Coombe Town

[Andy Keane]

3 hours ago, DRoe96 said:

Some more progress on the point rodding, with a day off today. The main run is now complete on one baseboard.

 

 

I still need to add the cross-crank for the catch point, which will be the next task. Then once signal pulley wheels are installed, it'll be ready for ballasting!

 

Also, with all the autocoach talk over on Henley-on-Thames, I thought I'd share my upgraded Hornby model. Flush-glazing, dart casting detailing kit and interior lighting with a directional lamp. I only wish I'd added a stay-alive as it was flickering all the way along...

 

Love both the rodding and the autocoach.

Youchoos do a really nice stayalive kit with a 17000mf super cap. Not the cheapest soln but really effective and very compact.

[CoombeTown]

Well May went a little bit crazy between work and life, the railway has been relatively untouched in 3 weeks.

 

I did pick up an Oxford Rail GE Wagon at the West Somerset Railway.

 

I wanted to depict this as fairly lightly Weathered, a bit of practice before I move onto the Rapido wagons.

 

The result of an hour or so's work, a brown wash and then some power work, was this:

 

 

It's possibly a tiny bit heavier than I was aiming for on the lower sides, but I'm pleased with the overall effect.

 

The next victim will be a Hornby Cattle Wagon, but I need some lighter earth powder first. Does anyone have any preferred powders outside the humbrol range? I understand that the Tamiya masters are quite favoured?

[CoombeTown]

I also spent a couple of hours just playing trains this evening. Sometimes getting a couple of sound locos out is just what the doctor ordered...

 

1668 shunting the cattle wagon towards the dock.

 

With her reformed short Goods, 1668 awaits the signal once 4157 has cleared the block with a passenger service.

[Andy Keane]

12 minutes ago, DRoe96 said:

Well May went a little bit crazy between work and life, the railway has been relatively untouched in 3 weeks.

 

I did pick up an Oxford Rail GE Wagon at the West Somerset Railway.

 

I wanted to depict this as fairly lightly Weathered, a bit of practice before I move onto the Rapido wagons.

 

The result of an hour or so's work, a brown wash and then some power work, was this:

 

 

It's possibly a tiny bit heavier than I was aiming for on the lower sides, but I'm pleased with the overall effect.

 

The next victim will be a Hornby Cattle Wagon, but I need some lighter earth powder first. Does anyone have any preferred powders outside the humbrol range? I understand that the Tamiya masters are quite favoured?

Are you using enamels or acrylics? The results are very good. I have been looking for colour photos to work from and really like “The Colour of Steam” series. Ten in the series and loads to work from. Each about £3 on eBay.

[CoombeTown]

5 minutes ago, Andy Keane said:

Are you using enamels or acrylics? The results are very good. I have been looking for colour photos to work from and really like “The Colour of Steam” series. Ten in the series and loads to work from. Each about £3 on eBay.

Hi Andy,

I prefer to use enamels to give a little more working time, also with this wagon, the majority of the weathering is just powder.

 

Those books look interesting, I may get one or two but my reference shelf is getting a little full!

[Andy Keane]

I use enamels too, I agree it’s more controllable. I use Abteilung 502 powders.

Edited May 26, 2022 by Andy Keane

[CoombeTown]

41 minutes ago, Andy Keane said:

I use enamels too, I agree it’s more controllable. I use Abteilung 502 powders.

I've just had a look at their range Andy. There's some good variety there. I've been looking for some lighter earth colours so will give them a try.

[Andy Keane]

10 hours ago, DRoe96 said:

I've just had a look at their range Andy. There's some good variety there. I've been looking for some lighter earth colours so will give them a try.

I also have a pot of Mig Jimenez airfield dust which I find a good colour: https://www.migjimenez.com/en/ammo-paints/244-airfield-dust.html

One tip I was told to avoid over dusting was never to put the brush into the pot - just shake the pot and pick up what has stuck to the lid when you open it.

Andy

[CoombeTown]

Whilst waiting for a couple of the ammo powders before continuing the rolling stock saga, I spent this morning weathering the Goods Shed.

 

The outside

 

And looking through the door.

 

Those with keen eyes may have spotted.

 

The crates on the far side of the shed. It needs a hole drilling and a lamp adding before becoming a little feature a la @chuffinghell in his shed on the Warren Branch.

 

[MrWolf]

I do like the damp dirty look to the inside wall there. You've definitely captured the look of the real thing.

[Andy Keane]

5 hours ago, DRoe96 said:

Whilst waiting for a couple of the ammo powders before continuing the rolling stock saga, I spent this morning weathering the Goods Shed.

 

The outside

 

And looking through the door.

 

Those with keen eyes may have spotted.

 

The crates on the far side of the shed. It needs a hole drilling and a lamp adding before becoming a little feature a la @chuffinghell in his shed on the Warren Branch.

 

Looking very nice. One thing I have wondered about is how often would a loco actually pass through a goods shed - presumably not that often so smoke dirt would be way less than a loco shed - I am assuming this is what you have based that on? Also I assume the roof trusses are built into the lid?

[TrevorP1]

20 minutes ago, Andy Keane said:

 One thing I have wondered about is how often would a loco actually pass through a goods shed - 

I stand to be corrected by the railway professionals on here but I would say very, very rarely if ever and if so not ‘legally’.

