The Lincolnshire Poacher

On 16/06/2021 at 17:57, Solo said:

I've been looking for this on the Digitrains website but can only find Protodrive for the 150 Sprinter?  I've mostly had Digitrains sounds for locos and been very impressed so would be really keen on a DMU one, do you know what they're calling it?

https://www.digitrains.co.uk/zimo-sound-file.html 

On 25/05/2021 at 22:23, Wrenn said:

Looks great! I like the atmosphere produced by the lighting. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the kind words!

Late summer evening shunt in Scothern

Love this!

A little running video on the layout. Have just installed some ABC braking boards and set up a little shuttle with the Ruston allowing it to run back and forth on its own from one fiddle yard to the other.

55 minutes ago, Andrew D said:

Stunning paint job! 

Thank you Andrew.

Well got a bit distracted from the layout again! Been working hard on scratch building some wagons for the layout. I designed these wagons in tinkercad and printed with elegoo mars printer, they are made of two main parts (chassis and body work ) and work out considerably cheaper than rtr wagons!

Work and endless jobs has led to little progress on the layout. I did manage to knock up a couple of lights for the the platform half, copper tube, nano LED and 3d printed shade (in the process of tidying and hiding the enamel wire). Also a bit more progress on the pub

1 hour ago, Wrenn said:

Nice work I like the tiny directional lights on theruston. I have just purchased a new ruston myself.

Thank you.  They certainly were fiddly! Easily my favourite Hornby loco ever

Adding directional head lamps to the tiny Ruston. Im not big on soldering or decoders so this really was a challenge. Very happy its all worked and not blown anything up! Adds a little bit more character to this lovely little machine

A little update on the layout. I finished a little bit of scenery at the bridge end (something that Ive been meaning to do since the first lockdown!).

I've got a bit obsessed with lighting. and ordered a roll of red and blue LEDs from ebay. Linking each strip to separate potentiometers I hope to be able to replicate dawn and dusk lighting effects. So far I've got the whites and blues wired up, and seems quite promising after a first play around. 

Beautifully done. Fantastic modelling.

This is shaping up nicely. 

On 06/03/2021 at 19:47, F-UnitMad said:

It's very easy to dismiss the Hornby Smokey Joe (& it's myriad variations) as an item that's more toy train set than model, but in the half-light of that photo & with the firebox glow, I would never have identified the loco as that model.!!!

 

Thank you. Im a very budget modeller so just make the most of what I have

On 06/03/2021 at 20:35, SouthernBlue80s said:

That looks really good. 

thank you

On 06/03/2021 at 22:39, Wrenn said:

Looks great, very atmospheric.

thank you 

Not a lot of progress on the layout this week. I have however added a flickering firebox to my old Hornby smokey joe and a dimmer switch to the led lighting rig, so I can create a early evening effect to add a bit more atmosphere. The brazier in the foreground is a 3D print with a orange flickering led glued into the base and super thin balsa wood firewood. Messing around with a few shots on the old iphone  

12 hours ago, Bedders said:

That looks really good; what angle did you print at and what supports did you use?

Its angled at 45 and 50% density heavy supports. Uses a bit more resin but far better success rates than every other setting I've used.

13 hours ago, marc smith said:

Nice work on this layout sir
I like the overall design, plan and concept. Nice work on the buildings & painting too.
Thanks for sharing

thank you for the kind words marc!

Some how missed the most important element of the whole process! Cheers!

Next a wash over with an orange enamel wash, this instantly feels like you've wrecked the whole thing! But once it settles it gives a nice terracotta hue to the brickwork and ties it all together. 

Airbrushing the sign and windows, using a piece of thin plasticard as a mask.

Added some mists of dark grey to the door (to tone down the harshness of the black) and painted in some of the details with precision paints brass.

The "prototype" pub! Can't wait for it to re open! Will hopefully get the rest of the building drawn up and printed this week.

Airbrushed patchy coat of Tamiya Hull red thinned heavily with meths.

Mix in a little orange to the hull red and mist over in random patches (yes looks pretty messy at this stage!)

Next I let the paint dry then flood the entire surface with white spirit then add an enamel wash of dark brown over everything. I let this dry for a few minutes then dab off any excess with tissue.

Well been so busy with work and family life haven't had chance to do much modelling this week. But have just designed and printed this pub front, based on "The Morning Star" in Lincoln. Its not going on this layout but may end up on the next one!

Thought it would be a good oppotunity to demonstrate my painting techniques.

Fresh from the printer (please note lack of PPE)

First a blast of Tamiya fine white primer (unfortunately managed to chip the side of the brickwork, but managed to hide it with a little bit of filler.) 

Airbrushing random black areas (heavier around places there would be naturally shadow)

On 14/02/2021 at 21:06, Northmoor said:

This thread has so many examples like this one, of achieving exceptional levels of realism by starting with common RTR and kits.  Lack of money need be no excuse when you can create a wagon that looks that good, from a kit costing little more than a fiver. 

What model making should be all about.