RMweb Gold Russ (mines a pint) Posted November 29, 2009 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 29, 2009 looking very good, two levels always looks impressive on roundies! Red ballast does look a bit RED at the moment but sure it will look great with weathering, buildings and large logo 50 aside it does look very 'central belt' Scottish with all those 20's and BRCW 2's! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gingertrainspotter Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Hi Stuart, I too would like to heap praise on you for what you have achieved so far. Could you please tell me what make are the tower lights in your depot area, as they are exactly what I am looking for. All the best, Richard. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brush47337 Posted November 30, 2009 Author Share Posted November 30, 2009 Thanks for the encouragement guys - much appreciated. Chard - Glad you like my wee world - no worries about offending me. I like some of the spacious trains in the landscape "less is more" layouts - but that is not part of my memory - I went to cities, big stations and big depots to see locos. Russ - yes it is a bit RED - but I will attempt weathering soon thanks. Gingertrainspotter (great name!) Thanks - depot towers are the excellent Express Models towers. Took about 10 months to arrive but worth it. I have 6 lamp post type and 6 wall mounted as well and maybe soon I will get them wired in. Thanks again Stuart 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poindexter Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Not sure about the red ballast yet. But what a difference, that whole area coming out of the tunnels has been transformed since you added the ballast, walls and grass. It must inspire you to crack on! Excellent progress. Guy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
unsoundmove Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Very interesting to see the progress from basic boards to the current model. You've done agreat job, and look slike there is lots more fun to be had in adding details, weathering and the like. Perhaps when the layout reaches a stage you are happy with, it'll be time to get some of those locos weathered up ? Anyway, thanks for sharing and all the best, Pat 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Stone Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Tis very red. I know nothing about ballasting but can I ask why red when the depot is grey? Cheers, Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brush47337 Posted December 1, 2009 Author Share Posted December 1, 2009 Thanks for the kind words Roadstone + Unsoundmove + Poindexter Roadstone - I wanted RED ballast because that reminds me of certain Scottish areas (well a kind of Reddish Brown) and I wanted my main running lines to be red with my sidings and depot areas to be anything from grey to black. My turn now - can I ask who you have as an Avatar - is there a theatrical story to be told there - looks to me to be quite a scary dude - hope I am not offending you. Profound Question now to all RMweb experts............... I can hover over each photo and I get a text block that tells me how many times each photo has been downloaded. I presume each "author" can do this for their own topics on New RMweb. Most photos have been downloaded 2 or 3 or 6 or 9 times (thanks) but the winner is very odd. I can sort of understand why my plan has been downloaded 20 times (just wish I had taken the time to draw the thing better) ------- but the most downloaded photo is............ me with my two boys! ...............WHY?.................... do 22 people really need a new dartboard photo of a fat bloke with two grinning (but handsome) boys? Stuart Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rammy Posted December 1, 2009 Share Posted December 1, 2009 Your layout is looking great Stuart, especially the red ballast. I may need some tips on the gradients you have created. I must have a full read of your thread again. Dave 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Russ (mines a pint) Posted December 1, 2009 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 1, 2009 Most photos have been downloaded 2 or 3 or 6 or 9 times (thanks) but the winner is very odd. I can sort of understand why my plan has been downloaded 20 times (just wish I had taken the time to draw the thing better) ------- but the most downloaded photo is............ me with my two boys! ...............WHY?.................... do 22 people really need a new dartboard photo of a fat bloke with two grinning (but handsome) boys?I think but someone may know better that they are a cumulative figure, in that as the topic extends and gets read by more people the pictures at the start of the thread get more hits, that was certainly the case on the old forum anyways! so your pics at the start of the thread get a new hit each time the thread is re-looked at, after a while your oldest pics will have many thousands of hits but your latest posts will still be in single figures, when you first post them up? - hope that makes some sort of sense? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poindexter Posted December 2, 2009 Share Posted December 2, 2009 Most photos have been downloaded...................... I think it is because they are at the start of the thread and when people first visited they will hace noticed you can select a photo. They may have thought the "link" took them somewhere such as a fotopic sit or gallery on rmweb. When they found it didnt they stopped clicking and enlarging the others unless they wanted to see more detail. Just my thoughts on the subject. Guy 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Road Stone Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Thanks for the kind words Roadstone + Unsoundmove + Poindexter Roadstone - I wanted RED ballast because that reminds me of certain Scottish areas (well a kind of Reddish Brown) and I wanted my main running lines to be red with my sidings and depot areas to be anything from grey to black. My turn now - can I ask who you have as an Avatar - is there a theatrical story to be told there - looks to me to be quite a scary dude - hope I am not offending you. Profound Question now to all RMweb experts............... I can hover over each photo and I get a text block that tells me how many times each photo has been downloaded. I presume each "author" can do this for their own topics on New RMweb. Most photos have been downloaded 2 or 3 or 6 or 9 times (thanks) but the winner is very odd. I can sort of understand why my plan has been downloaded 20 times (just wish I had taken the time to draw the thing better) ------- but the most downloaded photo is............ me with my two boys! ...............WHY?.................... do 22 people really need a new dartboard photo of a fat bloke with two grinning (but