Southwich Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 Just been catching up on your thread - Absolutely stunning work as usual! That distillery is an absolute work of art! Looking forward to more. Will 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted March 9, 2020 Share Posted March 9, 2020 1 hour ago, brylonscamel said: Jim that's the very thing! Sad indeed that it's 'languishing' - a layout that's been mothballed maybe? Sadly Gateside and Northbridge had to be dismantled as we moved house last Year, hopefully will be getting into gear to build another iteration of that concept and I have a location reserved for the little structure jim 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted March 10, 2020 Author Share Posted March 10, 2020 21 hours ago, Southwich said: ... Looking forward to more Thanks Will - I can promise more. Although the distillery is largely done, there is a station and some harbourside buildings to come! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 23 hours ago, brylonscamel said: .. there is a station and some harbourside buildings to come! .. here's what the harbour area looks like at the moment 16 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted March 11, 2020 Author Share Posted March 11, 2020 On 09/03/2020 at 14:03, luckymucklebackit said: .. I have a location reserved for the little structure Too good to be languishing in a box! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brylonscamel Posted March 15, 2020 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 15, 2020 (edited) Polly the Peckett is still fully occupied on the distillery siding and if anyone is concerned, whisky production at our miniature distillery continues uninterrupted. Important Note: Please excercise self-control as we can only guarantee to fill the tiniest of glasses Edited March 15, 2020 by brylonscamel 17 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgman Posted March 15, 2020 Share Posted March 15, 2020 More exquisite and believable modelling once again. As I have very little experience of anything North of the Border ( one visit to Scotland for a week end ) I have to say that if there were no locomotives or stock on the layout it would naturally lead me to think it was Scottish based. Just like your Caladonian Basin I admire your work and thank you for posting for us to admire. G 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted March 15, 2020 Author Share Posted March 15, 2020 3 hours ago, bgman said: if there were no locomotives or stock on the layout it would naturally lead me to think it was Scottish based. .. that's such a great reaction! Someone described that as their benchmark for a model and it struck me as a great test. The original Metcalfe-heavy backdrop didn't suggest 'Scottish' at all - we relied on locos with names like 'Aberdonian' or 'Glasgow Highlander' to convey any sense of the Caledonian or Doric! Its still a hotch-potch of buildings but at least "The Black Watch" or "Eddie Ochiltree" will feel at home passing highland distilleries, granite butt-and-ben cottages, Great North of Scotland signalboxes and Caledonian engine sheds! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColinW Posted March 16, 2020 Share Posted March 16, 2020 14 hours ago, brylonscamel said: Polly the Peckett is still fully occupied on the distillery siding and if anyone is concerned, whisky production at our miniature distillery continues uninterrupted. Important Note: Please excercise self-control as we can only guarantee to fill the tiniest of glasses The Peckett certainly sets the scene well. The distillery buildings look superb. Colin 2 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted March 18, 2020 Author Share Posted March 18, 2020 Whilst designing a logo for sister project 'Caledonian Basin', I knocked up a logo for 'Braeside' - it will never be exhibited but its a bit of fun and may amuse my father. The design is based on a badge used by the "Inverurie Locomotive Works Football Club" 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Signaller69 Posted March 18, 2020 Share Posted March 18, 2020 19 minutes ago, brylonscamel said: Whilst designing a logo for sister project 'Caledonian Basin', I knocked up a logo for 'Braeside' - it will never be exhibited but its a bit of fun and may amuse my father. The design is based on a badge used by the "Inverurie Locomotive Works Football Club" That could almost be a Whisky bottle label, if only you had a distillery. Oh, hang on....... 1 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted March 19, 2020 Author Share Posted March 19, 2020 13 hours ago, Signaller69 said: That could almost be a Whisky bottle label, if only you had a distillery ... ... well, now you mention it! I'll have a word with the lads in the bottling plant 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 After a hiatus, loss of motivation and 'recent events' I'm back with model-making. It's difficult getting the mojo going when I share this layout project with my father and I am separated from my parents by many miles and a policy that prevents visiting vulnerable family members for the foreseeable future. Anyway, here's the thing that's got me back on the modeling. Dad and I are in regular phone contact and send each other diagrams, drawings and photos so we can both make progress at a distance. Here's my effort at making an office / visitors centre for the distillery. Mount board for the carcass and (scored) sheet styrene for the window stonework. Next up - a layer of clay on the walls! Here's the initial pencil drawing to get the proportions right Transferred onto mount board 7 1 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 And then it's cutting a base, offering everything and puzzling a bit about the position of the base for the tower. The position of the tower base (card packing tube) took a bit of head -scratching so that the pitched roofs will work with each other! The aerial view - you can see the tell-tale signs as I've fiddled with the circles on the base to get the alignment right! 