Gopher Posted June 20, 2022 Author Share Posted June 20, 2022 Another view of the stub siding next to the turntable at Dewchurch loco shed 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 Cattle getting restless - "Where's our train". I think the cattle trucks would have been in place before the cattle rocked up. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 18/06/2022 at 19:13, Gopher said: Little hut at entrance to loco yard. Used by crews to book locos in and out of the yard. Just love the authenticity of this little scene. Lovely modelling. Thanks for sharing. Andy R 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 minutes ago, Andy R said: Just love the authenticity of this little scene. Lovely modelling. Thanks for sharing. Andy R Thanks Andy - and thanks for the "likes" on some other photos 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 16/05/2022 at 06:20, Gopher said: Loco crew mess at Dewchurch Great shot. Plenty of modelling inspiration here.👍 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 21, 2022 Author Share Posted June 21, 2022 2 hours ago, Andy R said: Great shot. Plenty of modelling inspiration here.👍 Thanks again Andy😄 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted June 21, 2022 Share Posted June 21, 2022 On 20/06/2022 at 10:48, Gopher said: Another view of the stub siding next to the turntable at Dewchurch loco shed This is why I like the smaller layouts, the little corners that are filled with details, despite their not being much to see at first glance. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 22, 2022 Author Share Posted June 22, 2022 Entrance to Currans Toolmakers. The lorry does fit through the gates (Just). 13 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 23, 2022 Author Share Posted June 23, 2022 (edited) Coal merchants lorry meets BR steel open wagon. The tufts of grass are actually not that bright on the layout, trick of the camera. I should probably use some photo editing software to tweak my photos Edited June 23, 2022 by Gopher 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 24, 2022 Author Share Posted June 24, 2022 Foremarke Hall waiting to be turned 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 26, 2022 Author Share Posted June 26, 2022 Coal siding Dewchurch goods yard 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishplate Posted June 26, 2022 Share Posted June 26, 2022 On 22/06/2022 at 08:11, Gopher said: The lorry does fit through the gates (Just). When I worked on London Underground, one of the young engineers was driving the office van on a hot summers day after a weekend shift. He decided to have the passenger side sliding door open to create a breeze. Unfortunately he hadn't undertaken a Gauge Assessment on his now wider vehicle. Consequently he had to walk back to retrieve the sliding door when the wider vehicle didn't fit through the width restriction on the way back to the office. . . . . . much merriment ensued on the Monday morning prior to the 'please explain' discussion with the office boss. 2 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 27, 2022 Author Share Posted June 27, 2022 Photo taken a few months ago before I changed the coaling stage, added more yard lights and weathered the green 16xx Pannier tank. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted June 29, 2022 Author Share Posted June 29, 2022 3 ton yard crane, (which must be 30 years old having served with distinction on three other layouts) 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 1, 2022 Author Share Posted July 1, 2022 Rapido 5 plank - with some light weathering. Nice model. I'm just in the process of weathering their 7 plank (hi-bar) wagon. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 Life is getting in the way of modelling at the mo. Started to landscape the drop board, false top added and plaster bandage embankments now painted in a horrible brown colour. I added a cattle creep under the embankment below the track bed. After much deliberation I voted against (myself) a stepped embankment with retaining wall on the scenic break on the right. Similarly with a tunnel mouth, so I installed a half relief girder bridge, with an embankment sweeping down to the lowest board. O.K not much different to a tunnel mouth, but I think just looked better in this location. I was worried that if this embankment was too steep it would look strange. I think the landscaping, trees, bushes etc. - will also help blend it in. Still undecided on what to put on the drop board, so temporarily positioned some agricultural buildings which I want to include somewhere on the layout. I think I'll add the static grass and vegetation, trees etc -to the embankments, and then see if inspiration strikes with what I put on the drop board. Choice really comes down to fields, or a farm yard. I don't want to clutter the remaining boards with too many buildings. Decisions decisions 🙄 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWolf Posted July 5, 2022 Share Posted July 5, 2022 That's a good bit of progress and takes me back to when my layout valley looked like the Somme. It all started to come together the minute the grass went down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 6 hours ago, MrWolf said: That's a good bit of progress and takes me back to when my layout valley looked like the Somme. It all started to come together the minute the grass went down. Thanks Rob - yes can't wait to start adding the grass and general vegetation. Might get round to a bit of static grassing today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 5, 2022 Author Share Posted July 5, 2022 (edited) With the magic of technology - here is the current state. Numerous layers of different static grass , and Woodland Scenics turf/weeds etc. I need to walk away from it for a day or so, let it all dry out then see how it looks and whether more work is required (I dislike big colour contrasts, the camera on my phone does accentuate this at times) . I might need to do more work where the yellow/brownish grass merges with the greener grass. I might just add some bushes, foliage clusters etc - to help with the transition. I will add trees, hedges, bushes in due course. Edited July 5, 2022 by Gopher 6 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 7, 2022 Author Share Posted July 7, 2022 Another view taken on George Street 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Added a bit more landscaping on the bank around the cattle creep. Buildings are still temporarily positioned. I need to work on the scenery at the back of this scene, and ballast the track 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Graham T Posted July 8, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 8, 2022 That's coming together nicely now Clive. The backscene looks somewhat familiar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 8, 2022 Author Share Posted July 8, 2022 Just now, Graham T said: That's coming together nicely now Clive. The backscene looks somewhat familiar! Thanks Graham - yes I think we are using the same backscene. I am not totally sure but it looks like the Welsh Marches to me. On part of it I think I can spot the Skirrid (just north of Abergavenny). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 9, 2022 Author Share Posted July 9, 2022 (edited) A bit of further progress on landscaping this section. Still loads to do including building a new Scale Model Scenery shed to occupy the space on the right of the farm yard. as well as railway fencing, scratch build a milk churn stand to sit by the yard gate, add paving at the back of the farm house, ballasting and generally add more bushes, trees etc. Edited July 9, 2022 by Gopher 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gopher Posted July 12, 2022 Author Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) Latest photos of Monkton farm. Still work in progress. Just completed a new shed from Scale Model Scenery (on the right in the first and second photos below).. I used my usual methodology with laser cut MDF kits and covered the walls in a suitable Redutex stone covering, then weathered it to hopefully match the colour of the farmhouse. Still more scenic detail to add, but getting there slowly. Edited July 12, 2022 by Gopher 6 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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