RMweb Gold franciswilliamwebb Posted May 10 RMweb Gold Share Posted May 10 11 hours ago, grahame said: A couple of snaps this evening after getting back from the pub showing how things are progressing with some of the buildings plonked in place: Very impressive, perhaps I should try going down the pub more often😉 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium MAP66 Posted May 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 10 I still can't quite believe how many buildings you have constructed to create this magnificent scene and all in such fine detail. It would take me several lifetimes to achieve what you have. I can only marvel at your fantastic prolific modelling skills and the colouring you have on that taller section of relief arches looks incredible. 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Clive Mortimore Posted May 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 10 For those of you who admire Grahame's wonderful model buildings the DEMU Showcase team are pleased to say that Grahame will be demonstrating his modelling skills at Showcase 2024. Opening Times Saturday 15th June 2024 10.00 - 17.00 Sunday 16th June 2024 10.00 - 16.00 Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, Upper Clifton Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6DA Tickets Adults £12 DEMU members / children (U16) £8 Families (2 adults and unlimited children) £28 All tickets are valid for the whole weekend. For more information https://www.demu.org.uk/showcase/showcase-2024 3 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted May 10 Author Share Posted May 10 6 hours ago, Clive Mortimore said: For those of you who admire Grahame's wonderful model buildings the DEMU Showcase team are pleased to say that Grahame will be demonstrating his modelling skills at Showcase 2024. Opening Times Saturday 15th June 2024 10.00 - 17.00 Sunday 16th June 2024 10.00 - 16.00 Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, Upper Clifton Rd, Sutton Coldfield, B73 6DA Tickets Adults £12 DEMU members / children (U16) £8 Families (2 adults and unlimited children) £28 All tickets are valid for the whole weekend. For more information https://www.demu.org.uk/showcase/showcase-2024 Yes, please come along and drop by my demo/display stand. You'll be able to see some of the buildings and structures featured on my forum threads, have a chat about my techniques and methodologies and visit and enjoy the rest of the exhibition. 4 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium acg5324 Posted May 10 RMweb Premium Share Posted May 10 12 hours ago, St Enodoc said: Wot, more than Monk Bar Model Shop????? Amazingly yes….. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted May 11 Author Share Posted May 11 12 hours ago, acg5324 said: Amazingly yes….. But maybe only just . . . . ? :-) 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted May 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 11 A bit more fiddling with the viaduct wall frontage and now there's just a tiny bit left at the far right end to scratch build as a somewhat ad hoc section where a connecting bridge rests on it. But, of course, it all needs completing - fixing, detailing, painting and so on. Here's a view of the Bermondsey Street underpass bridge/tunnel entrance and the signal box which overhands the viaduct wall: 33 11 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted May 13 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 13 Time for break from modelling to undertake some pressing and outstanding domestic chores and tasks. But here's a quick helicopter view of the central and east sections. Some of the buildings/sub-assemblies are not in place and you can see there's a lot to do, including the track laying. 36 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted May 17 Author Popular Post Share Posted May 17 (edited) Things have moved on a little with the east end of the viaduct, bowstring bridge and abutment: Edited May 17 by grahame 36 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullie Posted May 17 Share Posted May 17 Might need to call into the Market Porter for a pint of Abbot! 3 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahame Posted May 17 Author Share Posted May 17 (edited) 2 hours ago, mullie said: Might need to call into the Market Porter for a pint of Abbot! I remember when it was called 'The Harrow', the 'Wheatsheaf' had three floors and the infamous 'Becky's Dive Bar' around the corner was still open. Edited May 17 by grahame 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted June 20 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 20 I spent last weekend at Sutton Coldfield demoing at the DEMU Showcase exhibition and had a great time. The buildings I took there for displaying are now back in place on the layout including the small amount of work done on them. Here's a pic of them (although similar to previous ones). I'm nearly at the stage for clearing them all away ready to lay track. 43 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted June 20 RMweb Premium Share Posted June 20 I managed to get a glimpse of your superb buildings on Saturday, but no more than that as there were quite a few others admiring your handy work. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted June 22 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 22 The arthritis in my hands is really painful and debilitating currently, so I'm limiting myself to a few snaps this weekend rather than cracking on with modelling. Here's a few of them should anyone be interested. They show that there is still a lot to do on the layout: 33 1 18 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted June 27 Author Popular Post Share Posted June 27 (edited) A few more general layout snaps while modelling is still currently off the menu. The footbridge is roughly in place but without the platforms to sit on; Edited June 27 by grahame 50 7 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted June 28 Share Posted June 28 That is looking fantastic, those buildings are superb! 👍 4 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted July 3 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 3 A little progress on the through station board and platforms, but today there'll be no modelling as my sister is coming over later this morning. Dominion House is leaning forward a little as it's not fixed in position against the backscene, other than that I'm quite pleased with how the verticals are looking. They can be particularly difficult with lots of buildings and structures that ought all be upright ; 48 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted July 5 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 5 (edited) I know, I know, another samey picture. But I couldn't resist it with an EPB in shot, and a cruel close-up to boot. But I'm also pleased that it's a snap that is low enough to look like it's been taken from the platform. ;-) Edited July 5 by grahame 50 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted July 11 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 11 (edited) Here's a couple of other snaps of the layout under-construction showing that there's more than just the through station but still with lots to do, detail to make and add, and I must upgrade that EPB with better sides and paintjob. However, these snaps are starting to get close to what I wanted to replicate with the layout - commuter trains winding through a landscape of urban commercial and industrial buildings and residential roof tops. All the infrastructure and buildings in the scenes are scratch-built (but not finished) and based on real ones. In the photo below the white building at the rear on the left is Bank Chambers, now a pub but was the first National Westminster bank in the country, adjoined to the right is Bridge House and the brown one is Hibernia Wharf. The modern brutalist block behind the EPB unit cab is Colechurch House and behind that is No.1 London Bridge. The unit is crossing Railway Approach which leads down and joins the junction of Duke St Hill and Borough High Street behind the viaduct. Edited July 12 by grahame 56 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold ian Posted July 11 RMweb Gold Share Posted July 11 It is already modelling on an epic scale but those shots do give a glimpse of the scale of the project and your vision. A layout that will become part of model railway folklore. 1 7 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjf4375 Posted July 11 Share Posted July 11 Do love that EPB! I remember exactly the look and feel of traveling through London Bridge in the slammer days, particularly rattling along the tracks and being so close to the buildings you could see through office windows and see people working. And on the other side there would often be another EPB on the adjacent track, traveling at exactly the same speed, and so close you can read the newspapers of its passengers! 5 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sb67 Posted July 12 Share Posted July 12 Superb modelling! Love the way it's all coming together 👍 1 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted July 24 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 24 (edited) Having recently made a commercial block and pub (see my buildings thread for construction details) to complete the end of the block behind the viaduct towards the east end of the layout (see pic below) . . . : . . . I took the opportunity to take a few snaps of the entire layout (although many of the buildings and structures were not in place) including one pic taken through the window in the end of the shed : Edited July 24 by grahame 43 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted July 28 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 28 I spent quite a bit of yesterday trying to eliminate the dark lines down each side of the strips that hold the wall panels in place. When I originally painted them grey the edges, where sealant had been run, leached through and showed as dark marks. I've given them a coating of primer and another top coat hoping it would solve the problem. It's worked to some extent but is not 100% successful and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it doesn't slowly leach through again and get worse : 34 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grahame Posted July 30 Author Popular Post Share Posted July 30 Here's a gratuitous, although samey but including the cathedral, snap of the current state of play - still a massive amount to do. 38 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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