Guest Jim Read Posted November 9, 2009 Share Posted November 9, 2009 I have started this thread again because of the the bandwidth consumed by looking at all my previous posts. The story up to the post below can be found on the old forum: http://www.rmweb.co....t=40168&start=0 A brief summary, M&M is to be a layout set in the Black Country and in the Fens using mostly scratchbuilt locos (bodies from Plastikard) and wagons (mainly from card and paper) Station building interior Looking through the windows in a previous pic I noticed it looked a bit bare and thought I'll have to do something about the interior. Card and paper again with some shellac on the cupboards and stool, the walls are coloured with felt pens and then shellaced to make them look a bit grubby, the floor is done the same way. The paper spike is a bit of wire with tissue paper 'dockets' (it was always 'dockets' when I was a kid) and a book from mounting board and thin card. The notices and the clock made in MS Publisher. The passengers just get two benches in their waiting room and nothing else. Now I'm going to have to experiment with some small LED's to put some light in there :-) Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Read Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 I took these pics yesterday, the layout is now nearly complete. Here you can see part of the station with the Cinchilla Dust surface suggested by Bob Hughes, it worked very well indeed. The loco is a Y6 tram variety the 'shed' portion made from card and the lower part from Plastikard, both the open wagon and the cattle wagon are made from card and paper. The goods platform with the old van body as a store, I left this with the shellac on and it got nicely spattered with paint from doing the trackwork. The loco is Bristol from Alfred Rosling Bennett's book The Chronicles of Boulton's Siding. Made with old and very used Hornby wheels and an ex-gov Plessey 9 pole motor, I call it 'Little Swine' (sometimes worse) if there's a fault on the trackwork it will find it. The other end of the station platform with the little diesel as used on the North Sunderland Railway and called 'The Lady Armstrong' on there. I must make another coupling hook for it. The coach is made from layers of Plasikard and was a swine to make, but it does look suitably grotty. The private owner siding, the platform is surfaced with wet & dry paper from a suggestion by Martin Hogg, you can also see the exposed fiddle yard / run round behind the Slow Mouldy and Jolting van, another of Martin's ideas. The industry could be a scratchings factory in the Black Country or a Fruit Cannery in the Fens. One of the wagons the MR one is a Slaters kit bought for me as a present the rest in view are made from card and paper. The layout in its entirety. To the left of the factory wall is a slope and on it will be the words; Marshland and Moxley Light Railways Chatters Welcome Please take a seat If you can make it to the Crewe Exhibition on Sunday the 24th January I'll be very glad to see you. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Read Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 At the Crewe exhibition I met Tony Boon photographer and backscene creator who kindly let me have this prototype backscene. After two failed attempts, 1 on foam board and 1 on card I stuck the scene to MDF with Mangers wallpaper paste. It now bows slightly inwards just right to rest on a ledge and be held in place with a some of those plastic clamps you can buy from pound shops. The photographs speak for themselves. I was amazed and delighted. Thank you Tony. Jim I think the scene will soon be available from ID Backscenes of Crewe. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Major Posted February 2, 2010 Share Posted February 2, 2010 The pictures really do show what a difference the backscene makes. It is the icing on the cake. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Alder Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Fantastic!- it makes it spring to life. We owe a great deal to ID and their inspirational work; so many layouts have been raised to the wow! level by them, including my own, he says modestly . I have been following this one, and am very impressed by it, please keep posting. Richard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold NeilHB Posted February 3, 2010 RMweb Gold Share Posted February 3, 2010 Jim, The backscene is brilliant, makes the layout look just simply awesome! Neil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Read Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 Thanks Bill, Ben and Neil nice of you to comment, over the next few weeks I will be making the layout fit the backscene a bit better. I am going to start, soon, a 7mmNG layout and am wondering now whether I should buy or make a backscene first. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ursa Major Posted February 3, 2010 Share Posted February 3, 2010 I am going to start, soon, a 7mmNG layout and am wondering now whether I should buy or make a backscene first. Unless you are going to paint your own it would be easier to build scenery to match a backscene than add a backscene to an existing layout. Moxley suited the houses because of the level horizon at the back of the baseboard but if you're going to have undulating scenery it's definitely best to know at least what the backscene looks like first even if it's not added to the layout before scenic work starts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Read Posted April 24, 2010 Share Posted April 24, 2010 Hello all, I forgot to post that I am at the Bingham exhibition today (Sat) and tomorrow the 25th. Anyone in Notts is very welcome to pop along and have a go. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
modfather Posted May 7, 2010 Share Posted May 7, 2010 I think the backscene does make a huge difference, there's something of weston on the wc&p here... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Read Posted May 8, 2010 Share Posted May 8, 2010 Hello MF, Thanks for the nice comment, I tried to model a generic light railway, its nice to just potter very slowly about a mostly deserted yard, a bit like Ringing Rock working on one cylinder for a couple of weeks. I made a model of General Don which became Clevedon on the WC&P: Slaters wheels, Plastikard, a Mashima motor and flywheel runs superbly. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium ullypug Posted May 8, 2010 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 8, 2010 Nicely done too. We need more light railways on here! Andrew Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Read Posted August 18, 2010 Share Posted August 18, 2010 I will be at the Grantham show on Sunday the 5th September, it is a 2 day show but I am unable to make it on the Saturday. Anyone who would like to have a go and a chat is very welcome. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Read Posted September 7, 2010 Share Posted September 7, 2010 I will be at the Romiley show on Sat the 11th Sept. The venue is the Romily Methodist Church, Stockport Road, Romiley Anyone who would like to have a go will be evry welcome Cheers - Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jim Read Posted February 6, 2012 Share Posted February 6, 2012 Hello all, I will be at the Ilkeston Woodside MRC exhibtion at Trowell on Sunday the 26th February. Anyone reading this is very welcome to have a look and have a go. Jim Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted February 19, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 19, 2012 Really impressed to see these photos of Moxley & will be going to Trowell to see the layout Dava Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Dava Posted February 26, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted February 26, 2012 Really impressed to meet Jim Read and see Moxley, even if its (sadly) the final exhibition. I learned a lot talking to him. So much you can do in 7mm in a small space. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hartleymartin Posted August 17, 2013 Share Posted August 17, 2013 Nicely done too. We need more light railways on here! Andrew Now with the Ixion Hudswell Clarke and the Dapol Terrier coming out in due course, you would think that we have everything needed for this to happen! 4-wheel coaches from slaters, RTR open trucks from Skytrex and Dapol, RTR track from Peco... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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