Iain C Robinson Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Last Allan had heard was Iain had moved underground to get away from his Tudor windmills !! Believe it or not, we are supposed to be getting a wind farm on the top of one of our local mines, Llechwedd, the one that does all the Zip Wires, "Bounce Below" (sounds like a belly dancing convention) and the downhill Bike runs. It's likely to spoil a fair bit of archaeology with the access roads but I guess it's all in a good cause. Not that Lechwedd have ever bothered about a bit of archaeology... Just hope Allan hasn't had anything to do with the plans ! cheers, Iain Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mythocentric Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Allan, those examples of Downes bravura girderage make me want to give up- so good, so accurate and square...and so fast! I have been snowed under with work but right now I am doing a little fun project for a friend, building some garden sheds for his layout (Llangunllo)...I'm thoroughly enjoying pottering about with them and it strikes me as the sort of project that a beginner could do and get results very quickly. It seems absurd posting these pics after the magnificence that has gone before, but I hope it might encourage some folk on here who are daunted by what seems God-like work from the boss. First pic- the walls made from card 1-unpainted.jpg Painted up and with choice bits added from Scalelink castings. I painted the walls with washes of acrylic, with reference to my own garden shed which is lost in a grassy wilderness with a rusted up lawn mower inside :-) 2-Kit of parts.jpg More detail in the interior with guess what, plastruct pea sticks! 3-Interior.jpg Finally roofed up (that means something rather different in slate mining circles...) using Daler Murano charcoal paper and a Springside cat (who needs a bit more flash filing off) The gutter and downspouts are too coarse, and I will replace tonight with slimmer ones...you really notice it in the photo, although in real life it looks OK. 4-Shed three quarter.jpg This was a lot of fun, and I have two more to build in my spare time. If you want to see Geoff's layout, it's at http://radnorailways.blogspot.co.uk/ and is a delight, although all that will change with the addition of the huts, it will all be downhill from then on... I will post the other stuff I have been building very soon, not that it can hold a candle to Speedy Downes, the fastest scalpel in the west! cheers, Iain (edited for spelling) Good to see you in action Iain. That's lovely modelling. The scale might be different but I doubt if anyone would argue about the skill on display! Regards Bill Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 Good to see you in action Iain. That's lovely modelling. The scale might be different but I doubt if anyone would argue about the skill on display! Regards Bill Thank you Bill, you're a gentleman. I guess it is obvious, but I should have said, it's in 4mm of course. More photos of other things to come later! cheers, Iain 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted May 26, 2015 Author Share Posted May 26, 2015 Since the girder bridge, this. Better pics tomorrow when it's finished. Cheers. Allan. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium The White Rabbit Posted May 26, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 26, 2015 And back to Robinson and garden sheds... I've been building greenhouses recently, this one was for the smallholding of the Railway Modeller's corner fillers series. It's the Wills plastic kit, with some refinements. There's an L section on the edge of one shelf and the interior covered in brown and green scatter. The flowerpot is from Noch's pack of pots and the crate and sack are from my oddments tray. Later, more pots (Busch and Noch), sacks (from Ratio's pack of pallets, oildrums & sacks), and assorted plants (from horsehair, various scatters and my imagination) and you have a working greenhouse. I also use some of Langley's 4mm whitemetal accessories sometimes - this is from the Metcalfe 'Mornington Crescent' diorama. I think quite a few of these could complement a garden shed scene. Gaugemaster have also released a new laser-cut kit of a garden shed http://www.gaugemaster.com/item_details.asp?code=GM453&r=1 - not cheap but looks good. I have a kit on my 'round tuit' pile and will let you know how I get on - but don't hold your breath! 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted May 26, 2015 Share Posted May 26, 2015 White Rabbit: that looks mighty fine, I love the weathering and the plant details...also the goats and the sense of impending trouble! The plants are amazing, I even recognise some of them and I have an aversion to flowers (I'm serious, I really do, not just trying to get out of gardening :-) ) I have taken note of the Noch products, thanks for the tip. Allan- looking forward to the pics before you've had any whisky tomorrow...it is looking amazing so far! I always like the hints of the Olympian temple of creation in the background of your shots...in my case, from chaos comes...er...more chaos- while you have the whole genius thing going. Top work, old pal! cheers, Iain 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted May 27, 2015 Author Share Posted May 27, 2015 Double arched stone bridge completed. Cheers. Allan 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Will you be doing the Foot Bridge as well Allan? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeatonLodge40 Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 York ModelMaking happen to do an exact kit in 7mm of the footbridge in question Pete. Simon Will you be doing the Foot Bridge as well Allan? Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 Allan, those examples of Downes bravura girderage make me want to give up- so good, so accurate and square...and so fast! I have been snowed under with work but right now I am doing a little fun project for a friend, building some garden sheds for his layout (Llangunllo)...I'm thoroughly enjoying pottering about with them and it strikes me as the sort of project that a beginner could do and get results very quickly. It seems absurd posting these pics after the magnificence that has gone before, but I hope it might encourage some folk on here who are daunted by what seems God-like work from the boss. First pic- the walls made from card 1-unpainted.jpg Painted up and with choice bits added from Scalelink castings. I painted the walls with washes of acrylic, with reference to my own garden shed which is lost in a grassy wilderness with a rusted up lawn mower inside :-) 2-Kit of parts.jpg More detail in the interior with guess what, plastruct pea sticks! 