moawkwrd Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 This layout is looking great! Wish I had that kind of space to do TT:120 Justice. 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted April 13 Author Share Posted April 13 15 minutes ago, moawkwrd said: This layout is looking great! Wish I had that kind of space to do TT:120 Justice. Thank you. :) There's never enough space. I wanted to build Kings Cross. :D 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted April 21 Author Share Posted April 21 Hi all, Progress on the layout has been slow his week. I'm busy updating all of my kit instructions to CAD drawings and developing a new kit for TT. Possibly. It's the least interesting building I've done so far and as such, I'm not sure if they'll sell well. Having said that, I thought that about the truss bridge too and I sold one the moment I posted about it on FB. So we'll see. What I did manage to do was start the ballasting/painting of track. I'd remembered that I hated ballasting and therefore was really surprised to find that I hated even more than I remembered! Not only do I hate it but I don't even think it looks nice. It'll get a waft of airbrush when it's all done, sometime in 2068. I don't even want to post a pic of the ballasting, it shames me. I will though, because I've only got two other pics. Hopefully I'll have a more productive week. Oh and if you're wondering what the large syringe is for, I though heroin would help with the ballasting. It didn't, it just soaked into the ballast and starting singing Doors songs. Bye for now. Dan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted Saturday at 11:53 Author Share Posted Saturday at 11:53 Hi all My week has been mostly spent ballasting. I've only got the station area left to do and also the areas with the turnouts to allow the fitting of point motors when I find the courage. I've also developed some trackside speed signs which I might sell. I'll add pics and you kind people can let me know if there would be any interest. I still have to weather the ballast, for which I'll employ the airbrush and hopefully that will tie it all together, because I still don't like how it looks. Sorry for boring ballast pics. Best Dan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted Saturday at 16:01 Author Share Posted Saturday at 16:01 As the famous song once said, what a difference a spray makes... Gave a section of track a tickle with the airbrush this afternoon. Some scat brown and dark brown/black where oil has accumulated over the decades. There are some spots of ballast that need a fettle/filling but overall it's going in the right direction for me. The finish is a bit sheeny for my taste, so when it's all done I may put a flat coat on it. I celebrated with a little running session. Blink Bonny seemed chuffed with the changes. The gronk was camera shy however. Next job/test will be filling in between the lines with grass and mud. It'll be a test because I've never done anything like that before, so it could all go horribly wrong... Until next time Dan 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted Sunday at 22:15 Author Share Posted Sunday at 22:15 Hi all, Had some fun this weekend adding DAS clay to the rough ground areas between the running lines. I've never worked with clay before, but I successfully managed not to make a vase or summon the spirit of a dead loved one... I have to patiently wait 24 hours before painting, but that's fine, as I've got to wait for some flock to arrive anyway. I will be using static grass, but if the internet can tell you anything, it's put some scatter down first. Due to the fact that I'm doing all this on a super tight budget, because I can't afford to advertise my model kits in the break during Coronation Street, I'm having to do a lot of things manually, that I would otherwise throw money at. For instance, to use my airbrush without a compressor involved a lot of deep breaths. I'm joking of course, I got the missus to do it. I needed a steady hand. One of the main unaffordable costs was going to be trees. So I thought I'd have a go at the wire twist method. I'm not sure how it's going to turn out. It looks like Jimmy Saville at the moment... I'll have a better idea when I've given it a waft of paint. Plus some extra fine leaves and it may save me some money, or cause me to be pilloried the length and breadth of the land. Not unlike Jimmy. Don't ask me what kind of tree it is. Dammit Jim I'm a doctor not a botanist! Until I do something else stupid. Dan 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted Monday at 18:14 Author Share Posted Monday at 18:14 A happy little tree. Bob Ross would be proud. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railpassion Posted Monday at 21:14 Share Posted Monday at 21:14 Thats a super tree. Im enjoying your posts. Looking good, exciting times as it takes shape. The shed looks interesting. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TT100 Diesels Posted Monday at 22:15 Share Posted Monday at 22:15 3 hours ago, froobyone said: A happy little tree. Bob Ross would be proud. Very nice work indeed. I am no tree expert but I would day that there is a bit of an 'oak tree vibe' going on. Like the way the roots sit on the DAS clay. Cheers TT100 Diesels 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted Monday at 22:23 Author Share Posted Monday at 22:23 Thank you both. I did have an oak in my mind when it started to come together, more by luck than by judgement. Roots still need a bit of work before I'm fully happy with them. Tomorrow I will be trying to texture the trunk with some crackle. Let's see if my luck holds out. Thanks again Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railpassion Posted Monday at 22:50 Share Posted Monday at 22:50 What are you using for the greenery on the tree? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted Monday at 23:09 Author Share Posted Monday at 23:09 15 minutes ago, Railpassion said: What are you using for the greenery on the tree? It's actually some loose stuff that fell off a bunch of cheap trees I got off Amazon a while ago. They were awful, hence me trying to make my own. I'll probably strip the rest of them for future trees of this type. I'd drop a link to them in case you wanted to do the same, but they're no longer available it seems. Sorry, that probably wasn't much help. Best Dan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
froobyone Posted Wednesday at 16:51 Author Share Posted Wednesday at 16:51 Hi all, Did my first attempt at static grass today. What an absolute delight. Managed to mildly electrocute myself, obviously, but apart from that it went swimmingly. I did make a rookie mistake of not vacuuming the overspill before I sprayed my glue mix on the first section, but I think I've mostly got away with it. I'm very excited about the countryside section now, which I'd been nervous about. I'll drop a few pics in. Obvious caveats apply. Never done it before. Fully colour-blind. An idiot. Best Dan 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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