RMweb Premium Kris Posted February 5, 2021 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 5, 2021 That's a nice building, should look fantastic when it is painted. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted February 11, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 11, 2021 Plockton station landed so here are a few more pics A quick dusting in primer A close up of a column. The building comes as walling and a tightly fitting roof unit. The best bit of design the columns are separate to avoid damage and also on a spacer strip that gets the spacing right and slips into a slot in the ceiling of the canopy are on the roof section. In keeping with my modelling standards-idiot proof ! Hopefully available from Open factory shortly. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted February 16, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted February 16, 2021 All this sitting around means seats required. Thanks to York Modellmaking for adding the shrink ray to their 4mm model log leg seats . www.yorkmodelrail.com These came today and 4 of the 8 on the fret glued up, will go with brown wood and grey weatherbeaten and white legs which seems common in the 1980s phots. 1:1 pound coin for those who have forgotten what they look like. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted June 9, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 9, 2021 Well just a little shudder forward today having been stabbed by the NHS - second go. I got round to gluing rock samples around layout and to refresh mind set out some buildings. A general view - Plockton building balanced in place and the Pop up villa now to station hotel. Other than 4 outcrops behind old loco shed all now glued down, a little making good to do from chips while sawing to fit . York model lazer footbridge now made up . I will have to "imagineer" the second platform shelter as not enough room at this stage. Just to show how watertower built into rock face - kyle inspired and rocks hide most of switches. Big rock cutting hides Inverness end exit well enough with good yard improbably hewn from rock but best I could come up with given the finely detailed planning undertaken on this project ! Next will be to add more modrock bandage to fill out rest of landform. See you in 2 months ! 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted June 14, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2021 Modroc festival ; Showing modroc in foreground, area behind has card foot print for a cottage and also shows how a pop up water tower has been adapted to make a retaining wall, the station hotel will sit in the cutout in the hill side, but in this shot is escaping down the road to the off scene village. Light wight hydrocal filler awaits to give rounded finish to the landform- with rock out crops piecing rough grassland is the general idea. This evening this area has been given a modroc shell bar the last tiny part top right of the middle bluff. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted June 24, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2021 Mod rock base on final bits but a shameless plug for N show - I will be a steward so the layout perhaps another year ! Tickets are now on sale for the International N Gauge Show on the 11th & 12th September. To book tickets follow this link. https://www.meridienneexhibitions.co.uk/events/the-international-n-gauge-show/visit Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted June 25, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2021 A quick shot showing progress over last few days with most of basic modroc in place and after a quick clean buildings place to check overall views. The engine shed will have one way blocked up and a roller shutter on other and some commercial transport clutter in a concrete fenceposted /chainlink fenced compound . Old HR yard crane from N brass will go on road behind signalcabin. Platform surfaces to cut and fit after landform give light Hdryocal coating to blend in rocks ready for adding ground cover , need a few trees a small amount of bushes to retain open look. Grass mat offcut just to see how colours work - it is far too green, I am after a yellower straggling surface. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted August 21, 2021 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted August 21, 2021 Most "landform done now up to roots level. Platforms and area for station building added with joins filled- await sanding and some test primer to check they are invisible enough. LH corner comes along with a bit more to add infront of rocks - this will be a bit of an enlosed grazing land , base for a second cottage and veg patch, rest will be a bit boggy behind ex signal box and the Level crossing control building, well in my vague plan anyway. Hopefully platform will go grey later today. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
josh_will Posted September 7, 2021 Share Posted September 7, 2021 On 09/06/2021 at 15:23, Robert Shrives said: Well just a little shudder forward today having been stabbed by the NHS - second go. I got round to gluing rock samples around layout and to refresh mind set out some buildings. A general view - Plockton building balanced in place and the Pop up villa now to station hotel. Other than 4 outcrops behind old loco shed all now glued down, a little making good to do from chips while sawing to fit . York model lazer footbridge now made up . I will have to "imagineer" the second platform shelter as not enough room at this stage. Just to show how watertower built into rock face - kyle inspired and rocks hide most of switches. Big rock cutting hides Inverness end exit well enough with good yard improbably hewn from rock but best I could come up with given the finely detailed planning undertaken on this project ! Next will be to add more modrock bandage to fill out rest of landform. See you in 2 months ! Nice use of curved Setrack turnouts - they really are a Godsend. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted January 6, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2022 Update, static grass growing well. An evenings work with static gizmo sold for making tufts of ebay, great for N, Mix from Model tree shop 4mm dead grass and winter meadow along with wwscenics 1mm scorched grass and 2mm Patchy in varying proportions. quite a bit to vac up tomorrow and review application but does look fairly as I recall trips to the far north ranges of BR. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted January 6, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 6, 2022 Update, static grass growing well. 2 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted January 22, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2022 The overhead shot shows a possible siding on the top edge - the Ben Ando siding as he suggested it. Track cut this morning in possession and peco RH point to install, I will fit a PL11 surface mount and cross wire with three way turnout so no need for extra wires in control panel. Only drawback no PL11 tohand... moving board will allow a clean up of unstuck grass ready for a second sowing. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted January 22, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted January 22, 2022 Layout vacc`ed perhaps 70% of grass stuck down so more visits required however turnout installed, siding isolation push button installed and tested ok. Point motor on order. Shift pattern prevents a real visit in opening hours so hopefully postie will deliver in a few days. Ballasting has caused loss of power on loop siding- seeped around a fishplate sufficiently to insulate, a bit of solder to bridge joint will cure but it can wait until point motor arrives and a few hours after work next week perhaps. No rush it is a hobby after all. Work on new signalcabin started after test parts from Pop up arrived last week as well. More on that shortly but first looks at lazer cut sheets are very promising but fiddly in 2mm! 11 hr Sunday shift to mull over next works.. good night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmsforever Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 the layout is coming on well good to a scottish prototype and that you are using Pop Up have a look at the crofters cottages they do really add to the scene.I have four of them on my layoutand it adds reality ,will you be running the sleeper ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted July 4, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2022 Andy and Pop up helpfully tested a N version of the OO Rogart cabin And partly built I have futhered the build a bit and show on next post. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted July 4, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 4, 2022 Left side of shelving two boxes getting there with steps and window frames fitted - these cut out of backing so flush fit possible. Other bits show works on other (many) projects I have now refitted loose bit on point carrier wagon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Robert Shrives Posted July 13, 2022 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 13, 2022 Just a pic of current developments, goods shed now off track and two oil tanks have landed, engine shed now single track and the lazer signal boxes placed on platform is a tiny shelter as suits the minor platform. current location of the ex HR engine shed as if a track came off siding. If Oil tanks can be based and not over power station then this is where shed will go. It is a 2mm shoot down of the 4mm version from Andy at Pop up designs. Even the window frames were cut out of 0.8mm ply and the widow bars are thick hair sort of size which is pretty amazing. Robert 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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