brianusa Posted November 17, 2015 Share Posted November 17, 2015 Todays DFR is 'dressed for success' or at least some of it is. It may not please the muck and mess that some enthusiasts like, but it makes a big impression on the paying Mums and Dads. Leave a bit for the diehards by all means but consider the overall impression that people carry away with and hopefully return. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted November 18, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 18, 2015 Personally I can't say that I'm a big fan of 'muck & mess' when it comes to heritage railways, because in my view, a tidy & clean site is an indication that someone is managing the operation well and looking after their assets. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium corneliuslundie Posted November 18, 2015 RMweb Premium Share Posted November 18, 2015 Lovely shots and the railway is really looking good. I must get there again some time.It has been years. Jonathan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted December 19, 2015 Author Share Posted December 19, 2015 I thought I might post this here. This is the rebuild of Railway Cottages on my Parkend N gauge layout using the nine colour photos that show them in the new Neil Parkhouse book. Now there is no excuse for showing them in white rendered form as now - and in any case my scratch building skills have improved marginally since I built the originals. 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 I had plans to visit parked on a monday when the support group has their working day - to get some photos in these trainless months. But the weather has made it fairly unpalatable - so what have I been doing? The Parkend goods shed and the station building were my first two scratch built model buildings so I have continued after the rebuild of Railway Cottages to tackle the goods shed. This is now built and work is started on the station building. Early on I chickened out of detail I thought I couldn't handle but I am having a bash at it now. A few photos below of the goods shed - I will photograph it "planted" when the station building is done. I wanted to see it with the doors open and John at the museum was good enough to let me have some photos of the interior to help. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 17, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2016 If that was 4mm scale they would be superb, for 2mm that's just exquisite. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 What a nice model.!! Makes me realise I hadn't a clue what the inside of the goods shed would look like, despite being so familiar with it's external appearence. Can't wait to see your station building! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted January 17, 2016 Author Share Posted January 17, 2016 Thanks for the comments guys. Believe it or not the hardest part was the front steps and the handrail. Not exactly in Pixie's league but it made me go boss eyed. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Derails Models Posted January 19, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2016 That is a nice piece of work! :-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Walters Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 I get the feeling my monitor is playing up, this does not at all look like GWR Light and Dark stone, to my eyes the capboarding is nowhere near the colour I have been supplied by Precision Paints, that looks almost grey to me. On the subjectof Hi-Vis, a study was done recently in Australia on it's true effectiveness. Motorist were shown a video from the viewpoint of car driver and had to say how many people they saw dressed in hi-vis clothing, of the 100 people tested none got it excatly right, and over 70% only saw 50% of the people in hi-vis. The conclusion they came to was that because it is becoming more and more common, we are getting to be blind of it. The survey also noted that if the clothing wasn't spotted before a vehicle got within 100ft of the wearer, the effectiveness was lost completely. The most efficient Hi-vis colour is dayglo yellow, day or night. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 It's well known (or I thought it was) that the DFR doesn't use the 'authentic' GWR colours on it's buildings. I've no idea why. There was a rather ill-natured Thread in this Section complaining about the fact & the OP urging more-or-less a boycott of the DFR because of it... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted January 19, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 19, 2016 Uninformed comment - don't suppose it could be Severn & Wye colours? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted January 19, 2016 Author Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) It's well known (or I thought it was) that the DFR doesn't use the 'authentic' GWR colours on it's buildings. I've no idea why. There was a rather ill-natured Thread in this Section complaining about the fact & the OP urging more-or-less a boycott of the DFR because of it... I agree - they are not GWR colours. Parkend is the grey/green end of cream. In Humbrol acrylics I can match this with 103 Cream Matt and a touch of 224 Dark Grey. About 2/3 cream and 1/3 grey. The greenish hue comes out of the grey. Edited January 20, 2016 by ParkeNd Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted January 19, 2016 Share Posted January 19, 2016 (edited) The Cap'n is correct, they are indeed Severn & Wye colours. Edited January 19, 2016 by Arthur Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 It's well known (or I thought it was) that the DFR doesn't use the 'authentic' GWR colours on it's buildings. I've no idea why. There was a rather ill-natured Thread in this Section complaining about the fact & the OP urging more-or-less a boycott of the DFR because of it... There seems to be a lot of extreme complaints from 'purists' if things are not just so. The average family could probably care less about the colour as long as it looks clean and tidy and they are the ones paying the bills. As it happens, it was a nice touch to be S & W colours. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted February 29, 2016 Author Share Posted February 29, 2016 Almost time to start photographing the real thing with the 2016 timetable starting. But in the meantime I have completed rebuilding three of the buildings I first built on my N gauge layout of Parkend - I am a bit braver now and more used to the eye wrenching tiny details the scale involves. These are some photos of the three "version 2" buildings assisted by photos in the new book discussed elsewhere. 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted February 29, 2016 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 29, 2016 Superb quality to those buildings, especially as they are 2mm scale. There is a lovely finesse about the windows that I particularly like. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted February 29, 2016 Share Posted February 29, 2016 Exquisite models!! They are superb, well done! Something that caught my eye, & just wondering... why you have a fence running in front of the goods shed, dividing it from the siding in front? It's just my opinion, but I reckon you could lose that fence, & it would open out the look of the yard closer to the prototype. After all, the next fence down - by the road - is the railway boundary fence. Just a suggestion, not intended as criticism at all. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Superb quality to those buildings, especially as they are 2mm scale. There is a lovely finesse about the windows that I particularly like. Thanks Captain - I think windows can make a huge difference. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted March 1, 2016 Author Share Posted March 1, 2016 Exquisite models!! They are superb, well done! Something that caught my eye, & just wondering... why you have a fence running in front of the goods shed, dividing it from the siding in front? It's just my opinion, but I reckon you could lose that fence, & it would open out the look of the yard closer to the prototype. After all, the next fence down - by the road - is the railway boundary fence. Just a suggestion, not intended as criticism at all. You are probably right - I have seen the track arrangement only on the track plans rather than with photos or physically so I just guessed. I will sit and look at it for a while and try to imagine it with fences removed. More news later. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianusa Posted March 1, 2016 Share Posted March 1, 2016 Good to see the FofD featured once more. Brian. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted March 2, 2016 Author Share Posted March 2, 2016 (edited) ………………………...... why you have a fence running in front of the goods shed, dividing it from the siding in front? It's just my opinion, but I reckon you could lose that fence, & it would open out the look of the yard closer to the prototype. After all, the next fence down - by the road - is the railway boundary fence. Just a suggestion, not intended as criticism at all. Well I've considered it and acted. The fence and the grass and bushes against it are gone. I have re-ballasted the edge of the siding up to the yard edge and now waiting for the PVA/water/washing up liquid mix to set. Then I will photograph it in a day or so so you can see the result. Edited March 2, 2016 by ParkeNd 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParkeNd Posted March 11, 2016 Author Share Posted March 11, 2016 (edited) Following F-UnitMad's suggestion that I improve the layout by removing part of it - here it is. One too many fences removed from the edge of the goods yard. and I do think it makes it more open - certainly increases the visible size of the yard. I had to reballast the trackedge to join smoothly to the yard when the fence and foliage had gone though. Edited March 11, 2016 by ParkeNd 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I think that's turned out rather well..!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Definitely, that has turned out very well and I much prefer that more open look. Amazing what impact just a small change can have. Well Done. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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