rouse2037 Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Looking good Marc! Nice work with the grass swatter - i have a small corner on Inglenooky in need of same... I'll provide the batteries Cheers Roger Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted January 10, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 10, 2011 Really like the modular scenery, the concept and the quality, it must be so much easier than reaching halfway across a baseboard trying not to knock anything else off. Keep it up. Edit, especially like the little yard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Realy like the little scenics youve made.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morphaniel Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Can I ask what you use for the coping stones on your walls? I decided to try Metcalfe paving in a similar fashion and it works OK but if mine were intended to be white I don't think I could get a good finish on them. Yours look just right for topping off a fairly modern brick wall. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
matto21 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Marc - it's great to see another new layout from you and this is looking every bit as good as the others! Now all we need are some pics of all the bits you've made put together! Looking forward to seeing more soon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Can I ask what you use for the coping stones on your walls? I decided to try Metcalfe paving in a similar fashion and it works OK but if mine were intended to be white I don't think I could get a good finish on them. Yours look just right for topping off a fairly modern brick wall. Hi, My coping stones are just that... OO metcalfe paving stones. I cut them down a bit, with a pair of very sharp cutters, just to reduce the depth. I also used this method on my O gauge layout. As of yet, these coping stones are untouched, but I will probably tone them down a tad, with a wash of watered-down black / brown acrylic paint - or else Games Workshop Brown ink. Though the stones are self-adhesive, I always use a little dab of PVA to fix them permanently. Cheers Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 For anyone interested in the grass applicator I used on the scenic modules, there is a similar one for sale on ebay at the moment.... Grass Applicator It's currently at a fiver!!! Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keefr2 Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Hi Marc, Hope you had a good Christmas & New Year?! Your scenics look terrific again, really nice work! I love the pigpen! The layout's coming along really nicely! Sorry I haven't posted before, but haven't spent as much time as usual on t'internet recently & for some reason I've stopped receiving any e-mail notifications of thread updates from the board....?? Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted January 21, 2011 Author Share Posted January 21, 2011 Hi folks, Yes, I had a good festive season, thanks Keefr. Hope you did too. I've been installing some of the yard lamps for which I've used Railroom Electronics' LEDs(yellow bulbs) They seem to be well constructed, with the posts neatly sprayed in primer, I'll be painting and toning these down later. Also, I have some etched brass ladders, by Exon, to add later. These look nice & fine, but I'll have to watch my clumsy hands on those when cleaning the rails! Just thought I'd post a piccie here, as some were asking about how the removable lanscape sections in the foreground fit in. There's still a bit of "tweaking" to do there; some more greenery and some large roadside boulders, to disguise the edge of the road. Plus some pipes / a pile of wood, to add to the point actuation bars. I'll likely do what I did on Hendre, and fix chocolate-block connectors to act as a handle - to these I will glue scenic details, to hide them...... Marc EDIT: the arrow is just there to highlight the fact that there's a piece of mirror material on the left hand edge. The loading bay is to be added in the right foreground, and the old road / rail scrap coil exchange bay will be in the left background.... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted January 21, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 21, 2011 Looks great as usual, Marc. If you'd left the arrow off I'd not have known the mirror was there (well, at least not for a bit, when I realised why the side-screen seemed to have a hole in it...). Have you seen this month's Model Rail - nice article by George Dent on modelling steel loads on wagons. Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted January 24, 2011 Author Share Posted January 24, 2011 Looks great as usual, Marc. If you'd left the arrow off I'd not have known the mirror was there (well, at least not for a bit, when I realised why the side-screen seemed to have a hole in it...). Have you seen this month's Model Rail - nice article by George Dent on modelling steel loads on wagons. Stu C'mon Stu, A layout from me WITHOUT a mirror on it? Do you think that's likely Yes, it's another mirror. The plastic-mirror material only comes in the size seen in that view. It's about 10 inches square, or so. So a little bit of disguise is needed, to hide the joins. There is the end-wall of a building to go in the left foreground, plus plenty of overhead pipes and supporting gantry yet......better get on with it! Haven't seen Model Rail yet (well, not my usual reading half the magazine in WH Smiths ) but I'll look it out, ta. Cheers Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Hi all, I'll be making some progress on the layout at the end of this week - I've "earmarked" some quality modelling time! I've installed some of my LED lamps to the layout already, but there are a few more to go. Initially, I wanted the layout set only at night..... ....but I keep changing my mind! I do like to run Hendre at both day and night settings - so I'll probably do the same here. We are at last seeing more photos of layouts set at night time, and I think it's a nice approach, which makes a model look a bit different. Here's a piccie (taken from my gallery) of Port Talbot steelworks, which shows the sort of atmosphere I'm trying to capture.... ...I realise that smoking chimneys will not be permitted at shows Corus loco number 09 shunts the steelworks sidings Will report on layout progress next week Marc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted February 2, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 2, 2011 Marc, I like the idea of 'night-time' operation. There is a layout on Carl Arendt web site ( follow link ) where there is an American city layout which is night time only, but can't remember what it is called (sorry, will have to have look and let you know of I find it). An interesting way to go, but probably needs to be designed from the outset. I would think that the whole layout needs to be boxed in - as you have done with Hendre Lane - in order for this to work. Has the added benefit that everything is protected when moving around! Look forward to seeing progress. Richard p.s. will this be ready for Barnstaple show in July ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted February 3, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2011 ...I realise that smoking chimneys will not be permitted at shows Why not ? Just stick a large suethe unit in them . Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted February 3, 2011 Author Share Posted February 3, 2011 Marc, I like the idea of 'night-time' operation. There is a layout on Carl Arendt web site ( follow link ) where there is an American city layout which is night time only, but can't remember what it is called (sorry, will have to have look and let you know of I find it). An interesting way to go, but probably needs to be designed from the outset. I would think that the whole layout needs to be boxed in - as you have done with Hendre Lane - in order for this to work. Has the added benefit that everything is protected when moving around! Look forward to seeing progress. Richard p.s. will this be ready for Barnstaple show in July ? As you say Richard, It will be boxed in as I did with Hendre. I'd like to reduce the amount of ambient light, further still... When I was exhibiting at DEMU last year, Hendre faced directly into some very bright mid-morning sunlight - so I couldn't set it at night! - until later in the day. I'll experiment with how short an aperture I can get away with, once it's all up & running. ....the layout is booked for a few outings in May - so it should be finished by July If you'd like me to bring this one instead, let me know.... Cheers Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HGT1972 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 Hi Marc - not been on RMWeb for a bit but this looks another winner! And your rod coil wagons are superb! Can't wait to see it in action.... Hywel Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thanks Hywel, as one of our "resident steelworks" gurus, I'm much heartened by your kind words..... I've just taken too long to get this finished, I know, but there's been some progress over the last couple of weeks. I've started on the "proscenium arch" (as Barry Norman calls it) which is the frame / surround to the rest of us. I've been adding a lot of pipework this is various sizes of plastruct - I've glued slaters micro-strip, to represent the joints - this is a bit tedious, but I think it's worthwhile as the pipes just don't look right without it I've also added some knightwing "depot walkway" which is a tad chunkier than I would have liked, but I'll maybe try to disguise this later..... I've also built a water tower. Since the piccies (last night) I've also added the mirror on the right hand end of the layout Note that the mirror on the left is still not permanently fixed, and it still has its' protective film - I'm bound to mess it up, if I remove that too soon Have also started the low-relief buildings which are only viewed when you try to look around the frame, on the left hand edge.... Let me know what you think.... Cheers all Marc 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Looks superb Marc, really nice modelling. Can I please ask how you did the rust on the corrugated sheets? Looks great. The pipe work looks excellent. Funny how some jobs take a lot of time but as you say well worth the time and effort. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted February 21, 2011 Author Share Posted February 21, 2011 Looks superb Marc, really nice modelling. Can I please ask how you did the rust on the corrugated sheets? Looks great. The pipe work looks excellent. Funny how some jobs take a lot of time but as you say well worth the time and effort. Hi Grimleygrid, The rusty corrugated iron in Slaters. I cut it into sheet-sized bits, and glued into place on platicard backing except where there is a deliberate "hole" where one sheet has slipped the building uses knightwing girders, as its' frame. I first painted the corrigated sheets in spray matt black, then dry brushed with a few different reddish browns, starting with the darker shades first I've also added some rust coloured weathering powder In patches, I add a dab of matt varnish, then drop some rusty weathering powder onto that - I think it makes the right sort of bubbly/rusting texture. The powder will change colour when on a blob of varnish mind..... but you can always adjust this when it's dry... Cheers Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted February 21, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2011 Looking very good there Marc, up to your usual standard! Will pm you re our exhibition - would really like to see this in the flesh! Mudmagnet Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 Thanks for the information Marc, very helpful. It is always good to hear the methods other people use to achieve different modelling results. I have to say that the corrugated iron looks superb. The steelworks makes a really nice back drop and looks the business. I do think that a Metals Sector class 60 would look fantastic in front of it, perhaps on one of the new Bachmann BAAs once released. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold bcnPete Posted February 21, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 21, 2011 Looks terrific marc. The colours and tones feel just right...you could just imagine standing across the yard watching the 08 rearranging wagons. I recall seeing a lot of nice wagons at the start of the thread - how about motive power? Will it just be the shunter or will there be any locos guesting from Hendre? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
taytrain Posted February 21, 2011 Share Posted February 21, 2011 looking really great, well done Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted February 22, 2011 Author Share Posted February 22, 2011 Looks terrific marc. The colours and tones feel just right...you could just imagine standing across the yard watching the 08 rearranging wagons. I recall seeing a lot of nice wagons at the start of the thread - how about motive power? Will it just be the shunter or will there be any locos guesting from Hendre? Pete Hi Pete, and thanks for the kind words all..... Most of the shunting will be done by an 08, on hire from BR but a main-line loco will "apparently" bring empties in - it will only be allowed on the running line, in the centre, and occasionally, the headshunt (when I feel like it, or am stuck cos I wasn't thinking about the manouvre more like! ) The locos will guest from Hendre - though I have a rather nice 37/9 which has never visited H.L. Again, I'll run different periods - the earlier wagons will arrive via blue 37's the SPA's OCA's etc will arrive via a railfreight or metals sector 37..... etc etc....and I must obtain a nice industrial shunter, like one of the ex-ASW locos (must pester Brian R for some further info / pics) Cheers Marc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave.C Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 Let me know what you think.... I think that it is looking good. I do like the little compound at the front, talking of which, are you happy with the way the little modules fit along the front? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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