DonB Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 Like others, I've just "found" this thread and read it from the start.... Wonderful modelling. If you prefer to just cut and paste your Word document on tree production, you could do so in a blog on this site. I know that a proportion of RMweb's population are not keen on blogs, but as a tutorial it seems to me to be an ideal way. ( Egg sucking mode..)with the pasted document, Just click to make a new paragraph where you need to add a picture. (Egg sucking mode off!) Please, just remember to add a link to the blog in this thread, discussions and advice could continue here. You may have seen the it " how-to-do-it" blogs by "Snitzl" and "Mikkel" as examples. Don Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 More excellent photo's Kevin you really must enjoy your modelling to produce a quality layout like yours. Thanks, I sometimes feel that the model railway is just an excuse for me to build scenery and buildings, I can go weeks without running a train and when I do it's to check it still works!!!!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) Like others, I've just "found" this thread and read it from the start.... Wonderful modelling. If you prefer to just cut and paste your Word document on tree production, you could do so in a blog on this site. I know that a proportion of RMweb's population are not keen on blogs, but as a tutorial it seems to me to be an ideal way. ( Egg sucking mode..)with the pasted document, Just click to make a new paragraph where you need to add a picture. (Egg sucking mode off!) Please, just remember to add a link to the blog in this thread, discussions and advice could continue here. You may have seen the it " how-to-do-it" blogs by "Snitzl" and "Mikkel" as examples. Don Thank you and I'll will give it a whirl. I've written 10 'how to' articles for Justin on Railway Modellers to date with another one in preparation so I'll see what I can dig out. Edited March 15, 2017 by KNP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 I was introduced to this Kevin, by your comments on AndyP's thread. Only one word for it, two I suppose-a masterpiece. Makes me wonder what I've been doing all this time! Makes me too appreciate the more your "likes". Kindest regards, Your comments are appreciated and what you have been doing all this time is building your excellent layout Hintock. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Wow this layout looks amazing! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 It's a bit spectacular really . Can you take some more shots of the double track side? That station looks excellent and reminds me of some of the ex GWR stuff round Birmingham Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Just out of interest does the double track section carry on or is terminated at the wall? I take it the station section hides the fiddleyard entrance? This has given me ideas for another small portable layout Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) I can't say why I looked at this topic but I am glad I did. I usually avoid the GWR BLT topics as they are so often models of models - and follow much the same pattern with very little to distinguish them from hundreds of others. Not so this layout which I have to say is beautifully done with lots of excellent modelling. I particularly like the way you have included the junction with the double track main. The buildings are excellent and the way they sit in the landscape (as indeed does the railway) is very convincing. All we need now to complete the picture is the promised track-plan.... Chaz Edited March 15, 2017 by chaz 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 Just out of interest does the double track section carry on or is terminated at the wall? I take it the station section hides the fiddleyard entrance? This has given me ideas for another small portable layout Its a main line to nowhere, just for decorative purposes only and to give the branch line from Little Muddle somewhere to terminate. The overall plan is to leave the RH side finishing at the backscene (unless I want to knock through the cavity wall and build over the shed of course!!! the management might have something to say on that one though) but to the LH side (Encombe Station) a 3 or 4 line traverser is envisaged - when I've no idea......one day? Thanks for the comments 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted March 15, 2017 Author Share Posted March 15, 2017 I can't say why I looked at this topic but I am glad I did. I usually avoid the GWR BLT topics as they are so often models of models - and follow much the same pattern with very little to distinguish them from hundreds of others. Not so this layout which I have to say is beautifully done with lots of excellent modelling. I particularly like the way you have included the junction with the double track main. The buildings are excellent and the way they sit in the landscape (as indeed does the railway) is very convincing. All we need now to complete the picture is the promised track-plan.... Chaz Many thanks, as I have said to an earlier member I did actually, no word of a lie, design the scenery first with the woods, rolling hills, valley and stream all planned out and then said, right then now put a railway line through it. I must confess it has worked rather well and by some of the lovely comments I'm getting implies I hit the nail (or spike!!!) on the head so to speak. Regarding the plans still no luck in finding them, so it looks I'll have to get my level and staff out and carry out an 'as built' survey...... 