jimbofin Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Inspired by @James Hilton I've been working on a small OOn6.5 layout. This is partly to show off the two locos he has built for me, partly to make use of a new Hornby Skaledale model that is based on a local prototype, and, finally, to try out some new to me techniques ahead of building one last 4mm layout. The Hornby building is based on a local working heritage forge that I have a peripheral involvement in from time to time. The real building sits on the banks of the River Welland in Spalding, and the layout is vaguely based on that area. It is set around the period when the Welland was at the end of its days as a tidal commercial waterway. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofin Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 It is designed to sit in a photo display board from ScaleModelScenery that I had lying around. It is built on a sub base of foamboard and blue foam which enables me to slide it in and out. In this small gauge being able to get full access to clean the track is vital. I'm not a fan of resin buildings, but I really had to make use of the forge having bought it. Having made that choice it has forced me to go with comparable textures. Fortunately I had a large supply of Redutex sheets that matched, although I still had to invest in more. One vital lesson I learned is these are best used in slightly warmer temperatures than those in my studio in midwinter. Although not a fan of resin, in the interests of time I have used a few models from AnyScaleModels. I think these are really aimed at wargamers, but one or two of them can be useful. Here I've used the shed, the fuel tank, and a sunken boat in the basin masquerading as one of the distinctive fen-lighters that once traded here. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofin Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 Here is the model of Chain Bridge Forge out of the box. The chain bridge was a lifting bridge over the Welland that was hand worked by pulling on chains. I'm incorporating a hand worked lifting bridge into the model, but of a different design. The forge isn't a bad model, I suppose. There is a lot of bare resin around details. Oddly the use of unpainted yellow resin for mortar is less obvious than you would think. They have done something a little odd with the name board. On the real thing it hangs off a bracket. On the model they have modelled the bracket, but then put the name below it on the wall. The combination looks odd. Not important unless you know the protoype the windows are white, not brown. I'm slowly painting them brown and I think the reason for making them white is that they make the unpainted resin interior much less visible. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben B Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 I like the look of this layout- there's something really nice about the composition, and the narrow-gauge line threading around the buildings. Have you got an overhead view, or a trackplan please? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofin Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 @Ben B It is quite literally the trainset oval from the Busch HOf starter sets. It is quite depressing looking back on these early photos, it has come on a long way, I hope. I've tried to make it rather like a theatre set without being too "tricksy" . For instance the slow speed of the Busch loco means they go out of sight long enough to convince you they have been somewhere 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofin Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 I'm sure most of you have seen @James Hilton's locos before. The ones on Flemish Quay are both identical to his earlier builds. I was pleased to find a Modelu figure to suit the Ruston. It really is tiny. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Hilton Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Looking good, worth pushing the body back down on the Busch chassis of that Ruston Proctor though! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ColinK Posted January 29, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 29, 2022 Glad you got the driver in, I’ve one of those locos on my layout (will be at Narrpw Gauge North) but had to cut the cab down to get it under a bridge. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofin Posted January 30, 2022 Author Share Posted January 30, 2022 @james hilton Iwas just pleased it wasn't derailed, which is my normal trick in photos Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 Excellent! Particularly like the sunken barge and the weathering on the corrugated shed. What are the baseboard dimensions, please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofin Posted January 31, 2022 Author Share Posted January 31, 2022 @railroadbill 300mm x350mm 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
railroadbill Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 8 hours ago, jimbofin said: @railroadbill 300mm x350mm Thanks, it actually looks bigger, very good effect. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimbofin Posted February 5, 2022 Author Share Posted February 5, 2022 @railroadbill The gauge scale combination lets you get into a small space, especially with some deliberate visual trickery that is inspired by theater design. A critical decision was to put the long forge building at a slight angle . It also helps that three of the corners are hidden in plain sight to disguise how sharp they are. 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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