RMweb Gold john dew Posted November 14, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 14, 2017 Classic vintage Flann! Best wishes John! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted November 20, 2017 Author Share Posted November 20, 2017 I much appreciate that warm response to the chronicle of some of my activities in the yesteryears but I sometimes wonder if I just keep repeating myself. Whether I do is in any event not the point, I enjoy the hobby and like to think I improve with time. Never mind all that, the saga of the Goods Shed continues. Once it was off it required a new roof and the front wall added to so it would sit level. The roof is of card scribed to represent slates and the front by squared wood strip. There I took the opportunity to add a loading platform, a new door and canopy. The shed to the side that I've had for years and probably of American origin also needed a new roof and the baulks of timber added to lift it off the ground so as to avoid wet rot to the floor. Settling in. And as part of the larger scene. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 20, 2017 Share Posted November 20, 2017 That's looking very good John, it's settled in well. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy R Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 John- hi from London- I agree with Andy P - nice scene evolving here. Unfortunately no time to see model railways while here in uk but in Bath next week I was thinking of checking out Severn Valley railway with hiring a car. Regards Andy R Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbb Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 John I think that you are right, we do tend to 'repeat ourselves' with our layouts and you can see it even in the most accomplished modellers, no names mentioned. But it is the enjoyment (which you mention) and the continous improvement that goes with it,that is important. Your layouts follow what I identified in an old MTI article as a clear and consistent narrative. My own favourite layouts have this, which is no coincidence. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 AndR, yes it's coming along nicely, thank you. Hope all the business went well, enjoy the remainder of your time in the UK and I hope you get to the SVR. I've never been but from what I've seen on YouTube you should be in for a treat. My regards. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted November 21, 2017 Author Share Posted November 21, 2017 Paul, a lot in what you say: I found my forte with Little Hintock (MR 7/72) where the whole Hintock story began and I've consistently developed that narrative since. And, currently with the re-build of Hintock Redux and the new build of Port Bredy. I think too it goes back to the first re-build of the original Little Hintock as this image from SMT 12/85 illustrates. It's a poor picture-it is a scan from a magazine over 30 years ago-but it will give some idea of the way I was moving forward. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Hintock Redux: this is an account of the development of a corner through eight or nine years years. 2009. 2017. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Hintock Redux: this is an account of the development of a corner through eight or nine years years. JF 144-2.jpg 2009. DSCN3677-9.jpg DSCN4284-1.jpg DSCN4559-8.jpg DSCN4547-1.jpg HTK_0941-1.jpg 2017. Very nice John, but may I ask what happened to the S R Van in the foreground? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted November 25, 2017 Share Posted November 25, 2017 It's always very interesting to see how your layouts evolve over time. Martyn Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted November 25, 2017 Author Share Posted November 25, 2017 Andy, you may. It's still a work in progress and the buffer stops are not yet installed. They were however temporarily in place in this earlier shot. And Martyn yes, evolution is a slow process and in most cases beneficial. This corner too is now one of my favourite spots for photography. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted November 29, 2017 Author Share Posted November 29, 2017 I was prompted to make this post by a remark of AndyP where he said he was having difficulties in finding a satisfactory way to place his station on KM, and I too have for some time been "stuck" on the best way to present the LH corner of Hintock Redux. But now I have got there and these images show its basic form. In doing it I had several objectives in mind, principally to, a) maintain the illusion the line continues (on to Port Bredy) and that the platform is actually longer than it is, and b) to subtly feature the Stationmasters house, the station yard with its surrounding buildings and the brewery siding. Work remains to be done to effect this and is in hand. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted November 29, 2017 Share Posted November 29, 2017 That's looking nice John. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted November 30, 2017 Author Share Posted November 30, 2017 Thank you gentlemen for your interest in, and the general approval of my intentions, but on considering the images (and here is where the camera is such a useful tool) I came to the conclusion the brown good shed was clearly in the wrong place from a pictorial composition perspective. It too, whilst eminently practical looked very clumsy. So, a little changing around has taken place with the results shown. I'm much happier with this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Three inches of snow yesterday, far more in the mountains so it's fair to say winter has begun, nevertheless the sun still shines on the Hintock Branch, as this miscellany shows. Buffers for AndyP. (post #2134) A Pannier for us all. A new house for the Stationmaster at Hintock Redux is under construction. And, what was at Port Bredy is now this. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 5, 2017 Share Posted December 5, 2017 Very nice John, Glad to see the Buffers have appeared, haha, you may also see I've taken your suggestion and removed Much Dithering from my Layout to enhance the Storage Yard, to make access better without keep falling off the Crate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted December 5, 2017 Author Share Posted December 5, 2017 Andy, that deserves a Like and a Thanks. Also I'd add that wobbling around at our age on a milk crate is not a good idea! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted December 9, 2017 Author Share Posted December 9, 2017 The Stationmaster at Hintock Redux, Mr William J Maybrey and his wife Dora are pleased to see that their new home will soon be ready for occupation as these images demonstrate. (This is not its final placing-it just makes a nice picture) Where it is finally destined and very convenient for William to get to his duties. And whilst I had the camera out a shot of Port Bredy, the Pannier in the midst of shunting the GWR goods down from Dorchester takes refuge in Hardy's mill siding while the SR passenger from Templecombe arrives. When its station work is done and departed the shunting can continue. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 9, 2017 Share Posted December 9, 2017 The Station Masters House looks spot on John, and fits the area so well. Very nice indeed. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted December 12, 2017 Author Share Posted December 12, 2017 Gentlemen, your interest is much appreciated in my efforts.It is coming along nicely and I'm well satisfied. Andy, you make a good point about the SM's house fitting in so well. That is because it's an integral part of the whole and that's what I seek to achieve as part of the all important overall impression. The reason is, of course, it would have been built about the same time as the station buildings, by the same railway company, their engineer/architect in their own style, the same contractor and of very likely of local materials. Equally with the coming of the railway surrounding lands would be developed and buildings erected of like materials. The result is they all have a "family" look and sit happily together. This image of Port Bredy iand of Hintock Redux illustrate that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 I'm happy to say there is an article about Port Bredy in the January 2018 issue of RM. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sp1 Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Congratulations on the article John - read it yesterday: always good to see an update Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 HTK_1021-1.jpg I'm happy to say there is an article about Port Bredy in the January 2018 issue of RM. HTK_1017-1.jpg Very impressive sweeping curves drags the eye around the layout in a mini journey along the line. Nice touch. One question if I may, is there a reason why the back scenes are not of uniform height? My own ones are 450mm (18" in old money - to us that is!!!!) in order to ensure they are much higher than the tallest building/tree. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
john flann Posted December 14, 2017 Author Share Posted December 14, 2017 Thanks Kevin, happenstance is the answer. It isn't really noticeable other than it's something the camera picks up.. (I could have cropped the image t but what I take is what you get.) I don't make much of them because the emphasis is all on the front. That at the RH end is at that height and of that shape for the practical reason I can see over it into the staging yard when standing at the controller. My layouts are primarily for operation and if the scenics look good then that's a bonus. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted December 14, 2017 Share Posted December 14, 2017 Excellent John, I need to buy a copy, congratulations my friend, on yet another superb Layout. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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