well filled baps The Sheep Chronicles : These are the adventures of a Sheep, the Works Forecat and Naughty George,

[Mulgabill]

Stu

 

I thought that was what Model-u was for - so you don't have to model yourself.

 

TONY

[Alister_G]

1 hour ago, Stubby47 said:

refocus on modelling myself now

 

Well weathered, obvs.

 

 

Al.

[St Enodoc]

10 hours ago, Captain Kernow said:

A dialect of Ancient Horrocksfordian.

 

I just knew I shouldn't have asked.

[St Enodoc]

7 hours ago, Stubby47 said:

Wrexham

Well, it doesn't do 'em a lot of good.

 

I thank you.

[Stubby47]

Part of Wrexham town centre makes Camborne look superb...

 

Mind you, Holyhead town centre makes Wrexham look good...

Edited March 4, 2020 by Stubby47

[Oldddudders]

6 hours ago, St Enodoc said:

Well, it doesn't do 'em a lot of good.

Hence the old adage "I tried to Chester - but it Wrexham!"

[Siberian Snooper]

5 hours ago, Stubby47 said:

Part of Wrexham town centre makes Camborne look superb...

 

Mind you, Holyhead town centre makes Wrexham look good...

 

My God, Wrexham must be pretty grim!!

 

 

[colin penfold]

Reminds me of the teacher who asked her pupils what they did at the weekend.

 

One boy said " I put fireworks in frogs' ar$es"

 

"Rectum" said the teacher.

 

"Yeah, blew 'em to bits miss"  said the boy.

 

Exit stage left to booze....

[NHY 581]

I'm still painting stuff. 

[Liam]

10 hours ago, Stubby47 said:

Mind you, Holyhead town centre makes Wrexham look good...

 

Completely agree. My dad spent his teenage years there - he couldn’t wait to leave the place for good. Sadly, these days the high street is full of charity shops. 

[NHY 581]

A work in progress..........

[AdeMoore]

1 hour ago, NHY 581 said:

A work in progress..........

 Nice work Rob,

PECO track and air brush? Then powders?

[Alister_G]

I don't think Rob has an airbrush, or for that matter a hairbrush...

 

Al.

[NHY 581]

52 minutes ago, AdeMoore said:

 Nice work Rob,

PECO track and air brush? Then powders?

 

PECO code 75 streamline, Ade but no airbrush.  Just powders. 

 

1 minute ago, Alister_G said:

I don't think Rob has an airbrush, or for that matter a hairbrush...

 

Al.

 

Spot on Al. I don't possess an airbrush.............or a hair brush. 

 

 

Rob. 

[The Johnster]

Or a hair.  Sorry, Rob, couldn't resist; somebody was going to take the bait!   We all know it's really a solar panel to power a sex machine...

[Stubby47]

A solar panel, in Cardiff?

 

Be about as much use as his hair brush.

[wiggoforgold]

Did you apply the powders straight to the moulded base, or did you paint it first? What underlay have you used - it looks like  closed cell foam?

Alex

[NHY 581]

10 hours ago, wiggoforgold said:

Did you apply the powders straight to the moulded base, or did you paint it first? What underlay have you used - it looks like  closed cell foam?

Alex

 

 

Morning Alex. 

 

There is no underlay. The track is laid direct to the board. 

Everything is then sprayed with Humbrol acrylic Dark Earth from a rattly can. 

The rail sides are then coloured using Humbrol Iron Oxide weathering powder which is then sealed with a dusting of acrylic matt varnish. 

 

I then paint the sleepers with Humbrol 173 track colour. This is wiped off to varying degrees using a cotton bud. 

 

The rail sides are toned down using Humbrol smoke weathering powder before Dark Earth, White and Smoke weathering powders are added to the sleepers. 

 

Once happy, it's all sealed with more Acrylic matt varnish. 

 

 

Rob 

Edited March 8, 2020 by NHY 581

[Captain Kernow]

One of the most effective 'weathered wooden sleeper' finishes that I've ever seen, Rob.

 

Edited March 8, 2020 by Captain Kernow

[Stubby47]

1 minute ago, Captain Kernow said:

One of the most effective 'weathered wooden sleeper' finishes that I've ever seen, Rob.

 

 

You'll have his head growing out his hair with comments like that....

[46444]

56 minutes ago, NHY 581 said:

 

 

Morning Alex. 

 

There is no underlay. The track is laid direct to the board. 

Everything is then sprayed with Humbrol acrylic Dark Earth from a rattly can. 

The rail sides are then coloured using Humbrol Iron Oxide weathering powder which is then sealed with a dusting of acrylic matt varnish. 

 

I then paint the sleepers with Humbrol 173 track colour. This is wiped off to varying degrees using a cotton bud. 

 

The rail sides are toned down using Humbrol smoke weathering powder before Dark Earth, White and Smoke weathering powders are added to the sleepers. 

 

Once happy, it's all sealed with more Acrylic matt varnish. 

 

 

Rob 

 

Very nicely done Rob. 

 

Lovely effects and has captured the track work superbly. 

 

Out of interest is much remedial work to the weathering required once you've completed ballasting?

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

 

 

[NHY 581]

12 minutes ago, 46444 said:

 

Very nicely done Rob. 

 

Lovely effects and has captured the track work superbly. 

 

Out of interest is much remedial work to the weathering required once you've completed ballasting?

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

 

 

 

Thanks Mark. 

 

Regarding post ballasting, hopefully not. It worked on Bleat Wharf fine. Once the powders are sealed in with the varnish,  it should be okay........I mean, what could possibly go wrong..

 

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

22 minutes ago, Captain Kernow said:

One of the most effective 'weathered wooden sleeper' finishes that I've ever seen, Rob.

 

 

Very kind of you to say so Tim. 

 

Hopefully it will survive the post ballasting apocalypse! !!!!

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]

The experiment continues.

 

The cruel close up reveals a few rough edges which from normal viewing distances aren't so apparent. 

 

Once ballasted and grassed, it should be okay. 

 

Rob. 

[NHY 581]