RMweb Premium ardbealach Posted July 18, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 18, 2023 Haven't been on these pages for the past month or so. What have I been missing! The quality just gets better and better! None of the pictures looks as if the modelling is just out of a box. Congratulations to you all. [Alisdair] 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post 6990WitherslackHall Posted July 18, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 18, 2023 Goods Shed at Oxendale. 18 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Healey Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 Finally got my G5 to add to my fleet of Locos, excellent work by TMC and Bachmann. 16 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators AY Mod Posted July 18, 2023 Author Administrators Share Posted July 18, 2023 23 minutes ago, Andy Healey said: Finally got my G5 to add to my fleet of Locos, excellent work by TMC and Bachmann. Far too clean for this topic. 😁 1 5 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Healey Posted July 18, 2023 Share Posted July 18, 2023 3 minutes ago, AY Mod said: Far too clean for this topic. 😁 Fresh out of Darlington after repaint! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post 46444 Posted July 19, 2023 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2023 Wickham Wanderer... Permanent Way crew at St. Oswalds in Dumfriesshire ready for the off... 37 4 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Not Jeremy Posted July 19, 2023 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 19, 2023 A short parcels working earlier today 45 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Philou Posted July 20, 2023 Share Posted July 20, 2023 @PMP I like that. Really gives the impression of depth - nay - grandeur. Questions: What scale? What height the silos? Is the water the Kathy Millat (hope that's spelt correctly :/) type of PVA over a coloured base? Very good. Last question: Are the doors on the side of the building special Russian ones? :). Cheers, Philip 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold The Johnster Posted July 20, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 20, 2023 Are the silos in fact full scale asbestos sheeting... An unusual piece of modelling, but quite convincing. Especially the water. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Popular Post JonathonAG Posted July 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2023 Another from Riccarton North, V2 No. 60883 digs into the gradient with a mixed train heading for Hawick and onwards. 43 17 10 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted July 22, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 22, 2023 1 hour ago, JonathonAG said: Another from Riccarton North, V2 No. 60883 digs into the gradient with a mixed train heading for Hawick and onwards. Just wonderful. 8 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post F-UnitMad Posted July 22, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 22, 2023 Seeing as there's two "realistic modelling" threads, I might as well copy here my recent post in the other one..... The morning crew swap over with the graveyard shift on my O Scale American freelance Short Line, the Portway Terminal Railroad.... Figures are 3D colour-printed, by WestEdge3D of Australia. 34 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post 46444 Posted July 23, 2023 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2023 (edited) Caley 812 Class 57566 passes a horsebox in the yard at St. Oswalds whilst heading down the branch. Edited July 23, 2023 by 46444 34 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post saxokid Posted July 23, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted July 23, 2023 Another “night shift” from my home layout build Colmore traction depot.. 28 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PMP Posted July 24, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 24, 2023 (edited) On 20/07/2023 at 21:40, Philou said: @PMP I like that. Really gives the impression of depth - nay - grandeur. Questions: What scale? What height the silos? Is the water the Kathy Millat (hope that's spelt correctly :/) type of PVA over a coloured base? Very good. Last question: Are the doors on the side of the building special Russian ones? :). Cheers, Philip Hi Philip The layout is HO with OO stock placed on it. Silo height is 9 inches with Walthers Cornerstone kit bashed buildings. Water is AK Interactive water Gels over plastic base sheet. This is the viewpoint the layout is seen at, but the pelmet is actually lower now having revised it on layout completion, note the grain loading hadn’t been fitted at time of image. Edited July 24, 2023 by PMP Addition 12 2 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Popular Post Kelvin Pinnock Posted July 25, 2023 RMweb Gold Popular Post Share Posted July 25, 2023 Stratford St. Mary goods shed. 47 14 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Nova Scotian Posted July 25, 2023 RMweb Premium Share Posted July 25, 2023 1 hour ago, Kelvin Pinnock said: Stratford St. Mary goods shed. The variation in the texture of the ground is excellent. As is the depth of the detail on the brickwork - it's not flat. But again I keep coming back to the rich varied texture on the floor - I assume it was deliberate to have the smoother texture at the foot of the steps where there'd have been more foot traffic? 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