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted March 15, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) Few more pictures today as I go trolling through the 1200 or so I've taken to date to see what is suitable or not. Enjoy Edited February 26 by KNP 41 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaz Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 The trees are top notch - that big one in the "V" between the main line and the branch curving away is quite stunning. I have made upwards of forty trees for my On30 layout so I can fully appreciate the quality of yours. Chaz Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted March 15, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2017 (edited) On 15/03/2017 at 17:11, chaz said: The trees are top notch - that big one in the "V" between the main line and the branch curving away is quite stunning. I have made upwards of forty trees for my On30 layout so I can fully appreciate the quality of yours. Chaz It does seem to be the trees that are getting the most comments. I have spent years trying to achieve something that I was happy with, the tree in question was pre-prime trees (sagebrush armature versions which I got into last year) and was made by combining three good Seamoss trunks together to form one. I found you would buy a 'forest in a box' and out of that get an average 3 or 4 good trees therefore wasting a lot and it wasn't until I started cutting them into smaller sprigs for fixing to the prime trees did they become useful : advise - never through anything away as one day you'll find a use for it. I then clumped the foliage for this tree by dunking the tree into a tray of blended flock rather than sprinkle it on. Have a go and you will see you can different distinct types As a comparison here is one of the prime trees with a light thrown onto it to make it stand out. What I like about the sagebrush is that it looks like a tree trunk straight from the bag and also when finished you can see right through it. Fiddly yes, time to build this tree around 2hrs with the larger 40 footer (scale of course!!!!) about 4hrs and to think I have now made 30+ of them..........with more planned Edited February 26 by KNP 25 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernBlue80s Posted March 15, 2017 Share Posted March 15, 2017 Enjoyed the pictures. Quality modeling Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 Cheers for the reply, I think having Encombe town works really well. That end really reminds me of Birmingham Moor Street Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold 81C Posted March 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2017 That sand bunker is a nice little touch I bet a few of them will be sprouting on various layouts. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) That sand bunker is a nice little touch I bet a few of them will be sprouting on various layouts. It's based on an actual one I saw in an old B&W photo, can't recall where I saw now as I built it a couple of years ago. Edited March 16, 2017 by KNP Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Bogie Posted March 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2017 I for one would be happy to see all 1200 photos posted - so do not be too picky about which ones you post. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Stubby47 Posted March 16, 2017 RMweb Gold Share Posted March 16, 2017 Kevin, Have you thought about making trees and selling them ? Stu Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MANTY1 Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 That is a lovely layout and the photo's are great. Been watching RMWeb for some time now and getting loads of inspiration from quite a few layouts. Have joined now (obviously!!) and need to make a decision on a trackplan etc etc. Spent too long faffing about. Building, wagons, buildings etc with nowhere to run them. These sort of postings give "inspiration" and are a pleasure to look at. So pleased you were cajolled into posting the photo's. Now then, what shall I put on my baseboard ??? Nice one will continue to watch with interest. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post KNP Posted March 16, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 16, 2017 (edited) On 16/03/2017 at 09:09, Bogie said: I for one would be happy to see all 1200 photos posted - so do not be too picky about which ones you post. Well, I was being conservative with the numbers so it would take a while...ha.ha. So I will continue to check but here is an older one taken unbelievably 6 years ago with my Nikon D5100 when it was newish using the afternoon sun streaming in through the window to form real deep shadows. Much work has been done on the Harbour Masters house since then...... Edited February 26 by KNP 22 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium AndyB Posted March 16, 2017 RMweb Premium Share Posted March 16, 2017 Really enjoying the photos of your layout, Kevin. Re the shadows in the last one. It is often said that we should all strive for uniform lighting on our layouts. Personally I think people are missing a trick if they do this and photographing it with natural light, imho, achieves a much more realistic result. Looking forward to seeing more of your photos and many congratulations on achieving this standard of modelling. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 Kevin, Have you thought about making trees and selling them ? Stu To be honest no I haven't as I feel I'd need to work on them as a production line. I tend to work on one thing say the steam drifter, get fed up, move onto to something else and then come back to whatever I put down a week or two later. My worry would be I'd let people down plus the cost of getting the armatures from the states has gone up and up. I luckily had a good friend going to Florida about 15mths ago so she able to pick up some for me and bring them back in her luggage which made them cost effective. This the site I got mine from is http://modeltreestore.com/ and as you can see even a 5" to 7" medium version is currently $15 for 5 plus postage, I picked mine up for around 20 for $10 so quite a difference in that relatively short space of time. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
KNP Posted March 16, 2017 Author Share Posted March 16, 2017 That is a lovely layout and the photo's are great. Been watching RMWeb for some time now and getting loads of inspiration from quite a few layouts. Have joined now (obviously!!) and need to make a decision on a trackplan etc etc. Spent too long faffing about. Building, wagons, buildings etc with nowhere to run them. These sort of postings give "inspiration" and are a pleasure to look at. So pleased you were cajolled into posting the photo's. Now then, what shall I put on my baseboard ??? Nice one will continue to watch with interest. Thanks for the comments and hopefully inspires you to crack on with your layout. With regard to what to put on your baseboard how about a model railway!!! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
danstercivicman Posted March 16, 2017 Share Posted March 16, 2017 It is a great layout and works amazingly. I know they ain't the best but if you have any pics of the overall layout that would be awesome Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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