RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 Agreed! This (last) photo works because of the lighting. Be interested to know how you did that - it almost looks like natural daylight but you're in a cellar aren't you? Hi mate, yep, that's correct, a dark and dingy cellar - except that it isn't, anymore. I upgraded the lighting throughout the cellar in the middle of last year, and put in eight light fittings around the ceiling, each of which has a 73W Halogen bulb in it. One of them is above the end of the operating well, and therefore provides a nice slanted illumination across the Station area, as you see in that photo. Cheers, Al. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 Al, regarding buses, but then you probably know this, but Sheffield Transport buses parked up in the station forecourt as there is (was) little parking available in town 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
C&WR Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Photo 4 in #3052 is really lovely, not long until it belongs in the "How Realistic" Thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold westerhamstation Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 Hi Al, I have just come back from a visit to Buxton, Bakewell and Chatsworth. I was very impressed on how well the locals had managed to make the buildings and surrounding countryside look like the contents of your cellar. All the best Adrian. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 Al, regarding buses, but then you probably know this, but Sheffield Transport buses parked up in the station forecourt as there is (was) little parking available in town Cheers mate, There's a great photo of one of the buses in the yard in Stan Robert's collection here: I've been trying to work out what sort it is to see if there's an Oxford Diecast one that would suit. Al. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 Hi Al, I have just come back from a visit to Buxton, Bakewell and Chatsworth. I was very impressed on how well the locals had managed to make the buildings and surrounding countryside look like the contents of your cellar. All the best Adrian. You don't know the trouble I've had getting them to do that, they will insist on making it look different. I hope you enjoyed your visit, it's been great weather. Al. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted July 20, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 Cheers mate, There's a great photo of one of the buses in the yard in Stan Robert's collection here: baqkewell(stan_roberts7.1957)old43.jpg I've been trying to work out what sort it is to see if there's an Oxford Diecast one that would suit. Al. Hi Al, could this be the one? http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?p=18246 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 Some more nice modelling work Al... cheers neil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 20, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2015 Hi Al, could this be the one? http://www.old-bus-photos.co.uk/?p=18246 Oh that's great! Thanks very much Jonathan, well found. Al. Some more nice modelling work Al... cheers neil. Thanks Neil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Rowsley17D Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 Oh that's great! Thanks very much Jonathan, well found. Al. Thanks Neil. A model Leyland Tiger PS1 is available but not in Sheffield Transport colours.A repaint job I'm afraid. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 Looking good Al the shot under the bridge reminds me very much of one of Stan's layout years ago I think you both caught the flavour right. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 Thanks very much Don, that's a great complement. I've only ever seen photos of Stan's layout, never in the flesh, but it looked brilliant. If I come anywhere close to what he achieved I'll be well satisfied. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 Well as I said, what I'm doing at the moment is not particularly interesting to photograph, it's just fiddly repetitive work. But, here's the results so far: Two trees: When I got bored with twisting wires together, I went and did a bit more sticking insulators on telegraph poles, and here's where I've got to, eight complete: Thanks for looking, Al. 9 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeHemmings Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 Leaves next then I take it you will not be sticking them on one at a time, I use to get payed to twist wires, like the trees and telegraph poles. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 Cheers Mike, no, I don't think I'll be sticking them on individually. I too used to be paid to twist wires together - I used to be a telephone engineer once. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 22, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2015 You may have seen on Rob's "A Nod to Brent" thread, that I've been practicing my image editing - or "photoshopping". I'm gradually getting better at it, so I thought I'd do a few of my own photos. Cheers, Al. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25, 2015 Like the "Knights who say Ni" I want a shrubbery! Here's a quick recap on how I make trees. Using flexible Ethernet cable, I strip off the outer sheath, and then select as many of the inner cores as I want for the size of tree I want to end up with. An ethernet cable has eight cores as standard, but eight cores would be quite a big tree, so for the purposes of my shrubbery I'm only using up to four together, and for some only two or three. I twist the inner cores together to form the trunk, and then split the cores apart into individual branches as we go higher up the tree, until we get to individual cores. Then I strip off the plastic insulation of the core, and twist the individual wires together, splitting off pairs of wires to gradually work out to individual branches. Having done that, I cover the trunk and lower branches in neat PVA, and then wait for it to dry. Once the PVA is dried, I then use modelling clay to disguise the twists in the wires, and then give it a spray of Dark Grey undercoat. All of this so far, you've seen before, however what's next is a trick I picked up from this forum, although I can't remember where. I spray the upper branches with a good coating of hairspray, and then sprinkle 10mm static grass over it, until a good covering is achieved. This gives a great representation of the smaller branches which it would be impossible to model any other way. Once dried, I then repeat with 2mm static grass, for the really tiny branches. When all painted, it looks very effective: I think these would do for winter time as they are, but I may add some flock, as foliage, given that I'm probably modelling springtime. Thanks for looking, Al. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 25, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) Some more detailed photos of the process. The wire armature has been twisted together, and the modelling clay applied to the trunk and main branches. Hairspray has been applied, and here, the 10mm static grass is sprinkled on. When dry, I apply another good coat of hairspray, and add the 2mm static grass: Then, it's on to painting. Here it is unpainted: Then a coat of grey primer: then a coat of Humbrol No.29 Brown Followed by a coat of Humbrol No.86 Olive Green Then back to the hairspray, and some Woodlands Scenics medium flock I think that looks quite effective, what do you reckon. Al. Edited July 25, 2015 by acg_mr 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Removed a/c Posted July 25, 2015 Share Posted July 25, 2015 Very nice Al, can you whip me up a spinney 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 25, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 25, 2015 Cheers Mike, no, I don't think I'll be sticking them on individually. I too used to be paid to twist wires together - I used to be a telephone engineer once. Snap Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Morning Al, Another superb tutorial and a clever method that will give inexperienced modellers inspiration, thank you once more! Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Donw Posted July 26, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2015 Nice work on the trees do you use a zapper when adding the static grass or just sprinkle it on. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2015 Nice work on the trees do you use a zapper when adding the static grass or just sprinkle it on. Don Thanks Don, no I just grabbed a handful and sprinkled it on - it doesn't have to all stand up or anything, so the zapper isn't needed. It is a bit wasteful, as where the hairspray is on the newspaper underneath, the overspill of the static grass sticks to it, so it's no use anymore except as big clumps. Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2015 Morning Al, Another superb tutorial and a clever method that will give inexperienced modellers inspiration, thank you once more! Kind regards, Jock. Thanks Jock, Nice to hear from you mate, hope you're doing OK? Al. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted July 26, 2015 Author RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2015 Very nice Al, can you whip me up a spinney Cheers Scott, I've got a lot of shrubbery left to do, and now you want a spinney as well! Next you'll be wanting a copse, or a grove Al. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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