robock Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 10 hours ago, Nova Scotian said: The variation in the texture of the ground is excellent. As is the depth of the detail on the brickwork - it's not flat. But again I keep coming back to the rich varied texture on the floor - I assume it was deliberate to have the smoother texture at the foot of the steps where there'd have been more foot traffic? As I (Robin) was largely responsible for rebuilding the goods shed, I can give you some background. Kelvin built the original structure from Wills Scenic sheet material some years ago, partly based on the prototype shed at Clare on the Stour Valley line. There were many compromises in the model, which made it virtually free-lance, so when I decided to 'enhance' it in 2020 it was sawn into many pieces and the remains were incorporated into the side wall where lorry is unloading. The other three walls were all new, still using Wills sheets to match; only the office part was salvaged intact from the original model, although it was also completely re-detailed. Having said that, I must confess that I regret using the Wills material as it is too 'rustic' for the rather fine Victorian brickwork found on the prototype! Ground texture is buit up from fine horticultural silver sand and diluted PVA, laid very wet and rubbed down with various pieces of wood, fingers etc. when dry, then painted and rubbed down again until tone and texture look about right - luckily I had a colour photo of the prototype in the 1960s for reference. The shed was bedded to the ground on a layer of filler mixed with PVA, (with clingfilm over the base of the building to make it removable) with some of the mixture blended into the ground to smooth out the heavily trodden areas. 6 4 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philou Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 I think the brickwork looks absolutely fine - at least you can see the coursework. Fine Victorian brickwork would have had quite thin cement/sand (probably lime:sand) mortar bed that was about 1/4" thick which at 4mm scale would be very fine. The bedding would probably have been flush with the brickwork and at 4mm scale would have given a very flat finish and possibly looked unrealistic - too flat - though correct. Umm ..... the only thing that doesn't look right - and it may be the angle of the photo - is there doesn't seem to be enough room between the bonnet of the lorry and the fence to have allowed it to reverse park into the position shown in the photo. Vehicles didn't have terribly tight turning circles - especially lorries. Otherwise 'tis a grand bit of modelling. Cheers, Philip 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 27 minutes ago, Philou said: Umm ..... the only thing that doesn't look right - and it may be the angle of the photo - is there doesn't seem to be enough room between the bonnet of the lorry and the fence to have allowed it to reverse park into the position shown in the photo. Vehicles didn't have terribly tight turning circles - especially lorries. Otherwise 'tis a grand bit of modelling. Cheers, Philip I've noticed that the driver is wandering off for a brew and left his mate to work out how to get it out... 3 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Captain Kernow Posted July 26, 2023 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 26, 2023 32 minutes ago, Philou said: Umm ..... the only thing that doesn't look right - and it may be the angle of the photo - is there doesn't seem to be enough room between the bonnet of the lorry and the fence to have allowed it to reverse park into the position shown in the photo They were better drivers back in the day... 2 1 3 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-UnitMad Posted July 26, 2023 Share Posted July 26, 2023 2 hours ago, Philou said: Umm ..... the only thing that doesn't look right - and it may be the angle of the photo - is there doesn't seem to be enough room between the bonnet of the lorry and the fence to have allowed it to reverse park into the position shown in the photo. Vehicles didn't have terribly tight turning circles - especially lorries. Otherwise 'tis a grand bit of modelling. Cheers, Philip Agreed - not nearly enough room for manoeuvring there, especially without power steering, back in the day. 1 hour ago, Worsdell forever said: I've noticed that the driver is wandering off for a brew and left his mate to work out how to get it out... 1 hour ago, Captain Kernow said: They were better drivers back in the day... He'd have muscles on his muscles, to get it in that position!! (see above, no power steering back then!!) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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