Beresford Junction Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 I've noticed that among your road vehicles there is what looks like a Ford Transit Connect van marked up as a taxi. Does it have a manufacturer marked on it? and can you please tell me from where it was obtained? Yes it is - it's a Matchbox - about a pound. I think I got that one from Sainsbury's. They're a bit big as it's 1:64, but as long as you don't put them next to real 'OO' you can't really tell. I think they also do one in a lime green colour, but that doesn't look as good. Here's another picture of it - the chips to the paint are where the cats knocked it off the layout. Cheers Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark 37 Posted July 1, 2011 Share Posted July 1, 2011 I thought I'd have a go at dirtying up the rails and adding some old rails and sleepers. So a coffee cup is say 3" x 6" - that would be 1mm x 2mm - any suggestions on what to use or how to do it? Phil Hi Phil, Do slaters, Evergreen Plastikard and plastruct (all the manufacturers I can think of) not do 1mm plastic rod? usually about £3 for a pack. Best regards, Mark Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 1, 2011 Author Share Posted July 1, 2011 Hi Phil, Do slaters, Evergreen Plastikard and plastruct (all the manufacturers I can think of) not do 1mm plastic rod? usually about £3 for a pack. Best regards, Mark Hi Mark Thanks and good idea - I'd thought of using sheathing from electrical wire. The bonus of using the wire is I have it in a few colours, as I don't fancy trying to paint/draw a McDonalds / Starbucks logo onto something that small! Cheers Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 A bit more research into track. First, the buckets at Alton, Hampshire seem to be multiplying Furher up towards Waterloo - lots of rails in the four foot - and more buckets. (excuse the photo but taken with my mobile, through the window at fairly high speed). And here at Brookwood, we have one some in the four foot and some by the side - I think this is the look I'll go for. with a bit of this thrown in (Alresford, Hampshire on The Watercress Line) Now to make the buckets... Cheers Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 3, 2011 Author Share Posted July 3, 2011 And here we are with a bit of greenery added and the Permanent Way yard started James what else do I need in there? Cheers Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robrailltd Posted July 6, 2011 Share Posted July 6, 2011 looking good. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 I'm back on my less is more thoughts, so have covered over what was going to be a very cramped yard into just ballast with weeds, oh and the odd rusty rail. This is my favourite And these show the overall view. Cheers Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 looking good here is a picture taken at Falkland Yard for comparison 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 looking good here is a picture taken at Falkland Yard for comparison Thanks - looks like a few more bushes and long grass needed. Cheers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 here is a picture taken at Falkland Yard for comparison I've also just worked out that this is an example of your 'piles of sleepers on the trough route' you mentioned before - not that helpful Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 Looking good now with the added clutter and weeds around the tracks. Just need to double the quantity of green stuff I think!!!!! Have you painted the track rails yet - they still look shiny in the photos. Take your time adding the scruffiness - sneak up on it slowly so it looks realistic and passes the test each time you look at it. Maybe add some bushes to the mix as well as the flock for variety in colour and height. Looking good - keep going. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Looking good now with the added clutter and weeds around the tracks. Just need to double the quantity of green stuff I think!!!!! Have you painted the track rails yet - they still look shiny in the photos. Take your time adding the scruffiness - sneak up on it slowly so it looks realistic and passes the test each time you look at it. Maybe add some bushes to the mix as well as the flock for variety in colour and height. Yes, I think you're right about needing some more weeds / bushes. I'm trying to be eco/green now, and spotted some what I think was heather in a bunch of flowers we (well my wife probably) were given. I let it dry out and all the leaves (not sure heather has leaves, but the green bits) have fallen off. I think this might well do for dead/out of season bushes as in the picture of Falkirk Yard. Some of the 'live' rails as opposed to the ones lying on the ballast have been painted but I thought the colour was too orange. I need to get a different colour - I quite liked the Humbrol RC402 on the Network Southeast Welcome to Shaftesbury thread. I've also done some dirtying of the ballast (only in the station at the moment) with watered down black acrylics but was going to do a couple more coats here and there. Cheers Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
artizen Posted July 9, 2011 Share Posted July 9, 2011 If it helps - I used Windsor and Newton Burnt Umber artists' acrylic paint to do the rails on my layout. Maybe too dark for some viewers but it was what was lying around. Surprisingly it sticks quite well to Peco track. As you can get 75mL tubes for about the same price as 12mL of Humbrol, maybe worth a look. Colour choice is yours though - I feel UK rust is quite a light colour in some areas and much dirtier in others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 9, 2011 Author Share Posted July 9, 2011 Hi Ian Thanks - I might give that a try. I had a set of acrylic paints I got from a pound shop, which if you mix them up a bit aren't too bad, especially if you then dirty them up afterwards to make them less orange. This is the station area - still too clean and now a couple of men have turned up to lean on their shovels.... cheers Phil 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Englishman Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Looking very good. One method for determining the height of grass and weeds is to consider where there will be activity (people, cars, trespassers, etc) and where there won't. The weeds will be shorter where there is more activity, longer and more varied in less active areas. Thinking along these lines should give you some 'cut through' paths where people regularly walk and some seriously overgrown areas where they don't. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Back to the rubbish on the line - I thought I'd have a go at a newspaper on the line, so got a real front page from The Sun, re-scaled it down to 4mm x 7mm and printed out - however as you can see not good. I'm going to have to start from scratch with a 4mm x 7mm canvas and do a stylized one. Also the Police have so little to do at Beresford Junction, that they just wander round counting the sleepers - time for them to be seconded to Redbrook Maritime to help out with the customs searches I think. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lee m22 Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Enjoying seeing the detail gather around the lines on your layout Lee Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Getting obsessed with litter on the line - me - what do you mean? Left is the original, right the small stylized one - I suspect the ideal lies somewhere in the middle - I'll keep experimenting. And here in situ Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arpleymodeller Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Good detailing with the trackwork,the weeds and rusty rails are a nice detail to add,there quite common these days! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Looking good - litter isn't modelled very often! Just on minor point - your track staff need orange Hi-Vis and all those who'd be under the control of a COSS (those working in gangs, maintaining, new builds rather than operational staff like signallers and train crew as a general rule) need to be in full orange for layouts post, IIRC, 1st April 2009. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 Just on minor point - your track staff need orange Hi-Vis and all those who'd be under the control of a COSS (those working in gangs, maintaining, new builds rather than operational staff like signallers and train crew as a general rule) need to be in full orange for layouts post, IIRC, 1st April 2009. So the bloke in the background with his 1980's orange micro vest wouldn't be compliant then? Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 No - unless he was on an authorised walking route, such as those used by train crew and signallers. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beresford Junction Posted July 10, 2011 Author Share Posted July 10, 2011 No - unless he was on an authorised walking route, such as those used by train crew and signallers. And would that be marked somehow? Painted yellow? I noticed this bloke the other day whilst waiting at Clapham Junction. Phil 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Around a depot or yard it could be marked like that - the authorised walking route here isn't marked but is defined on a notice on the General Notice Board in the cabin. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poindexter Posted July 10, 2011 Share Posted July 10, 2011 Hi Phil I really like how you are adding ground cover and general debris. What make and colours is the 'green stuff' you are using? Cheers Guy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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