RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted November 13, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 13, 2015 Lovely photos as always Mike. Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted November 14, 2015 Author Share Posted November 14, 2015 Thanks Paul. Might try to take some more tomorrow during the so-called daylight hours. Mike 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Mike, Good to see things moving on your thread again, Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Thanks Jock. Have you managed to make a start on your project? Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted November 23, 2015 Author Share Posted November 23, 2015 (edited) The light wasn't bad yesterday so I got the camera out and started snapping. Found that I wasn't really happy with the colours so here is a selection of black and white shots. A couple of shots looking from the granary towards the end of the sidings. Just a shame that the shed was off it's moorings. Class 26 037 hauls a load of scrap past the pipe load waiting in the old siding. Here are a few of shot I'm particularly happy with as they capture the atmosphere I'm going for. Finally, a general wide shot of the sidings. Mike Edited November 23, 2015 by themagicspanner 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Hi Mike, Afraid I'm still awaiting funds and space in the garage to get started on cutting ply, but to keep my modelling interest up, I've built some wagon/coach kits which I posted on 'Lunester Asylum' some time ago. I've now started to draw out a version of the bothy which stood between the coaling stage and ash pits at Hurlford. I'm scaling from a couple of photographs, using the counting the bricks method! Are you getting back into doing some modelling yourself, or still too busy working? I love the last set of B&W images - very atmospheric, thanks for sharing them. Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
d winpenny Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Great pictures David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Thanks folks. Started modelling again this week as I've got some time off work and I've turned my attention to the long neglected left-hand end of the layout. For a while I really wasn't too sure of what I wanted to do at the headshunt end. One thought was to keep it fairly open and not really make a scenic break - just put a metal gate over the line and call that the extents of the puzzle. The other was to have an overbridge to form a proper scenic break so that I could run trains off the scene with a fiddle stick. I've plumped for the second option... Having tried DAS clay for the unfinnished granary and polyfilla of ply for a first (unsuccessful) version of a masonry bridge, I decided to try foamex. One word to say about that: amazing. Here are a few shots of what I've done so far. I think I'm going to build up embankments on either side of the bridge to help take up some of the space. Here's a sample of what the stonework will look like once I've washed in a mortar colour and wiped it off of the faces of the stonework. Mike 14 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 24, 2015 Share Posted November 24, 2015 Is that all scribed by hand Mike? Very impressive indeed! Kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted November 24, 2015 Author Share Posted November 24, 2015 Jock, It is. Foamex is very easy to scribe. My technique is to 'draw' everything out with a scalpel blade and then go over it again with a scribe to get enough depth for the mortal fill. I'm pretty convinced that I'll be starting the granary again using this method and some etched brass windows. Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted November 24, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 24, 2015 Great stuff Mike looks wonderful Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 More super pictures my mate... cheers neil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted November 26, 2015 Author Share Posted November 26, 2015 Neil, Paul, Thanks very much. One of the other areas I've been working on recently is between the two sheds along the back of the layout. 'Work' consisted of a bit of corrigated iron fencing made from the Wills skylight (something like that) sheeting, some 'branches' taken from an unknown plant and some chopped up leaves to give that autumn feel. I think these new additions help to pull things together and break up the backscene. I've also spent a bit of time gluing down the sheds and I'll be able to start blending them in when I get the time and inclination... Mike 6 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted November 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2015 Works well. Simple, but very effective! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted November 27, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted November 27, 2015 Love it!! The bushes look great and the leaves on the floor are a wonderful idea!! Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingfisher24 Posted November 27, 2015 Share Posted November 27, 2015 The light wasn't bad yesterday so I got the camera out and started snapping. Found that I wasn't really happy with the colours so here is a selection of black and white shots. A couple of shots looking from the granary towards the end of the sidings. Just a shame that the shed was off it's moorings. Class 26 037 hauls a load of scrap past the pipe load waiting in the old siding. Here are a few of shot I'm particularly happy with as they capture the atmosphere I'm going for. Finally, a general wide shot of the sidings. Mike Mike Just had a thought (dangeroos im told by wife) an idea for another building could be a loading dock and warehouse for farne trout and salmon that would perhaps give a reason to run refrigerated vans. Gary 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jock67B Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Morning Mike, Can I be a pest and ask how you modelled the fallen Autumn leaves - they look really realistic at viewing distance- very impressive. Thanks and kind regards, Jock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Gary, If I had a little more room I think I would have done something like that. As it is I'm happy with the density of the buildings - not to crammed in which gives the impression of the model lying at the edge of a larger yard. Maybe a future project in 2mm... Mike Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Jock, As you've probably noticed, I like to use natural meterials whenever possible. In this case the leaves are just leaves chopped up with a curved carving knife in the way you see chefs cutting up herbs. It takes a while as you need them to be fairly small. Mike 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted December 6, 2015 Author Share Posted December 6, 2015 A quick update about lots of progress... Mark III of the granary building is nearing completion - built from foamex around the geometry of commercially availible windows, this version is less faithfull to the prototype but much better from a construction point of view. I put that down to a lesson learned. Sorry about the poor quality of the photos - the light was pretty poor today. Here's a closeup of the masonry and win,dows. A new addition which has made it's way down to Duns from Dunbar (thanks to a visit to the Falkirk show last weekend). Lastly, nothing quite like a gratuitous reflection shot... Mike 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold PjKing1 Posted December 6, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 6, 2015 Wonderful stuff Mike Cheers, Paul Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merc435 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Superb work Mike, the foamex bridge looks the dogs Bol................sorry, looks very good. The Mk3 granary looks brilliant too. keep up the good work. Andy. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60091 Posted December 6, 2015 Share Posted December 6, 2015 Hi Mike A great collection of photographs. You've created a layout with fantastic atmosphere. I especially like the B/W shot with the POAs reflected in the puddles . The new granary looks really good and it was interesting to read the comments about foamex, which I've never used but am now definitely tempted to try. Regards Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold mudmagnet Posted December 7, 2015 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 7, 2015 Superb work and photos again. Great atmosphere which can be difficult to achieve but you've got it in buckets! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
themagicspanner Posted December 7, 2015 Author Share Posted December 7, 2015 Thanks for the kind words guys. I'm pretty pleased with they way that things are working out now with my new found skills in Foamex. I've also managed to complete the fitting of the uncoupling magnets so everything works these days (mind you I only have one wagon with droppers!) Getting to the stage where I'm starting to think about my next project... Still plenty to do on this one mind. Mike 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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