RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 4, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2014 The ballasting has been finished, and the Brasted Ballaster has been loaded up into the back of the Scammel Scarab for storage at Tonbridge, it just made it out of the goods yard and up the ramp as it is pretty heavy. The platform has been glued down with no-nails and some more bushes and trees seem to have sprouted up, the bit of black card is where the loading dock will be, and the blocks on the platform are holding it in place while the no-nails goes off. Next job will be the platform fencing which is laying flat on top of the platform at the moment. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
freebs Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Really beautiful modelling Adrian. Glad to see the Ballaster made it out without damaging the local flora... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Todd Posted March 4, 2014 Share Posted March 4, 2014 Hey.....it's starting to look like our Folkestone & Hythe,Club, exhibition layout. .......... 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold nest Posted March 4, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 4, 2014 continually superb Adrian Nestor Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Welly Posted March 5, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 5, 2014 The weathering on that lorry is so convincing! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post westerhamstation Posted March 6, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted March 6, 2014 The platform fencing has now been fixed in place and painted, but still needs toning down I think, some bushes and a bit of landscaping on the back wall of the platform have been started, prior to making the coal staithes and sign board for the coal merchant. 22 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaz Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Very believable mix of textures and colours.I have a pack of the stuff you made you trees and shrubs from....not cheap but it is very effective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroken1 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 are u a butcher? :superman:or superman? you do make me laugh you little devil what a tease always make me ROFL I'm such a fan of your thread edit=omg now i'm on a new page.....i look completely crackers...... Realy like that Jaz!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
aeroken1 Posted March 6, 2014 Share Posted March 6, 2014 Another modeler with an eye for detail!! nice work Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 7, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2014 Brasted Station, the railings have been toned down with some weathering wash, next on the agenda will be the coal staithes, loading dock and grounded van body. 15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 7, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 7, 2014 That looks superb. The back scene blends in so well with all the work you've done, it's really hard to tell that that second picture isn't a photo of the real thing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 9, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 9, 2014 Lazy sunny sunday afternoon, just in time to catch the flyer back to Westerham. 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 10, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2014 A visit to the co-op cafe shop, some plasterboard and no-nails, should with a bit of luck provide Brasted goods yard with a loading dock. As I cannot find any pictures of what used to be there, only a reference to an earth bank loading dock it's a bit of modellers licence, the visit to the coffee shop provided me with the wooden stirrers for the timber edging of the dock,also the sleepers for part of the top. the rest will be compacted earth/ash infill. no-nails fixed the plasterboard down and the timbers. the pictures show the space for the loading dock and progress so far. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold roundhouse Posted March 10, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 10, 2014 Not that I visit coffee shops very much (and maybe I shouldn't be admitting to visiting places other than pubs.. Might affect my reputation) I knew those wooden stirrers had some modelling potential!!! Looking good. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 11, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 11, 2014 Meanwhile back Brasted work continues on the loading dock, the coffee stirrers have been cut to size and have been stuck down with no-nails, the earth/ash has been laid using some mdf sawdust that I had saved, this was put down in thick layer onto a bed of pva adhesive and weighted down and left to dry. If it's nice and sunny tomorrow the weeds and trees might grow. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 12, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2014 Amazing, you leave your loading dock all nice and tidy ready for the next day, and what do you find when you come back in the morning, junk that's what you find, weeds, corrugated iron, a lump of chain that no one wants, a pile of sand, and a load of timber. It's a good job that there isn't a skip because I bet someone would have dumped a mattress in it. Anyway I took some pictures of it all, and hope to find the offender. Not only that there has been a lot of trees appear as if by magic. l ventured down the grass bank, and it looks like that they are of the same type that grow on the approach road to Brasted Station. A good mulch of pva has been used to establish them in there new home. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted March 12, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2014 Absolutely superb mate. Wonderfully observed detail. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Love those clumps of undergrowth, what are they made of and how are you keeping them together? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 12, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 12, 2014 Love those clumps of undergrowth, what are they made of and how are you keeping them together? Hi, the base of the undergrowth is lichen, the next layer is clumping foliage, the trees are from something growing in the garden, the whole lot is held together with pva and hairspray. page 15 post 372 and page 18 post 429 give more detail, all the best Adrian 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium DLT Posted March 12, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 12, 2014 Absolutely brilliant, you seem to have conjured up that loading bank from nowhere, and it looks like its been there for years! Marvelous, Dave. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcredfer Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 It is the speed it goes together that really impresses me. You must have a clear idea of the overall picture you want to create, because of the way it balances when done. You set a very good example to us, very good indeed. .............................. could be a bit embarrassing if I didn't have other skills in other areas .. like ...... ....... err ........ err ......... well there's ............... err ................ Oh, is that the door-bell ... I must dash and see who is calling at this time of night ........... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
cromptonnut Posted March 12, 2014 Share Posted March 12, 2014 Hi, the base of the undergrowth is lichen, the next layer is clumping foliage, the trees are from something growing in the garden, the whole lot is held together with pva and hairspray. page 15 post 372 and page 18 post 429 give more detail, all the best Adrian You appeared to use Spirea Japonica (identified in the post you mentioned), I wonder whether some bits of sea foam would give a similar result? As I'm working in O gauge, the larger size of the sea foam pieces shouldn't be a problem. I'll have a dabble and see what I can come up with. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronstrutt Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 A picture from Ebay of the throat of the yard on the final day: Brasted Yard 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Great Bear Posted March 13, 2014 Share Posted March 13, 2014 Fantastic modelling. As said before, the back scene, seems so real and integrated with the model. Love the photos, especially the low level views and interesting angles like the last one, really gives the feel of being there. Look forward to more Jon Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted March 13, 2014 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted March 13, 2014 A picture from Ebay of the throat of the yard on the final day: Brasted Yard Hi Ron, yet another picture from a different angle that I havn't seen, it's going to be useful because I need to model that little hut on the right, also the loading gauge is going to be a scratch built item as well, so thanks for that all the best Adrian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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