Northmoor MPD

Thanks again for all the kind comments everyone, it’s much appreciated 😁

I’ve done more on the layout I’ve the last week or so;
More Scottish greenery (and yellow) added to the layout with the addition of some @ScaleModelScenery flowering gorse and fern / bracken 🌱 

I’ve also finished off the fence in along the running line, another excellent SMS kit (I still need to tone the silver down slightly) and I’ve also added a couple of figures around the distillery.

Cheers! 🥃 
Adam

The livery samples in the newsletter look great, very much looking forward to them arriving!

They look fantastic! Well done Rapido 👏

6 hours ago, 60800 said:

East Midlands Power Cars have arrived from Rainbow Railways this afternoon. Not had chance to have a proper look over them yet, but the livery application is good - both power cars have slight oversprays around the blue section at the guards end, but it's minor enough that it will disappear under weathering;

 

 

 

Cheers,

  60800

I’m happy with mine too, I might end up replacing the EMT logos, I’ll see how much the wonkyness bugs me over time…

Thanks for your kind comments everyone, it’s much appreciated 😊

19 hours ago, Andrew D said:

Just adding my two penn'orth to the plaudits. I love the whole thing, and especially the cinders ballast around the buildings. I see you did the insetting first - was that regular filler, painted, then cinders flock added on top? Fantastic job. 👍

Thank you, I must admit it was all a bit of an experiment to get to a point that I thought looked realistic enough.

I started by doing the infilling with Das modelling clay, then I painted it a few different shades of grey but it never really looked convincing. So I decided to add some very fine ballast to replicate a ash / ciders / gravel type of surface, stuck down with PVA.

I then sprayed the whole area in Matt black paint and finished by brushing two different shades of grey (Watered down) over the top until I achieved the desired finish.

Here are a few photos of the area during the experimental phase, I can’t remember if I uploaded this or not.

Thanks again!

Adam

14 minutes ago, 25kV said:

I was just wondering where the plates from 87035 had disappeared to. ;)   Amazing little railway! 

I hear BR brought them from the distillery 😆

Thank you 🙏 

Adam

36 minutes ago, Weeny Works said:

 

I have some of those pre-weathered wagons. They're really great & save on the aftermarket detailing! 😀

Definitely, as I don’t yet have an airbrush it’s good that decent weathered items of rolling stock are available straight out of the box :) 

6 minutes ago, BoD said:

This is a superb little layout.

The photographs could easily have come directly from Ian Peaty’s  book ‘Iron Rails and Whisky Trails’ which I’m guessing you have read.

Well done.

Thank you, I must admit I haven’t read that one, sounds like I need a copy :)

My inspiration came from photographs of Dailuaine distillery on the Internet.

Thanks again! 
Adam

11 minutes ago, Russ (mines a pint) said:

Photo backscenes look great but there's always unintended consequences! Woodland scenics branch foliage is a great problem solver ;) 

Definitely, they add another layer but do take some matching in! 
Thank you, the embankment and grassy area are my next target areas :) 

Adam.

17 minutes ago, Russ (mines a pint) said:

You must be very pleased with how this has turned out, the ground texture in the distillery area and leading into is fantastic and generally the whole thing looks great. 

If there's one thing next I could offer constructively it would be to address the backscene between the embankment and the shed as it looks like the ground level is below the stream/embankment etc, but sure you will have plans for this? 

Read the first 2 pages from start to finish and will be following with interest :) 

 

Thank you, yes still work to do in that area! 
Cheers.

Some recent developments on my layout:

1. Wire fence installed at the front of the distillery.

2. Track added, ballasted and weathered on the ‘mainline’ section.

3. Mainline detail added, signal box, signal, fencing, static grass, point rodding and a telegraph pole.

4. Some work around the loco shed, an ash pile added, a industrial type water crane for topping up the locos tank.

5. I’ve also fitted the backscene now which I believe has transformed the layout.

Coming together slowly! Still plenty to do though, including adding extra foliage to the embankment and front part of the layout to enhance and better match the backscene.

1 hour ago, davidparker172 said:

@Northmoor MPD This little micro is absolutely fantastic.

I just found it on the Microlayout FB page and immediately came here to find it

Superb and just the inspiration i need

Have you any earlier fabrication pics to share???

Thankyou and well done!!!

Thank you David!

Yes I will add some below, it started life as a wagon repair depot but when I struggled with the snow scene on the layout I decided it was a shame to scrap the layout so I thought I’d change it into something else :)

Here are some early conversion pictures:

Had the contractors in over the weekend installing a fence to protect the ‘liquid gold’.

The posts are setting ready for the mesh to be added later.

Cheers! 

3 hours ago, Tryfan said:

A question about your double slip Adam. It looks like a insulfrog point and I wondered how your short wheel base locos behave on it. Have you modified the point at all?

David

Hi David,

The Hornby Peckett runs pretty good though it, I am going to fit it with stay alive just to stop any stalling potential. 
I found the Hattons Barclay struggles on it though.

Cheers,

Adam

Evening all,

Thank you for all your kind words and continued interest in my layout. 
 

After a week off in Cornwall I managed to get back on the layout this week, I’m finally (after about 9 attempts) happy with the colour of the distillery yard meaning I’ve now been able to start adding some more details, static grass, whisky barrels glued down and some working lights (not yet wired up).
More details to paint this evening and add in the coming days! 

Hornby have what looks like production sample pictures of the East Midlands Trains & Rail Charter services power cars on the website. Looks like they’ve done a good job with the triple headlight arrangement.

Great news, congratulations!

Fingers crossed for a Accurascale HST 🤞🤞

If so, can you announce it before I pay for my red box one? 😁

Asking for a friend…is there anyone left at Barwell? 😅😂

17 hours ago, Oncomin5torm said:

 

It has inspired me, mines a brewery. 

Accurascale do some great metal kegs for a brewery, looks like they are out of stock at the minute though! 
https://www.accurascale.com/collections/accessories/products/5-stacks-of-kegs-90-keg-version