marc smith Posted April 29, 2013 Share Posted April 29, 2013 Hi Rob, The shed is looking great again I agree with continuing ballasting onto the sector plate...As you note, it takes away an unsightly "edge" between ballasted and unballasted areas I sometimes continue a little bit of greenery onto the sector plate too......Glad to see it's all up & running againMarc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcf Posted April 30, 2013 Author Share Posted April 30, 2013 Hi Rob, The shed is looking great again I agree with continuing ballasting onto the sector plate... As you note, it takes away an unsightly "edge" between ballasted and unballasted areas I sometimes continue a little bit of greenery onto the sector plate too...... Glad to see it's all up & running again Marc Thanks Marc, I am really pleased to have it fully operational at last and the work was really quite painless. In the past I have used part of a building just inside the fidddle yard to continue the scenics across the break between the scenic board and the FY. It was very effective but would only work with a single road FY or a cassette system, no good if you have a traverser or anything slightly complex, although I suppose you could have a short length of single line before entering the main FY. Regards Rob 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted May 1, 2013 Share Posted May 1, 2013 Hi again Rob,Yes, it's a nice felling when you have made effective repairs,especially if you thought you may end up ruining previous hard work....And yes, using buildings in that way is another useful "trick" or illusionIt's usually a case of drawing the eye away from any edges...and there are several ways of achieving thisAppologies for posting this pic here (I know, it's on my thread anyway!)But it's my mirror "trick" mounted onto the sector plate, to disguise the fiddle entranceJust to the right, you can see how I have painted the fiddle yard with the same tones as the layout - demonstrating how this method helps eliminate those "edges" you get between scenic and non-scenic areasAnyhow, it's looking good RobI'm glad you made the mod in the end...Marc 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rcf Posted May 6, 2013 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 6, 2013 (edited) Weather was looking good today so thought I would slip down to the shed and get some photos, even managed to get into the shed and get a picture looking out. Hope you enjoy them, I rather like the one looking along the track towards the shed. Rob Edited June 17, 2022 by rcf Photos added 23 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 6, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6, 2013 I agree too - there are hours and hours of photographs to be had from a 5ft O gauge layout of this quality ! See, told you 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 46444 Posted May 6, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 6, 2013 Weather was looking good today so thought I would slip down to the shed and get some photos, even managed to get into the shed and get a picture looking out. Hope you enjoy them, I rather like the one looking along the track towards the shed. Rob The Shed 026.jpg The Shed 028.jpg The Shed 029.jpg The Shed 030.jpg Truly brilliant pictures Rob with great atmosphere too. All on 5ft as well! Keep them coming. Cheers, Mark 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted May 7, 2013 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 7, 2013 Superb Rob! Just shows what can be achieved in 7mm, without needing loads of space (or stock)! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcf Posted May 7, 2013 Author Share Posted May 7, 2013 Superb Rob! Just shows what can be achieved in 7mm, without needing loads of space (or stock)! Or a lot of money, although anyone looking at my locos might disagree. But then almost my entire stock has been on show here and on Osney. Rob 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 (edited) Or a lot of money, although anyone looking at my locos might disagree. But then almost my entire stock has been on show here and on Osney. Rob If the money spent on your pannier tanks is in proportion to the enjoyment you (and other rmweb members) derive from it - then it is money well spent sir! I've always said, in O gauge, you feel less need to buy everything in sight and anyhow, O seems to hold its' value better than most other scales.... Those last shots are absolutely cracking Rob How on earth did you manage to get your camera into the shed? I bet the foreman wasn't happy Marc Edited May 8, 2013 by marc smith 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcf Posted May 8, 2013 Author Share Posted May 8, 2013 Those last shots are absolutely cracking Rob How on earth did you manage to get your camera into the shed? I bet the foreman wasn't happy Marc He was ok about it until I took the roof off. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Young Posted April 26, 2014 Share Posted April 26, 2014 I've only just found this excellent thread and your other one on the Osney layouts. Fantastic modelling with bags of atmosphere! The Shed in particular reminds me of photos of Lydney shed and the Dean Forest. Great stuff, Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcf Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Hi Andrew Sorry I missed your post, I haven't been looking at this thread very often! Appreciate your comments and must look up Lydney as I don't think I have seen any photos. Regards Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Just saw the shed come up in a recent postingGlad I looked back over the thread - it's a real cracker, and I'd almost forgotten just how good it isI'm now thinking that once my latest OO project is completed (if ever LOL)I might be tempted to do something very similar....possibly set in the snow!Great to meet you the other week BTW RobCheers againMarc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve fay Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Any new pictures? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobster Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Great layout and Top modelling - Look forward to more. Cheers, Bob. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcf Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Hi Marc It was good to catch up with you at last and have a chat. Should see you again at Barnstaple in July. Glad I have given you some ideas but a snowy shed scene might look more dirty grey than white! Cheers Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcf Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 Hi Steve I am struggling with new software at the moment but when I learn to use it properly without the need for a stream of expletives I will see what I can do !! Cheers Rob Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc smith Posted May 15, 2014 Share Posted May 15, 2014 Hi Marc It was good to catch up with you at last and have a chat. Should see you again at Barnstaple in July. Glad I have given you some ideas but a snowy shed scene might look more dirty grey than white! Cheers Rob Yes, I'm looking forward to Barnstaple and catching up with yourself, Darren, Mudmagnet & Ray I was thinking about building a diorama, set in the snow sometime back but I had thought about building that in OO My good pal Brian T has beaten me to it, with his superb Canadian remote mountain refueling point, in HO scale I pondered doing this in O gauge, set in the snow and had thought about keeping the stock itself "snow-free" ...."well the snow has obviously melted, due to being moved about.......hasn't it!" - would be my explanation On seeing a couple of old Lima, and badly built kit wagons going fairly cheaply at a recent show I thought about parking a couple of less used wagons at the back of the scene, and covering these with snow - as on snow-clad layouts, you don't often see such a cameo .... all in good time though Time, where can I buy some of that? lol Re it looking "dirty grey, rather than white" - that was exactly what I had imagined, trust me Cheers again Marc 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
37114 Posted January 16, 2015 Share Posted January 16, 2015 Lovely layout, looking forward to seeing it in Barnstaple in July 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Scott Posted January 20, 2015 Share Posted January 20, 2015 very nice layout just oozes atmosphere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcf Posted February 10, 2015 Author Share Posted February 10, 2015 Sorry I missed these two posts, I appreciate the comments. The Shed will also be appearing at the Hayle show on the August Bank holiday weekend. Regards Rob 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Russ (mines a pint) Posted June 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 24, 2015 Just had to read this thread - and the one with your 3 (now 4?) layouts in from start to finish. Really enjoyed it love the minimalist modelling - not operation but atmosphere. The quay layout tons of atmosphere, neatly sidestepping the 'expensive' bit of O gauge - ie the loco Keep the pics coming :) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted June 25, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted June 25, 2015 The Shed will be at Barnstaple show on Saturday 25th July. Our club chairman now owns Bude Quay and a very nice model it is too ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcf Posted July 21, 2015 Author Share Posted July 21, 2015 Have just been checking out the layout, making sure everything is as it should be, which it appears to be , so everything is ready for loading into the car in preparation for our trip to Barnstaple for the 25th. Looking forward to the show and meeting old friends. Please make yourself known if you are there, operating this 'complex' layout still gives me time to chat! Regards Rob 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted July 21, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 21, 2015 Have just been checking out the layout, making sure everything is as it should be, which it appears to be , so everything is ready for loading into the car in preparation for our trip to Barnstaple for the 25th. Looking forward to the show and meeting old friends. Please make yourself known if you are there, operating this 'complex' layout still gives me time to chat! Regards Rob I'm trying to persuade 2manyspams (Chris) to bring his 02 to a run, if ok with you ...... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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