handsome) boys? Stuart Not offending at all, and I hope likewise when commenting on the Red colour. The picture is of GARY NUMAN, his music having a profound affect on my life. Have to say I really like your layout. I confess to looking closely at your track plan but have not uploaded it or the pix of you!! My layout is on the move from Uganda to Papua New Guinea and I'm getting a lot of ideas from layouts like yours. Many thanks for sharing. Jerry 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunslet 102 Posted December 3, 2009 Share Posted December 3, 2009 Most photos have been downloaded 2 or 3 or 6 or 9 times (thanks) but the winner is very odd. I can sort of understand why my plan has been downloaded 20 times (just wish I had taken the time to draw the thing better) ------- but the most downloaded photo is............ me with my two boys! ...............WHY?.................... do 22 people really need a new dartboard photo of a fat bloke with two grinning (but handsome) boys? Stuart I believe I may be getting a new dartboard from Santa-thanks for the tip for downloading I think the red ballast looks good,it sets off the running lines.The layout is coming on well and taking shape,a lot of work is going into it.I certainly need to crank up the work on my own as your workrate is putting me to shame 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brush47337 Posted December 5, 2009 Author Share Posted December 5, 2009 Thanks for the interest again Roadstone and Hunslet 102. Found time to try some weathering - Phoenix precision Rusty Rail and Weathered black - mixture of spray and brush. First photo shows before and after (clean bit still to be done). Then a few photos with my new wall in background, Audi advert board, and some weeds and junk started. I think the RED is now as I wanted it to be (makes me happy anyway) and nice and oily looking. And here is a wee link to a video on Youtube showing some general trundling from this location and some zooming in and out the tunnels. Thanks for watching - Hope you tried the video - 4 others there at various stages of the build. Stuart 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweeney Todd Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 Looks much brighter in the photo's than on the video , really good . 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie!! Posted December 5, 2009 Share Posted December 5, 2009 You have done fantastic work on the tunnel, ballast and around the area I still can't believe how its changed!! The whole layout looks fantastic!! I enjoyed the videos, the sound locos just bring it all to life really!! More, more, more George 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
508EMU Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 wow! Excellent layout. I love the lineside clutter/traffic cones in the pic by the tunnel with the HST! Great work, I cant wait to see this one progress 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60maniac Posted December 6, 2009 Share Posted December 6, 2009 This is an amazing layout can't wait to see it finished I love the lighting its outstanding 5* keep up the good work love all the pics so far 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Legend Posted December 6, 2009 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 6, 2009 Yes looks very good. the tunnels scene reminds me pretty much of the area around Eglinton Street on the approaches to Glasgow. Looks good 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brush47337 Posted December 31, 2009 Author Share Posted December 31, 2009 Now that's more like it - my usual month between updates - and had to find myself way down on page 6 This "topics" section of RMweb is really taking off - nice and busy - new postings and layouts every day almost like the old days. Been sorting problems this month - cut platform length so longer coaches can get round, sorted out a few alignment problems, added a few passengers, trees and tweaks - but not much worth a separate posting update - but then I fitted a few more lights. I bought these Express street lights 18 months ago and since I am now a skint fat architect...... I got them out and they sure are good. I will have to experiment with night photos but the "atmosphere" these bring to the railway arches is pure magic in real life. I can almost feel the frost in the icy blue / grey lights - memories of sneaking around Newcastle at 2.00 am en route down to London in 1981. Hope people like them Stuart 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
moorlander Posted January 1, 2010 Share Posted January 1, 2010 congratulations on producing a well thought out layout. Not used them Scalescenes downloads myself. But they look excellent on your layout. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brush47337 Posted January 4, 2010 Author Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thanks for the interest and kind words - much appreciated and keeps me motivated it even convinces my wife that I am not the only "strange man" in the world. Well it helps a bit anyway. I have been scanning a few of my 1979 - 1983 photos into a wee Gallery and found this image taken at Eastfield in 1982 and this shows rather well the RED ballast I have been banging on about. The dry bits (thankfully very rare in Sunny Glasgow) are almost (whisper it) pink. I am going for RED main lines and manky black depot - maybe I have this the wrong way round. This is the Glasgow side of Eastfield beside the Office entrance and shows visiting 47 155 and 40 173 which from memory was parked here with it's "not to be moved" spangle for many months - maybe years. Wonder how many people were waiting for it to show up without knowing - it would never happen. Stuart 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold McC Posted January 4, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 4, 2010 Thrilled to see this layout on the new site Stuart - it's looking better and better every post!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonhants Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 hi just wanted to say that i love all the modern image layouts on here as its the era i grew up with i love the detail that has been put in to the layouts and could only dream of owning or building a layout this good so thank you for keeping me interested in one day having one 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpleymodeller Posted January 4, 2010 Share Posted January 4, 2010 Hi John I remember this topic from the old forum and its good to see it progress. B) The station is most impressive!. Lewis 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted January 5, 2010 Share Posted January 5, 2010 Now that is a layout, great work. You must have a lot of fun playing trains! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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