Alcanman Posted September 25, 2015 Author Share Posted September 25, 2015 A little more progress today. Track painted and the depot building painted light grey (humbrol 147) Next, I'll proceed with ballasting. 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 It would appear from all the pics I've seen, including the one in Rail Express, that lifts are done outside.https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8071/8338811260_ac83002d13_b.jpg ....of course - didn't realise it was the wagon cripple shed. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60091 Posted September 25, 2015 Share Posted September 25, 2015 Good progress. The concrete hard standing looks really neat. Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted September 26, 2015 Share Posted September 26, 2015 Looking great thanks neil. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Ballasting now done and finished painting the depot building. Also a little weathering to the hard standing areas which have now been glued in place. Still lots to do to get the weedy, overgrown look to the track and the general clutter around the area. 12 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Coming on well lots of Maroon I recommend grass tufts (stick on) for the overgrown look although you may need a lot. time consuming but look really effective. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted September 30, 2015 Share Posted September 30, 2015 Looks like 209 needs some assistance......... Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Coming along great,nice job with the ballast... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted October 1, 2015 Author Share Posted October 1, 2015 (edited) Coming on well lots of Maroon I recommend grass tufts (stick on) for the overgrown look although you may need a lot. time consuming but look really effective. Thanks. Funnily enough, look what arrived in the post yesterday. I've tried a few makes of tufts but find Silflor/Mininatur to be the best. They come in 3 different lengths, colours are natural looking, and each individual tuft is sized differently, so plenty of variation. Didn't take long for the weeds to start growing... Edited October 1, 2015 by Alcanman 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimleygrid Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Looking good Alcanman, nice job on the building and concrete hard standing. I do like the weeds, looks very good. I will have to purchase some of those, very effective and realistic. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
omgTrain Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 Hi Alcanman Looking good, will be following this project. Thanks Joe Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ess1uk Posted October 1, 2015 Share Posted October 1, 2015 good job on the weeds Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Ballasting looks very good - did you do it by traditional method? I ballast with the "school glitter" method - PVA spread on the baseboard to sleeper height then track laid ballast sprinkled on and lightly tamped - left to dry and hoovered up (or tipped on to newspaper if a small baseboard) then sprayed with Railmatch aerosols oil black on the sleepers.Drybrush to highlight the ballast - I take it you will not be spraying the ballast - it looks quite good as it is I suppose. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) Yes - Mininatur the best - good to see who your supplier is on the blister pack as they are hard to come by! - I have some similar ones on order off eBay to try though maybe not as good. Ian Edited October 2, 2015 by Crisis Rail Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I have been looking at your original images - the only problem creating such prototypical ideas is the backscenes - there is a lot of trees..... Ipswich Stabling Point was once considered but the whole backdrop is trees up to 100ft - something very expensive to recreate if I wanted to do it properly - any thoughts of what you are going to do? Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) Ballasting looks very good - did you do it by traditional method? I ballast with the "school glitter" method - PVA spread on the baseboard to sleeper height then track laid ballast sprinkled on and lightly tamped - left to dry and hoovered up (or tipped on to newspaper if a small baseboard) then sprayed with Railmatch aerosols oil black on the sleepers.Drybrush to highlight the ballast - I take it you will not be spraying the ballast - it looks quite good as it is I suppose. Ian I have my own 'traditional' method which I've used for years. Track hand painted first with Humbrol enamels then,Woodlands Scenics fine grey ballast with a little light grey and dark brown mixed spread dry over the track. Water with a drop of washing up sprayed on then Woodland Scenics Scenic Cement (PVA) dribbled over the track. Although expensive, the Scenic Cement is the right consistency for ballasting and dries matt. Yes - Mininatur the best - good to see who your supplier is on the blister pack as they are hard to come by! - I have some similar ones on order off eBay to try though maybe not as good. Ian Yes, I recently started using this supplier and they provide an excellent service and 'live' in stock' website. I have been looking at your original images - the only problem creating such prototypical ideas is the backscenes - there is a lot of trees..... Ipswich Stabling Point was once considered but the whole backdrop is trees up to 100ft - something very expensive to recreate if I wanted to do it properly - any thoughts of what you are going to do? Ian I've been giving the backscene a lot of thought and there are a lot of trees, so I may go with a tree line, similar to the one I used on Furnace Way Sidings. Edited October 20, 2015 by Alcanman 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crisis Rail Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 ...that is excellent. Ian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
rob D2 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 Nice work, I can't stand model trees. They are either cheap bog brushes or far too expensive hand made generally - yours are fantastic though mal, Can you transplant them ?? 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colinw62 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) Mal What do you do with the previous layout? Do you just rip it up and move on with the next project? Colin Edited October 2, 2015 by Colinw62 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 Yes. Although I do salvage as much as I can, usually buildings and sometimes points, they get re-used in fiddle yards. Trees are also easily re-cyclable Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgie!! Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 This is looking to be another fantastic layout, looking forward to seeing more. Another follower here. All the best George Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted October 3, 2015 Share Posted October 3, 2015 Mininatur scenic is great, i use this stuff on both my home and banks road layouts Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alcanman Posted October 12, 2015 Author Share Posted October 12, 2015 Last week, I started to build the road overbridge. As I mentioned earlier in the thread, I've simply gone for a generic type of structure, using Wills dressed stone and vari-girder. The bridge has received a basic coat of dark grey primer, I'll weather it later. Meantime, at the other end of the layout, a tree line has begun to appear behind the depot building. A few detailing items have also started to appear on the layout. 11 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
class"66" Posted October 12, 2015 Share Posted October 12, 2015 More super modelling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
60091 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Great modelling. I especially like the trees forming the background behind buffer stops and the shed. Alan Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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