bgman

I think you will find that the tracks which Meng supply are some of the best too.

Enjoy the build.

Some extremely delft surgery there Tim, very cleanly done which is a vast improvement.

Absolutely brilliant Dave, well conceived and a real credit to you and whats-more the photographs are totally believable too.

Seasons Greetings to you as well and thank you for the inspiration and help this year.

I hope your audiences are as pleased with your work at exhibitions in the New Year as those who have seen your Sherton Abbas Blogs on RMWeb.

G

The flowers look a bit like summer though, rather than the depths of winter...!

They're probably some of those ( Thomas ) Hardy Perennials !

C.Dymock

Dave,

I agree with you and Ian about the compromises that currently have to be made, I haven't seen any on the market that are truly in the correct GWR pattern, that said I think that you've made an excellent representation with your workmanship.

It would make our modelling much easier had the K/way ones been available and I too have experienced the same as you sadly.

Moving on, they do look quite at home on Sherton Abbas and just add that little extra.

Keep up the good work,

G

A real labour of love there matey and a well deserved outcome having faced ALL of the problems this build has thrown at you.

Very pleased for you.

G

Excellent so far John, interesting to hear about the resin problem, I have never made a resin based model to date and it is something to bear in mind for the future.

Most enjoyable blog as always.

Grahame

Not a bad looking kit, I assume you will rework the stone courses as per you lovely station build to match ?

Looking forward to the next part of your work.

Grahame

As always, nice modelling Dave.

I have tried the method described by Regularity and if used sparingly it can look quite effective, so maybe give it a go or else get the foreman a new broom with stiffer bristles !

Look forward to the next instalment as ever.

Grahame

p.s. the DG has had its first coat of paint.

Looking very nice, I would totally agree with your use of Vallejo for painting the coaches, I find it an excellent product especially the Vallejo Air range which can be sprayed without thinning and gives an extremely good coverage.

It would be an very useful edition if they were to produce a range of authentic railway colours, and if they were to do so I might well be the person at the very front of the queue !

p.s. Through the Vallejo website I have sent a question regarding the possibility of producing a range of British railway colours. I will await a reply.

Beautifully modelled, and to re-iterate Dave ( Wenlock ) - Definitely no such thing as “too Great Western!

Just needs "plonking" on the layout !

A good solution to a worrying problem as you've outlined from the initial outing to SWAG.

Certainly looks as though you've managed the room in the van very well too.

I'm extremely pleased to see it survived the journey to the show and a worthy exhibit too which certainly stands out in the last photograph.

G

What a brilliant and simple method to get such realistic looking stonework which reflects the models realism.

It is a massive improvement upon a useful model, very well thought out and look forward to more on this.

Grahame

Looks a very effective method to produce a good looking tree which I have considered attempting myself.

I have seen / read that by adding a few drops of green food colouring to the 1/3 Glycerol to 2/3 water solution it helps to preserve the colouring although I'm not certain about its longevity.

An interesting kit and a good basis for what you have done to improve upon it.

Will this be in addition to your excellent Halt or an addition ?

I will look forward to seeing more posts please.

Some useful wagons there Dave, it will be interesting to see how they fare holding their shape ( hopefully they will ).

Nicely detailed interiors too.

All the best with the exhibition I'm certain you will get a great deal of admirers and interest.

Grahame

Lovely work Tim, glad to see you've reached this stage at last, just looking at the front elevation, is the handrail proud of the body on the left hand side or a trick of the camera ?

G

Quite a saga Tim, as I've mentioned elsewhere I do hope you get a decent locomotive once all of your hard work has been completed.

Hi Job,

A nice pair of terraced houses.

If I may comment please, the one area that detracts for me are the brick ? arches over the windows. It appears there are rather large gaps between the bricks which is not the normal method of construction ( which I assume you may possibly know ).

Here is a very brief detail which may be of interest to you http://www.i-brick.com/brickwork-arch-design/

Kind regards

Grahame

Some nice work there Job, and thank you for doing the step by step method you've used.

I purchased the book by Emmanuel Nouaillier and its an excellent manual for his methods should anyone wish to aspire this type of modelling.

Grahame

It looks quite effective Job, may I ask about the MDF cleaning pad, I've not heard of those, are they specifically made for the purpose ?

Absolutely superb work here on your blog and extremely useful details for fencing.

Grahame

Just beautiful, but then I am slightly biased !

Thank you for sharing this lovely model, more please whenever you feel further progress warrants it.

Grahame

Its correct name is Mod Podge and is an acrylic water based sealer/glue.

Its these little details that make it all come alive Dave, keep it up !