Father Dougal

Very subtle weathering- very nice. What scale are you working in?

Dougal

I'm getting a bit bored now- can't carry on with the shunting layout as the spare room is not spare anymore.

I think I will explore the loft- the house is a 1930's semi and there is loads of room up there.

The track plan will probably change radically if I can find enough space for a tail chaser in the loft.

Mrs Doyle s still going to let me use the spare room at a later stage so I can have two layouts.

Now, where did I put my tape measure?

Dougal

Really nice.

Dougal

Hello there,

Really nice kit, should be a grand model once it's painted.

Any problems with the body being resin such as distortion, excess mould lines etc or is it ok?

What glue have you used for the metal to resin- bog standard super glue or something else?

Dougal.

Thank you Mr beast66606, those should help.

One things for sure, applying the small transfers is going to be a bit of a B##%\r- even in O gauge.

Dougal

Wow- my eye sight must be really bad. Thanks, I can get some transfers made now and make a proper model.

Dougal

You did better than me- thanks.

Dougal.

Hello there Mr Downes, I'm a huge fan of your work.

Dougal.

Interesting. I have never built a sector plate. How difficult is it? I have been thinking about cassette storage as well. What do you think?

Dougal

Thanks for the link- plenty of inspiration there!

Nice. What scale is the figure? A don't suppose you know of anyone who produces decent 7mm figures??

Dougal.

Ok, nearly finished painting and weathering a Mica and a Tevan. Thought I would post the images when they are done. I know these vans were withdrawn in the 1960's but that won't stop me using them as I like te look of them.

You know, before I started making van kits I didn't appreciate all the different diagrams. Hope that doesn't Make me sound a rivet counter, but I appreciate how rolling stock had a role. Hopefully I can depict this a little on Crilly street.

Dougal

Hello there stubby 47- thanks for the reply. I would never have guessed the windows were photos. How have you stopped the foam board ?

Feeling pretty grand at the moment- just erected the baseboards and found that I can fit in another 2 feet to bring me right up to the wall and still leave room for the curtains and the bed to fit underneath.

I can make the runaround a bit longer, extend the siding for the Tea emporium and have a bit of room to squeeze in a half relief factory on the side to reinforce the run down urban theme I want to depict.

I also finally managed to make 2 steps for the Tevan and they were folded good and square. (That would be a first as I am usually a complete eejut with folding brass.)

This makes up for the fact that both my Skytex models have warped roofs whilst in storage and will need replacing.

Wow, that looks great- I am thinking of something similar to go behind the station on Crilly street. I might use Slaters brick plasticard again as I can paint it to be really grotty? I have not been abe to make printed brick paper look very convincing.

I have a few similar windows waiting in my bits box. Tell me, what did you use for the basic frame? Was it foam board, balsa wood or another medium?

Dougal

Been looking at suitable backscenes- gauge master have a good sized industrial one but I really want one with red brick factories.

The industrial image would give a nice sense of depth and it looks great.

This time I will not rush applying the image- last time I rushed and had terrible air bubbles.

I see Kirtley models have some nice add on images to be overlayed upon a gaugemaster back scene. The derelict factory will look good behind Fathers jacks brewery- roll on pay day.

Anyone know of another supplier of red brick factory back scenes suitable for 1970- 1980??

Dougal

Would they be really small or far away?

Dougal.

Hello there your selves Mr castle and Mr deathwatch. (Another 40k fan I suspect.)

The roof is a bit warped, but it does not show too much. I may replace it if it begins to bother me.

The rust effect was achieved by a layer of sponging of rust coloured paint, a black wash and then a mix of weathering powders- I perfected this technique whilst building a whole load of Nurgle tanks for my 40k collection.

I plan to replace the roof on the provender store with some wills sheeting and turn it into Mrs Doyles tea emporium- that should make a nice project.

The flock of crows is a good idea- I bet Langley models do some- they could loiter around the brewery. Thanks for the suggestion.

Having a few technical issues with finding suitable software to depict a track plan on the iPad. I would have liked something more professional looking- The crude plan will do until I start track laying over the weekend and my dreams become reality.

It will be quite a run down urban setting- I don't think I could get away with a rural setting. I put a bridge in the plan as I have two kits and I think they should work. In theory the layout should look like it is part of a much bigger scene. Time will tell if I can pull this illusion off or not.

my layout will be set in England and feature BR blue diesels and loads of box vans.

On that note, Mrs Doyle has made the tea- time to finish off the brake gear on the Tevan.

Dougal

What a lovey horse.

Hello there Will,

I do plan a few cameos. Bishop Brennan surrounded by a few rabbits and Mrs Doye will have to feature somewhere- probably carrying a tray of tea or a mountain of sanwiches. I just need a good base model to convert- I enjoy making citadel figures- aka 40k. These skills should help. I have noticed the quality of 7mm figures can vary a great deal. The last figures I bought looked like they had been in a terrible accident. Anyone suggest a good source of 7mm figures?? I'm quite happy to convert the figures to gain the right look.

I want the Father Ted theme to be subtle and to suggest a playful side rather than dominate the layout. My layout should make people smile but I don't want it to be a joke.

I think our hobby needs to be a bit more lighthearted- beginners like me are put off by really serious articles in journals featuring soldering brass kits or debating whether coarse or fine scale 7mm is better.

Anyway now, must get ready for my run, then I will cook Mrs Doyle a full English for Valentines day.

Dougal.

Hello there Pete,

I plan to upload a photo soon. I would like to draw a track plan but I have not figured out how to do this on an iPad yet.

The plan is based upon one I saw for a oo gauge layout, which I think was called Vines yard- it had a half station and only showed half of a run around loop. Mine will have a fully modelled loop as I can't be messing about with juggling cassettes again. ( nothing against cassettes, but I found them too cumbersome when running a pretty busy layout- I also had a few issues with loss of current which affected my sound decoders.)

I notice the lads at Hornby have a similar design in their most recent magazine but it has 5 turnouts- I think that will limit the scenery options too much for my tastes so i'm going to have 4 turnouts instead- there's is also 7 foot long.

I had a similar layout a few years ago and it was great for a bit of shunting- I even managed to squeeze in a station at the back which could take 5 postal vans and a Hymek.

What size layout are you working on?

Dougal