11 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Here's a couple of views of the side and rear of the building 13 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Some "development of true shape of surface" going to be required for the roof, hope you haven't forgotten your tech drawing fundamentals Jim 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Really enjoyed catching up with this and Caledonian Basin. The quality of structure modelling is superb. The engine shed you built for Braeside reminds me very much of Grangemouth. It looks like a narrowed version but captures the character of the prototype beautifully. It was my local shed when I was a lad in the seventies- spent many happy hours there. Well done indeed Cheers David Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, luckymucklebackit said: hope you haven't forgotten your tech drawing fundamentals I'm more illustrator and signwriter by training so I'm not sure I even qualify in tech drawing fundamentals! Out of curiosity what would be "true shape of surface"? ... are we talking about the pitched roofs or the conical turret roof? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 51 minutes ago, David Bell said: Braeside reminds me very much of Grangemouth. It looks like a narrowed version Well spotted and thanks for the comment! I totally stole the shed design from Grangemouth for Braeside. I had a cut-down version of Aberdeen Ferryhill in mind but found drawings for Grangemouth in a book. Both are Caledonian sheds and have much in common architecturally. But mine is definitely more Grangemouth in relation to the originals. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold lezz01 Posted May 15, 2020 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 15, 2020 I think it the conical turret roof mate, but don't rely on that I don't know for sure. The true shape of a conical roof is part of a disc so I think it's referring to that. Regards Lez. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckymucklebackit Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 59 minutes ago, brylonscamel said: I'm more illustrator and signwriter by training so I'm not sure I even qualify in tech drawing fundamentals! Out of curiosity what would be "true shape of surface"? ... are we talking about the pitched roofs or the conical turret roof? When you look down vertically, the turret is obviously round, but the way the it will pass through the roof will result in an oval hole in that surface due to the angle of the roof. I remember there is an old technique and it is demonstrated here Jim 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 2 hours ago, brylonscamel said: Well spotted and thanks for the comment! I totally stole the shed design from Grangemouth for Braeside. I had a cut-down version of Aberdeen Ferryhill in mind but found drawings for Grangemouth in a book. Both are Caledonian sheds and have much in common architecturally. But mine is definitely more Grangemouth in relation to the originals. That has brought back many happy memories. We kids used to go to Fouldubs box if the right signalmam was on and pass many a happy hour. There was one signal which the signalman said was nearly 1000 ft from the box and he would invite us to try and pull the lever. We could not move it! That is the real power of the hobby we share, it spans a lifetime and transports you to many happy sometimes distant moments of joy 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 13 minutes ago, David Bell said: There was one signal which the signalman said was nearly 1000 ft from the box and he would invite us to try and pull the lever. We could not move it! That's the kind of reminiscence that I love! I found myself as a teenager invited into the signal-box at Stonehaven and discovered that they stuffed old notices in the window frame gaps to try and stop the North Sea winds howling through the cabin! A friendly signalman at Marchwood (Fawley freight branch) revealed that he liked to give the mice names. Like you say - distant moments of joy. PS The signalman at Stonehaven let me take photos inside the box which I treasure to this day. 10 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brylonscamel Posted May 15, 2020 Author Share Posted May 15, 2020 1 hour ago, luckymucklebackit said: I remember there is an old technique and it is demonstrated here Jim thank you - that's a great share - I think it makes sense so I'm going to give it a try. Back to basics with the angle of the roof and then some measurements! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Bell Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 Your conversion from Metcalfe to scratchbuild has convinced me to follow your lead. I had found a Metcalfe low relief kit which bears a passing resemblance to the building on the left side of the entrance to Glasgow Queen Street, and did buy two kits, but now I will scratchbuild. I will use the kits as a drawing aid. And if that goes well, then there is the small matter of the North British Hotel! Keep up the good work Cheers David 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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