Ruffnut Thorston Posted May 5, 2017 Share Posted May 5, 2017 DRS Blue.... A New fangled Diesel Loco colour....something to do with Direct Rail Services....which are, I believe, something to do with Nuclear Energy! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted May 17, 2017 Author Share Posted May 17, 2017 Well that's the exterior of the Station Shops 99% complete with Ghost sign walls added and final paint touch up. The decision with something like this is knowing when to stop and no more fiddling, after all it is at the back of the layout. Back scene left off because I need access to the back to start adding the interiors 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted May 27, 2017 Author Share Posted May 27, 2017 The grand children are coming Monday, jsut as well I have finished the " barrier" Looking at this picture not sure I wouldn't be better off removing "Cloud background" because of crinkles and bubbles and replacing with plain blue background 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted May 27, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 27, 2017 Defenses up! Does look like the clouds need to come down, get the blue paint out when they have gone. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard brown Posted May 30, 2017 Share Posted May 30, 2017 hi you have a very nice layout their keep up the good work Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted July 15, 2017 Author Share Posted July 15, 2017 Thought it might be useful to post this pic I took at our local show of a 1933 Austin Van Had a £50 voucher to spend as a birthday present at the Model Shop in Alton Bachmann 37-751D 12 Ton Ventilated Fruit Van Bachmann 38-675 GWR Shunters Truck Coupled up to old Mainline Brake Van, not sure how I'm go to run it with on the layout yet Bachmann 33-310 GWR Brake Van Weathered The new fruit vans coupled up in a 13 van train behind loco 3803. The weathered brake van has been added to replace the old Mainline one Since the new van cost £15.25 it a somber thought how much such a train of wagons and loco would cost brand new. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 Nearly finished 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted July 22, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 22, 2017 . . . it a somber thought how much such a train of wagons and loco would cost brand new. I am hoping my wife never finds out! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted July 22, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2017 I am hoping my wife never finds out! Isn't that the truth! Mine doesn't really know what I own, so I just lose new purchases into a train... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted July 22, 2017 Author Share Posted July 22, 2017 My wife's a bit more relaxed about it now, because she sees what joy it gives the grandchildren, and it saves her having to find something to keep them occupied and out of mischief! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 Finally finished Now need to dress the street scene and finish integrating it into the layout I can't make my mind up about street lighting, earlier on I had 3 working lights installed,but had to remove them because they kept getting damaged. At present there is only one (non-working) on the corner. Question is does it look better with or without them? 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted July 26, 2017 Author Share Posted July 26, 2017 My thoughts are now turning to next major task station building refurbishment. I have always been aware of the large triangular empty space at the end of the station building. So far I have come up with several options, 1. add some flower beds against the wall 2. Add a toilet block 3. Add a newsagent kiosk eg 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 Now the building for station shops is finished, time to get some jobs done on the layout. A new set of gates for the hotel, with working lights, although you can't see it in this pic I have highlighted some of the gate in gold paint. I also had to raise the level of the gravel entrance otherwise there was too big a gap under the gates. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted July 27, 2017 Author Share Posted July 27, 2017 (edited) For now decided to have one street light at the end of the shops Edited July 29, 2017 by vulcanbomber 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted August 2, 2017 Author Share Posted August 2, 2017 As well as working on some new stalls for the market place, I've been sorting out the area to the right of the shops ( It's been raining all day) I've added a wall to connect with the existing one and I've added a post box. I've got a another display board to go next to the existing one, but need to buy some lights for it at Warley. The tree is nothing special and was brought off the shelf, I'm surprised how well it looks in the pic, but may replace with Little Muddle type trees Letting everything dry before hoovering tomorrow, which is one some of the track work is a bit green! 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted August 3, 2017 Author Share Posted August 3, 2017 New stalls from Metcalfe suitably modified by myself The Bread stall, and one of the other owners is just checking it out The Meat Pie stall What the Market square looks like now Well the grandchildren are about to descend so no more building for now, will test out running of the trains tomorrow so I'm all ready. I've decided next job is the station building 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 When I originally did this corner the idea was to have some where for the shuttle train to hide. However with time I have got more dissatisfied with the Toy train look of a hill and tunnel appearing out of all relation to the landscape it is in. Also a shuttle train gets a bit boring after a while. Longer term I want to develop the scenery on the back board and the transition from hill to town would have looked stupid. So I decided to do a test of moving the gas works there, which isn't too difficult to achieve since the hill is an easily removed self contained module. Obviously this is just a first pass fit, what do we think? This now leaves a bare patch where the gas works was, with the hill module next too it So what happens if I lift out the hill module? Does the whole thing look better? So what do you think of my changes. Any suggestion what to do with the bare patch where the hill and gasworks where, if I keep the change> 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted August 7, 2017 Share Posted August 7, 2017 Richard, I certainly prefer the gas works (when developed further) and the hill as was-if I understand your intentions aright. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted August 7, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 7, 2017 I like the gas works. Gives a nice shunting reason too, which sells it for me. I'm less sure on the hill just after the bridge. I think you could open the country side up some more and have a nice space through the bridge and onto fields. I assume the track I can see is for the old gas works? I'd leave that too and add some small industry there, sat in the rolling country. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted August 7, 2017 Author Share Posted August 7, 2017 I value you input greatly John, after the superb work you have done on Hintock. I'm temped to get rid of the hill, but add a copse of trees (Using Little Muddle type tree) and return the rest of it to fields with sheep grazing. Scott I'm loath the put industry back in, after all we are depicting England and there miles of empty country side along the rail tracks. Unlike Japaqn where every inch of land was in use for something. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted August 7, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 7, 2017 By industry, I meant something small. just to drop a couple of trucks. But keep it open. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted August 10, 2017 Author Share Posted August 10, 2017 The demolition squad have moved in and have started work on terrain leveling before returning the Gasworks site to Green Belt ( I wish I had never covered the baseboards completely in cork sheet when I first started on the layout !) 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted August 10, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 10, 2017 You need to move those wagons before you get too close!! Some of my best modeling has been done with a large chisel in hand 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcanbomber Posted August 13, 2017 Author Share Posted August 13, 2017 (edited) Well that's the first area ready for planting. The field boundary is decided by the base board join and the hedge is used to hide it. The sheep aren't dead just being used to decide if it looks about the right number. I've had these sheep since my first layout so I had to find them a home! The hedge isn't the final version. This is one from "hill" which will be replaced by something using more modern techniques Edited August 13, 2017 by vulcanbomber 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold sjrixon Posted August 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted August 13, 2017 They look like they have been washed away with some big mud flood!!! Looks like a really good use of the space, nice area for the train to pass though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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