Andrew P Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Wow mate that looks so good, cant wait to see it planted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 image.jpeg A well-used cutting mat... the sign of a craftsman. Or a messy worker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 13, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 13, 2017 A well-used cutting mat... the sign of a craftsman. Or a messy worker. ...or in my case, too tight to buy a new one, as well Al. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 13, 2017 Author Share Posted January 13, 2017 A well-used cutting mat... the sign of a craftsman. Or a messy worker. I was about to say, to much of a tight wad to buy a new one but, Al's beaten me to it. Saw a nice one in The Range the other day which was A2 size. Might invest in one of those if I can brush the cobwebs out of the wallet. HaHa. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 14, 2017 Author Share Posted January 14, 2017 Morning. Managed a couple of hours up in the loft so managed to plant the tunnel ventilation shaft. We've got dinner with the parents in a bit so no more modelling today I'm afraid. I'll just leave you with some more pictures...... Cheers Marcus 17 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 Fantastic looking detail there. It's these things that set it above and beyond. I'm OCD about my cutting mat....I have a roll of 450 sheets of paper towel from B&Q which has to be laid on it before painting.i will not have humbrol on my cutting mat , no sir ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Fantastic looking detail there. It's these things that set it above and beyond. I'm OCD about my cutting mat....I have a roll of 450 sheets of paper towel from B&Q which has to be laid on it before painting.i will not have humbrol on my cutting mat , no sir ! Thanks Rob. That corner of the layout had been waiting for some work to be done on it for some time so was rarely photographed. So it's nice to get it looking a bit more loved now. As for the cutting mat. Mines more of a do anything mat. HaHa. Cheers Marcus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shanks522 Posted January 15, 2017 Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hi Marcus, Just catching up on your thread, excellent work, the layout is looking great! Graham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 Hi Marcus, Just catching up on your thread, excellent work, the layout is looking great! Graham. Thanks for looking in Graham. Had a bit of time recently to get stuck in again which is nice. Cheers Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 15, 2017 Author Share Posted January 15, 2017 More modelling time tonight so I've been knocking up a fuel rig for outside the maintenance shed in the quarry. 20168 now has somewhere to have a well deserved drink after a day's shunting. I've loosely based it on our B&Q shed (as Rob D2 so eloquently described it) at Peterborough. Quick below of progress so far. Cheers Marcus 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 very smart marcus great model making pal . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 More nice little bits n bobs here Marcus!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Thanks chaps. Done a bit more to it this morning, making a roof and some doors. Off to work in a bit so it can all dry nicely by the time I get home tonight. Cheers Marcus 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Alister_G Posted January 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 16, 2017 Nice work on the shed, mate, all these little details make the layout come alive. Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lyneux Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 How have I managed to miss a 70 page quarry layout thread!! Looking forward to catching up on the train on the way home tonight. Guy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
big T Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 (edited) Morning. Managed a couple of hours up in the loft so managed to plant the tunnel ventilation shaft. We've got dinner with the parents in a bit so no more modelling today I'm afraid. I'll just leave you with some more pictures...... 20170114_120028.jpg 20170114_120112.jpg 20170114_120255.jpg 20170114_120602.jpg Cheers Marcus Looks mint mate. Liking the split box action. The tunnel vent shaft looks ace. That corner of PDW is very good. Its one of those difficult and often fatal areas where the tendency is to clutter up and it only makes things unrealistic. Youve haven't done that, and its done a top job, realistic and well thought out. nice one! You wouldn't even know it was a corner as the rockface takes your eye away from the 90 degree. Trev Edited January 16, 2017 by big T Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold MarshLane Posted January 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 16, 2017 Thanks chaps. Done a bit more to it this morning, making a roof and some doors. Off to work in a bit so it can all dry nicely by the time I get home tonight. image.jpeg Cheers Marcus Looks good Marcus, nice detailing. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Very nice modelling Marcus, loving the tunnel ventilation shaft, superb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 How have I managed to miss a 70 page quarry layout thread!! Looking forward to catching up on the train on the way home tonight. Guy Hello Guy Welcome to the thread and many thanks for looking in. Don't worry I miss out on layouts all the time. There's so many on here it's easy to overlook sometimes. I Have admired your work on your Mendip fleet for quite a while. Your kit built wagons are quite stunning. I would like to build some nice appropriate box wagons for PDW eventually and your work has been very inspiring. Would love to see some more pictures of your fleet sometime. Nothing like reading RMweb on the way home from work on the train. Makes the journey go faster. Me, I've got three hours sat in Humberstone goods loop so another opportunity to do some catching up. All the best Cheers Marcus. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Very nice modelling Marcus, loving the tunnel ventilation shaft, superb! Hi Alex Thanks for the compliment. It was something I wanted to model as when you drive down to Peak Forest from Dove Holes Village you drive past three of them just poking up out of the fields. The one nearest the village has a footpath running right by it. It's always quite a strange feeling when you're stood next to it knowing what's beneath your feet. Admittedly along way down though. Being a trained bricklayer myself I don't think I would have the nerve to have worked on building something like that. Hats off to the guys that did all those years ago. Must have had nerves of steel! Cheers Marcus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 16, 2017 Author Share Posted January 16, 2017 Looks mint mate. Liking the split box action. The tunnel vent shaft looks ace. That corner of PDW is very good. Its one of those difficult and often fatal areas where the tendency is to clutter up and it only makes things unrealistic. Youve haven't done that, and its done a top job, realistic and well thought out. nice one! You wouldn't even know it was a corner as the rockface takes your eye away from the 90 degree. Trev Thanks Trev It's an area I've been to get on with for a while. I had added the hanging basket liner ages ago but hadn't even removed the backing. With the buildings taking shape in the quarry I thought it was high time I returned to the area as it was showing up in the pictures I had taken. I've got to think now how to make a realistic fence for the top of the cliff face. The matchsticks are temporary at the moment just to mark out the fence line. I made some nice fence on the old layout from those big thick cooks matches that would withstand having a hole drilled through them. Unfortunately I dont seem to be able to find them anymore. I might end up going down the plastistruct route but I liked the texture of the matches. I've tried drilling the normal matches but unfortunately they just splinter. Any suggestions are more than welcome. Cheers Marcus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulcan product fan Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Thanks chaps. Done a bit more to it this morning, making a roof and some doors. Off to work in a bit so it can all dry nicely by the time I get home tonight. image.jpeg Cheers Marcus looks ace mate nice work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 16, 2017 Share Posted January 16, 2017 Nice detail in the Hut mate, superb modelling YET AGAIN. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Peak Dale Wood Quarry got turned back in time at the weekend when my mate, Owen brought some more of his fleet for running in. For a bit of fun we had a bit of a line up at the end of the day before they were placed back in their boxes. Must admit, even being a diesel man, I did take quite a shine to the little Peckett. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marcus 37 Posted January 17, 2017 Author Share Posted January 17, 2017 Got home and managed to complete the fuelling rig shed including fitting a work light over the door as per our fuelling point at Peterborough. A quick picture below 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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