artwork wouldn't be difficult. Peter 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Neil Posted May 13, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 13, 2022 Though not Leeman Road a quick search threw up this rather splendid colour image of York (Colliergate) in the fifties. The brickwork is lighter than the Leeman Road area with it's proximity to the railway would have been. Also worth noting that all white window frames are scarce, the majority having a coloured border and that the colours used are less vibrant than we would recognise today. 17 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Superb!! Peter 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted May 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2022 2 hours ago, kirtleypete said: Apart from anything else backing a train into the shed would have been interesting as you wouldn't know how far the last coach was from the end! Peter I've a large number of Heathcote Electronics' infrared detectors which do the job! See "Classifieds"! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony Teague Posted May 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2022 3 hours ago, Rowsley17D said: I've a large number of Heathcote Electronics' infrared detectors which do the job! See "Classifieds"! I use one of these in a similar role; I have 3 dead end sidings in my fiddle yard which trains have to be reversed out of. A 'limit of shunt' light illuminates on the panel when the train has reached a point such that it's whole legth will be clear of the entry points to the respective siding. This is powered by an IRDOT detector. Tony 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 I was only being half serious; you can actually see through the windows. Nevertheless it will be much easier operating sidings out in the open. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted May 13, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 13, 2022 12 hours ago, kirtleypete said: We've got all the pictures Rich but it would takes hours and hours.....I haven't got that time spare. We're just hoping that eventually they will be restored. The layout is being photographed for BRM shortly for a 'work in progress' article. Peter Thanks Peter, I know Andy has said the ones from May last year won't be restored as they dont have them, it was those I was hoping for - everything prior to May should come back .. but yes appreciate the time! Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hodgson Posted May 13, 2022 Share Posted May 13, 2022 12 hours ago, kirtleypete said: It won't be wasted, but we'll just use the wall as a flat item against the backscene. It will save a lot of space. Apart from anything else backing a train into the shed would have been interesting as you wouldn't know how far the last coach was from the end! Peter Infra-red detectors near the back of the shed could sort that for you, and they'd be hidden inside the building. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kirtleypete Posted May 23, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 23, 2022 (edited) I've begun work on the terraced houses; I collected the base last week. The first job was to fix down the pavements which I have done in 2mm clear plastic so I could see through to the markings on the board. I have added the road markings using a white acrylic paint pen. I painted the pavement with Tamiya medium grey and then added the edging stones from paper. In one place the MDF had been joined and it wasn't quite smooth, so I added an inspection cover so it looks as though the road had been dug up and some point. The drains were done in the same way, just printed on paper and stuck in place. I just need to touch up the grey paint now. I've ordered some figures and vehicles, and by the time they arrive the houses should be in place all being well. Peter Edited May 23, 2022 by kirtleypete 24 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kirtleypete Posted May 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2022 I spent yesterday working on the terraced houses. The plan was to just use the ones with the darker brick but the space on the right wouldn't allow for that, whereas the others fitted perfectly so that's what I've used. There will be room for a little more of the dark brick one on the side road behind the Co-op. I don't like making chimneys so I've ordered some ready made ones. I will add the name 'Garfield Terrace' on the wall....given that we really need a ginger cat sitting below it! The pictures will look better when the backscene is in place; that's going to be a piece of 1mm aluminium which is on order. The road vehicles are arriving tomorrow which will add life to the scene. Peter 27 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted May 24, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) Great stuff, Peter. I've a feeling I've seen some of those doors somewhere before😄. Edited May 24, 2022 by Rowsley17D 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium iands Posted May 24, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 24, 2022 48 minutes ago, kirtleypete said: The road vehicles are arriving tomorrow which will add life to the scene. Peter Stunning Peter, I don't know how you do it. I don't know how much detail you are planning with the road vehicles, but just a heads-up, back in the 1950s 'VY' and 'DN' were the York area vehicle registrations. There were of course other registrations about, but the majority would be the 'local' variants. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirtleypete Posted May 24, 2022 Author Share Posted May 24, 2022 I've been rumbled! I'm sure doors and windows in Melton Mowbray were very similar to those in York! I hadn't thought about changing the registrations Ian but it wouldn't be difficult. We may as well get it right. Peter 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kirtleypete Posted May 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2022 These pictures show the sequence involved in modelling the Co-op shop: The shell was cut from 1mm plastic card. Internal walls and bracing have been added. The two openings on this side were doors with a hoist above them. I painted the shop frontage light blue and then began adding the brick paper and the lettering. When the glue was dry the windows were cut out. The window sills were added from 1mm strip and the red brick painted on around the openings. The windows are printed on paper and glued behind the openings with a piece of plastic card then added behind them for strength. The windows on the building now are modern replacements so I am using ones that I have to hand which hopefully look reasonable - they should be fairly unobtrusive. Peter 18 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted May 24, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 24, 2022 Top work, Peter. And you were right, the repeated pattern in the brickwork does not show once the windows went in. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kirtleypete Posted May 24, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 24, 2022 (edited) It's really nice knowing the brickwork is from the actual building, I must admit. I might need to colour a few bricks on the other wall which is a lot plainer, but not many. It's moved on again.... The shop windows are just printed paper, taken from some of my own photo's. I wonder if I can find a Co-op delivery lorry from somewhere. I should finish the shop model tomorrow, then it's a case of waiting for the items I've got on order to arrive. Added later - Look what I've found! Ignore the 'Home counties' and 'laundry' part!! Peter Edited May 24, 2022 by kirtleypete 27 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard i Posted May 24, 2022 Share Posted May 24, 2022 Change it to god’s county and it would fit. richard 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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