RMweb Premium Jason T Posted June 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2013 You are most certainly the master of all things fiddly, Paul. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 12, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 12, 2013 Jason, come and have a look for yourself at Wigan this weekend, not too far away for you now you're back up in civilisation... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Jason T Posted June 12, 2013 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 12, 2013 Would love to Paul, but I am off to Spain. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 13, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2013 For the last few exhibitions there has been a problem with the point approaching the coal depots, it would continually de adjust its self, I thought it was the operating rod, being made of 2.5mm coper wire being too soft, this rod has a Z in it to compensate (same as an Omega loop). I replaced this with one made from 1mm brass and it was no better. It turned out in the end after a lot of head scratching to be the microswitch having a too strong spring causing the Z to be compressed a little with each point operation. Sorted! A few more pretty bits and the last before packing up in the morning for Wigan, some ferns and reeds in the riverbank. Reeds from an emulsion brush and the ferns are Noch N scale Laser cut minis. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Cracking pictures Paul, all that's missing is a Grey Wagtail on the riverbank. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 13, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 13, 2013 Yer jokin' aren't ya Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon hudson Posted June 13, 2013 Share Posted June 13, 2013 Nah!! needs a kingfisher one blink and its gone Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 14, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 14, 2013 All packed in the van and ready for Wigan. Say hello if you're passing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 15, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 15, 2013 Felton Lane Ran well today with no real problems, just the odd derailment, we've had one invite to a show so we'll be about for a while yet. N10 hauled parcels train. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 18, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 18, 2013 Had a great weekend at Wigan, nice to see so many photos of the layout (and unfortunately one of me...) in the Wigan show thread, the layout continued to run well although the Q5 only ran one train as it's cylinders were fouling (actually it stopped dead!) the ground signal on the run round and the J24's gear grubscrew came loose but this was easily sorted. Also had two more invites on Sunday. For a while I have been wanting to have a go at some static grass but the price of the Noch applicator is a bit silly and the flyswatter/tea strainer thing looked a bit iffy. I decided to get one of the Greenscene ones and it's a great bit of kit. I started to go over the greenery on FL last night after a couple of tests on a piece of brown painted plywood yesterday afternoon, I had bought a bottle of Greenscene's glue which is a bit expensive (£5 for 175ml), but thought I should at least try it, I did one 6" x 4" test with this and another with PVA. The PVA won hands down, better grass coverage and more grass standing up, it brushes on better and of course it's cheaper. It's going well, nearly half of the grass covered in two short sessions, a couple more should goes should see it done, what I have done up to now is using medium length, 2/3 summer green and 1/3 spring green, the area round the stables will use the short fibres with maybe a few medium mixed in. OK, this may not be the most accurate model, but it looks a bit like a Grey Wagtail... (couldn't get it's tail to wag though...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 22, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 22, 2013 Most of the grass is completed, only a few small corners still to do, I have used the shortest fibres on the area around the stables, mainly so it wouldn't hide the hens... I've taken a couple of photos of my initial test piece, just a bit of plywood painted brown, as you can see the earth fixing was well into the glue on both. The block on the left is using the Greenscene glue and the block on the right is with PVA, the PVA block has better coverage, more of the fibres are upright and so it looks so much better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 24, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2013 When applying the grass I dripped a small amount of glue onto one of the bushes, I immediately wiped it off the best I could, thinking that nothing would stick to the tiny amount that was left I carried on, how wrong was I, trying to remove the offending fibres I nearly pulled the bush off the layout! The fibres have now been covered with more bush... I was having trouble clearing up the stray fibres, especially where the vacuum cleaner wouldn't reach so I made an extension out of a short piece of hose pipe taped to the nozzle. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 29, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2013 I've got the last bit of grass to put down today (all the awkward corners...) and a bit of cleaning up to do then on Monday there's a bloke called York coming with his 'Instamatic' to take a few snaps, does anyone know if he's any good? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barnaby Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Great topic and report on your model Worsdell. Plenty of interesting detail pics showing how the detail can bring to life a model. Well done Regards Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 does anyone know if he's any good? I've heard he's rubbish. Farts about for ages with his camera and then doesn't even use the flash. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 29, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2013 I've heard he's rubbish. Farts about for ages with his camera and then doesn't even use the flash. No flash! I'm getting a bit worried about this now... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
waggy Posted June 29, 2013 Share Posted June 29, 2013 Love the Grey Wagtail Paul. Has that York bloke ever been Up North before ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted June 29, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted June 29, 2013 Has that York bloke ever been Up North before ? I believe he has, must have some taste... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 1, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2013 Say Cheese... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durham light infantry Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Say Cheese... IMGP7122-002.JPG He managed to buy some flash cubes for the instamatic then? Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwealleans Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Why's he got a tennis racket in his mouth? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 1, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2013 AY says 'Because he can...' Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
durham light infantry Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 Say Cheese... IMGP7122-002.JPG Is the object in his mouth to stop him singing "I'm a little Teapot..."? Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 1, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 1, 2013 Is the object in his mouth to stop him singing "I'm a little Teapot..."? Mike It is, it didn't work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 14, 2013 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 14, 2013 Layout ran very well yesterday at Hartlepool, had lots of positive comments about the static grass, I must have got it something like right! Just had a mention on Radio 2, they wanted to know what everyone was doing this Sunday, playing trains and drinking tea! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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