Dr Gerbil-Fritters Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 I hope you have Legomanbiffo sound chips in those, with decent bass reflex speakers - can almost hear that Maybach Magic:) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium St Enodoc Posted March 7, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 7, 2016 A pair of Westerns at Kingsbridge Regis westerns f2.jpg westerns f3.jpg Alan, I've been meaning to mention this before. Those station nameboards would look better with all the text in upper case, just as you used to have on Wencombe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 Alan, I've been meaning to mention this before. Those station nameboards would look better with all the text in upper case, just as you used to have on Wencombe. I think you might be right, strangely I'd not noticed I done it differently. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted March 10, 2016 Author Share Posted March 10, 2016 Just about to go out to my regular model railway night round a mates =, Dave,. We will probably helping SAD get his layout, Salmon Pastures, ready to take to Huntingdon tomorrow for the East Anglian exhibition this weekend.. If anybody is going come along and say hello. I'm the really bald with a very closely shaved beard. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted March 15, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2016 A few years earlier than post 1549 33 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted March 15, 2016 Share Posted March 15, 2016 Looking very nice Alan, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted March 15, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 15, 2016 Lovely bit of Western Region motive power! Cracking shots Alan as always. Kind regards, Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted March 28, 2016 Author Share Posted March 28, 2016 I took the opportunity of todays foul weather to get in the model railway room and get back to the harbour, this time shops and houses round the harbour, dare one say yet another mutilated Walthers kit, this time the Merchants Row 1. You may have seen the shop part leaning against the backscene in some photos, so today was painting the window frames and doors. The ones with unpainted windows and doors is from the back of the building. As I've said before the great thing about American kits is that they have a back, font and sides, so it is possible if one is building in low or half relief to get definitely 2, possibly 4 rows of buildings from one kit. The only drawback might be is that most American kits of buildings have flat roofs so one has to do pitched roofs oneself. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unicorn1 Posted March 29, 2016 Share Posted March 29, 2016 Hi Alan I was going to ask about the shop fronts - now I know! They're looking good already, as is the harbour area generally, I look forward to seeing them with their various names and good on display! Regards Les Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 They're looking good already, as is the harbour area generally, I look forward to seeing them with their various names and good on display! Regards Les So do I. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted March 30, 2016 Share Posted March 30, 2016 Alan, I agree with you on the versitality of American building kits as they so readily adapt and which I did on my American HO, Providence River. (There's an old thread somewhere.) I never built one as bought and the added bonus are all the additional very useful bits and pieces. Yours look quite the part and at home in Devon. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted March 30, 2016 Author Share Posted March 30, 2016 Thanks John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted April 4, 2016 Author Share Posted April 4, 2016 More work on the buildings on the quay side. Still signs to be done and chimneys sort of sounds familiar. for those interested the shops will be from the left as you look at them, Chandlers, Fish and Chip shop, Bookshop, Ice cream Parlour, Small bar. 17 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Looking very good Alan, I need to have a look at some of those Kits for Porth Merryn, where did you get yours from please? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted April 4, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 4, 2016 If I remember correctly it was Gaugemaster. I added a couple of vehicles to give it some sort of life. 21 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 If I remember correctly it was Gaugemaster. I added a couple of vehicles to give it some sort of life. buildings f4.jpg Nice Alan, are the Boats Langleys please? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Brinkly Posted April 4, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted April 4, 2016 Very nice weathering on the harbour wall Alan. It looks very realistic. Kind regards, Nick. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted April 4, 2016 Share Posted April 4, 2016 Looks good did you just remove the coping from the top of the buildings? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted April 5, 2016 Author Share Posted April 5, 2016 (edited) Yes thebritfarmer. Andy only the rowing boat is Langley. Edited April 5, 2016 by westerner 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Mallard60022 Posted April 5, 2016 RMweb Premium Share Posted April 5, 2016 Now that's a very weird experience as looking at that set of pics took me right back to the mid 60s and my skool days in and around Devonport and Plymouth (The Barbican area when it was still a proper fishing dock). The green slime on the stones.....just superb and very realistic. Philth 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post westerner Posted April 7, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 7, 2016 Some new views across the harbour at the station, photos taken with my little compact camera, blind as it were, in other words I couldn't see the view screen properly. I still need to do the harbour water but I'll wait 'till I've finished all the work behind the harbour. 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 Was at the Crawley Show this last weekend with My mate SAD's layout Salmon Pastures and it again won an award. Strangely a fairly tight control was kept on wallet and cards and the only purchases where a couple of sash type cramps and a another bus this time a Bristol Lodekka destination and route will need changing for something more appropriate. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 I think that's a great route! Brian. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted April 11, 2016 Author Share Posted April 11, 2016 Wrong county for my layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted April 11, 2016 Share Posted April 11, 2016 Wouldn't mind some more pics and details of how you did the shop interiors, I'm in the middle of doing a row my self and any ideas I can pinch would be very welcome if you don't mind. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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