[CoombeTown]

3 hours ago, Andy Keane said:

Looking very nice. One thing I have wondered about is how often would a loco actually pass through a goods shed - presumably not that often so smoke dirt would be way less than a loco shed - I am assuming this is what you have based that on? Also I assume the roof trusses are built into the lid?

Thanks Andy, The weathering was somewhat based on images of Dunster Goods Shed. There was smoke present over one doorway, which I doubt could've just come from preservation activity. That said I did limit it to one end only, as I doubt the engines would be allowed through on a regular basis, only on the odd occasion when a loaded wagon needed retrieving from the dock.

 

And yes, the roof trusses give the removable roof its shape.

[Andy Keane]

18 minutes ago, DRoe96 said:

Thanks Andy, The weathering was somewhat based on images of Dunster Goods Shed. There was smoke present over one doorway, which I doubt could've just come from preservation activity. That said I did limit it to one end only, as I doubt the engines would be allowed through on a regular basis, only on the odd occasion when a loaded wagon needed retrieving from the dock.

 

And yes, the roof trusses give the removable roof its shape.

I have put some warm LED lights into my shed’s roof and it’s office. But I am not really sure how well these places were lit. In Helston with a line of wagons obscuring the main windows it would have been very gloomy. What do you plan? In fact lighting all over is something I am unsure of.

Edited May 29, 2022 by Andy Keane

[CoombeTown]

40 minutes ago, Andy Keane said:

I have put some warm LED lights into my shed’s roof and it’s office. But I am not really sure how well these places were lit. In Helston with a line of wagons obscuring the main windows it would have been very gloomy. What do you plan? In fact lighting all over is something I am unsure of.

I think there was a discussion on the Warren Branch a while back. In most cases there wouldn't be much lighting in the Goods Shed, unless electricity had reached spot (happy to be corrected if I'm wrong). Most small sheds like Coombe Town would just be lit by an oil lamp put down somewhere out of the way.

 

My solution will be a single DCC concepts loco lamp sat on the crates. I doubt anyone would want to work in the office after dark...

[MrWolf]

Not exactly well lit up even now. 

 

 

Interesting colouring to the stone, a very light coat of moss on the window side wall?

[CoombeTown]

On 29/05/2022 at 23:00, MrWolf said:

Not exactly well lit up even now. 

 

 

Interesting colouring to the stone, a very light coat of moss on the window side wall?

That's the one Rob, it is very mossy indeed. I think this is due to the location right next to the sea/marshes.

 

I did attempt to make one side a bit mossy on the model, but I would imagine Coombe Town would be drier and didn't want to over-do-it. 

[Andy Keane]

14 hours ago, DRoe96 said:

That's the one Rob, it is very mossy indeed. I think this is due to the location right next to the sea/marshes.

 

I did attempt to make one side a bit mossy on the model, but I would imagine Coombe Town would be drier and didn't want to over-do-it. 

Nice - how about some dirt in the gutters?

[CoombeTown]

On 01/06/2022 at 12:45, Andy Keane said:

Nice - how about some dirt in the gutters?

Yup, now you've pointed it out I can't unsee it...

I'll add some in next time I get the powders out.

[CoombeTown]

The new ammo mig powders arrived this week, so I had a shot at the cattle wagon.

 

 

I found that the Ammo powders have a tendency to dissappear when the varnish is sprayed on, so it took a couple of attempts.

 

In the meantime, I stripped the decoder from the 3MT for something that is hopefully arriving this weekend...

[Andy Keane]

9 hours ago, DRoe96 said:

The new ammo mig powders arrived this week, so I had a shot at the cattle wagon.

 

 

I found that the Ammo powders have a tendency to dissappear when the varnish is sprayed on, so it took a couple of attempts.

 

In the meantime, I stripped the decoder from the 3MT for something that is hopefully arriving this weekend...

That looks really good - very nice indeed.

The course I followed said to put the powders onto the matt surface as the last thing and not to overpaint it so then I guess less would be needed, see also

https://www.missendenrailwaymodellers.org.uk/index.php/virtual-missenden-weathering-session/

Andy

[CoombeTown]

Well it's been a while... life, and a lack of motivation both hit so progress on Coombe Town has come to a grinding halt.

 

Over the last couple of weeks I have managed to pick up an Airfix kit I started a couple of years ago in an attempt to regain some mojo.

This evening, I've put a coat of primer on a Parkside 16ton Mineral body, maybe I'll make some further progress on that over the weekend...

 

I'll hopefully get some ballast samples over the next couple of weeks in order to kick start some scenic decisions.

 

[MrWolf]

Whenever I find myself suffering from a lack of modelling mojo I find that a simple project such as a wagon is enough to get going again.

[CoombeTown]

Well after an enjoyable trip to the Minehead show yesterday, followed by a little bit of train spotting. Today I had a bit of time and mojo.

 

Today saw the newly arrived Geoscenics ballast samples applied to the photoplank.

 

The embankment track is new granite and one end and weathered ballast at the other.

 

With siding ballast used in the coal siding below. Annoyingly my spray bottle is 100 odd miles away so I can't properly glue the ballast down there, but the top track is fine.

 

 

 

[CoombeTown]

Ballast has dried well overnight so took a couple of photos this morning.

A comparison of ballast, pristine and the top, Weathered at the bottom - definitely the latter for Coombe Town.

 

 

And "Henry" taking an open wagon across the road bridge. Really pleased with how the ballast has completed the scene.