Glenadam Distillery

[Northmoor MPD]

Some recent developments on my layout:

1. Wire fence installed at the front of the distillery.

2. Track added, ballasted and weathered on the ‘mainline’ section.

3. Mainline detail added, signal box, signal, fencing, static grass, point rodding and a telegraph pole.

4. Some work around the loco shed, an ash pile added, a industrial type water crane for topping up the locos tank.

5. I’ve also fitted the backscene now which I believe has transformed the layout.

 

Coming together slowly! Still plenty to do though, including adding extra foliage to the embankment and front part of the layout to enhance and better match the backscene.

[Northmoor MPD]

…and with the backscene added:

[Northmoor MPD]

[Russ (mines a pint)]

You must be very pleased with how this has turned out, the ground texture in the distillery area and leading into is fantastic and generally the whole thing looks great. 

If there's one thing next I could offer constructively it would be to address the backscene between the embankment and the shed as it looks like the ground level is below the stream/embankment etc, but sure you will have plans for this? 

Read the first 2 pages from start to finish and will be following with interest :) 

 

[Sweet pea]

Adam you have achieved a lovely little micro layout build. The Distillery is looking great with some very good modelling.

I do like the surfaces texture around by the Distillery and the backscene works really well.👏

[Northmoor MPD]

17 minutes ago, Russ (mines a pint) said:

You must be very pleased with how this has turned out, the ground texture in the distillery area and leading into is fantastic and generally the whole thing looks great. 

If there's one thing next I could offer constructively it would be to address the backscene between the embankment and the shed as it looks like the ground level is below the stream/embankment etc, but sure you will have plans for this? 

Read the first 2 pages from start to finish and will be following with interest :) 

 

Thank you, yes still work to do in that area! 
Cheers.

[Russ (mines a pint)]

5 minutes ago, Northmoor MPD said:

Thank you, yes still work to do in that area! 
Cheers.

Photo backscenes look great but there's always unintended consequences! Woodland scenics branch foliage is a great problem solver ;) 

[BoD]

This is a superb little layout.

The photographs could easily have come directly from Ian Peaty’s  book ‘Iron Rails and Whisky Trails’ which I’m guessing you have read.

Well done.

[Northmoor MPD]

11 minutes ago, Russ (mines a pint) said:

Photo backscenes look great but there's always unintended consequences! Woodland scenics branch foliage is a great problem solver ;) 

Definitely, they add another layer but do take some matching in! 
Thank you, the embankment and grassy area are my next target areas :) 

 

Adam.

[Northmoor MPD]

6 minutes ago, BoD said:

This is a superb little layout.

The photographs could easily have come directly from Ian Peaty’s  book ‘Iron Rails and Whisky Trails’ which I’m guessing you have read.

Well done.

Thank you, I must admit I haven’t read that one, sounds like I need a copy :)

My inspiration came from photographs of Dailuaine distillery on the Internet.

 

Thanks again! 
Adam

[Russ (mines a pint)]

7 minutes ago, Northmoor MPD said:

they add another layer but do take some matching in! 

this one is particularly good, hard to beat for any hilly areas in the North, Scotland or Wales.
 
-on an older version of rmweb we cobbled together a backscene out of shots of the actual location, it worked pretty well but there were houses close up with satellite dishes, polytunnels etc that were totally wrong for the supposedly 1960's location, and a telegraph pole that looked like it had a few nights out on the whisky! 

[TechnicArrow]

This is incredible! I already loved this incredibly compact layout when you first shared photos, but with that backscene it is simply stunning. The duality of levels is lovely, with the stream underneath and the mainline above. The fence and gate look excellent, and the whole yard as an air of busyness about it without any rolling stock or figures present. So many lessons to be learnt from this, excellent work!

[Rich_F]

On 19/05/2023 at 19:36, Northmoor MPD said:

 

I have some of those pre-weathered wagons. They're really great & save on the aftermarket detailing! 😀

[Northmoor MPD]

36 minutes ago, Weeny Works said:

 

I have some of those pre-weathered wagons. They're really great & save on the aftermarket detailing! 😀

Definitely, as I don’t yet have an airbrush it’s good that decent weathered items of rolling stock are available straight out of the box :) 

[25kV]

I was just wondering where the plates from 87035 had disappeared to. ;)   Amazing little railway! 

[Northmoor MPD]

14 minutes ago, 25kV said:

I was just wondering where the plates from 87035 had disappeared to. ;)   Amazing little railway! 

I hear BR brought them from the distillery 😆

Thank you 🙏 

 

Adam

[Andrew D]

Just adding my two penn'orth to the plaudits. I love the whole thing, and especially the cinders ballast around the buildings. I see you did the insetting first - was that regular filler, painted, then cinders flock added on top? Fantastic job. 👍

[Ian Holmes]

A perfect micro layout. 

[Oncomin5torm]

Superb. 

The backscene just brings the whole layout to life, not that it wasn't full of character anyway so this just elevates it even more. 

 

Love it to bits. 

[marc smith]

This superb micro was great before you added that backscene - but since its' addition, it's got even better.
Looking fab :) 

[Northmoor MPD]

Thanks for your kind comments everyone, it’s much appreciated 😊

 

19 hours ago, Andrew D said:

Just adding my two penn'orth to the plaudits. I love the whole thing, and especially the cinders ballast around the buildings. I see you did the insetting first - was that regular filler, painted, then cinders flock added on top? Fantastic job. 👍

 

Thank you, I must admit it was all a bit of an experiment to get to a point that I thought looked realistic enough.

I started by doing the infilling with Das modelling clay, then I painted it a few different shades of grey but it never really looked convincing. So I decided to add some very fine ballast to replicate a ash / ciders / gravel type of surface, stuck down with PVA.

I then sprayed the whole area in Matt black paint and finished by brushing two different shades of grey (Watered down) over the top until I achieved the desired finish.

Here are a few photos of the area during the experimental phase, I can’t remember if I uploaded this or not.

Thanks again!

Adam

[Northmoor MPD]

The embankment has grown somewhat over the last few days… apologies about the lighting, our kitchen lights are very orange! 🍊 

[6990WitherslackHall]

39 minutes ago, Northmoor MPD said:

The embankment has grown somewhat over the last few days… apologies about the lighting, our kitchen lights are very orange! 🍊

 

I think they make the layout sort of look like it's dusk or dawn. 

[27105]

Always a fan of Scottish micro layouts and this is fantastic. Well done!

 

Mark

[Type 2]

One of my favourite layouts on this forum!!!