3-Interior.jpg Finally roofed up (that means something rather different in slate mining circles...) using Daler Murano charcoal paper and a Springside cat (who needs a bit more flash filing off) The gutter and downspouts are too coarse, and I will replace tonight with slimmer ones...you really notice it in the photo, although in real life it looks OK. 4-Shed three quarter.jpg This was a lot of fun, and I have two more to build in my spare time. If you want to see Geoff's layout, it's at http://radnorailways.blogspot.co.uk/ and is a delight, although all that will change with the addition of the huts, it will all be downhill from then on... I will post the other stuff I have been building very soon, not that it can hold a candle to Speedy Downes, the fastest scalpel in the west! cheers, Iain (edited for spelling) (edited AGAIN for a dodgy link) YEY! Iain's back !!! If this is what all that plant food sprinkled on your breakfast does then carry on matey. 'Bout time we saw you here again to keep that Downes bloke on his toes LOL...... Hey Iain.......how about an Andy Pandy and Looby Loo in the shed? That'll give Allan summiat to think about !!!! ( liking it all really ) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Harvey Posted May 27, 2015 Share Posted May 27, 2015 That's Good Simon Pete Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 That latest bridge from the Downes magic bench is amazing...lovely stonework and treatment thereof. One of the things that stands out about all this work with the bridges, (apart from the sheer class and talent) is consistency, the hallmark of a master. Now, on to slightly less Olympian works. I have finally got round to photo-ing the 4mm scale 90's distribution depot- the brief was for a very sorry looking structure that hadn't had much care taken over it. It's fully detailed internally and lit by 8 LED's. It's made in foamboard (Palight 3mm) with laminates of Wills profiled steel cladding. here's the pics: I felt it was important to depict the wire and pipe runs in these buildings along with motors for the doors. The fire extinguishers are scratch built from Evergreen section. The LEDs run on bus wires, painted to look like more pipe runs. The other end of the building has a covered truck loading bay, which seems to have come in for a lot of damage by trucks and rail traffic. I made the logo up from something found on the internet, and the name Northwood is a nod to one of my railway modelling inspirations of old, Ken Northwood. cheers, Iain 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold teaky Posted May 28, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 28, 2015 Classy stuff there Iain. Wonderful attention to detail and very atmosperic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Classic Robinson trademark. Atmosphere, craftmanship, attention to detail. The work of a Master. (Ouch ) Cheers. Allan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 That latest bridge from the Downes magic bench is amazing...lovely stonework and treatment thereof. One of the things that stands out about all this work with the bridges, (apart from the sheer class and talent) is consistency, the hallmark of a master. Now, on to slightly less Olympian works. I have finally got round to photo-ing the 4mm scale 90's distribution depot- the brief was for a very sorry looking structure that hadn't had much care taken over it. It's fully detailed internally and lit by 8 LED's. It's made in foamboard (Palight 3mm) with laminates of Wills profiled steel cladding. here's the pics: Distribution Depot sml.jpg I felt it was important to depict the wire and pipe runs in these buildings along with motors for the doors. The fire extinguishers are scratch built from Evergreen section. 4-SAM_2637.JPG The LEDs run on bus wires, painted to look like more pipe runs. 1-SAM_2633.JPG The other end of the building has a covered truck loading bay, which seems to have come in for a lot of damage by trucks and rail traffic. 3-SAM_2664.JPG I made the logo up from something found on the internet, and the name Northwood is a nod to one of my railway modelling inspirations of old, Ken Northwood. cheers, Iain Told you he was back ! Nicely detailed Iain especially the broken glass in the front door. Erm.....that wasn't Allan trying to get in by any chance was it ? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 As I've posted in detail elsewhere during four loooong days of "beating the system" my modelling has had to be sidelined for a (hopefully) short while and coming back to the Downes/Robinson adventure in modelling lifts my day thanks fellas 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Double tunnel portal in weathered blue engineering bricks. Cheers. Allan 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
allan downes Posted May 28, 2015 Author Share Posted May 28, 2015 Off to Scotland guys on saturday for a week. So see y'all when we get back. Meanwhile, behave ! Cheers. Allan. 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Off to Scotland guys on saturday for a week. So see y'all when we get back. Meanwhile, behave ! Cheers. Allan. Viewing a fantasy home with multiple bathrooms? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iain C Robinson Posted May 28, 2015 Share Posted May 28, 2015 Border Control has been notified. Have a great week Allan! cheers, Iain OK guys, now for that P4 windmill project...who's got the Colron... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Border Control has been notified. Have a great week Allan! cheers, Iain OK guys, now for that P4 windmill project...who's got the Colron... P4? Didn't know windmills came in broad gauge! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 P4? Didn't know windmills came in broad gauge!Sadly this one lost its sails a long time ago but they're still around ! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted May 29, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 29, 2015 Isn't that one of those Brunell Atmospheric Pumping Houses? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted May 29, 2015 Share Posted May 29, 2015 Isn't that one of those Brunell Atmospheric Pumping Houses? Oh! Stubby you've spoilt the surprise! You're quite right, it's the one right next to Starcross Station. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlandman Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 Oh! Stubby you've spoilt the surprise! You're quite right, it's the one right next to Starcross Station. Used to have a nice litttle museum in telling the story of the atmospheric railway. Also had a small section of scale atmospheric rail powered by a vacuum cleaner. Shame it disappeared. I think it's an empty shell at the moment, but don't quote me on that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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