HenryP123

Henry.  This is a brilliantly simple and atmospheric little model.  However, if you haven't already done so, may I suggest that it would be even atmospheric if you were to weather those wagons.  They need to be as filthy and rusty as everything else.  Keep up the good work; it's fabulous.

Yes, I feel the wagons do need weathering... on of the buckets on the v skips needs to be painted blue to be a model of the (full size) one i have outside!

Thank you for all the kind comments! 

After getting a new loco and a smoke machine for Christmas, I took this picture! I think it is quite atmospheric!

That looks fantastic Henry - what did you use for the slate?

The slate is just real slate smashed up!

Thank you for all your kind comments!

Hi,

When I first saw the Cakebox challenge in my issue of BRM, I was very interested in it. I want to prove that, as I have seen it said on other social media sites, that modelling is NOT just for older people. I would like to prove that wrong by introducing my cake box challenge... The Quarry (I really couldn't come up with a better name ). It utilises peco n gauge track, with the basic surface level built up and filler put around the rails and sleepers to hide their small size. The whole thing was then sprayed grey. The scenery was built up using layers of cork painted black, then the entire model was covered in a layer of real broken up slate. World War Scenics grass tufts where then added sparingly. The build was done over the course of a week. The model Dolgoch is a kit built item, and the wagons are peco.

Henry (15)

Had some trouble getting the forum to work, kept cutting out half my text so it is posted above!

Hi, 
When I first saw the Cakebox challenge in my issue of BRM, I was very interested in it. I want to prove that, as I have seen it said on other social media sites, that modelling is NOT just for older people. I would like to prove that wrong by introducing my cake box challenge... The Quarry. It utilises peco n gauge track, with the basic surface level built up and filler put around the rails and sleepers to hide their small size. The whole thing was then sprayed grey. The scenery was built up using layers of cork painted black, then the entire model was covered in a layer of real broken up slate. World War Scenics grass tufts where then added sparingly. The build was done over the course of a week. The model Dolgoch is a kit built item, and the wagons are peco.

Henry (15)

WOW! Amazing work! Truly stunning!!!!