RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted November 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 5, 2022 David, That is looking superb. The level of detail your getting into the model is wonderful. Sorry if this has been asked before, but whose trees/bushes are you using - or if home made, how are you making them? They are some of the best I have seen in N gauge (in my view!) .. really impressed with your scenics. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted November 6, 2022 Author Share Posted November 6, 2022 Most of the trees come from The Model Tree Shop with a couple of oaks from 4D Modelshop. Bushes are either Martin Welberg or Model Scene for individual plants or grass mats from Martin Welberg or Lars op’t hof. The mats are brilliant, ranging from pasture to overgrown meadow to forest floor depending on how bushy you want them. David 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bmthtrains - David Posted November 6, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 6, 2022 A little more scenic work this morning - weeds and buddleia have started to appear. David 28 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swifty11 Posted November 12, 2022 Share Posted November 12, 2022 Looks brilliant David! What was the name of the layout in your profile pic? I was trying to find the thread. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted November 12, 2022 Author Share Posted November 12, 2022 That’s my old layout Cross Street - I sold it about 9 years ago but I think there’s still a thread about it on here. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bmthtrains - David Posted November 16, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 16, 2022 Both boards have been down this evening so I could add more trackside weeds and buddleia. I suspect I will be constantly adding more and more each time I work on the layout as the real railway is absolutely covered in the stuff in summer time. David 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted November 20, 2022 Author Share Posted November 20, 2022 The left hand end scenery is coming along now. It really needs the OHLE portals in place but I need to do the rear buildings and car park scene first. David 12 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 Today I have painted up the low relief buildings for the rear of the left hand board and added them to the layout. A few fences and a couple of trees and bushes has blended them in well. With the ROC in place you don’t see much of either of them but they help build the scene. David 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bmthtrains - David Posted November 26, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 26, 2022 And here is a long shot of the scene. David 22 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) After a thorough track clean I’ve been running a few trains this morning. Again a bit of despair at the quality of modern releases - they look good but so much stock just uncouples, derails, or otherwise falls to bits (321), and even the banana effect on the Pendolino is getting worse. David Edited November 27, 2022 by bmthtrains - David 13 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
87023Velocity Posted November 27, 2022 Share Posted November 27, 2022 Looks great David. 😎 Regards the uncoupling, I was struggling, the older Farish coupling design works fine but some of the NEM couplers causing repeat issues. With all the fixed rakes on Dallam, I have put several drops of Johnson's Klear into the coupling pocket and that seems to have done the trick, stops the couplings bouncing up. With Klear it still allows easy removal of the coupler if you wish to change types at a later date. 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 That’s a good idea to try, thanks! It’s the Dapol stock that are the worst. The only Farish wagon I have issues with is one of the intermodals, the little hook keeps jumping out. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 (edited) Final update today, and it’s been nice to operate the layout for another few hours! I’ve also finished the area to the south of the ROC which is a sort of Network Rail compound, and added the bin store and other details. With the fences in and whole blocks of scenery now complete I think the layout is starting to capture the WCML feel I was after. Lots more to do but getting there! David Edited November 27, 2022 by bmthtrains - David 15 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Steven B Posted November 28, 2022 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 28, 2022 The magnetic Hunt couplings from West Hill Wagon Works are worth looking at for any fixed rakes you run. where the vehicles have close coupling mechanisms. I've fitted them to most of my Dapol Mk3s and plan to add them to several other rakes of coaches and wagons. Whilst they don't help with derailments, I've yet to have any come uncoupled! Steven B. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted November 28, 2022 Author Share Posted November 28, 2022 I’ve got a pack of those I need to try out - probably all Dapol stock will get them if they prove successful. David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bmthtrains - David Posted November 28, 2022 Author Popular Post Share Posted November 28, 2022 Latest addition to the car park scene: a bike shelter. This was rather challenging to get the bikes sitting upright in the rack! David 17 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackB95 Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Absolutely fantastic. This layout keeps getting better. Just a thought... I've noticed most Network Rail car parks enforce a reverse parking policy. Fancy recreating one of these cut out signs? I've deffo not got it in my loft 😜 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmthtrains - David Posted December 5, 2022 Author Share Posted December 5, 2022 I’d noticed the parking procedure on an overhead photograph, but when populating the car park with cars I’ve gone for a more mixed approach as it looked a bit odd even though it’s correct. Here is the finished car park scene. David 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2022 6 minutes ago, bmthtrains - David said: I’d noticed the parking procedure on an overhead photograph, but when populating the car park with cars I’ve gone for a more mixed approach as it looked a bit odd even though it’s correct. Here is the finished car park scene. David you wouldn’t believe how much hassle you get if you don’t reverse park! Wouldn’t surprise me if the bloke leaning against the van in your carpark is putting a ‘polite reminder’ note on the incorrectly parked van! 2 2 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold AndrueC Posted December 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2022 You missed out the BMW or Audi driver straddling two parking bays.. ;) 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 David the layout is looking great, can I ask one favour though, please and can you turn the Police car around. Or can I have the registration so I can have a word with the officer that parked it like that! 😂 Cheers Scott 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold big jim Posted December 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2022 2 minutes ago, pitbull1845 said: David the layout is looking great, can I ask one favour though, please and can you turn the Police car around. Or can I have the registration so I can have a word with the officer that parked it like that! 😂 Cheers Scott cake fine? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PaulRhB Posted December 5, 2022 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, bmthtrains - David said: I’ve gone for a more mixed approach as it looked a bit odd even though it’s correct. Ooh naughty you’d get told off and reported at ROC’s for doing it. I was loading a small van and had to drive in forwards because the only spaces had a hedge in front which meant I couldn’t load the back of a van with large crates. I got moaned at and reported to reception who also moaned at me despite clearly having no other way to access the back of the van without parking in the middle blocking the entire car park! I also had someone to help me reverse out even though I’m perfectly capable of driving slowly backwards. I did ask if they had shears and I’d cut down the hedge . . . Edited December 5, 2022 by PaulRhB 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pitbull1845 Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 3 minutes ago, big jim said: cake fine? definitely - 😉 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spenc Posted December 5, 2022 Share Posted December 5, 2022 (edited) 25 minutes ago, pitbull1845 said: David the layout is looking great, can I ask one favour though, please and can you turn the Police car around. Or can I have the registration so I can have a word with the officer that parked it like that! 😂 Cheers Scott A bit like when you bring your colleagues down to Westbay but there's a wall 🤣. Edited December 5, 2022 by spenc Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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