dave_long Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 ooh thats a better day for me Nick. I may thats may have another layout.........keep you posted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 ... it's looking like Saturday 16th June, 2012. A request has been put to the Parish Council to see if the hall is available. Watch this space..... Certainly will! The earlier we know the better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Rogers Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 . if anybody's interested i had the loco custom painted by this guy http://www.southerntiermodels.com/ cheers Neil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 I'll pencil that date into the diary - looking forward to it already! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveB Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 Me too! Waiting for visitors to leave so I can get on with next years layout! Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
298 Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 John B and myself were discussing this whilst operating the layout. Both of us were of the opinion that a backscene isn't necessarily a pre-requisite. The eyes and the brain filter out what is not of importance. Neither of us found the absence of a backscene detracted in any way. In fact, from an operating point of view one could view the layout from both sides, thus giving an additional perspective. This is something I have thought about for quite some time, and I suspect, works in the same way as when viewing a painting. The effect is not destroyed because it is surrounded by lounge furniture or being in a gallery with other paintings etc. Again, what is not of import is filtered out. Steve That's why my backscene was plain sky blue and didn't have my amateurish attempts at clouds or worse still, trees daubed on. I'll be having a practise on some spare backscene boards before the layouts next outing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 I've had a reply from the hall people - she's putting the booking form in the post today, so it looks like 16 June is on. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 ... it looks like 16 June is on. 364 Days and counting.......... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted June 17, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 17, 2011 I've had a reply from the hall people - she's putting the booking form in the post today, so it looks like 16 June is on. Hi Nick, OK.... Now there is a problem! DEMU one weekend... TVNAM the next weekend Perth Exhibition the following weekend How am I going to pull this off with the Mrs! Time will tell.... Thanks Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glorious NSE Posted June 17, 2011 Share Posted June 17, 2011 How am I going to pull this off with the Mrs! Plug the delights of sunny Litchfield as your holiday destination for 2012?? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Scottish Modeller Posted June 17, 2011 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 17, 2011 Plug the delights of sunny Litchfield as your holiday destination for 2012?? Hi Martyn, I meant... Convince her that it's OK for me to be exhibiting/visiting for 3 weekends without a break! Just remembered it's worse! We have a sho the last weekend in May as well.... Better make that 4 weekends out of 5! Hmmm - How am I going to live with the home authorities..... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northpoint Posted June 18, 2011 Author Share Posted June 18, 2011 Hi Nick, OK.... Now there is a problem! DEMU one weekend... TVNAM the next weekend Perth Exhibition the following weekend How am I going to pull this off with the Mrs! Time will tell.... Thanks Phil - you can always tell her that her input would be valuable - my wife could always use her help in the kitchen!! (That would really go down well..... ). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Talltim Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 I'm definately putting that date in my diary for next year. I was quite p***ed off this year that a combination of events stopped me attending, so much so that its taken me until now to calm down enough to read through the thread! Looks like I missed a good one. Actually, its kinda made me want to get on and build a layout, after all if I was exhibiting then it would be a lot harder to not come! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 A little late, I know, but I weathering some of my stock for the TVNAM Show in particular; here's some of the better results, that got some comments during the Show... (I've duplicated this post on my layout thread for Schiller Point; apologies to those of you who follow both these threads!!) Most of the weathering was done with tube acrylics; Burnt Umber, Burnt Sienna & Black, using washes and 'stippling' especially on the boxcar roofs. Some airbrushing was done, mainly Underframe Dirt, and Rust on the wheels. And in an attempt to get away from the "Total Rustbucket" look, finally one that just had some light washes... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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